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Historians discussed the experiment of democracy from the founding of the United States to the present. The 2023 George Washington Symposium was hosted by George Washington’s Mount Vernon in…

Former Governor Charles Robb (D-VA) and his wife Lynda Johnson Robb, who is the daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson, talked about life in public service and their memories of the Vie…

C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb discussed covering politics in Washington, D.C., with students participating in the Close Up Foundation’s week-long government studies program.

Brian Lamb facilitated a student discussion on public service, the political process, public policy, and student involvement in the presidential inauguration. This was an event of the Pr…

Authors discussed the role that social entrepreneurs play, or could play, in improving social and economic conditions in the U.S. and internationally. Peter Osnos moderated. Topics included …

First Senators Grassley and Schumer testified. Then judges, attorneys and television executives testified about the use of cameras in the courtrooms of various federal courts. Among the topi…

President Bush spoke at the official ceremony to dedicate the new Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library in Springfield, Illinois. Many other officials also spoke about the legacy o…

Mr. Smith and Mr. Lamb spoke about the book, Who’s Buried in Grant’s Tomb: A Tour of Presidential Gravesites, published by the National Cable Satellite Corporation. The book is a guide to pr…

Brian Lamb detailed his personal biography and his development of the C-SPAN cable networks. He praised the many cable executives and other persons who made it possible. C-SPAN was created a…

Winners of the Paul Peck Presidential Award and, administrators of the awards, spoke with a group of high school and college students. This year’s winners include George Elsey, Former Advise…

A panel of authors talked about their books, as well as current events and other issues. Mr. Lamb moderated the discussion. Among the topics addressed were the role of religion in politics, …

As part of a joint project between C-SPAN and Time Warner Cable, Brian Lamb talked with students about their school, backgrounds, experiences, and thoughts on leadership. He also asked the s…

On the twentieth anniversary of C-SPAN, participants spoke about the years-long struggle to televise proceedings on the floor of the House, the formation and early years of C-SPAN, and the g…

Moderated by Mr. Lamb, the panelists talk about the art of writing colorful narrative history. Robert Caro’s books include The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York and three v…

As part of a C-SPAN and Comcast project called Students and Leaders, which was designed to encourage dialog between students and national leaders, Brian Lamb, C-SPAN Founder and President, s…

As part of a black-tie dinner, NPC President John Aubuchon presented the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate Award to Brian Lamb, the CEO of C-SPAN television networks. The award is for life…

Brian Lamb, editor of Booknotes: Stories from American History, published by PublicAffairs, moderated a panel discussion on the third collection of essays drawn from C-SPAN’s author-intervie…

Participants spoke about the launch of satellite broadcasts on cable television and the growth of the cable industry over the last 25 years. Following their remarks they answered questions f…

Panelists discussed the art of biography and their personal subject material. After answering questions posed by the moderator, they answered questions from the audience.

Biographers discussed the craft of writing biography including how the types of information gathered during research has changed in recent years and how that change has affected the types of…