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Someone establish an official thread for each segment over the next 25 hours. Thank you.
call-in numbers: GOP: 202-737-0001 - Democrats: 202-737-0002 Others: 202-628-0205 - Outside U.S.: 202-628-0184
C-SPAN launched televisionÕs first-ever, regularly scheduled national viewer call-in program on October 7, 1980 from the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. WeÕre marking the call-in anniversary with a live, 25-Hour Call-In Marathon starting on Friday, October 7, 2005, at 8 p.m. and continuing through Saturday, October 8, 2005 at 9 p.m. ET. Every hour, the special program will highlight key events from a year in recent history starting with 1980. Interviews with guests who helped shape or cover the event, archival video and statistics from that year are scheduled. Also, interviews with 25 winners from C-SPANÕs Viewer Call-In Essay Contest will be featured hourly. 25th ANNIVERSARY OF C-SPAN CALL-INS: PROGRAM SCHEDULE (All Times Eastern -- Video will be available Sunday, October 9.) 1980-1981: Friday 8-9:30pm Topic: Have call-ins changed the political discussion? Guest: Phil Donahue Guest: Pat Buchanan Contest Winners: Carole Troll, Woodhaven, NY & Barret Kalellis, Pinckney, MI 1981-1982: Friday 9:30-11pm Topic: Memorable Members of Congress Guest: Tony Blankley, Op-Ed page editor, Washington Times Contest Winner: Kathleen Holowach, El Cajon, CA 1983: Friday 11pm-midnight Topic: The Middle East Guest: Georgie Anne "Gigi" Geyer, author and reporter Contest Winner: Scott Gray, Birmingham, AL 1984: Saturday midnight-1am Topic: Iowa/NH and presidential politics Guests: David Yepsen, Des Moines Register & Joseph McQuaid, The New Hampshire Union Leader Contest Winner: Joel Steinberg, Fairfax Station, VA 1985: Saturday 1am-2am Topic: The Reagan years Guest: Lou Cannon, Reagan biographer Contest Winner: Mary McGinnis, Rupert, ID 1986: Saturday 2am-3am Topic: Space exploration Guest: Dr. Louis Friedman, Executive Director, Planetary Society Contest Winner: Ron LueDecke, Palms, CA 1987: Saturday: 3am-4am Topic: Presidential scandals and their impact on democracy Guests: Susan Page, USA Today & Carl Leubsdorf, Dallas Morning News Contest Winner: Anthony Lee, Berkeley, CA 1988: Saturday 4am-5am Topic: The legacy of President Bush "41" Guest: Jim Pinkerton, syndicated columnist and contributor, Fox News Channel Contest Winner: Patrick Turner, Hermosa Beach, CA 1989: Saturday 5am-6am Topic: Role of the U.S. in the world Guests: Christopher Hitchens, columnist, Vanity Fair Contest Winner: Christina Carlson, Lihue, HI 1990: Saturday 6am-7am Topic: Congressional scandals Guest: Kwame Holman, Washington correspondent, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer (PBS) Contest Winner: Maria Lyda, Tulsa, OK 1991: Saturday 7am-8am Topic: Supreme court nominations Guest: Joan Biskupic, Supreme Court reporter, USA Today Contest Winner: Joe Martin, Oceanside, CA 1992: Saturday 8am-9am Topic: The legacy of President Clinton Guest: John Podesta, former Chief of Staff to President Clinton Contest Winner: Judy Hammond, Alachua, FL 1993: Saturday 9am-10am Topic: Role of the media in covering Washington Guest: Nick Gillespie, editor, Reason magazine Contest Winner: Kathleen O'Donnell, Keene, NH 1994: Saturday 10am-11am Topic: GOP takeover Guests: Former Rep. Tom Foley (D-WA) & Former Rep. Robert Walker (R-PA) Contest Winner: Dain Pascocello, Hopewell Junction, NY 1995: Saturday 11am-Noon Topic: Race relations Guest: Commissioner Gerald Reynolds, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Contest Winner: Carolyn Ross, Oxford, MS 1996: Saturday Noon-1pm Topic: Social Washington Guest: Sally Quinn, author and former reporter for Style section of Washington Post Contest Winner: Robert Meehan, Houston, TX 1997: Saturday 1pm-2pm Topic: Influence of talk radio Guests: Randi Rhodes, "Randi Rhodes Show on Air America," and Janet Parshall, "Janet Parshall's America" Contest Winner: Stephanie Clemens, State College, PA 1998: Saturday 2pm-3pm Topic: The Clinton impeachment Guest: Matt Drudge, The Drudge Report Contest Winner: Robert Ewoldt, Chicago, IL 1999: Saturday 3pm-4pm Topic: Violence in schools Guest: Reg Weaver, president, National Education Association Contest Winner: Andrew Ohmer, Indianapolis, IN 2000: Saturday 4pm-5pm Topic: President Bush "43" Guests: TBD Contest Winner: Krystal Reyes, Moline, IL 2001: Saturday 5pm-6pm Topic: International terrorism Guest: Jessica Stern, professor, Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, and author Contest Winners: Cesar Muedas, Brentwood, TN & Diane Shockey, Gaylord, MI 2002: Saturday 6pm-7pm Topic: Corporate scandals Guests: Marilyn Geewax, economics and technology correspondent, Cox News Service Contest Winner: Andrew Emerson, Dallas, TX 2003: Saturday 7-8pm * Topic: War in Iraq Guests: William Kristol, editor, The Weekly Standard & Frank Rich, columnist, The New York Times *Erika Barger, Grand Prize Winner in C-SPAN's Viewer Call-In Essay Contest, to co-host with C-SPAN's Brian Lamb this hour 2004/2005 Saturday 8pm-9pm Topic: Wrap-up and viewer calls Please pick a name, start a reply thread with their info. DU'ers can use the information when calling in to counter the spin and lies.
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