ICN has a series of videos from MSNBC's launch day, including this one, featuring promotional commercials in the minutes before the channel officially premiered:



The video is full of grandiose and ultimately unrealistic quotes about the channel, like this one: "You'll see all the NBC stars, bringing credibility and experience to MSNBC." But my favorite comes from Bill Gates: "We're going to really be able to change newsmaking, to do something very unique."

> Also: Howard Mortman has a photo scrapbook of MSNBC's programming over the years...