1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (TV program) Wolffe, and Pat Buchanan had appeared on a frequent basis. "Race for the White House" and "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" aired nightly at 6 PM Eastern on MSNBC. The show began airing on March 17, 2008, as Race for the White House with a focus on the 2008 Presidential election campaign. "Race for the White House" was simulcast on Air America Radio (whose regular 6 PM host, Rachel Maddow, is a panelist on the show). During Democrats and Republican Convention weeks, Gregory hosted convention coverage broadcasting from Denver (DNC, week of August 27) and Saint Paul (RNC, week of September 1).
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site still not acted to establish a permanent Pennsylvania Avenue Commission, so President Johnson issued Executive Order 11347 to extend the life of the Temporary Commission on Pennsylvania Avenue by another two years. The lack of redevelopment began to have repercussions for existing businesses on the avenue. Faced with repeated threats to its existence and lower occupancy due to competition and anti-Vietnam War protests on Pennsylvania Avenue, the Willard Hotel closed suddenly on July 15, 1968. The Temporary Commission struggled to obtain any redevelopment along Pennsylvania Avenue. Local landowners refused to make investments so long as their property remained subject to