Tim Russert Legacy

Tim Russert was a friend of this program and he was a friend of mine. Here he is in his own words.

I shook hands with Tim Russert was back in 1984. His whole career had been spent advising and spinning for politicians: not the best credentials for a journalist. But he did much to dispel my doubts.

I had grown to like and appreciate Russert during his appearances covering the election, on MSNBC 'til past midnight or grinning on Morning Joe, ushered in to the sounds of a Springsteen song, animated as anyone could ever be about a favorite subject.