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TAPE T263 DISCS38 SPOTS · 38 WATCHABLE

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Donated by Tim Nelson, Shorewood, IL

Disc A Disc B Disc C

Disc A · Nov 16-23 2000

Broadcast: An Election 2000 recount compilation recorded over a week, Thursday, November 16 to Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 23, 2000, on Chicago-area digital cable (Central time), flipping between channels with nearly every commercial break paused out:

- Thu Nov 16: MSNBC Decision 2000: Battle for the White House (Brian Williams, Campbell Brown, Chip Reid, Howard Fineman, Bob Dole) the night the Florida Supreme Court allowed hand recounts to continue, with a flip to CNN's The Spin Room; then CBS's Late Show with David Letterman (Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Elliott).

- Fri Nov 17: MSNBC Hardball with Chris Matthews (Gregg Jarrett, Alan Dershowitz, Peggy Noonan) after the Florida Supreme Court barred certification; Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor with Noonan.

- Wed Nov 22: the end of CNN's Crossfire and MSNBC's Hardball on Thanksgiving eve (Miami-Dade's "angry crowd"); Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto as Miami-Dade halts its count.

- Thu Nov 23, Thanksgiving: overnight MSNBC and CNN, CBS Up to the Minute at the Macy's balloon inflation, MSNBC's Thanksgiving Day coverage, Letterman's Thanksgiving show with his mother, and a flip to Leno's Thanksgiving Jaywalking at the end of the tape.

Dated by a cable-box banner ("MSNBC 356 · Thu, Nov 16 • 10:28PM"), on-screen tickers, CNN's "Thanksgiving Thursday, November 23rd" and MSNBC clocks. Tracking is clean.

Watch disc A in full at the Internet Archive

Program log

• 0:00:00 MSNBC Decision 2000, Thu Nov 16 (CNN Spin Room flip at 0:06:51)
• 0:13:44 CBS Late Show with David Letterman, Thu Nov 16
• 0:35:46 MSNBC Hardball, Fri Nov 17; Fox News O'Reilly Factor (0:45:53)
• 0:53:03 CNN Crossfire (end) and MSNBC Hardball, Wed Nov 22
• 0:57:15 MSNBC / CNN overnight, then CBS Up to the Minute, Thu Nov 23
• 1:14:25 Fox News Your World with Neil Cavuto, Wed Nov 22
• 1:28:42 MSNBC Thanksgiving Day coverage, Thu Nov 23
• 1:43:12 CBS Late Show (Thanksgiving); NBC Tonight Show flip near the end of the tape

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

Time	Spot	Len
1:21:48	FNC network ID — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:05
1:21:53	▶ No Hands Universal System - 'Drivers on Cell Phones, Public Enemy Number One' $29.95 (2 min, 2000) 'Public enemy number one: drivers on cell phones.' The No Hands Universal System hands-free kit works with every phone - only $29.95. Call 1-800-314-5544. A two-minute direct-response spot. No Hands	:120
1:23:53	▶ Fox News 'Against All Odds' Thanksgiving Special Promo - 'A Flight to Freedom' (2000) 'A flight to freedom that stole our hearts...' This Thanksgiving, Against All Odds - a Fox News Channel special presentation, Thursday 10a/4p ET. Fox	:30

Disc B · Nov 23-26 2000

Broadcast: Three days of the 2000 Florida recount on Chicago-area cable (Central time), with most breaks paused out:

- Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 23, 2000: the end of Leno's Jaywalking on NBC, then CBS2's Late Show with David Letterman - the Thanksgiving show with Dave's mom live from Indianapolis, Keri Russell, Paul Shaffer.

- Friday, November 24, 2000 (the day after Thanksgiving): Fox News Channel's Special Report with Tony Snow filling in for Brit Hume (5-6 PM CT; Mort Kondracke, Juan Williams; Cheney out of the hospital; the U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear Bush's appeal), with a Fox News Live update from Donna Fiducia, then The Fox Report with Laurie Dhue.

