C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Agriculture Producers Testify on Farm Safety Net
3 hours, 22 minutesGroups representing farmers testified on crop insurance and other federal safety net programs for farmers at a Senate Agriculture subcommittee hearing. Two panels of witnesses represented lobbying groups representing larger agricultural producers and farmers growing crops like soybeans, corn, and cotton, and talked about what potential changes they wanted to see in a future reauthorization of federal farm programs. Legislators were expected to pass some form of a farm bill by the end of 2023.
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Lectures in History: Native American Art & Museum Collections
49 minutesUniversity of California, Davis, art history professor Heghnar Watenpaugh discussed objects of Native American culture in museum collections as well as repatriation efforts.
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Reel America: Army Recreation - 1968
30 minutesThis 1968 U.S. Army video described recreation activities available for military personnel as was released as "To Serve a Soldier." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Brian Linn, "Elvis's Army"
9 minutesIn his book "Elvis's Army: Cold War GIs and the Atomic Battlefield," Brian Linn examined the army that Elvis Presley was drafted into in 1958 and explained how this army was different than all others proceeding it.
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"43 - Inside the George W. Bush Presidency"
1 hour, 1 minuteFormer Defense Secretary Robert Gates went behind-the-scenes of the George W. Bush White House with presidential scholars from the University of Virginia's Miller Center. The scholars are editors of the Miller Center book, "43: Inside the George W. Bush Presidency." Robert Gates served Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama -- the only defense secretary retained by an incoming president.
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Benjamin Harrison House
30 minutesBenjamin Harrison, who lived his adult life in Indianapolis, was the 23rd President of the United States. Charles Hyde, President and CEO of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, talked about Harrison's life of leadership and his accomplishments while in office. Vice President of Curatorship Jennifer Capps toured of the Harrison home, which displays some of the over ten thousands items from the Harrison family's collection.
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Lectures in History: Native American Art & Museum Collections
50 minutesUniversity of California, Davis, art history professor Heghnar Watenpaugh discussed objects of Native American culture in museum collections as well as repatriation efforts.
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Reel America: Army Recreation - 1968
30 minutesThis 1968 U.S. Army video described recreation activities available for military personnel as was released as "To Serve a Soldier." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Brian Linn, "Elvis's Army"
10 minutesIn his book "Elvis's Army: Cold War GIs and the Atomic Battlefield," Brian Linn examined the army that Elvis Presley was drafted into in 1958 and explained how this army was different than all others proceeding it.
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"43 - Inside the George W. Bush Presidency"
1 hour, 0 minuteFormer Defense Secretary Robert Gates went behind-the-scenes of the George W. Bush White House with presidential scholars from the University of Virginia's Miller Center. The scholars are editors of the Miller Center book, "43: Inside the George W. Bush Presidency." Robert Gates served Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama -- the only defense secretary retained by an incoming president.
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Benjamin Harrison House
30 minutesBenjamin Harrison, who lived his adult life in Indianapolis, was the 23rd President of the United States. Charles Hyde, President and CEO of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, talked about Harrison's life of leadership and his accomplishments while in office. Vice President of Curatorship Jennifer Capps toured of the Harrison home, which displays some of the over ten thousands items from the Harrison family's collection.
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The Civil War: Civil War Journeys, Geography, and Photography
55 minutesHistorian Garry Adelman used stories and Civil War photography to talk about the ways people experienced the war depending on where they were and how they traveled. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion.
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Gene Jarrett, "Paul Laurence Dunbar - The Life and Times of a Caged Bird"
1 hour, 5 minutesAuthor Gene Jarrett discussed the life of Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the first African American writers to garner international recognition in the wake of emancipation. Labyrinth Books in Princeton, New Jersey, hosted this event.
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100th Anniversary of 1915 Lusitania Sinking
1 hour, 30 minutesPanelists examine the wartime role of the sinking of the Lusitania, the worldwide reaction to the tragedy, and its impact on American public opinion about the war. This commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania was held by the National Press Club and the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission at the National Press Club.
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Reenactment of the Boston Meeting of the Body of the People - 1773
1 hour, 15 minutesActors reenacted Boston's 1773 Meeting of the Body of the People in its original location, the Old South Meeting House, the site of key meetings that led to the Boston Tea Party and American Independence. Revolutionary Spaces in Boston, Massachusetts, hosted this event.
