Chris Matthews Explained

Chris Matthews
Birth Date:1945 12, mf=yes
Employer:NBCUniversal, Comcast
Television:Hardball with Chris Matthews
Years Active:1994–2020, 2021-present
Party:Democratic
Relatives:Jim Matthews (brother)
Children:3
Birth Name:Christopher John Matthews

Christopher John Matthews (born December 17, 1945) is an American political commentator, retired talk show host, and author. Matthews hosted his weeknight hour-long talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, on America's Talking and later on MSNBC, from 1997 until March 2, 2020. He announced on his final episode that he was retiring, following an accusation that he had made inappropriate comments to a Hardball guest four years earlier.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Matthews was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Mary Teresa (née Shields) and Herb Matthews, a court reporter.[6] [7] Matthews's father was, he has written, "raised Episcopalian—Church of England," of English and Scots-Irish ancestry, and his mother was from an Irish Catholic family;[8] Matthews and his siblings were raised in the Catholic faith.[9]

Matthews attended La Salle College High School. Matthews is a 1967 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and did graduate work in economics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[10] [11] Matthews was also a visiting fellow at Harvard University's Institute of Politics.[12]

Matthews served in the United States Peace Corps in Swaziland from 1968 to 1970[13] as a trade development adviser.

Matthews holds 34 honorary degrees from numerous universities and colleges.

Career

Political career

When Matthews first arrived in Washington, D.C., he worked as an officer with the United States Capitol Police.[14] Subsequently, Matthews served on the staffs of four Democratic Members of Congress, including Senators Frank Moss and Edmund Muskie. In 1974, Matthews mounted an unsuccessful campaign for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in which he received about 24% of the vote in the primary.[15] Matthews was a presidential speechwriter during the Carter Administration, and later worked for six years as Chief of Staff to longtime Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neill, playing a direct role in many key political battles with the Reagan Administration.

Matthews has said, "I'm more conservative than people think I am ... I voted for George W. in 2000."[16] Salon.com called him the "most conservative voice" on MSNBC's primetime lineup.[17] Matthews has been accused by Media Matters for America[18] of having panels of guests that skew to the right and of supporting Republicans in his own questions and comments.[19] [20]

On the April 14, 2008, edition of The Colbert Report, Matthews alluded to a possible run for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania.[21] On November 28, 2008, Matthews contacted senior staffers of Barack Obama's campaign about a possible Senate run.[22] [23] On January 7, 2009, The New York Times reported that Matthews told his staffers that he would not run for the Senate.[24]

Newspaper journalist

Matthews worked in print media for 15 years, spending 13 years as Washington, D.C., bureau chief for the San Francisco Examiner (1987–2000) and two years as a nationally syndicated columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. Matthews covered the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first all-races election in South Africa, and the Good Friday Peace Talks in Northern Ireland. In 1997 and 1998, his research in the National Archives produced a series of exclusives on the Nixon presidential tapes. Matthews covered American presidential election campaigns from 1988 until his retirement in 2020.

Author

He is the author of eight best-selling books:

Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero spent 12 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list.[25] The book was lauded by critics. "Matthews excels in capturing the tribalism of the Irish Catholic culture and experience Kennedy both absorbed and overcame as he made his way ... [and] is at his best in describing political dynamics," The Washington Post said.[26] "Matthews proves a compelling storyteller," said The Boston Globe.[27] "Matthews has produced a valuable addition to the literature about the life and career of our 35th president," said The Christian Science Monitor.[28] "Matthews's stirring biography reveals Kennedy as a 'fighting prince never free from pain, never far from trouble, and never accepting the world he found,'" said Publishers Weekly.[29]

Television talk show host

In 1997, Matthews began his own weeknight talk show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, which originally aired on America's Talking and then moved to MSNBC. Hardball with Chris Matthews featured pundits and elected officials as guests.

The Chris Matthews Show aired in syndication on weekends from 2002 until 2013. The show was formatted as a political roundtable consisting of four journalists and Matthews, who served as the moderator. He was estimated to earn more than $5 million a year.

