The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall with Tom Brokaw and Robert MacNeil

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Newseum in Washington DC will host a special program with Tom Brokaw and Robert MacNeil to explore the worldwide significance of the wall and how the media reported on the events surrounding it. The event takes place on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Theater, Level 1. For nearly three decades, the Berlin Wall separated East and West Berliners and came to symbolize the Cold War struggle. It came down on Nov. 9, 1989. Brokaw reported live on the dismantling of the wall and was the only broadcast network anchor on the scene. He is currently a special correspondent for NBC News. MacNeil covered the construction of the wall as a London-based NBC News correspondent. He is best known for co-anchoring "The MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour" on PBS with fellow journalist Jim Lehrer. The program will incorporate compelling footage chronicling events as they unfolded. General admission: $25 Newseum members: $20.