C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Peter Eisner, "MacArthur's Spies"
56 minutesPeter Eisner, former managing director of the Center for Public Integrity, recalls the contingent of Filipinos and Americans who participated in resistance efforts against Japan's occupation of the Philippines during World War II. He speaks at the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Rep. Andy Biggs R-AZ
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The Communicators: Communicators - Saumil Shah
30 minutesCybersecurity researcher Saumil Shah describes how today's cyberattacks & ransomware operate, & how cybersecurity firms work to quash cyberattacks. Interviewed at the Black Hat cyber conference, he says cybersecurity efforts need to be more proactive.
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Discussion on U.S. Leadership and Climate Change
1 hour, 32 minutesHouse Science Committee Ranking Member Don Beyer (D) outlined the potential impact of the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement. He also touched on the implications that the U.S. will no longer be a leader on this issue.
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Ebola Epidemic Report
1 hour, 28 minutesThe Center for Global Development (CGD) held a discussion on the findings of its new report on effective international coordination and collaboration in fighting Ebola outbreaks. Doctors and public health officials talked about ongoing research, treatment and response efforts, and what they need in order to best address current and future epidemics.
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Sen. Jerry Moran R-KS Town Hall
1 hour, 21 minutesSen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) like many lawmakers during August recess held a series of town hall meetings with constituents. This one was held in Great Bend, Kansas. Sen. Moran answered questions on various policy topics including efforts to repeal and replace the federal health care law, veterans' services, farming challenges and the opioid epidemic.
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Public Affairs Events
2 hours, 0 minutePublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
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Washington Journal: GIDEON ROSE
12 minutesGideon Rose, editor of Foreign Affairs magazine, discusses developments in the U.S. standoff with North Korea and President Trump's complicated relationship with traditional U.S. Allies.
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President Trump on China's Intellectual Property Actions
6 minutesPresident Trump signs an executive memorandum regarding intellectual property law and Chinese businesses.
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President Trump Statement on White Nationalist Terror Attack
10 minutesPresident Trump delivered a statement from the White House Diplomatic Room, condemning the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia that resulted from a white nationalist protest and left one woman dead and 20 injured. A related crash of a police helicopter also left two officers dead. President Trump said the country needed to unify against racist violence, explicitly condemned the white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups that were marching in Charlottesville, and said the Justice Department would pursue charges against any perpetrators of racist violence.
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Federal Deregulation
1 hour, 3 minutesThe Coalition for Sensible Safeguards and the Economic Policy Institute co-hosted an event featuring people who shared their experiences and said they have suffered due to federal deregulation, or the lack of appropriate government regulations. Participants were in Washington, DC to lobby members of Congress to oppose the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) which they said was a "pernicious" bill that would make federal rule making a more adversarial process, and would ultimately lead to more Americans being harmed due to the lack of public protections.
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Social Security Forum Panel 1
1 hour, 11 minutesSocial Security policy experts talked about why this social insurance program is crucial for so many people other than retirees. They also addressed the federal program's long term financial sustainability. Their comments and presentations were all part of an event hosted by the National Academy of Social Insurance in Washington, DC.
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Social Security Forum Panel 2 with Chief and Deputy Actuaries
53 minutesChief Actuary of the Social Security Administration Stephen Goss and Deputy Actuary Karen Glenn gave an overview of the program's finances through the years and policy proposals out there to keep the nation's social insurance program financially sustainable. Two of the proposals included taxing investment income and increasing the retirement age depending on one's career. Mr. Goss and Ms. Glenn's remarks were part of an event hosted by the National Academy of Social Insurance.
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Countering Violent Extremism
1 hour, 35 minutesIslamic religious leaders and scholars discussed the radicalization process that occurs in prisons. This is part of a day-long forum hosted by the Newseum Institute's Religious Freedom Center on combating violent extremism among Muslim communities.
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The Communicators: Communicators - Saumil Shah
30 minutesCybersecurity researcher Saumil Shah describes how today's cyberattacks & ransomware operate, & how cybersecurity firms work to quash cyberattacks. Interviewed at the Black Hat cyber conference, he says cybersecurity efforts need to be more proactive.