In 2004, at the Democratic National Convention, Matthews predicted that he had "just seen the first Black president." The Huffington Post reported on Matthews's emotional expressions of support for Barack Obama during the 2008 Presidential election, quoting him as saying: "I have to tell you, you know, it's part of reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama's speech. My, I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don't have that too often."[30]

While discussing proposed healthcare reform on the December 17, 2009, edition of Hardball, Matthews stated, "The Republicans will know they have lost ... Let them keep score and it's easy. It's complicated when liberals get to keep score. We're always arguing. Well, I'm a liberal, too."[31] [32]

In March 2012, Matthews described himself as a centrist during an episode of his MSNBC talk show Hardball. That statement was questioned by Mediaites Josh Feldman directly afterward, based on Matthews's frequent condemnation of right-wing political figures and his emotional expression of support for Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Feldman observed that Matthews has criticized liberals such as Hillary Clinton and occasionally even Barack Obama, and that this could explain Matthews's description of himself as a "centrist".[33]

In 2013, Matthews announced that he had signed a long-term contract extension with MSNBC but that he would no longer host The Chris Matthews Show in order to focus his efforts on Hardball, writing books, and producing documentaries. The final episode of The Chris Matthews Show aired on July 21.[34]

In December 2018, Matthews interviewed U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, who stated she was "seriously considering" running for President.[35] [36] [37] [38]

On February 7, 2020, during a panel discussion following a Democratic Party presidential candidate debate in New Hampshire, Matthews referenced Bernie Sanders's praise for aspects of Fidel Castro's Cuba, saying "if Castro and the Reds had won the Cold War, there would [have been] executions in Central Park and I might have been one of the ones getting executed and certain other people would be there cheering, OK? So I have a problem with people who took the other side."[39] His remarks were mocked by left-wing commentators.[40]

During the opening monologue of his Monday, March 2, 2020, show, Matthews announced his immediately effective retirement from Hardball. Matthews alluded to claims of inappropriate conduct that trailed him for years, resurfacing when GQ columnist Laura Bassett accused Matthews of making sexist remarks when she was a guest on “Hardball” in 2016.[41] MSNBC had executed a long-term contract with Matthews, in 2013, to retain him with the network at least through the 2016 election,[42] and he was expected to retire after the 2020 election cycle,[43] with an exit after Election Day in November 2020 likely.[44] Following his resignation, Matthews garnered well-wishes from professional colleagues in the news media and others, including from Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who noted Matthews's willingness to "criticize the neocon pro-war agenda."[45]

In September 2022, Matthews returned to MSNBC as a political analyst making appearances on the network's "Morning Joe" program.

Controversies

Inappropriate comments

Throughout Matthews's career he has been criticized for making derogatory and sexist comments about women in politics including Melania Trump, Sarah Palin, and Erin Burnett.[46] [47]

In October 2016, Laura Bassett appeared on Matthews’s program to comment on sexual assault allegations against then candidate Donald Trump. In February 2020, Bassett alleged that prior to that program, Matthews made inappropriate remarks about her makeup, clothing, and dating life. As she was having her television studio makeup applied, Matthews purportedly asked her: "Why haven't I fallen in love with you yet?" Bassett claims that when she laughed nervously and said nothing, Matthews followed up to the makeup artist with: "Keep putting makeup on her, I'll fall in love with her."[48] [2] In 2017, Bassett had previously published a text about the incident, which did not identify Matthews by name.[49]

In December 2017, details surfaced of a 1999 settlement Matthews's employer, MSNBC, reached with a female producer of Matthews's program who alleged Matthews made inappropriate comments about her in front of colleagues in the workplace.[50] [51] [52] [53] [54]

In 2018 during a setup for a television interview with Hillary Clinton, Matthews stated out loud "where was the Cosby pill" that he brought with him.[55]

Nazi metaphors

After President Trump's inaugural address, Matthews characterized the speech as "Hitlerian", due to Trump's "America First" message.[56]

On February 22, 2020, commenting on the 2020 Nevada Democratic caucuses, Matthews invoked Winston Churchill's feeling of disbelief following the fall of France to the Nazis in 1940 as a metaphor for the feeling of disbelief experienced by establishment figures in the Democratic Party to Bernie Sanders's victory in the state.[57]

As members of Sanders's family were killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust, his comparison was viewed as insensitive and prompted widespread negative reactions on Twitter calling for him to be removed from MSNBC.[58] Amid mounting criticism, Matthews issued an on-air apology to Sanders and his supporters on February 24. Sanders did not directly respond to the remarks.[59]

