PLUS: A “MEET THE MOMENT” INTERVIEW WITH CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST RUBY BRIDGES
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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
Senate Minority Leader
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EXCLUSIVE
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.)
Author, Walk Ride Paddle: A Life Outside
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MEET THE MOMENT
Ruby Bridges
Civil Rights Activist; Author, Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts
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ROUNDTABLE
Geoff Bennett
Co-Anchor, PBS NewsHour; NBC News Contributor
Jonathan Martin
Politics Bureau Chief and Senior Political Columnist, POLITICO
Marc Short
Former Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence; NBC News Contributor
Jen Psaki
Host, MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki
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For more information, contact:
Alex Butcher-Nesbitt
NBC News
e: Alex.Butcher-Nesbitt@nbcuni.com
MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER
Meet the Press with Kristen Welkeris the premiere destination for original political reporting and interviews with the leaders that shape each week’s headlines. Moderated by Kristen Welker, the veteran NBC News chief White House correspondent and the first journalist of color to moderate a Sunday public affairs program, Meet the Press has set the political agenda and highlighted the everyday impact of Washington decision-making on viewers all over the country for more than 75 years. It reaches millions of viewers every Sunday and millions more through social, digital and on-demand platforms. Meet the Press also brings its signature analysis and newsmaker interviews to streaming audiences with Meet the Press NOW at 4 p.m. on weekdays on NBC News NOW. Kristen Welker is the 13th moderator of Meet the Press, Carrie Budoff Brown is NBC News senior vice president for politics, and David Gelles is executive producer. Melissa Frankel is executive producer of Meet the Press NOW.
