Brian Williams

Brian Williams, his daughter, “Girls” actress Allison Williams, and wife, Jane Stoddard Williams, attend the “Girls” Season 4 premiere after party in New York on Jan. 5, 2015.  (Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images)

Newt Gingrich gives moderators Brian Williams, right, and John Harris a piece of his mind as Rick Santorum looks on during the GOP presidential candidates debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley on Sept. 7, 2011.   (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Brian Williams, right, and John Harris moderate the debate between GOP presidential candidates at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Sept. 07, 2011.

Brian Williams attends an afternoon editorial meeting on Nov. 12, 2009.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Brian Williams reporting from New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.   (Dwaine Scott / Associated Press)

Brian Williams in November 2005, nearing his one-year anniversary after taking over the anchor’s chair at “NBC Nightly News.”   (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

“NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Brokaw, right, and his successor Brian Williams prior to Brokaw’s last broadcast on Dec. 1, 2004.   (Richard Drew / Associated Press)