
1970s: Interns for President Jimmy Carter.

1987: Reports for WCBS in New York.

1993: Joins NBC News as anchor of Weekend "Nightly News" and chief White House correspondent.

1999: Speaks at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

1996: MSNBC launch lineup includes "The News With Brian Williams."

2003: Covers the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

2004: Succeeds Tom Brokaw as "Nightly News" anchor.

2004: Arrives a day before Hurricane Katrina and reports from inside the Superdome.

2010: Covers the devastating Haiti earthquake.

2014: Slow-jams the news on Jimmy Fallon.

2014: Travels to Russia for an exclusive with NSA leaker Edward Snowden.

Feb. 10, 2015: NBC suspends anchor for false Iraq helicopter story.