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When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, he hailed the new law as a “great movement for the next century” and envisioned a “network of knowledge” that employed “every means of sending and storing information that the individual can use,” all in the cause of education.
While President Johnson may not have foreseen the full extent of communications advances that were to take place over the coming decades, the Act laid the groundwork for the development of nearly 1,300 locally owned and operated public television and radio stations that now reach almost every American house…
In This Issue
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Public Broadcasting
The Debate Over Federal Funding
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Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
Signing Remarks by President Lyndon B. Johnson
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Overview
Organization, Functions, and Funding Structure
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Public Television Funding
Government Accountability Office Report
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Public Broadcasting Appropriations
History and Current Request
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National Public Radio Financing
Revenue Sources and Expenses
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Supreme Court TV Coverage
Recent Developments in Congress
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Abortion and Federal Funds
Recent Developments in Congress
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Legislative Background on Public Broadcasting
Recent Action in Congress
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Greenhouse Gas Regulation
Recent Developments in Congress
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Pro & Con
Should the House Vote to Prohibit Federal Funding for National Public Radio?
