Documenting C-SPAN: The First Four Decades (1979-2015)

Items

• "Get the 'scoop' on Senate TV"

  Invitation to the Senate TV reception, June 2, 1986.
• C-SPAN II Fact Sheet

  Fact sheet on C-SPAN II, June 2, 1986
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN: America's Town Hall

  Press release announcing the beginning of C-SPAN's Senate coverage, June 1986.
• C-SPAN's Coverage of U.S. Senate Floor Debates

  Memorandum providing Senate TV information for Senate press secretaries, May 30, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: Baltimore/Washington Area Cable Cos. Agree to Carry Senate Telecasts: Local Viewers to Have Greatest Access to Senate Channel--C-SPAN II

  Press release announcing Baltimore/Washington area cable companies agreeing to carry C-SPAN II, May 30, 1986.
• Journalists Who Received C-SPAN Commemorative Posters for Senate TV

  List of journalists who received C-SPAN commemorative posters for Senate TV, May 29-30, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Board Meets: Network's Directors Approve Carriage Policy Resolution, Elect New Members

  Press release announcing the meeting of the C-SPAN Board of Directors, May 14, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN to Televise University of Montana Conference with Former President Jimmy Carter

  Press release announcing the televising of Jimmy Carter at the University of Montana, May 13, 1986.
• The U.S. Senate Goes on Television: an evening with the Members of the Boards of the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network and the National Press Club

  Pamphlet on the U.S. Senate being broadcast on television, May 12, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Covers White House News Photographers Awards Dinner

  Press release on the White House Photographers awards dinner, May 7, 1986.
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  Press release regarding the Campaign '86 series in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 5, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Now Seen in 25 Million Cable Homes

  Press release announcing C-SPAN being broadcast in 25 million homes, May 1986.
• Upcoming C-SPAN Program Highlights

  Press release announcing upcoming C-SPAN program highlights, April 29, 1986.
• C-SPAN Quotes Promo Script

  Lists of quotes for a C-SPAN Promo.
• Upcoming C-SPAN Program Highlights

  Press release announcing upcoming C-SPAN program highlights, April 23, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Cameras Focus on Missouri Politics: Cable Network Travels to St. Louis For Look at U.S. Senate & 8th District Races

  Press release regarding the Campaign '86 series in Missouri, April 23, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Cameras Travel to Chicago: Cable Network Focuses on Illinois Politics/Republican Mainstream Convention

  A press release regarding the Campaign '86 series in Chicago, Illinois, April 17, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: Chief Justice Raises Possibility of Wider Supreme Court Coverage

  Press release discussing Supreme Court Chief Justice Warrren Burger and Supreme Court coverage, April 14, 1986.
• C-SPAN Quotes Promo Script

  Lists of quotes for a C-SPAN Promo.
• Upcoming C-SPAN Program Highlights

  Press release announcing upcoming program highlights, April 8, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN to Televise ASNE Convention: American Society of Newspaper Editors--April 9, 10, 11

  Press release announcing broadcast of the American Society of Newspaper Editors Convention, April 1-8, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Announces New Sub Count of 24.5 Million

  Press release and associated papers on the new subscriber count of 24.5 million people, April 1, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN's "America & the Courts" to Look at the U.S. Court of Appeals

  Press release announcing the America and the Courts series, March 28, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Introduces a New Sunday Series: "C-SPAN's Week Ahead"--An In Depth Discussion of National Issues

  Press release announcing a new Sunday series on C-SPAN, March 26, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Cameras Look at the New Republic Magazine: Another in the Network's Behind the Scenes Look at the News Media

  Press release regarding the New Republic magazine call-in programs, March 18, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Rep. Jim Wright Applauds Cable Industry for Creating C-SPAN

  Press release announcing U.S. Representative Jim Wright's support of C-SPAN, March 16, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: U.S. Senate Inaugurates Audio Coverage of Debates: C-SPAN to Offer Uncut Audio Coverage by Satellite to Cable Cos.

  Press release and associated papers on the inaugural audio coverage of Senate debates, March 12, 1986.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Announces Top Call-in Cities for 1985

  A press release announcing the top call-in cities for C-SPAN in 1985.
• C-SPAN in the Classroom…a backgrounder

  A backgrounder with information on C-SPAN in the Classroom.
• PRESS RELEASE: Senate Passes Broadcasting Resolution: C-SPAN Responds with Plan to Make Debates Available to its Affiliates Nationwide

  Press release announcing the Senate passing the broadcasting resolution, February 27, 1986.