And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions -- to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually -- to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed...

Now, it wasn't immediate, of course, but it has been a long time. It's not recent. It's been a long time. By 6:30 in the evening, you know everything you're going to know that day in the news. There's nothing you learn turning on the television at 6:30 or 7pm that you can't know by 12 noon or 4 o'clock in the afternoon. It doesn't matter -- and it's been that way for years. When David Brinkley decided to retire we got a stable of replacements for some of their time-honored reporters. We got...

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions -- to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually -- to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed...