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Remembering Tim Russert

Kevin May pauses after he placed flowers and a dry erase white board written with the words "Tim -- We will miss you" at the entrance to NBC Studios in Washington, Friday, June 13, 2008, after it was announced that Tim Russert, host of NBC's "Meet the Press" and its Washington bureau chief, collapsed and died at work Friday after suffering an apparent heart attack. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) In this Nov. 14, 2007, file photo NBC's Meet the Press host Tim Russert, left, greets former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, right, and his wife, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC News, Andrea Mitchell, center, at the 60th anniversary celebration of NBC's Meet the Press at the Newseum in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) In this Feb. 26, 2008, file photo provided by NBC, Tim Russert moderates the Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate from Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/NBC, Virginia Sherwood) In this Nov. 14, 2007, file photo NBC's Tim Russert speaks at the 60th anniversary celebration of NBC's Meet the Press at the Newseum in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) In this Nov. 14, 2007, file photo NBC's Meet the Press host Tim Russert, right, arrives with his wife Maureen Orth at the 60th anniversary celebration of NBC's Meet the Press at the Newseum in Washington. Renowned journalist and NBC Washington bureau chief, Russert, 58, collapsed and died while at work at the NBC Washington bureau Friday, June 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) Maureen Orth, widow of Tim Russert, center, and their son, Luke Russert, watch as the casket of the Meet the Press host is carried from Holy Trinity Church following mass, Wednesday, June 18,2008, in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain's, R-Ariz., arrives for the funeral of NBC's Tim Russert, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Maureen Orth, widow of Tim Russert, center, and their son, Luke Russert, watch as the casket of the Meet the Press host is carried from Holy Trinity Church in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, following a funeral mass. At top right are former General Electric Chief Executive Officer Jack Welch and NBC "Today" show host Matt Lauer. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) The casket of Tim Russert, host of NBC's Meet the Press, is carried into Holy Trinity Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2008. At top right are, NBC Today show host Matt Lauer, NBC sports anchor Bryant Gumbel, and NBC News President Steve Capus. At bottom right is NBC News anchor Brian Williams. Russert died of a heart attack at age 58 last Friday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., steps out of his Secret Service vehicle as he arrives at Holy Trinity Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington. Wednesday, June 18, 2008, for the funeral mass of NBC's Tim Russert. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Washington D.C. mounted police ride past Holy Trinity Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington Wednesday, June 18, 2008, for the funeral mass of NBC's Tim Russert, who died of a heart attack last Friday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) In this photo provided by NBC, a sympathy card and flowers from actor George Clooney are seen outside the wake for Tim Russert at St. Albans School in Washington, Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Many people, including President Bush, paid their respects to Russert, who died of a heart attack on June 13, 2008, while at work in Washington. (AP Photo/NBC, Virginia Sherwood) In this photo provided by NBC, people look at a card with Tim Russert's photo outside St. Albans School in Washington, Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Many people, including President Bush, paid their respects to Russert, who died of a heart attack on June 13, 2008, while at work in Washington. (AP Photo/NBC, Virginia Sherwood) In this photo provided by NBC, Tim Russert's casket is seen at St. Albans School in Washington, Tuesday, June 17, 2008. Many people, including President Bush, paid their respects to Russert, who died of a heart attack on June 13, 2008, while at work in Washington. (AP Photo/NBC, Virginia Sherwood) Ethel Kennedy, wife of the late Sen. Robert F. Kenney, arrives at Holy Trinity Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, for the funeral mass of NBC's Tim Russert. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo, right, and NBC "Today" show host Matt Lauer, center, talk with former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley, left, at the funeral of NBC's Meet the Press host Tim Russert, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, outside of Holy Trinity Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Maureen Orth, right, wife of the late Tim Russert, and son Luke, left, are comforted by Archbishop Emeritus of Washington Theodore McCarrick following the funeral mass for the late host of NBC's Meet the Press, at Holy Trinity Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2008. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) NBC "Today" show host Matt Lauer, right, walks out of Holy Trinity Church in Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, following the funeral mass for NBC's Tim Russert. He is followed by former General Electric Chief Executive Officer Jack Welch. At left is Lauer's wife Annette Roque. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) NBC news anchor Brian Williams, left, talks with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., center, as they arrive at Holy Trinity Church in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, Wednesday, June 18, 2008, for the funeral of NBC's Tim Russert. NBC "Today" show host Matt Lauer is at right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)