Brian Williams' first broadcast as anchor of NBC Nightly News

10 years ago today, Brian Williams took over as anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News. Here's how he signed off on December 2, 2004.

[@DabyhCinacchi]

Congratulations,Brian Williams,10 years on NBC Nightly News.

[@a93456358]

Flawless speech ,tone ,and inflection . My english teacher told me" watch Brian Williams, this is how you should sound". Professional.

[@josephkool8411]

Professional liar

[@missyadams4014]

I miss Brian. #BringBackBrian

[@Ihdc1]

+Missy Adams Lester Holt just isn't the same.

[@Baseball-wg8zh]

@@Ihdc1 from the future, love lester but you couldn't replace Williams. Watching him on msnbc now

[@djyems1021]

@@Baseball-wg8zh Hi from the future future, Unfortunately Brian Williams has left the 11th Hour and MSNBC, he will be missed greatly, no one can do it better.

[@Angie2343]

Beautiful speech, Brian.

[@phillipmorales8886]

Brian Williams he was an awesome anchor, but he had a great humor on talk shows.

[@Riohorn90]

Lester is more iconic and all around a better anchor.

[@robertcarldecker]

Rio Horn agreed. Same with Tom Brokaw

[@donaldwallace7934]

Robert Kidd Carl Cornell Lester is okay, except for his "breaking"news" every single night when he comes on the air! It's tiresome, and more often than not, I pay no attention! A statement like that needs to be used very sparingly, so when something earth shattering actually does take place it makes the viewer more likely to take notice.

[@davidkierzkowski]

#BRINGBACKBRIAN

[@Democratic_Industrialism]

He looks exactly the same on his debut as he did on his last day I miss him already

[@josephkool8411]

He's a turd

[@Gonzoweirdo1]

Back when America was better.

[@boomerang8909]

Who's here after "your Lyin" Williams is leaving MSNBC at the end of this year?

[@ccdogpark]

Why do so many right wing scumbags use ridiculous pseudonyms ??

[@boomerang8909]

@@ccdogpark I deliberately used "your Lyin" as a monologue to mostly anti-Brian Williams thumbs-upper as I don't have immense dislike of his helicopter or other fabrication, otherwise I would've said "you are". He claimed he was close to death, but the most is a nearby pilot disputing the story, which is a scandal enough, still fortunately a short suspension from broadcasting.

[@josephkool8411]

Brian Williams is a war hero.

[@organicaffiliatehub]

No he’s not. His lies about all that is what got him fired.

[@josephkool8411]

@@organicaffiliatehub I was being sarcastic Carly

[@agentflynn18]

#tbt

[@aap2310]

Not enough for him but he's v handsome. Entitlement.

[@TheresaPowers]

Lying Brian Williams. He never mispoke. He flat out lied.

[@georgecherucheril9947]

See you Bri guy you big liar.

[@brendan5065]

Um... Brian Williams is a lier. God damn is your ego strong

[@sillygoose635]

no he's not

[@sanhitgutta32]

@@sillygoose635 actually he is, but he’s not some horrible person

[@ccdogpark]

It's "liar" you phukn moron.

[@brendan5065]

@@ccdogpark lol a year later? Get a life

[@brendan5065]

@@ccdogpark and it's spelled fucking

[@strechinpick]

He is so fake

[@ccdogpark]

But not as fake as your profile name, scumbag.

[@strechinpick]

@@ccdogpark na. Actually that man is so fake they threw him off MSNBC.

[@ccdogpark]

Tucker Carlson wants us to support Russia instead of the Ukraine and he's one of the smarter hosts at Faux.

[@strechinpick]

@@ccdogpark LOL, you’ve really drank the coolaid.

[@ccdogpark]

@@strechinpick Yeah I couldn't believe what I was hearing as I was watching. But of course Tucker will just deny it when it turns into a mess. And the dimwits who watch that station will forget he spent a whole show making this ridiculous point.