FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2008, file photo, NBC's Tim Russert speaks to the crowd during a debate between Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., in Cleveland. An exhibit honoring the late Russert is opening, Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, in his hometown of Buffalo, N.Y. The exhibit titled “Inside Tim Russert’s Office,” will be on display at the Buffalo History Museum. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)
October 17, 2014 - 11:30 AM
BUFFALO, N.Y. - An exhibit honouring the late Tim Russert is opening in the hometown of the long-time moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press."
The exhibit titled, "Inside Tim Russert's Office," opens Friday at the Buffalo History Museum. It shows Russert's Washington, D.C., bureau office much as it did on June 13, 2008, the day he died of a heart attack at age 58 while recording voiceovers for his next show.
Russert's office went on display at the Newseum in Washington in late 2009 and was on view through last June 15.
The re-creation includes items such as Russert's "Thou Shalt Not Whine" sign, as well as many of his books, papers and framed photos.
Russert, who served on the Newseum's board of directors, was bureau chief for NBC News in Washington. He began hosting "Meet the Press" in 1991.
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