Personal life

Matthews has been married since 1980 to Kathleen Matthews, who was a news anchor at WJLA-TV, the ABC affiliate in Washington, D.C., before accepting a position as an executive vice president with Marriott International. In 2015, Kathleen Matthews launched an unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic nomination to run for a House seat in Maryland's 8th congressional district, which has been represented by progressive Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin since 2016. The couple have three children: Michael, Thomas, and Caroline. One of his four brothers Jim Matthews, a Republican, is a former county commissioner in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

In 2002, Matthews was hospitalized with malaria, which he contracted on one of his visits that year to Africa.[60]

Matthews was the commencement speaker at Ohio State University on May 4, 2014[61] and Merrimack College on May 15, 2015.[62]

Awards

Matthews is the recipient of several awards, including The Pennsylvania Society's Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement in 2005,[63] the Abraham Lincoln Award from the Union League of Philadelphia,[64] the David Brinkley Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism, the John F. Kennedy Memorial Award,[65] and the 2016 Tip O'Neill Irish Diaspora Award.[66]

Honorary degrees

Chris Matthews has received over 30 honorary degrees, among which are:

Date School Location Degree
June 14, 2003 Doctorate[67]
2003 Doctorate[68]
2004 Doctorate[69]
May 22, 2005 Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)[70]
May 20, 2006 New York Doctorate[71] [72]
May 10, 2008 Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)[73] [74]
May 16, 2008 Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)[75]
2008 Pennsylvania Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)[76]
2009 Pennsylvania Doctor of Communication[77]
2012 Doctor of Humane Letters (DHL)[78]
May 20, 2013 Massachusetts Doctor of Laws (LL.D.)[79]
May 4, 2014 OhioDoctor of Communication[80]
May 18, 2014 New York Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.)[81] [82]
September 28, 2014 Pennsylvania Doctorate[83]
May 15, 2015 Massachusetts Doctorate[84]
June 11, 2015 Pennsylvania Doctorate[85]

