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TAPE T344 DISCS44 SPOTS · 44 WATCHABLE

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Donated by Tim Nelson, Shorewood, IL

Disc A Disc B Disc C Disc D

Disc A · Dec 9 2000

Original recorder; first disc of tape 34. MSNBC, Saturday, December 9, 2000, noon to 2:13 PM ET (the on-screen clock cycles ET/CT/PT): 'Decision 2000: Battle for the White House' on day 32 of the Florida recount, the first day of the statewide count of undervotes ordered by the Florida Supreme Court - hours before the U.S. Supreme Court stopped it. Bob Kur and then Lester Holt anchor; Chris Jansing in Tallahassee, Shellee Smith in Austin, Gina Gaston in Jacksonville, Mika Brzezinski's 'Ballot Watch', John Shubin, Harvard's Arthur Miller, the Osceola and Miami-Dade counts live, Gore spokesman Doug Hattaway, Govs. George Pataki, Marc Racicot and Tom Vilsack, Sen. Barbara Boxer, Bush attorney Phil Beck and Carter Phillips on the Supreme Court stay request. Three breaks were paused out early on; tracking is clean. The disc ends mid 'Ballot Watch' at 2:13 PM ET.

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Program log

• 0:00:00 MSNBC — Decision 2000: Battle for the White House, noon ET (Saturday, December 9, 2000)
• 0:20:26 12:30 PM ET — Ballot Watch; Doug Hattaway, Gov. George Pataki
• 0:47:01 1 PM ET — the Osceola County canvassing board live
• 1:05:00 Leon County and Miami-Dade counts; Arthur Miller
• 1:18:20 Bob Kur — The Latest; Chris Jansing, Phil Beck, Ballot Watch
• 1:28:48 Govs. Marc Racicot and Tom Vilsack
• 1:38:59 Carter Phillips on the Supreme Court stay request
• 1:47:00 2 PM ET — Lester Holt; Barbara Boxer, Gina Gaston, Ballot Watch; the disc ends at 2:13 PM ET

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

Time	Spot	Len
0:36:31	▶ Bertolli Olive Oil - 'Mama Bertolli Is Going to Love You' - Since 1865 - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Mama Bertolli is going to love you - but is she good enough for a Bertolli? The best-loved olive oil in the world, since 1865. Bertolli	:30
0:37:01	▶ Dell Dude Steven's Holiday Wish List Video - $849 Dimension, Pentium III (60s) - 2000 TV Commercial 'Mom, Dad, hey it's me, Steve' - putting his wish list on video: an $849 Dell desktop with a Pentium III and a free printer, scanner and webcam. 800-378-DELL, dell4me.com. Dell	:60
0:38:01	TiVo Santas elves = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:38:31	▶ CNN/Sports Illustrated on DirecTV - Total Choice Channel 205 - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Two of the most popular names in news and sports team up: CNN/Sports Illustrated, part of the DirecTV Total Choice package on channel 205. DirecTV	:30

Break 2

Time	Spot	Len
0:42:56	▶ Office Depot Holiday Gift Guide - Electronic Organizers - 'Is My Meeting in the Morning?' (2000) 'Is my meeting in the morning or afternoon?' Electronic organizers, one of hundreds of business gift ideas at Office Depot. Taking care of business for the holidays. Office Depot	:30
0:43:26	BP cleaner air 50 cities = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:43:56	▶ Hyundai XG300 - Geese and Clouds - 'Live First Class at the Price of Coach' - 2000 TV Commercial Geese in formation over the new premium sedan - soft leather, traction control, a V6, under $24,000. The Hyundai XG300: live first class at the price of coach. Driving is believing. Hyundai	:30
0:44:26	▶ Walgreens Photo Center - Kodak Picture Maker and Photo Greeting Cards - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Kodak Picture Maker and photo greeting cards at the Walgreens Photo Center - where the holidays begin and America takes its pictures. Walgreens	:30
0:44:56	Lufthansa no better way to fly = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:45:26	▶ Lexus RX300 Value Package - 'Greg Tells You About His New RX300' - $1,500 Savings (2000) Every morning on the way to work, Greg tells you about his new RX300 - and the $1,500 savings on the Value Package. Greg, the genius. Lexus	:30
0:45:56	▶ Office Depot Holiday Gifts - The Realtor's Second Set of Keys (60s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial A realtor hands over a second set of keys to the Harris house - hundreds of gift ideas at unbeatable low prices. Count on Office Depot to make holiday shopping easy. Office Depot	:60
0:46:56	MSNBC The Whole Picture ID — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:05

