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.