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Scott Miller, "Agent 110"
56 minutesScott Miller, former correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, recalls Allen Dulles' efforts to embolden the German resistance against the Third Reich. Dulles, who would later lead the CIA, assumed the code-name Agent 110, and surreptitiously entered Switzerland in November 1942, when in the hopes of learning more about the Nazi operations, discovered a group of Germans set on the overthrow of Hitler. Scott Miller speaks at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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Nicholas Reynolds, "Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy"
1 hour, 7 minutesFormer CIA officer and historian at the CIA Museum, Nicholas Reynolds, recalls novelist Ernest Hemingway's connections to the Soviet NKVD, precursor to the KGB, and the U.S. OSS, predecessor of the CIA. The author reports that Hemingway, who was a proponent of the political left, was courted by both the Soviet and the American intelligence services to conduct espionage.
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Jack Barsky, "Deep Undercover"
57 minutesJack Barsky talks about his life as a KGB spy operating in the U.S. during the late 1970s and 1980s and his eventual rejecton of the Soviet Union. During this event held at the Spy Museum in Washington, DC, Mr. Barsky is interviewed by Vince Houghton, curator and historian at the Spy Museum.
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Peter Eisner, "MacArthur's Spies"
1 hour, 0 minutePeter Eisner, former managing director of the Center for Public Integrity, recalls the contingent of Filipinos and Americans who participated in resistance efforts against Japan's occupation of the Philippines during World War II. He speaks at the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Scott Miller, "Agent 110"
56 minutesScott Miller, former correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, recalls Allen Dulles' efforts to embolden the German resistance against the Third Reich. Dulles, who would later lead the CIA, assumed the code-name Agent 110, and surreptitiously entered Switzerland in November 1942, when in the hopes of learning more about the Nazi operations, discovered a group of Germans set on the overthrow of Hitler. Scott Miller speaks at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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Nicholas Reynolds, "Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy"
1 hour, 5 minutesFormer CIA officer and historian at the CIA Museum, Nicholas Reynolds, recalls novelist Ernest Hemingway's connections to the Soviet NKVD, precursor to the KGB, and the U.S. OSS, predecessor of the CIA. The author reports that Hemingway, who was a proponent of the political left, was courted by both the Soviet and the American intelligence services to conduct espionage.
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Jack Barsky, "Deep Undercover"
59 minutesJack Barsky talks about his life as a KGB spy operating in the U.S. during the late 1970s and 1980s and his eventual rejecton of the Soviet Union. During this event held at the Spy Museum in Washington, DC, Mr. Barsky is interviewed by Vince Houghton, curator and historian at the Spy Museum.
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Peter Eisner, "MacArthur's Spies"
58 minutesPeter Eisner, former managing director of the Center for Public Integrity, recalls the contingent of Filipinos and Americans who participated in resistance efforts against Japan's occupation of the Philippines during World War II. He speaks at the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Immigration Policy Discussion with Rep. Steny Hoyer D-MD
1 hour, 8 minutesHouse Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) held a roundtable discussion with immigrant youth on the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Rep. Hoyer said if President Trump decides to repeal the program it would be a "humanitarian disaster." In addition, Rep. Hoyer stressed the need for comprehensive immigration legislation that creates a pathway to U.S. citizenship. Several DACA recipients talked about the challenges of being an undocumented immigrant and positive impacts of the DACA program. This event was hosted United We Dream and CASA, an immigration advocacy group.
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Discussion on Shakespeare and the Rule of Law
1 hour, 25 minutesInterior Secretary Ryan Zinke and theater director Liesl Tommy were among the panelists at a discussion on the role of the rules of war in the Shakespearean canon, and what modern lessons on war and conflict could be divined from his works. Hosted by the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., panelists considered a number of Shakespeare's works - most notably the drama Macbeth - and parallels that could be drawn to conflicts in Syria, Libya, and elsewhere around the world.