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Grynbaum . Michael M. . Chris Matthews Out at MSNBC - Mr. Matthews's show, 'Hardball,' has been on the air since 1997 . March 2, 2020 . . March 2, 2020.
  2. News: March 1, 2020 . MSNBC's Chris Matthews absent from air amid sexual harassment allegations . The Hill . March 2, 2020.
  3. Web site: Chris Matthews, MSNBC's 'Hardball' Veteran, to Depart . Variety . March 3, 2020 . 3 March 2020.
  4. News: Chris Matthews resigns TRANSCRIPT: 3/2/20, Hardball w/ Chris Matthews. March 2, 2020 . . March 26, 2020.
  5. News: Shelter . Brian . Chris Matthews retires from MSNBC after string of recent controversies. March 2, 2020 . . March 26, 2020.
  6. Web site: Chris Matthews . Pabook.libraries.psu.edu . October 28, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105732/http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/bios/Matthews__Chris.html . 2012-10-14 . dead.
  7. Book: Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero . October 28, 2012 . 9781451635102 . Matthews . Chris . November 2011 . Simon and Schuster . Google Books.
  8. Now, Let Me Tell You What I Really Think, by Chris Matthews, pp.77–80, 2001
  9. Web site: White . Deborah . Profile of Chris Matthews, Host of MSNBC's Hardball . . 2010-06-22 . January 12, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110112213807/http://usliberals.about.com/od/thepressandjournalist1/p/CMatthews.htm . dead .
  10. Web site: Chris Matthews - Meet the faces of MSNBC . https://web.archive.org/web/20090619213959/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3080432/ns/msnbc_tv-meet_the_faces_of_msnbc/ . live . 2009-06-19 . MSNBC.com . 2010-02-23.
  11. Encyclopedia: Chris Matthews (American) . . 2012-04-11.
  12. Web site: Former Fellows by Year . https://web.archive.org/web/20140721175903/http://www.iop.harvard.edu/former-fellows-year#visiting . dead . July 21, 2014 . . 4 November 2013 .
  13. News: 9 Famous Peace Corp Volunteers . Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays . February 17, 2011 . 11 August 2011.
  14. News: American attitude – Hardball with Chris Matthews . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002203323/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3080601/ . dead . October 2, 2013 . NBC News . Chris . Matthews . 2008-04-23.
  15. Web site: PA District 04 – D Primary . OurCampaigns.com . 1974-03-21 . 2008-04-23.
  16. October 3, 2003, and February 23, 2004, editions of Hardball
  17. Web site: Is Olbermann the victim of his own success? . Steve . Kornacki . 2011-01-21 . . 4 March 2020.
  18. News: Matthews's statements defy conservatives' claims that he is a "liberal Democrat" . A . S . . 2005-05-31 . 2008-04-23 . January 16, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090116053252/http://mediamatters.org/items/200505310005 . dead .
  19. News: The Harder He Blows . Todd . Gitlen . . 2006-03-23 . 2008-04-23 . April 14, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070414215613/http://www.prospect.org/web/page.ww?section=root&name=ViewWeb&articleId=11345 . dead .
  20. News: Matthews trumpeted comparatively small Abramoff client donations to Sen. Clinton, virtually ignoring larger donations given to Bush, Hastert . 2006-01-06 . 2008-04-23 . . J . B . July 24, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080724140624/http://mediamatters.org/items/200601070003 . dead .
  21. News: Chris Matthews Tells Colbert: "I Want To Be A Senator" . . 2008-04-23 . 2016-01-08.
  22. Web site: Chris Matthews Staffing Up for Probable Senate Run in 2010 . Quinn . Sean . . 2008-11-28 . 2008-12-19 . December 17, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081217021416/http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/11/chris-matthews-running-for-pennsylvania.html . dead .
  23. News: Chris Matthews Inches Toward Senate Run . . Kraushaar . Josh . Michael Calderone . 2008-12-04 . 2008-12-19.
  24. News: Host of 'Hardball' Decides Against Senate Race . Carter . Bill . 2009-01-07. . 2009-01-08.
  25. News: Best Sellers . The New York Times . 14 January 2014 . Gregory . Cowles.
  26. News: Book reviews: 'Killing Lincoln' and 'Jack Kennedy' . https://web.archive.org/web/20130217073900/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2011-11-07/entertainment/35417691_1_matthews-dugard-heroic-tales . dead . 17 February 2013 . The Washington Post . 14 January 2014.
  27. Book: Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero . Matthews, C. . 2012 . Simon & Schuster . 9781451635096 .
  28. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero . Christian Science Monitor . October 31, 2011 . 14 January 2014.
  29. Web site: Nonfiction Book Review: Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero by Chris Matthews . Publishers Weekly . 14 January 2014.