- Sunday, November 26, 2000 (certification day): ABC's This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts (Bob Dole; Dick Armey, David Bonior and John Breaux; George Will and George Stephanopoulos), then flips to Fox News (Tony Snow, 'You Decide 2000') and MSNBC (Chris Jansing in Tallahassee, Jim Avila in West Palm Beach) counting down to the 5 PM hand-recount deadline; the tape ends there.

Dated by cable-box banners ('Thu, Nov 23 · 10:56PM', 'Fri, Nov 24 · 5:11PM'), Fox's on-screen 'November 24, 2000' and MSNBC's recount-deadline countdown. Tracking is clean.

Watch disc B in full at the Internet Archive

Program log

• 0:00:00 NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (Jaywalking), Thu Nov 23
• 0:02:09 CBS2: Late Show with David Letterman (Thanksgiving), Thu Nov 23
• 0:26:16 Fox News: Special Report with Tony Snow, Fri Nov 24
• 1:14:55 Fox News: The Fox Report with Laurie Dhue, Fri Nov 24
• 1:24:45 ABC: This Week with Sam Donaldson & Cokie Roberts, Sun Nov 26
• 1:53:06 Fox News, then MSNBC (1:54:32), Sun Nov 26, to the end of the tape

The breaks, in airing order

Break 2

Time	Spot	Len
0:33:41	Special Report bumper Conoco billboard — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
0:33:51	Conoco tankers — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:34:21	▶ Downy Wrinkle Releaser 'Casual Press for Casual Dress' - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Downy Wrinkle Releaser - casual press for casual dress. Downy	:30
0:34:51	▶ Fidelity Powerstreet 'Mr. Roberts' Call Center (60s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial A Fidelity call-center rep and Mr. Roberts - Fidelity Powerstreet online trading. Fidelity	:60
0:35:51	AbForce — repeat, not uploaded	:60

Break 3

Time	Spot	Len
0:42:30	▶ Celebrex Tai Chi Group (15s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial A tai chi class and Celebrex for arthritis pain. Medicine	:15
0:42:45	▶ FiberCon 'Refreshingly Easier to Take' (15s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial FiberCon fiber caplets - refreshingly easier to take. Medicine	:15
0:43:00	▶ Qwest 'Ride the Light' - Transmegalon IT Consultants, Tea and Cake - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial IT consultants from Transmegalon offer tea and cake - Qwest: ride the light. Qwest	:30
0:43:30	▶ Morgan Stanley Dean Witter 'Everybody's Got a Tip' - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Everybody's got a tip - Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Well connected. Morgan Stanley	:30
0:44:00	▶ Gateway Holiday Cow-Print Gift Box - $23 a Month With a Year of AOL - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial A Gateway PC in the cow-print gift box for $23 a month with a year of AOL - People Rule. Gateway	:30
0:44:30	▶ Fox News Live Special 'The Heat Is On' with Brit Hume & Tony Snow - Sunday Promo (2000) The heat is on - who will be left standing? A Fox News Live special with Brit Hume and Tony Snow, Sunday at 5 p.m. ET. Fox	:15
0:44:45	▶ Fox News Sunday Election Coverage with Paula Zahn - Promo (2000) Sunday at 7 p.m. ET: a Fox News Live special on the Florida recount with Paula Zahn. Fox	:15

Break 4

Time	Spot	Len
0:51:32	Lexmark Z52 15 — repeat, not uploaded	:15
0:51:47	▶ Meow Mix 'Baxter!' (15s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Baxter! - Meow Mix. Meow Mix	:15
0:52:02	▶ UPS e-Returns 'Laser Beamers' - niceGIFTZ.com - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Laser beamers and niceGIFTZ.com - UPS e-returns for online holiday shopping. UPS	:30
0:52:32	▶ Hammermill Paper 'Hammer It Home' - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Hammermill paper - hammer it home. Hammermill	:30
0:53:02	▶ E*Trade Bank 'Thicker Chain, Longer Chain' - 7.25% CD, Bingo Bingo - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Thicker chain, longer chain - E*Trade Bank's one-year CD at 7.25% APY. Bingo bingo. E Trade	:30
0:53:32	▶ Fox News Promo - Fox Report with Laurie Dhue, Fox News Watch with Eric Burns (2000) The Fox Report Friday at 7 with Laurie Dhue and a Fox News Watch special with Eric Burns - the number one political coverage. Fox	:30

