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

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• Ronald Reagan and students at his first Close Up event
  
  Ronald Reagan speaks to students at his first Close Up event.
• Ronald Reagan speaking
  
  Headshot of Ronald Reagan speaking.
• Close Up students and leaders with Ronald Reagan at the White House
  
  Ronald Reagan at his first Close Up event at the White House.
• Attendee at Ronald Reagan's Close Up event
  
  Unknown person appearing on C-SPAN.
• Ronald Reagan's first Close Up event
  
  Ronald Reagan at his first Close Up event.
• Attendee at Ronald Reagan's Close Up event
  
  Unknown person appearing on C-SPAN.
• Ronald Reagan in Close Up Q&A
  
  Ronald Reagan in a Close Up Q&A session with students.
• Richard Perle, Carl Rutan, and other at viewer call-in
  
  (L to R) Unknown person, Richard Perle, and Carl Rutan at the first call-in from a hearing room in the U.S. Capitol.
• Richard Perle and Carl Rutan at viewer call-in
  
  Richard Perle, and Carl Rutan at the first call-in from a hearing room in the U.S. Capitol.
• Melissa Parker and cameraperson film C-SPAN viewer call-in
  
  C-SPAN employee Melissa Parker holds up a sign while filming the first call-in segment from a hearing room in the U.S. Capitol. A person on camera, possibly identified as "Jean," films."
• Patrick Butler and person
  
  An unidentified person with Patrick Butler, the Washington Vice President of the Times Mirror.
• Tom Kirkwood speaking with others
  
  Two people speak with Tom Kirkwood, Marketing Manager of News Channels.
• Joe Cline speaking with a person
  
  A person speaks with Joe Cline, Vice President of Rollins Cable.
• Dave Thaler speaks with a person
  
  Someone speaks with Dave Thaler, Director of Marketing at American Cable Systems.
• Dan Smith of ATC
  
  Dan Smith, Vice President of Marketing at ATC.
• Tom Owen and Lou Borelli
  
  Tom Owen, Director of Marketing at Adams-Russell (left) and Lou Borelli, Director of Marketing at United Artists.
• Ernie Olson and person
  
  Ernie Olson, Vice President of Marketing at Metrovision (left), with an unidentified person.
• Howard Wall
  
  Howard Wall of Post-Newsweek Cable.
• L. Mathwick and R. Townsend
  
  Two individuals, identified as L. Mathwick and R. Townsend, sit in a crowd.
• R. Rich Thomas
  
  R. Rich Thomas, Vice President of Marketing and Programming at Comcast Cable.
• Ronald Reagan at Close Up event
  
  Ronald Reagan during his third Close Up Q&A event with students.
• Press at White House News Photographers' Association Awards Dinner
  
  Press at the White House News Photographers' Association Awards Dinner, May 16, 1985. Awards were presented to photographers and TV news camerapeople. C-SPAN's gala coverage included viewer call-ins, interviews, and addresses by keynote speakers.
• Caption to image of press at White House News Photographers' Association awards dinner
  
  Caption to image of press at the 42nd annual White House News Photographers' Association awards dinner. Text reads: “PLEASE RETURN PHOTO. CREDIT: C-SPAN file, Ken Heinen. On May 16th beginning at 7:00pm est, C-SPAN, the Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network, will provide its viewers with live coverage of the 42nd annual White House News Photographers Association awards dinner. C-SPAN’s coverage of this gala event will include live viewer call-in programs, opening the network’s phone lines to questions and comments from viewers across the nation. This year’s ‘Photographer of the Year’ will be presented to Jodi Cobb of ‘National Geographic’ magazine and Tad Dukehart of Channel 9, ‘Television Photographer of the Year.’ Pictured in the interview is C-SPAN President Brian Lamb and 1983 Photographer of the Year, Wally McNamee, ‘Newsweek’ magazine (right) and Chick Harrity, ‘U.S. News & World Report’ (center). C-SPAN’s public affairs programming currently reaches over 20 million homes via 1800 cable affiliated systems nationwide.”
• Ronald Reagan at the White House News Photographers' Association awards dinner
  
  Ronald Reagan at the 42nd annual White House News Photographers' Association Dinner.
• Brian Lamb and others for Cable Day
  
  Brian Lamb and other speakers film for Cable Day in Los Angeles, which was C-SPAN's first live remote show outside Washington, D.C.
• Speakers on Cable Day
  
  Two speakers appear on C-SPAN for Cable Day in Los Angeles, which was C-SPAN's first live remote show outside Washington, D.C.
• Bill Grimes and Lloyd Werner on Cable Day
  
  Bill Grimes and Lloyd Werner appear on C-SPAN for Cable Day in Los Angeles, which was C-SPAN's first live remote show outside Washington, D.C.
• Bob Nathanson and Robert Pittman on Cable Day
  
  Bob Nathanson and Robert Pittman appear on C-SPAN for Cable Day in Los Angeles, which was C-SPAN's first live remote show outside Washington, D.C.
• David Levine and David Hall on Cable Day
  
  David Levine of Playboy and David Hall of Nashville appear with Brian Lamb for Cable Day in Los Angeles, which was C-SPAN's first live remote show outside Washington, D.C.
• David Levine and David Hall on Cable Day
  
  David Levine of Playboy and David Hall of Nashville appear on C-SPAN for Cable Day in Los Angeles, which was C-SPAN's first live remote show outside Washington, D.C.