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Originally Published: August 1, 2003

Rush has written two best-sellers, built an audience of over 20 million, hosted a groundbreaking TV show and launched America's #1 political newsletter. It will eventually take a few wings in the Museum of Broadcasting to truly cover The Era of Limbaugh. We've compiled some classic and cool EIB stuff below: video clips from the Rush To Excellence Tours where Rush performed "safe talk" and got down with Clarence "Frogman" Henry; audio from the day in 1992 when he shocked the nation by endorsing Bill Clinton for president; a photo gallery of his career from the late 80s on, and much more.

Few people in any field have remained consistently on top for 15 years, but Rush has - not bad for a kid from Missouri who grew up dreaming of radio. But when Rush's first show aired nationally on August 1, 1988, the gurus of radio said it would never work - and when it did, they said it wouldn't last. Rush was right when he wrote: "My Success Is Not Determined By Who Wins Elections," a chapter in The Way Things Ought To Be which you can hear him read below.

Rush has been hailed from the White House to the floor of the House of Representatives and served to inspire a media fairness revolution. On Election Night 2002, Tom Brokaw and NBC News turned to Rush for analysis – a video event you can watch right here. At RushLimbaugh.com, we have the honor of working for Rush and wish him all the best on his 15th Anniversary behind the Golden EIB Microphone. We hope all of you enjoy this look back, since as Rush says, "None of this would be possible without you." This history is by no means comprehensive, but don't worry: we'll have more classic Limbaugh on future anniversaries. After all, Rush isn't retiring until everyone agrees with him.

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(RushLimbaugh.com: August 1, 2003 - including show audio, website coverage, celebrity greetings)

}} EIB 15th Anniversary Image Gallery
}} Rush In Print

For the first time online, watch clips from the live Rush to Excellence Tours of 1989 - 1991...video

"When Limbaugh unleashed his full comedic talents...he brought everyone to tears with laughter." The Peoria Journal Star -04.02.89

Rush's Undeniable Truths of Life:
}} 1988: First 35
}} 1994: Second 35

Best-Seller '92: The Way Things Ought to Be
}} Limbaugh Lexicon

}} Salient Passages
}} Audio Ch. 3: My Success Is Not Determined By Who Wins Elections

Best-Seller '93:
"See, I Told You So"
}} Politically Correct Liberal Lexicon
}} Salient Passages
}} Ch. 6: The Real
Thanksgiving Story
}} Ch. 24: There They Go Again

A Living Room Revolution 1992-1996

}} The First Show -09.16.92
}} Bill's Early Lies -01.03.93
}} Hidden Algore -02.11.93
}} The GOP Wins! -11.09.94
}} Major Owens: Rush Right on Slave Sharks -03.01.95
}} Normandy: Clinton
Military Misuse -03.26.96

The Best of Rush on TV: Over 80 Meaty Clips from the Show that Changed Television

}} Rush H. Limbaugh, Sr.: video
}} Rush H. Limbaugh, Jr.: speech
}} Cape Girardeau, Missouri: hometown
}} Sacramento, California: adopted hometown

"Our" El Rushbo: Rush H. Limbaugh III:
}} His Boyhood Radio...pictures
}} Unemployed 8 Times...details, audio
}} William Raspberry: "Mea Culpa, Rush"
}} Ronald Reagan Writes Rush...video
}} Rush Leads a Studio Tour...video
}} Overcoming Adversity...Rush's deafness

The House Hails Limbaugh

}} October 16, 2001: The House of Representatives Pays Tribute to Rush

}} Rush Endorses Governor

Bill Clinton for President!
October 22, 1992...audio
}} EIB Caller Success Stories
March 6, 1996...audio
}} Rush Chats W/ Gov. Bush
October 18, 2000...audio
}} "Rita X" Checks Back In
April 2, 2002...audio

The #1 EIB Songs: 1988 - 2003

}} 1988: The Michael Dukakis Victory Band
}} 1989: Mellow Apathy
}} 1990: Dolphin Tuna Commercial
}} 1991: Spatula City
}} 1992: Reginald Denny's
}} 1993: Shalayla
}} 1994: The Liar King
}} 1995: Clinton Fundraising Shakedown
}} 1996: Try to Remember
}} 1997: The Philanderer
}} 1998: Had Myself A Scary Little Intern
}} 1999: Forrest Gore
}} 2000: He Needs Gravitas
}} 2001: Taliban On The Run
}} 2002: Tom Daschle Show Series
}} 2003: Dominatrix Reloaded

The Parody Archive: 140 and Counting!

}} October 1992:
Issue One Debuts
}} February 1993:
Setting the Record Straight
}} April 1994:
Punishing The Achievers
}} June 1994:
D-Day - The Power
of American Courage
}} October 2000:
Major League Clymers

The Clinton Laugh/Cry Video!

He leaves the Ron Brown memorial laughing, spies a camera, and goes into his act!

Watch: April 15, '96

}} 1992 & 1995: Marconi Award Winner for
Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year
}} 1993: Inducted Into the Radio Hall of Fame
}} 11.06.00: Most Popular Broadcast Media Site
}} 11.07.00: This Website Hits Traffic High
}} 2000 Marconi Award Winner for Network
/ Syndicated Personality of the Year...details
}} 11.10.00: The Clare Boothe Luce Award
}} 03.20.01: Rush Raises $1.5 Million for the
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America
}} 07.31.02: Starts 15th Year in Syndication
}} 11.05.02 Rush, Brokaw & Rusert - NBC Election Night Coverage...video
}} 03.31.03: MCLEF Award
}} 2003: #26 of Forbes Celebrity 100: details

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