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Computing machine after this election is over, fellas. nbc's whiz bang rca 501 computer. it did get the election results right basically, on that election night in 1960. the nbc computer did pick kennedy. i should tell you that abc and cbs also unveiled their own computing machines on their election night broadcast in 1960 and the abc and cbs computers were wrong. both of their computers picked nixon in a landslide. computers have gotten better since then. and they use less tape. when election nights are big blowouts, they can sometimes be a little forgettable. when ronald reagan just rolled j...

The odds it figures -- i didn't know electronic computers figured odds, did you? >> no, i've never heard that before. that was new to me tonight. >> we may be able to find some other kind of work for the 501 when the election is over. >> it can compute odds? maybe there will be some other kind of work for that there computing machine after this election is over, fellas. nbc's whiz bang rca 501 computer. it did get the election results right basically, on that election night in 1960. the nbc computer did pick kennedy. i should tell you that abc and cbs also unveiled their own computing machines...

Pennsylvania, new hampshire, more ohio. on monday night on election eve we now know that donald trump will be in new hampshire with his vice presidential running mate mike pence. on election eve hillary clinton will be in philly with president obama and michelle obama. and basically no one sleeps between now and tuesday. but do past close elections give us any advice, any useful understanding for knowing what to expect in these last few crucial nutty days? joining us now is our friend michael beschloss, nbc news presidential historian. are you eating protein? are you sleeping? are you adequate...

>> we may be able to find some other kind of work for the 501 when the election is over. >> it can compute odds? maybe there will be some other kind of work for that there computing machine after this election is over, fellas. nbc's whiz bang rca 501 computer. it did get the election results right basically, on that election night in 1960. the nbc computer did pick kennedy. i should tell you that abc and cbs also unveiled their own computing machines on their election night broadcast in 1960 and the abc and cbs computers were wrong. both of their computers picked nixon in a landslide. computer...

51.2% for kennedy, 48.8% for nixon. which i believe is the same thing it's been saying all night. the odds it figures -- i didn't know electronic computers figured odds, did you? >> no, i've never heard that before. that was new to me tonight. >> we may be able to find some other kind of work for the 501 when the election is over. >> it can compute odds? maybe there will be some other kind of work for that there computing machine after this election is over, fellas. nbc's whiz bang rca 501 computer. it did get the election results right basically, on that election night in 1960. the nbc comput...