BROADCAST DATE: Monday, May 3, 1999, C-SPAN.
DESCRIPTION: "C-SPAN" (the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) is an American cable television network dedicated to airing non-stop coverage of government proceedings and public affairs programming. In this case, a live telecast of an official dinner honoring the Prime Minister of Japan and his wife. Lynda Carter and her husband Robert Altman are among the guests to the White House dinner.

	Broadcast Network: C-SPAN. Producers of Live Coverage: C-SPAN.
EPISODE SYNOPSIS: Official dinner honoring Prime Minister and Mrs. Obuchi of Japan on the occasion of the visit of His Excellency Keizo Obuchi, Prime Minister of Japan. The President and Mrs. Clinton welcome the guest to the dinner at the White House on Monday, May 3, 1999. Among the 340 guests we find a dozen members of the President's cabinet staff, 20 members of the Congress, business executives, Washington reporters and a few well-known celebrities like Lynda Carter and her husband Robert Altman.

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			RUNNING TIME:	00:74:00 [90 minutes including commercials].
			VHS:	Not available on commercial video.
			DVD:	Not available on commercial video.
			INFO:	LYNDA CARTER appears as one of the guest with her husband Robert Altman.
			VIDEO:	[1]  "C-SPAN LIVE". Video clip.
			TRIVIA:	[•] C-SPAN first went on the air on March 19, 1979, broadcasting a speech by then-congressman Al Gore. C-SPAN2, a spin-off network, covers all live sessions of the U.S. Senate and went on the air on June 2, 1986, with the original channel then focusing on the House. The latest spin-off, C-SPAN3, began broadcasting on January 22, 2001, and shows other government-related live events along with historical programming from C-SPAN's archives.
				[•] C-SPAN does not have the ratings of the major networks, but it has a devoted following. Avid C-SPAN viewers often refer to themselves as "C-SPAN Junkies," "SPANners," or "Spanheads."
				[•] In its early days, cable companies tried to replace C-SPAN with channels that produced more revenue. However, C-SPAN had developed somewhat of a "cult following" among political junkies and citizens who had always wanted to see what was really happening with their elected officials.

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