  30. Web site: Chris Matthews: "I Felt This Thrill Going Up My Leg" As Obama Spoke . Shea . Danny . 2008-03-28 . Huffington Post . en-US . 2018-01-11.
  31. Web site: No Kidding: Chris Matthews Admits, 'I'm a Liberal' . Fox News . 2009-12-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091221065111/http://www.thefoxnation.com/chris-matthews/2009/12/18/chris-matthews-im-liberal . 2009-12-21.
  32. Web site: 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' for Thursday, December 17th, 2009. NBC News . 2009-12-18. 2009-12-19.
  33. Web site: MSNBC's Chris Matthews Says He's A Centrist. No, Seriously. . Josh . Feldman . March 25, 2012 . Mediaite.com.
  34. News: Weprin . Alex . Chris Matthews Inks Long-Term Deal With MSNBC, But Ends 'The Chris Matthews Show' . 2013-04-30 . Mediabistro.com . 2013-08-19 . May 3, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130503074512/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/chris-matthews-inks-long-term-deal-with-msnbc-but-ends-the-chris-matthews-show_b177542 . dead .
  35. Web site: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard plays Hardball. TRANSCRIPT: 4/11/19, Hardball w/ Chris Matthews. . April 11, 2019 . MSNBC.
  36. Web site: Tulsi Gabbard: "I'm Seriously Considering" Running For President" . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/xw7SdzW0_vQ. 2021-12-12 . live. MSNBC . December 12, 2018 . YouTube . 4 March 2020.
  37. Web site: Tulsi Gabbard On Joe Biden Supporting The Iraq War: It Was The Wrong Vote . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/lx1YPXf2hrw. 2021-12-12 . live. MSNBC . June 26, 2019 . YouTube . 4 March 2020.
  38. Web site: 'Dishonest' : Steve Schmidt presses Tulsi Gabbard on meeting Bashar al-Assad . November 21, 2019 . MSNBC.com.
  39. Web site: Ukraine call TRANSCRIPT: 2/7/20, the 11th Hour with Brian Williams. MSNBC. February 8, 2020 .
  40. Chris Matthews' Wild Rant Connects a Bernie Sanders Win with Public Executions. Rolling Stone. February 8, 2020.
  41. Web site: Chris Matthews to Retire From MSNBC . The Hollywood Reporter . March 2, 2020 . en . 2020-03-03.
  42. News: April 30, 2013 . Chris Matthews Signs New Long-Term Deal with MSNBC . The Hollywood Reporter . March 3, 2020.
  43. News: March 3, 2020 . Chris Matthews retires from MSNBC after string of recent controversies . CNN Business . March 3, 2020.
  44. News: March 2, 2020 . Chris Matthews Out at MSNBC . The New York Times . March 3, 2020.
  45. News: Tulsi Gabbard Lauds Chris Matthews: Last Liberal on TV 'Willing to Criticize the Neocon Pro-War Agenda' . Mediate . March 3, 2020 . March 3, 2020.
  46. Web site: Van-Syckle . Katie . Van-Syckle . Katie . 2016-05-04 . MSNBC's Chris Matthews Caught on Hot Mic Ogling Melania Trump . 2022-03-28 . Variety . en-US.
  47. Web site: Byers . Dylan . 2016-05-04 . Chris Matthews' Melania Trump remarks caught on hot mic . 2022-03-28 . CNNMoney.
  48. Web site: Bassett . Laura . Like Warren, I Had My Own Sexist Run-In with Chris Matthews . Gentleman's Quarterly Magazine (GQ) . February 28, 2020 . 29 February 2020.
  49. News: Me Too, I Think? When Sexual Harassment Feels All Too Normal All women have stories. We're just not sure what to do with them. . Laura . Bassett . 24 October 2017 . Huffington Post . March 2, 2020.
  50. Web site: MSNBC's Chris Matthews was reprimanded over comments about woman in 1999: report . NBC News . December 17, 2017 . 17 December 2017.
  51. News: Bowden . John . December 17, 2017 . NBC paid out severance to staffer who accused Chris Matthews of sexual harassment . The Hill . February 23, 2020.
  52. News: Snider . Mike . December 17, 2020 . MSNBC's Chris Matthews reprimanded over inappropriate comments about woman in 1999 . USA Today . February 23, 2020.
  53. News: Parker . Ryan . December 17, 2017 . NBC Paid Severance to Female Staffer Who Accused Chris Matthews of Sexual Harassment . The Hollywood Reporter .
  54. News: Tani . Maxwell . December 17, 2017 . NBC paid out a staffer who accused Chris Matthews of making inappropriate jokes in 1999 . Business Insider . February 23, 2020.
  55. News: Chris Matthews joked about his 'Bill Cosby Pill' before interviewing Hillary Clinton . The Washington Post . 2018-01-12 . 2022-02-16.
  56. Web site: Chris Matthews: Trump Speech Was 'Hitlerian' . The Daily Beast . January 20, 2017.
  57. Web site: Arciga . Julia . Chris Matthews Likens Bernie's Strong Nevada Showing to France Falling to Nazi Germany in WWII . . February 22, 2020 . February 22, 2020.
  58. News: Bekiempis . Victoria . Outcry after MSNBC host compares Sanders' Nevada win to Nazi invasion . . February 23, 2020 . February 23, 2020.
  59. News: Grynbaum . Michael . February 24, 2020 . Chris Matthews Apologizes to Bernie Sanders for Remarks on Nevada Win; An on-air comparison to Nazis angered Sanders aides, who privately complained to executives at MSNBC. . The New York Times . February 24, 2020.
