- 390
- Episodes
- 5
- Transcribed
- 297
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About Meet the Press: The Lid
Classic, unedited episodes from the longest-running show in television history. Since 1947, Meet the Press has welcomed world, national and cultural leaders for conversations that defined their era.
- Publisher
- NBC News
- Category
- government · history · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Jun 2019
- Latest episode
- 15 Aug 2026
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5 of 390 episodes have a transcript.
15 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
George Gallup Jr. says ‘polls don’t predict’ election results (Oct. 28, 1984)
9 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Richard Nixon reflects on Watergate and his legacy (April 10, 1988)
1 Aug 2026
Governors find common ground around America 200 (July 4, 1976)
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George Gallup Jr. says ‘polls don’t predict’ election results (Oct. 28, 1984)
Published 15 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] He attacked the polls themselves. The pundits and the pollsters are telling you that it's over. Your vote doesn't count. Forget it. Stay home. Public opinion polls don't vote. The people vote. And the people are for us. Mr. Gallup, you heard him say it. Walter Mondale now says the polls are wrong. His crowds are big. His spirits are up. Is there something going on out in the country that you and Mr. Schneider and the pundits don't know about? Well, first of all, of course, polls don't predict. They reflect interviewing at the period of interviewing only. But there are certain factors that could operate to bring the race closer, and one has to review earlier presidential years to see that a lot of votes have changed in the last few days, actually. […]
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