Break 3

Time	Spot	Len
1:02:00	GE Open Speed MRI = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:02:30	▶ Fred Meyer Jewelers - 1 1/2 Carat Diamond Solitaire $5,499 - Candlelit Dinner (15s) (2000) A candlelit dinner and a 1 1/2-carat certified princess or brilliant diamond solitaire for $5,499 at Fred Meyer, Littman and Barclay Jewelers. Fred Meyer Jewelers	:15
1:02:45	▶ LensCrafters - Ray-Bans and Every Other Style Under the Sun - Holiday (15s) - 2000 TV Commercial This holiday season give the gift of style - Ray-Bans and every other style under the sun at LensCrafters. LensCrafters	:15
1:03:00	Prudential Advisor = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:03:30	Hyundai XG300 repeat (first at 2636) — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:04:00	DirecTV Direct Ticket Slow Burn = library — repeat, not uploaded	:60

Break 4

Time	Spot	Len
1:10:20	MSNBC Its far from over 24-hour coverage promo = library MSNBC 24-hour coverage promo — repeat, not uploaded	:10
1:10:31	Globalstar = library — repeat, not uploaded	:15
1:10:46	▶ ADM Novasoy Isoflavones - 'Do What Comes Naturally' - Supermarket to the World (60s) (2000) Doing what's natural - Novasoy isoflavones from ADM, supermarket to the world. Do what comes naturally. ADM	:60
1:11:46	Parents In Charge = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:12:16	Network Solutions dog = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:12:46	Globalstar repeat — repeat, not uploaded	:15

Break 6

Time	Spot	Len
1:26:17	mySimon = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:26:47	Hyundai XG300 repeat — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:27:17	▶ Gateway - 'A Computer Won't Do Dad Much Good in the Box' - Installed by Us - People Rule (2000) A computer won't do Dad much good if it never gets out of the box - Gateway installs it for you. The Essential PC with Intel Celeron, less than $23 a month. 1-800-GATEWAY. People rule. Gateway	:30
1:27:47	Lufthansa = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:28:17	Sony WEGA tumbleweeds = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30

Break 7

Time	Spot	Len
1:36:29	LuxuryFinder = library — repeat, not uploaded	:15
1:36:44	▶ Black & Decker FireStorm - The Only Cordless Saw With a Sightline Window (15s) - 2000 TV Commercial I'm the only cordless saw with a sightline window - the Black & Decker FireStorm. Black & Decker	:15
1:36:59	Dell Steven wish list repeat (first at 2221) — repeat, not uploaded	:60
1:37:59	DirecTV NBA League Pass = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:38:29	▶ DirecTV Direct Ticket Pay-Per-View - '28 Days' with Sandra Bullock - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Sandra Bullock in 28 Days, on DirecTV Direct Ticket pay-per-view. DirecTV	:30

Break 8

Time	Spot	Len
1:43:00	Lufthansa repeat — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:43:30	▶ The Blaster Gutter Cleaner - 'Keep Your Feet on the Ground' - $19.95 (120s) - 2000 TV Commercial Is this how you clean your gutters? Keep your feet on the ground with The Blaster, just $19.95. 1-800-626-8855. Direct Response	:120
1:45:30	Hyundai repeat — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:46:00	Fujitsu morphing faces = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:46:30	mySimon repeat — repeat, not uploaded	:30

Disc B · Dec 9 2000

Original recorder; second disc of tape 34. MSNBC, Saturday, December 9, 2000, 2:13 to 4:13 PM ET, picking up seconds after disc A in Mika Brzezinski's 'Ballot Watch'. Lester Holt anchors. Pete Williams at the Supreme Court; a Capitol Hill news conference with House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt and Gore campaign chairman Bill Daley (his on-screen super reads 'Richard Daley'); an NBC News cut-in on Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's resignation; Linda Chavez and Jim Bohannon on the Leon County count - and at 2:39 PM ET Holt breaks in: 'The U.S. Supreme Court has granted the stay for George W. Bush.' Then the reaction: the Osceola County count room hearing the news, Jim Avila, John Shubin, Harvard's Arthur Miller, Chris Jansing, Pete Williams again, Norah O'Donnell, James Baker's news conference, and Gore attorneys Ron Klain and David Boies. The disc ends mid-Boies. Tracking is clean, no pauses.