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Ricardo Herrera, "Feeding Washington's Army"
1 hour, 15 minutesAuthor Ricardo Herrera examined the Continental Army's leadership through a major foraging operation undertaken in the Revolutionary War during the Valley Forge winter of 1778. George Washington's Mount Vernon hosted this event.
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Lectures in History: Native American Art & Museum Collections
50 minutesUniversity of California, Davis, art history professor Heghnar Watenpaugh discussed objects of Native American culture in museum collections as well as repatriation efforts.
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Reel America: Army Recreation - 1968
30 minutesThis 1968 U.S. Army video described recreation activities available for military personnel as was released as "To Serve a Soldier." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Brian Linn, "Elvis's Army"
10 minutesIn his book "Elvis's Army: Cold War GIs and the Atomic Battlefield," Brian Linn examined the army that Elvis Presley was drafted into in 1958 and explained how this army was different than all others proceeding it.
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"43 - Inside the George W. Bush Presidency"
1 hour, 0 minuteFormer Defense Secretary Robert Gates went behind-the-scenes of the George W. Bush White House with presidential scholars from the University of Virginia's Miller Center. The scholars are editors of the Miller Center book, "43: Inside the George W. Bush Presidency." Robert Gates served Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama -- the only defense secretary retained by an incoming president.
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Benjamin Harrison House
30 minutesBenjamin Harrison, who lived his adult life in Indianapolis, was the 23rd President of the United States. Charles Hyde, President and CEO of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, talked about Harrison's life of leadership and his accomplishments while in office. Vice President of Curatorship Jennifer Capps toured of the Harrison home, which displays some of the over ten thousands items from the Harrison family's collection.
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Lectures in History: Native American Art & Museum Collections
50 minutesUniversity of California, Davis, art history professor Heghnar Watenpaugh discussed objects of Native American culture in museum collections as well as repatriation efforts.
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Reel America: Army Recreation - 1968
30 minutesThis 1968 U.S. Army video described recreation activities available for military personnel as was released as "To Serve a Soldier." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Brian Linn, "Elvis's Army"
10 minutesIn his book "Elvis's Army: Cold War GIs and the Atomic Battlefield," Brian Linn examined the army that Elvis Presley was drafted into in 1958 and explained how this army was different than all others proceeding it.
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"43 - Inside the George W. Bush Presidency"
1 hour, 0 minuteFormer Defense Secretary Robert Gates went behind-the-scenes of the George W. Bush White House with presidential scholars from the University of Virginia's Miller Center. The scholars are editors of the Miller Center book, "43: Inside the George W. Bush Presidency." Robert Gates served Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama -- the only defense secretary retained by an incoming president.
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Benjamin Harrison House
30 minutesBenjamin Harrison, who lived his adult life in Indianapolis, was the 23rd President of the United States. Charles Hyde, President and CEO of the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, talked about Harrison's life of leadership and his accomplishments while in office. Vice President of Curatorship Jennifer Capps toured of the Harrison home, which displays some of the over ten thousands items from the Harrison family's collection.
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The Civil War: Civil War Journeys, Geography, and Photography
55 minutesHistorian Garry Adelman used stories and Civil War photography to talk about the ways people experienced the war depending on where they were and how they traveled. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion.
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Gene Jarrett, "Paul Laurence Dunbar - The Life and Times of a Caged Bird"
1 hour, 5 minutesAuthor Gene Jarrett discussed the life of Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the first African American writers to garner international recognition in the wake of emancipation. Labyrinth Books in Princeton, New Jersey, hosted this event.
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100th Anniversary of 1915 Lusitania Sinking
1 hour, 30 minutesPanelists examine the wartime role of the sinking of the Lusitania, the worldwide reaction to the tragedy, and its impact on American public opinion about the war. This commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania was held by the National Press Club and the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission at the National Press Club.
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Reenactment of the Boston Meeting of the Body of the People - 1773
1 hour, 15 minutesActors reenacted Boston's 1773 Meeting of the Body of the People in its original location, the Old South Meeting House, the site of key meetings that led to the Boston Tea Party and American Independence. Revolutionary Spaces in Boston, Massachusetts, hosted this event.
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Ricardo Herrera, "Feeding Washington's Army"
1 hour, 15 minutesAuthor Ricardo Herrera examined the Continental Army's leadership through a major foraging operation undertaken in the Revolutionary War during the Valley Forge winter of 1778. George Washington's Mount Vernon hosted this event.