  60. News: Petrozzello . Donna . Matthews Hospitalized With Malaria . October 23, 2012. New York. Daily News . 24 July 2002.
  61. News: Michele . Theodore . Chris Matthews of MSNBC's 'Hardball' to be Ohio State Spring Commencement speaker . . 2014-03-21 . 2014-04-07.
  62. Web site: Merrimack commencement speakers: Build connections with others . www.merrimack.edu . May 17, 2015 . en . 2019-04-16.
  63. Web site: Gold Medal Award . The Pennsylvania Society . 4 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131104045822/http://pasociety.com/medal.html. 2013-11-04 . dead.
  64. Web site: MSNBC Anchor Chris Matthews to Speak at Daemen College April 19 . Daemen College . 4 November 2013 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125232/http://www.daemen.edu/news/Newsreleases/Pages/MSNBCAnchorChrisMatthewstoSpeakatDaemenCollegeApril19.aspx. 2 April 2015.
  65. News: Local Woman to Head National Hibernian Board . Catholic Herald . 4 November 2013 . October 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002140559/http://www.catholicherald.com/stories/Local-Woman-to-Head-National-Hibernian-Board,3575 . dead .
  66. Web site: Hardball's Chris Matthews to receive Tip O'Neill award . Boston Irish Reporter . July 6, 2016 . 2016-09-07.
  67. 2,700 Grads, Philadelphians Patti LaBelle and Chris Matthews to Highlight Drexel's 116th Commencement Saturday . Businesswire.com . October 14, 2018.
  68. Web site: Commencement Archives . College of the Holy Cross . October 14, 2018.
  69. Web site: HWS: Office of Advancement . https://web.archive.org/web/20171211162808/http://www.hws.edu/alumni/honorary_degrees.aspx . dead . December 11, 2017 . Hobart and William Smith Colleges . October 14, 2018 .
  70. Web site: Quinnipiac College Commencement Address . C-SPAN.org . October 14, 2018.
  71. Web site: Chris Matthews to Speak at 161st Commencement . April 6, 2006 . Fordham.edu . October 14, 2018.
  72. Web site: Research Guides @ Fordham: Fordham University History: Fordham Commencement Speakers 1941-present . Vivian . Shen . Fordham University . October 14, 2018.
  73. Web site: ODU To Award Seven Honorary Degrees at Spring Commencement . Old Dominion University . October 14, 2018.
  74. Web site: Journalists speak at ODU commencements . Matthew . Bowers . Pilotonline.com . April 23, 2008 . October 14, 2018.
  75. Web site: Washington University to award six honorary degrees at 147th Commencement . Washington University in St. Louis . May 2008 . March 3, 2020.
  76. Web site: Honorary Degrees Awarded By Washington University (Chronological) . Washington University in St. Louis . October 14, 2018 . February 2, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180202164936/https://commencement.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/WashU-Honorary-Degrees-Chron-171101.pdf . dead .
  77. Web site: Honorary Degree Recipients . Saint Joseph's University . October 14, 2018 . July 25, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200725093054/https://sites.sju.edu/academicadmin/files/2017/01/Honorary-Degree-Recip_IR-Updated-2013.pdf . dead .
  78. Web site: Recipients of Honorary Degrees (By Year) . Howard University . October 14, 2018.
  79. Web site: Robert Kraft, Chris Matthews and Paul Fireman to Speak at Commencement Exercises May 19–20 . Suffolk University . October 14, 2018 . June 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180613160953/http://www.suffolk.edu/college/13854.php#.WyENQSAnaUk . dead .
  80. Web site: Facts on Spring 2014 Commencement . Ohio State University . June 28, 2021.
  81. Web site: Chris Matthews to give Commencement address . February 27, 2014 . University of Rochester . October 14, 2018.
  82. Web site: Honorary Degrees . University of Rochester . October 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180610223140/http://www.rochester.edu/provost/honorsandawards/honorarydegreesbydecade/index.html . June 10, 2018 . dead.
  83. Web site: La Salle University to Present Honorary Degree to MSNBC's Chris Matthews . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015114729/http://www.lasalle.edu/blog/2014/09/24/la-salle-university-to-present-honorary-degree-to-msnbcs-chris-matthews/ . dead . October 15, 2014 . September 24, 2014 . La Salle University . October 14, 2018 .
  84. News: Merrimack College graduates 600 . Francis . Peter . Eagle-Tribune . en . April 16, 2019.
  85. Web site: Commencement speakers at area colleges . August 19, 2016 . Phillyvoice.com . October 14, 2018.
  86. Web site: March 16, 2021 . Nonfiction Book Review: This Country: My Life in Politics and History by Chris Matthews . June 9, 2021 . Publishers Weekly.

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