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Program log

• 0:00:00 MSNBC — Ballot Watch, Lester Holt, 2:13 PM ET (Saturday, December 9, 2000)
• 0:04:38 Pete Williams at the Supreme Court; Rep. Richard Gephardt and Bill Daley
• 0:16:40 NBC News Breaking News — Ehud Barak to resign
• 0:21:04 Linda Chavez and Jim Bohannon; the Leon County count
• 0:25:50 2:39 PM ET — Holt: the U.S. Supreme Court has granted the stay
• 0:37:16 Jim Avila, John Shubin, Arthur Miller, Chris Jansing
• 1:16:40 Pete Williams, Chris Jansing, Norah O'Donnell; James Baker's news conference
• 1:46:40 4 PM ET — Mika Brzezinski; Ron Klain and David Boies for Gore; the disc ends at 4:13 PM ET

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

Time	Spot	Len
0:01:27	Infiniti QX4 = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:01:57	Ditech holidays = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:02:27	▶ Hertz.com - 'How Was Your Business Trip to Chicago?' - AAA, $27 a Day - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial 'How was your business trip to Chicago?' 'We rented from Hertz.com.' AAA members from $27 a day. Hertz	:30
0:02:57	MasterCard Priceless circus = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:03:27	▶ Virginia Is for Lovers - 'It's the Season of Love' - Winter Holiday Travel Kit (60s) (2000) It's the season of love in Virginia - get a free winter holiday travel kit. 1-800-726-7887. Virginia Tourism	:60
0:04:28	Decision 2000 NBC News bumper — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10

Break 2

Time	Spot	Len
0:15:30	MSNBC post-election story promo 9.8s — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
0:15:40	▶ VitaFree.com Passion ZX - Free 120-Day Supply (60s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Passion ZX from VitaFree.com - a free 120-day supply. 1-800-962-1339. Medicine	:60

Break 3

Time	Spot	Len
0:18:43	▶ MSNBC 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' Promo - 'Get Ready to Play Hardball' (20s, 2000) Inside information, powerful people - get ready to play Hardball with Chris Matthews, weeknights at 5 Eastern on MSNBC. MSNBC	:20
0:19:03	LensCrafters repeat of T34A — repeat, not uploaded	:15
0:19:18	Infiniti QX4 repeat — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:19:48	Lexmark Z52 15 = library — repeat, not uploaded	:15
0:20:03	mySimon = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:20:33	▶ America's Pharmaceutical Companies - Dr. Ivan Lieberburg and the Alzheimer's Vaccine (2000) Dr. Ivan Lieberburg, a pharmaceutical company researcher, on a vaccine against the plaque of Alzheimer's disease. America's Pharmaceutical Companies. PhRMA	:30

Break 4

Time	Spot	Len
1:10:04	MSNBC far from over promo repeat of T34A — repeat, not uploaded	:10
1:10:14	▶ Celebrex - 'Celebrate, Celebrate' - The Tai Chi Group (60s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Ann, Bill, Dave and Liz in a tai chi group celebrate - Celebrex for arthritis. 1-888-CELEBREX. Medicine	:60
1:11:14	▶ Chevy Suburban - 65 Years - 1936, 1953, 1964... the All-New Suburban - Like a Rock (2000) Sixty-five years of the Suburban - 1936, 1953, 1964 - and the all-new Chevy Suburban. Like a Rock. Chevrolet	:30
1:11:44	Lufthansa = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:12:14	▶ Walgreens 'It's the Little Things That Make Christmas, Christmas' - Health-Care Gifts (2000) A Conair massage seat, a foot spa, a blood-pressure monitor and a Sunbeam heated throw - it's the little things that make Christmas, Christmas. Walgreens: making Christmas merrier. Walgreens	:30
1:12:45	NBC News Breaking News bumper — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:08

Break 5

Time	Spot	Len
1:15:29	MSNBC NY Daily News promo 9.9s — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:10
1:15:39	▶ Craftmatic Model II Adjustable Bed - Up to 56% Less (30s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial The Craftmatic Model II adjustable bed for up to 56% less. 1-800-352-7171. Craftmatic	:30
1:16:09	▶ DirecTV DirecTicket - Erin Brockovich and The Beach - 'Only One Julia Roberts' - 2000 TV Commercial There's only one Julia Roberts and only one Leonardo DiCaprio - Erin Brockovich and The Beach on DirecTV DirecTicket pay-per-view, last chance this week. DirecTV	:30
1:16:40	NBC News Breaking News bumper — ID / bumper, not uploaded	:08

