Nov. 1: Leaders from both parties took a break from partisan politics to award the Congressional Gold Medal to former Sen. Edward Brooke, the first black man elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate. NBC's David Gregory examines Brooke's appearance on "Meet the Press" in January 1967. (Meet the Press)
Nov. 1: Leaders from both parties took a break from partisan politics to award the Congressional Gold Medal to former Sen. Edward Brooke, the first black man elected by popular vote to the U.S. Senate. NBC's David Gregory examines Brooke's appearance on "Meet the Press" in January 1967. (Meet the Press)