Founding Father is the first biography of C-SPAN's Brian Lamb. It explores his experiences as a student, White House staffer, Capitol Hill press secretary, media columnist, and many other previously unknown stories, while also covering the creation and rise of C-SPAN.

Stephen E. Frantzich is professor of political science at the U.S. Naval Academy. He is the author of over a dozen books, including Citizen Democracy: Citizen Activists in a Cynical Age and The C-Span Revolution. He regularly provides congressional testimony on such topics as Congressional continuity and democracy and technology. He has served as a consultant to C-SPAN, the Dirksen Center, foreign parliaments, and a number of foundations. He lives in Annapolis, Maryland.