welcome back. meet the press went on air for the very first time. harry truman was president. the year jackie robinson broke major league s major league baseball s color barrier and with europe still shattered by world war ii, the spread of c m communism was beginning. and martha roundtree brought viewers what we called america s press conference of the air. all week we re celebrating 70 years of meet the press. the longest running show on television. and today we re taking a look back at the moderators of meet the press over the years. here now is the moderator of meet the press. ms. martha roundtree. this is ned brooks inviting you to meet the press. this is lawrence stephic inviting you to meet the press. bill monroe inviting you to meet the press. good day from washington. i al melvin kayle. roger mudd. hello again. op meet the press today senator john mccain thanks