that was the year robert macneil and jim lehrer first appeared on pbs. they called it the mcneil-lehrer report. television news had never seen anything like it. no anchor desk happy talk. no eight second sound bites. no in-depth coverage that lasted 1:20. instead, they gave us expanded speeches and news conferences. interviews and field reports of 10-12 minutes. they covered afghan at -- iraq and afghanistan. they gave us an hour of no shalt stability. as they got better and better, they began to hear from their critics. to prove establishment, they said. to balanced, they said. too polite, they said. too white, they said. they were threatened by a financial crises by grumbling by the pbs stations. they held their ground, and with indispensable guidance, they kept pace might be linked through five reincarnations. the newest one, called the pbs newshour, debuted next year. take a look -- seven and get news posts. that is some team. the principles of journalism are intact and shall remain so. the main one being they are not in the entertainment business. t

to cbs news hour which received an award for excellence in broadcast journalism 35 years after robert macneilnd jim lehrer launched the pbs show. others were also honored. that is tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> this weekend, c-span american history tv takes a trip to richmond va for a civil war antique show looking for a historical documents. also, songs that uplifted soldiers' spirits during the time of lincoln and harry truman's containment policy and how it resulted in decades of tension between the u.s. and the soviet union. all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> president obama spoke at a rally. the democrat is running for us against republican congressman. he is leaving office at the end of this year. this>> ladies and gentleman, ple united states senator dick durbin. >> i told you i would be back. six years ago, i told you to send me a senate colleague that would help make a difference in washington. they did our state proud and of our nation proud. in just a few days, illinois will have another chance to elect a united states senator perrault was due to ele