Founding Father How C-SPAN's Brian Lamb Changed Politics in America

by Frantzich, Stephen E.

• ISBN13: 9780742558502
• ISBN10: 0742558509
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-07
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This is the first biography of the enigmatic broadcast visionary and C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb. It explores Lamb's experiences as public affairs officer to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, White House staffer during the Johnson and Nixon administrations, Capitol Hill press secretary, and many other previously unknown stories. Founding Father also chronicles the creation and rise of C-SPAN from a dream to the network of record for public affairs with its legion of C-SPAN junkies.

Author Biography

Stephen E. Frantzich is professor of political science at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Bridge Spanning the Political Chasm	p. 1
The Founding Father: Building a Bridge on a Midwestern Foundation	p. 5
A Bridge to Powerdise	p. 29
Building Bridge Supports	p. 55
Building and Strengthening the Rickety Bridge	p. 67
Bridge Maintenance: Management by Walking Around	p. 83
Managing the Flow: The Lamb Style	p. 95
No Star Span(g)-Led Banter	p. 119
Maintaining the Bridge	p. 143
The Bridge Still Stands	p. 161
Notes	p. 167
Index	p. 181
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