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C-SPAN At 18
"Debunking the Myths"
January 6, 1997
Eighteen years have passed since the cable industry, with Brian Lamb as catalyst, launched C-SPAN. The Network began by televising the floor debates for the U.S. House of Representatives - LIVE and in their entirety. Today, C-SPAN is the U.S. House and much more. We're two channels, C-SPAN and C-SPAN2 - both offering a wide variety of programming twenty-four hours a day.
So now, what role does C-SPAN play in the cable industry, in the political media, and in the business of televised access to Congress? What is
The C-SPAN Revolution
that authors Stephen Frantzich and John Sullivan are talking about? Where is C-SPAN headed? Over the years, a number of myths have grown up about C-SPAN. Brian Lamb, now C-SPAN's Chairman & CEO, sets the record straight on these myths in a speech at The National Press Club, January 6, 1997. We have included more details and the documents Brian Lamb talks about in his speech.
Read the transcript to Brian Lamb's speech at the National Press Club here.
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Proposed Expansion of C-SPAN Cameras on Capitol Hill.