User Clip: Sen. Charles Mathias (R-MD) on television in the Senate
"Television is now part of the warp and woof of American politics, and that realization could not be avoided any longer."
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"Television is now part of the warp and woof of American politics, and that realization could not be avoided any longer."
Dole spoke to C-Span's Brian Lamb
Sen. William Proxmire, not welcoming the 1st day of Senate TV, June 2, 1986
Sen. Jesse Helms reacts to NYT article on wearing red ties for Senate TV: he's wearing a Cape Hatteras Lighthouse tie
On Day One of Senate TV, Ann Compton explains what is means for reporting on Senators
Dole, the Senate Majority Leader, speaks to C-Span's Brian Lamb
On-air listing of the cable operators who offered C-SPAN2 on June 2, 1986
"Here you have no permanent alliances," Bentsen (D-TX) told Brian Lamb on June 2, 1986, as the Senate prepared to initiate televised proceedings
Proxmire, a Wisconsin Democrat, explains why he opposes the live-broadcasting of Senate floor proceedings.
Senate TV opponent Proxmire: Baseball "is boring, but not as boring as the Senate ... But that's a good thing."