Break 7

Time	Spot	Len
1:43:39	NBCi holiday shopping = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:44:09	Firemans Fund = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:44:39	Fred Meyer 199 ring = library — repeat, not uploaded	:15
1:44:54	▶ Black & Decker The New DustBuster - 'I Am No Longer a Vacuum' (15s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial I am no longer a vacuum - the new DustBuster, built by Black & Decker. Black & Decker	:15
1:45:09	Walt Disney World = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:45:39	▶ Canon ZR10 - 'The Making of the Krantz Montana Vacation, Part II' (30s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial The making of the Krantz Montana vacation, Part II - Thanksgiving '98, moving to Hollywood - shot on the Canon ZR10 digital camcorder. Canon know-how. Canon	:30
1:46:09	Qwest repeat — repeat, not uploaded	:30

Disc C · Dec 9 2000

Original recorder; third disc of tape 34. Saturday, December 9, 2000. The disc picks up on MSNBC at 4:13 PM ET in the Gore team's Tallahassee news conference (David Boies, Ron Klain; Chris Jansing asks from the floor), Gina Gaston with protesters in Jacksonville, then the Republican governors' news conference (Gov. Marc Racicot of Montana, Gov. George Pataki of New York). After a pause: Forrest Sawyer at the desk with Norah O'Donnell, Shellee Smith in Austin and a James Baker clip; then Equal Time with Paul Begala and Oliver North at 6 PM ET (John Shubin, Virginia Cha, Julian Epstein, Christopher Horner) and the 7 PM ET special edition (Rick Pildes). At 7:05 ET the recording switches to WGN-TV Chicago's The Drew Carey Show, then ABC 7 Chicago's 10 PM news (Rob Johnson: the U.S. Supreme Court has stopped the Florida recount; Geoff Morrell live in Tallahassee; Rep. Judy Biggert; Ehud Barak resigns), then NBC 5's Saturday Night Live — the Gore-address cold open, the monologue, a fake lawyer ad, a 'Behind the Music' sketch, the 'Palm Beach' soap parody and Weekend Update, where the disc cuts off mid-joke. The recorder paused through most MSNBC breaks and every SNL break; tracking is clean.

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Program log

• 0:00:00 MSNBC — Gore attorneys David Boies and Ron Klain in Tallahassee, 4:13 PM ET; Gina Gaston in Jacksonville
• 0:21:38 Republican governors' news conference — Marc Racicot, George Pataki
• 0:30:54 pause → 5:18 PM ET: Forrest Sawyer; Norah O'Donnell, Shellee Smith, James Baker
• 0:35:47 pause → 6 PM ET: Equal Time with Paul Begala and Oliver North
• 0:50:07 pause → 7 PM ET: Equal Time special edition; Rick Pildes, Virginia Cha
• 0:55:50 WGN-TV — The Drew Carey Show
• 1:22:39 ABC 7 Chicago News at 10 — the Supreme Court stops the Florida recount
• 1:30:34 NBC 5 — Saturday Night Live, December 9, 2000; the disc ends mid Weekend Update

The breaks, in airing order

Break 1

Time	Spot	Len
0:19:07	NBCi.com holiday shopping = library — repeat, not uploaded	:30
0:19:37	▶ MSN Shopping - The Pinata Party - 'Make It Your Home' - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Search, shop and compare from your MSN homepage - a family buys a kid's birthday gifts online. MSN: make it your home. MSN	:30
0:20:07	▶ Fannie Mae Foundation - 'Knowing & Understanding Your Credit' Free Guide - 2000 TV Commercial A couple argues over paying bills late - call for the free guide 'Knowing & Understanding Your Credit.' 1-800-605-5200. Fannie Mae Foundation: showing America a new way home. Fannie Mae	:30
0:20:38	Ener-X all natural 60 = library — repeat, not uploaded	:60

Break 2

Time	Spot	Len
0:58:06	▶ Capital One Vikings Raid the Suburbs at Christmas - 0% Until May 2001 (30s) - 2000 TV Commercial The Vikings hit the suburbs at Christmas - 0% interest until May 2001. Capital One: what's in your wallet? Capital One	:30
0:58:36	▶ Swiss Miss - 'Did You Know Your Daughter Had Your Laugh?' (15s) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Did you know your daughter had your laugh? Swiss Miss: make the moment sweeter. Swiss Miss	:15
0:58:51	▶ Polaroid 'See What Develops' - Santa and the Fighting Frankie Letter (15s) - 2000 TV Commercial Santa reads a boy's letter asking for a Fighting Frankie action figure - 'not the bad guy with the laser' - and an elf hands him a Polaroid of the right toy. Polaroid: see what develops. Polaroid	:15

