C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Jung Pak, "Becoming Kim Jong Un"
58 minutesFormer CIA analyst Jung Pak talked about the character and motivations of North Korea's Kim Jong Un. This virtual event was hosted by the Brookings Institution.
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David Marwell, "Mengele"
57 minutesDavid Marwell, former director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, recounted the life of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele. This was a virtual event hosted by Labyrinth Books and Princeton Public Library.
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Neal Bascomb, "Faster"
56 minutesNeal Bascomb chronicled the life of French racecar driver Rene Dreyfus, who was prohibited from joining top German race teams in the 1930s due to his Jewish heritage. This was a virtual program hosted by Left Bank Books.
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Molly Ball, "Pelosi"
1 hour, 5 minutesTime magazine national political correspondent Molly Ball discussed the career of Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). This virtual event was sponsored by Politics and Prose Bookstore.
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Nick Adams, "Trump and Churchill"
30 minutesNick Adams, founder and president of the Foundation for Liberty and American Greatness, talked about what Donald Trump and Winston Churchill have in common.
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Jung Pak, "Becoming Kim Jong Un"
59 minutesFormer CIA analyst Jung Pak talked about the character and motivations of North Korea's Kim Jong Un. This virtual event was hosted by the Brookings Institution.
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Washington Journal: Stephen Clark
29 minutesSpaceflight Now's Stephen Clark discussed the launch of the first ever astronaut launch for SpaceX and what this means for the future of space exploration.
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NASA Administrator & Kennedy Space Center Director Hold SpaceX Crew Dragon Countdown Clock Briefing
28 minutesNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana and other NASA officials held a "countdown clock" briefing ahead of the SpaceX Crew Dragon launch. Administrator Bridenstine said the mission is currently a "go for launch" with favorable weather in the forecast. He discussed coronavirus pandemic safety measures, the future of human space flight, working with Russia on the International Space Station and efforts to commercialize low-Earth orbit. NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are scheduled to launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on Wednesday, May 27. The mission serves as an end-to-end test flight for the SpaceX transportation system and marks first astronaut launch by a private company.
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Coverage of SpaceX Crew Dragon Launch
5 hours, 21 minutesC-SPAN networks live coverage of the first manned space mission to launch from U.S. soil since the final shuttle launch in 2011. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
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President Trump Tours Orion Capsule Ahead of SpaceX Launch
9 minutesPresident Trump and first lady Melania Trump toured the Orion Capsule at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of the SpaceX launch - a NASA and corporate-driven endeavor that marks the first human launch from U.S. soil in nine years. President Trump spoke to reporters briefly about the historic launch and the killing of an African American man, George Floyd, by police in Minneapolis. Shortly after this tour, the SpaceX launch was rescheduled for Saturday, May 30 due to poor weather conditions.
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House Speaker Pelosi Holds News Conference
53 minutesHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) and other members of the Democratic caucus held a news conference from Capitol Hill on the legislative agenda. Speaker Pelosi criticized the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying the country needed a more centralized plan to conduct testing, contact tracing, isolation and treatment. The speaker also defended the resolution passed by the House earlier in the month that allows some members to vote by proxy, the first time in history the practice had been permitted. Additionally, Speaker Pelosi urged her colleagues to approve the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reauthorization bill, which was to be voted on later that day.
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Coverage of SpaceX Crew Dragon Launch
57 minutesThe SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft canceled its launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center because of weather concerns. The launch has been rescheduled for Saturday.
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Heather Cox Richardson, "How the South Won the Civil War"
1 hour, 14 minutesBoston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson argued that Southern social, political, and economic ideologies prevailed in the American West following the Civil War. This was a virtual author event hosted by the Brooklyn Historical Society.
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Katherine Sharp Landdeck, "The Women with Silver Wings"
46 minutesKatherine Sharp Landdeck provided a history of the female pilots who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. This was a virtual event hosted by the National World War II Museum.
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Bettye Kearse, "The Other Madisons"
43 minutesRetired pediatrician and geneticist Bettye Kearse investigated her family's lineage and its oral history that claims they are descendants of James Madison and his slave, Coreen.
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Abram Van Engen, "City on a Hill"
1 hour, 3 minutesWashington University English professor Abram Van Engen provided a history of American exceptionalism and the term "city on a hill," from its origins in a 1630 sermon by Massachusetts Bay governor John Winthrop to today. This was a virtual author program hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
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Eric Nusbaum, "Stealing Home"
46 minutesSports writer Eric Nusbaum reported on how the construction of the Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium led to the displacement of a Mexican American neighborhood in the 1950s. This was a virtual event hosted by Vroman's Bookstore..
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Heather Cox Richardson, "How the South Won the Civil War"
1 hour, 15 minutesBoston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson argued that Southern social, political, and economic ideologies prevailed in the American West following the Civil War. This was a virtual author event hosted by the Brooklyn Historical Society.
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Katherine Sharp Landdeck, "The Women with Silver Wings"
46 minutesKatherine Sharp Landdeck provided a history of the female pilots who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. This was a virtual event hosted by the National World War II Museum.
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Bettye Kearse, "The Other Madisons"
44 minutesRetired pediatrician and geneticist Bettye Kearse investigated her family's lineage and its oral history that claims they are descendants of James Madison and his slave, Coreen.
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Abram Van Engen, "City on a Hill"
1 hour, 3 minutesWashington University English professor Abram Van Engen provided a history of American exceptionalism and the term "city on a hill," from its origins in a 1630 sermon by Massachusetts Bay governor John Winthrop to today. This was a virtual author program hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
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Eric Nusbaum, "Stealing Home"
46 minutesSports writer Eric Nusbaum reported on how the construction of the Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium led to the displacement of a Mexican American neighborhood in the 1950s. This was a virtual event hosted by Vroman's Bookstore..
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Heather Cox Richardson, "How the South Won the Civil War"
1 hour, 15 minutesBoston College history professor Heather Cox Richardson argued that Southern social, political, and economic ideologies prevailed in the American West following the Civil War. This was a virtual author event hosted by the Brooklyn Historical Society.
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Katherine Sharp Landdeck, "The Women with Silver Wings"
46 minutesKatherine Sharp Landdeck provided a history of the female pilots who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. This was a virtual event hosted by the National World War II Museum.