Break 5

Time	Spot	Len
1:01:12	FNC music ident — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
1:01:22	▶ Disney's 'Fantasia 2000' Now on Video and DVD (15s, 2000) Disney's Fantasia 2000, now on video and DVD. Movie Trailers	:15
1:01:37	▶ Maxwell House Snowman 'Build Something That Will Last a Lifetime' (15s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Build something that will last a lifetime - a snowman and Maxwell House. Maxwell House	:15
1:01:52	▶ WebMD 'An Idea That's Going to Turn Healthcare Around' - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial A blood-pressure gauge and WebMD - we have an idea that's going to turn healthcare around. WebMD	:30
1:02:22	▶ Ameritrade 'Honey, the One Thing I Need You to Do Today…' - Two Free Airline Tickets (60s) (2000) 'Honey, the one thing I need you to do today...' Ameritrade Express Account Opening - and two free airline tickets. Ameritrade	:60
1:03:22	▶ DirecTV Direct Ticket - Classic AWA 'SuperClash III' (Chicago 1988) Pay-Per-View (2000) DirecTV Direct Ticket pay-per-view of the classic AWA SuperClash III, from Chicago, December 13, 1988. DirecTV	:30
1:03:52	▶ DirecTV NHL Center Ice $149 - 1-800-GET-SPORTS - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial NHL Center Ice on DirecTV for $149 - 1-800-GET-SPORTS. DirecTV	:30

Break 6

Time	Spot	Len
1:11:01	Beltway Boys card — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
1:11:11	▶ Globalstar Satellite Phone 'Out of Cell Range?' (15s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Out of town? Out of touch? Out of cell range? You are now in Globalstar range. 1-877-SATPHONE. Globalstar	:15
1:11:26	▶ Enron Weather Derivatives 'You Can't Predict the Weather… Ask Why' - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial 'Welcome, analysts... you can't predict the weather.' Enron has created a new market to protect revenue against unfavorable weather. Ask why. A year before Enron's collapse. Enron	:30
1:11:56	▶ XO Communications 'I Remember This Great Kid, Tommy' - Not Just Talk - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial 'I remember this great kid, Tommy' - Charles Gaines of MegaTelco, and XO: not just talk. XO	:30
1:12:26	▶ Vicks NyQuil Counting Sheep - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Counting sheep - Vicks NyQuil. Medicine	:30
1:12:56	Globalstar bookend — repeat, not uploaded	:15
1:13:11	▶ Fox News 'The Nation Waits - Team Washington, Fair and Balanced' Promo (2000) The nation waits - Team Washington, fair and balanced. The number one political coverage on Fox News Channel. Fox	:15
1:13:26	▶ Fox News 'Hannity & Colmes' Special Edition This Weekend - Promo (2000) A Hannity & Colmes special edition this weekend, 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. - Sean Hannity and Alan Colmes on the Florida fight. Fox	:15

Break 7

Time	Spot	Len
1:49:46	Conoco — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:50:16	▶ GE Global eXchange Services 'E-Commerce Without the E-Worry' (60s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial The CIO of a Fortune 500 company leaving at 5 o'clock - GE Global eXchange Services: e-commerce without the e-worry. GE	:60
1:51:16	MSDW cheapest trade — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:51:46	▶ IBM ThinkPad A20 'Leon Ordered a Million' - Free Digital Camera - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Leon ordered a million - the IBM ThinkPad A20, with a free digital camera. IBM	:30
1:52:17	▶ ABC 'Children First' PSA with Kim Delaney of NYPD Blue (2000) Kim Delaney of NYPD Blue for ABC's Children First - 1-888-544-KIDS. ABC	:20
1:52:37	▶ ABC News 'A Nation Waits' Promo - Peter Jennings, GMA, Nightline (2000) A nation waits - ABC News on the 2000 election: Good Morning America, World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, 20/20 Downtown, Nightline and abcnews.com. ABC	:26