Break 3

Time	Spot	Len
1:04:30	▶ Hallmark Peanuts - 'Seconds Left on the Clock' - Free Peanuts Book - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Charlie Brown, a football and seconds left on the clock - a free Peanuts book with a three-card purchase at Hallmark. Hallmark	:30
1:05:00	▶ Visa and eBay - The Lamp That Sold for $500 - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial A lamp sells on eBay for $500 - Visa, eBay's preferred way to pay. Visa	:30
1:05:30	▶ WGN / The WB 'Nikki' Promo - 'Critics Love Nikki' - Sundays at 8 (20s, 2000) Critics love Nikki - 'the most charismatic couple on television' (Los Angeles Times). Sundays at 8 on WGN. WGN	:20
1:05:50	▶ Saturn - 'We Are No Longer the Underdog' - A Different Kind of Company - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial 'We are no longer the underdog... we're not done creating.' Saturn: a different kind of company, a different kind of car. Saturn	:30
1:06:20	▶ Marshalls Holiday - 'Your One-Stop Holiday Gift Shop' - Up to 60% Less - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Trimming traditions, heartfelt feasts and five-alarm charm - Marshalls, your one-stop holiday gift shop, up to 60% less. Marshalls	:30
1:06:50	▶ Ritz Camera - Minolta Freedom Action Zoom 60 $69.95, Freedom Zoom 125 $229.95 - 2000 TV Commercial Minolta's Freedom Action Zoom 60 for $69.95 and Freedom Zoom 125 for $229.95 at Ritz Camera. Ritz Camera	:30
1:07:20	▶ Sprint PCS - 'I Used to Believe in Cellular' - 'Does Ma Know?' - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial 'I used to believe in cellular...' - 1,500 minutes for $34.99 a month on the Sprint PCS network. Sprint	:30
1:07:50	▶ Empire Carpet Christmas Carolers - Half-Price Sale, No Payments Till 2002 (Chicago) (2000) Carolers sing the jingle - half-price sale and no payments until January 2002. 588-2300, Empire! Empire Carpet	:30

Break 4

Time	Spot	Len
1:20:12	▶ WGN 'Bulls at San Antonio' Tonight at 7 Promo (15s, Dec 9, 2000) The Chicago Bulls at the San Antonio Spurs, tonight at 7 on WGN. WGN	:15
1:20:27	▶ WGN 'Street Smarts' Promo - Monday at 11 (15s, 2000) Street Smarts, the man-on-the-street quiz show - Monday at 11 on WGN. WGN	:15
1:20:42	▶ Portillo's Home Kitchen Catering - The Office Bonus (Chicago) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Cater the office party from Portillo's Home Kitchen - 630-851-5151. Portillos	:30
1:21:13	Marshalls holiday 2nd airing = 3980 — repeat, not uploaded	:30
1:21:48	Polaroid Santa letter 2nd airing = 3531 — repeat, not uploaded	:15

Disc D · Dec 9-10 2000

Original recorder; fourth disc of tape 34. Picks up in NBC 5's Saturday Night Live, December 9, 2000, mid Weekend Update. After a stop and a few seconds of snow the recording jumps to NBC 5's Meet the Press, Sunday morning, December 10, 2000 — the day after the U.S. Supreme Court stopped the Florida recount. The tape runs out in an IBM spot and ends in snow (about 16 minutes).

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Program log

• 0:00:00 NBC 5 — Saturday Night Live, Weekend Update (Dec 9, 2000)
• 0:09:34 stop and snow → NBC 5 Meet the Press, Sunday, December 10, 2000
• 0:15:42 IBM spot cut off by the end of the tape; snow

The breaks, in airing order

Break 2

Time	Spot	Len
0:14:02	▶ MassMutual Shoeshine Stand - 'These Guys' - 'See Ya, Pete' (Partial) - Vintage 2000 TV Commercial Two regulars at a shoeshine stand - 'See ya, Pete.' MassMutual. The opening seconds were not recorded. MassMutual	:27