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

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• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Now Available in 31 Million Households, C-SPAN II in 11.7 Million
  
  Press release announcing that c-SPAN is now available in 31 million households, June 23, 1987.
• Excerpts from C-SPAN Viewer Call-in with Representative Thomas Foglietta (D-PA)
  
  Excerpts from interview with Thomas Foglietta, June 18, 1987.
• Excerpts from C-SPAN Viewer Call-in with Representatives Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Amory Houghton (R-NY)
  
  Excerpts from interview with Richard Durbin and Amory Houghton, June 24, 1987.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Televises NAACP 78th Annual Convention
  
  Press release announcing the broadcast of the NAACP 78th Annual Convention, June 30, 1987.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Wins News Media Award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars
  
  Press release announcing C-SPAN's winning of an award from the Veterans of Foreign Wars
• Notes from Supreme Court special
  
  Papers from a program on broadcasting the Supreme Court, July 8, 1987
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Televises Governors' (NGA) Conference Live July 26-28: Chrysler's Lee Iacocca & Ford's Peterson Address Competitiveness at NGA's Michigan Meeting
  
  Press release announcing the telecast of the National Governors' Association summer meeting, July 14, 1987.
• PRESS RELEASE: Collins Named C-SPAN's General Counsel
  
  Press release announcing naming of Bruce Collins as C-SPAN's General Counsel, July 29, 1987.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Televises Annual Lawyers' (ABA) Convention: Meese, Walsh, Biden to Address American Bar Association Meeting in San Francisco
  
  Press release announcing the telecast of the Annual Lawyers' (ABA) Convention, August 5, 1987.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Televises Southern Legislative Conference Live August 17-19: '88 Presidential Hopefuls to Address Southern Leaders "Super Tuesday" Gathering
  
  Press release announcing the broadcast of the Souther Legislative Conference Super Tuesday gathering, August 6, 1987.
• MTV Networks, C-SPAN, and the Weather Channel Announce Exclusive Feed Date for Galaxy III
  
  Sheet announcing the Galaxy III satellite switch
• PRESS RELEASE: Cox Cable Adds C-SPAN to Macon (GA) Cable Offerings
  
  Press release regarding Cox Cable adding C-SPAN to Macon, Georgia cable offerings, August 17, 1987.
• Excerpts from C-SPAN "American Profiles" interviews with Representative Lee Hamilton (D-IN) and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
  
  Excerpts from an interview with Lee Hamilton and Orrin Hatch, August 28, 1987.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Now Seen in 31.5 Million Households, C-SPAN II in 12 Million
  
  Press release announcing C-SPAN's availability in 31.5 million households, August 31, 1987.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Televises Broadcast News Directors 42nd Annual Convention: Koppel/Chung Address RTNDA Panels on Issues Facing Broadcasters
  
  Press release announcing telecast of the Radio-Television News Directors Association 42nd Annual International Conference and Exhibition, September 1, 1987.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Televises Constitution's Bicentennial Events from Philadelphia/Washington: Final Installment of "Inside the Constitution" Features Rehnquist Speech
  
  Press release announcing the coverage of the Bicentennial of the Constitution, September 3, 1987.
• Bork Hearings on C-SPAN
  
  Information on the Robert Bork Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, September 11, 1987.
• C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb: Industry Leaders Outlook Report, Cable Marketing Magazine
  
  Article on the Cable Marketing Magazine, October 26, 1987.
• American Political Science Association, C-SPAN in the Classroom
  
  Article on the "Road to the White House" series, October 29, 1987.
• 56-Hour Cable Program Marathon will Kick Off April 1988 National Cable Month Celebration; National Feed to Originate on C-SPAN II
  
  Article announcing the launch of the 56-hour cable program marathon on C-SPAN II
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN/Iowa Cable Operators Promote Campaign Coverage: 8-City Tour Alerts Iowans to C-SPAN's "Election '88"
  
  Press release announcing the Election '88 series in Iowa, November 4, 1987
• Excerpts from "American Profile" interview with Senators Phil Gramm (R-TX) and Bill Bradley (D-NJ)
  
  Excerpts from and papers associated with the "American Profile" series interview with Phil Gramm and Bill Bradley, November 17, 1987.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Televises Hofstra University Retrospective on Nixon: Coverage of 6th Annual Presidency Conference Airs Dec 28-Jan 1
  
  Press release regarding the telecast of Hofstra University's retrospective on Richard Nixon, November 19, 1987.
• Excerpts from "American Profile" interview with Senator Daniel P. Moynihan (D-NY)
  
  Excerpts from and papers associated with the "American Profile" series interview with Daniel Moynihan, December 1987
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Televises Summit Coverage Prime-Time/Unedited
  
  Press release announcing the broadcast of the Reagan-Gorbachev Summit, December 3, 1987.
• Excerpts from "American Profile" interview with Senators Robert Stafford (R-VT) and William Proxmire (D-WI)
  
  Excerpts from and papers associated with the "American Profile" series interview with Robert Stafford and William Proxmire
• Election '88 Press Releases
  
  Press releases surrounding Election '88 programming, January-November 1988.
• PRESS RELEASE: C-SPAN Viewers Featured in Network's New One-Minute Spots
  
  Press release announcing the beginning of the "Viewer of the Week," 1989
• C-SPAN Fact Sheets
  
  Fact sheets regarding C-SPAN milestones, audience, production, etc.
• FYI Card originals
  
  Various drafts of sheets with information on C-SPAN programs, 1989.