Disc C · Nov 26 2000

Broadcast: The last disc of tape 26 - Sunday, November 26, 2000, the day Florida certified its presidential vote, about 12:45 to 6:35 PM Central on Chicago-area digital cable, flipping between MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, NBC5 and ABC7 with two recording pauses:

- Early afternoon: MSNBC (Jim Avila in Palm Beach; Lester Holt, Gregg Jarrett, Pat Dawson, Chris Jansing, Mika Brzezinski, Norah O'Donnell), Fox News (David Lee Miller, Brit Hume) and CNN (Judge Robert Lee of the Broward canvassing board) as the hand counts run against the 5 PM ET deadline.

- After the deadline: Fox News with Brit Hume and Jim Angle; MSNBC with Brian Williams, David Boies, Tim Russert, Suzanne Malveaux, Mario Cuomo, Bob Woodward and Debbie Wasserman Schultz; CNN with Judy Woodruff, Jeff Greenfield and Gov. George Pataki; Fox with Bob Dole.

- Evening news: NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw on NBC5, ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings on ABC7, Fox from Austin, then MSNBC as Katherine Harris certifies the vote and signs the certificate; the tape ends minutes later.

Dated by cable-box banners ('Fox News 360 · Sun, Nov 26 · 1:23PM', 'ABC 7 · Sun, Nov 26 · 5:44PM'), MSNBC's deadline countdown and CNN's clock. Tracking is clean.

Watch disc C in full at the Internet Archive

Program log

• 0:00:00 MSNBC Decision 2000, Sun Nov 26 (~12:45 PM CT); flips to Fox News
• 0:11:52 MSNBC 1 PM hour (Lester Holt); CNN, MSNBC, Fox flips
• 0:30:33 After the 5 PM ET deadline: Fox News (Brit Hume), MSNBC (Brian Williams)
• 1:11:00 Fox, CNN (Woodruff), MSNBC, CNN, Fox (Bob Dole)
• 1:29:09 NBC5 Nightly News with Tom Brokaw; ABC7 World News Tonight with Peter Jennings (1:35:42)
• 1:43:48 MSNBC: Katherine Harris certifies Florida's vote (~1:56:40), to the end of the tape

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

Time	Spot	Len
0:22:58	▶ CNN 'Florida Recount' Sunday Lineup - Woodruff & Greenfield, Larry King, The Spin Room (2000) Tonight on CNN: Judy Woodruff and Jeff Greenfield from 4:30 PM ET, a Florida Recount special report, Larry King Live and The Spin Room with Bill Press and Tucker Carlson. CNN	:30

Break 2

Time	Spot	Len
0:54:47	MSNBC bumper — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:07
0:54:54	Qwest — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:55:24	UPS e-returns — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:55:54	Cisco call center — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:56:24	▶ Audi A4 'In My Car, My Dog Is a God' - Slower Traffic Keep Right - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial 'In my car, my dog is no longer fat and slow... he is a god, a fast, beautiful, drooling god.' The Audi A4. Audi	:30
0:56:54	▶ CDW 'Computing Solutions Built for Business' - Dedicated Account Manager - 2000 TV Commercial CDW, the industry's leading direct solutions provider, with a dedicated account manager - CDW makes technology easy. CDW	:30
0:57:24	OfficeMax Santa — repeat, not uploaded	:15
0:57:39	▶ Phillips' Milk of Magnesia 'The Comfortable Way' (15s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Constipation's bad enough - Phillips' Milk of Magnesia, no stimulants. The comfortable way. Medicine	:15
0:57:54	▶ American Express 'Apply by Phone' Testimonials - 'I Paid With My Visa… Over My Limit' (60s) (2000) 'I paid with my Visa... over my limit.' American Express: no preset spending limit, Membership Rewards and 1,700 travel service locations. Call 1-800-235-4600. Do more. American Express	:60
0:58:55	▶ Worldwide Phone Card Corporation 'Feel the Power' Business Opportunity (60s) - 2000 TV Commercial Feel the power - a Worldwide Phone Card Corporation business opportunity. Call 1-800-293-7949 for a free information package. Direct Response	:60