C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Andrew Natsios & Andrew Card, "Transforming Our World - George H.W. Bush & American Foreign Polic
1 hour, 4 minutesCo-editors Andrew Natsios & Andrew Card talked about their book, "Transforming Our World: President George H.W. Bush & American Foreign Policy." They've collected insider accounts from Bush administration veterans who helped shape world events from the fall of the Soviet Union to the Gulf War. The Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. hosted this virtual event.
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Lectures in History: The Vietnam War, 1965-75
1 hour, 19 minutesSan Diego State University professor Pierre Asselin taught a class on the Vietnam War, looking at the conflict from U.S. escalation in 1965 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. He described the tactics of both sides and outlined how the South Vietnamese were supported by American forces, while the North Vietnamese received supplies from both China and the Soviet Union. He argued that the United States was in Vietnam to prove the viability of capitalism and the American system of government.
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Paul Edwards "The Mistaken History of the Korean War"
10 minutesIn his book "The Mistaken History of the Korean War," Veteran Paul Edwards shared what he believes are some of the misconceptions about the war and how these misconceptions have affected Korean War veterans today.
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Richard Norton Smith, "An Ordinary Man"
1 hour, 21 minutesHistorian Richard Norton Smith talked about his decade-long look into the life of President Gerald Ford and his assessment of the man and his presidency, based on new interviews and thousands of documents. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Duck and Cover" - 1951
11 minutesAmerican students learned safety and preparedness in case of an atomic bomb explosion in this 1951 public awareness campaign video produced by the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Reel America is an American History TV series comprised of archival films from throughout the twentieth century.
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Lectures in History: The Vietnam War, 1965-75
1 hour, 18 minutesSan Diego State University professor Pierre Asselin taught a class on the Vietnam War, looking at the conflict from U.S. escalation in 1965 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. He described the tactics of both sides and outlined how the South Vietnamese were supported by American forces, while the North Vietnamese received supplies from both China and the Soviet Union. He argued that the United States was in Vietnam to prove the viability of capitalism and the American system of government.
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Paul Edwards "The Mistaken History of the Korean War"
11 minutesIn his book "The Mistaken History of the Korean War," Veteran Paul Edwards shared what he believes are some of the misconceptions about the war and how these misconceptions have affected Korean War veterans today.
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Richard Norton Smith, "An Ordinary Man"
1 hour, 20 minutesHistorian Richard Norton Smith talked about his decade-long look into the life of President Gerald Ford and his assessment of the man and his presidency, based on new interviews and thousands of documents. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Duck and Cover" - 1951
10 minutesAmerican students learned safety and preparedness in case of an atomic bomb explosion in this 1951 public awareness campaign video produced by the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Reel America is an American History TV series comprised of archival films from throughout the twentieth century.
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The Civil War: 1862 Virginia Peninsula Campaign
54 minutesVirginia Center for Civil War Studies director Paul Quigley talked about the soldier experience during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, a Union attempt to capture the Confederate capitol of Richmond. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion.
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Reel America: Teaching Combat Surgery - 1958
16 minutesThis 1958 Department of Defense video, using simulated combat conditions, showed how surgeons were taught to handle wounds. It was released as "A Method of Teaching Combat Surgery." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Racism in the U.S. Military during WWII
1 hour, 14 minutesGeorge Washington University professor Thomas Guglielmo gave the keynote address on racism during World War II at the Texas Christian University military history conference in Fort Worth, Texas.
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1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor Testimony
55 minutesSurvivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre appeared at a Congressional hearing marking the centennial of the 1921 attack in which a white mob attacked residents, homes, and businesses in a predominantly Black Tulsa, Oklahoma, neighborhood. This event took place in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
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François-Jean de Chastellux and American Independence
1 hour, 35 minutesHistorian Iris De Rode talked about François-Jean de Chastellux, a French major general and cousin to the Marquis de Lafayette, who played a role in the Franco-American alliance during the Revolutionary War. This program was hosted by the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati in Washington, D.C.
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Washington Journal: 50th Anniversary of Senate Watergate Hearings
1 hour, 5 minutesAssociate U.S. Senate Historian Katherine Scott discussed the 50th anniversary of the Senate Watergate Hearings, which took place during the summer of 1973 and led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon a year later.
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Lectures in History: The Vietnam War, 1965-75
1 hour, 20 minutesSan Diego State University professor Pierre Asselin taught a class on the Vietnam War, looking at the conflict from U.S. escalation in 1965 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. He described the tactics of both sides and outlined how the South Vietnamese were supported by American forces, while the North Vietnamese received supplies from both China and the Soviet Union. He argued that the United States was in Vietnam to prove the viability of capitalism and the American system of government.
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Paul Edwards "The Mistaken History of the Korean War"
10 minutesIn his book "The Mistaken History of the Korean War," Veteran Paul Edwards shared what he believes are some of the misconceptions about the war and how these misconceptions have affected Korean War veterans today.
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Richard Norton Smith, "An Ordinary Man"
1 hour, 21 minutesHistorian Richard Norton Smith talked about his decade-long look into the life of President Gerald Ford and his assessment of the man and his presidency, based on new interviews and thousands of documents. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Duck and Cover" - 1951
10 minutesAmerican students learned safety and preparedness in case of an atomic bomb explosion in this 1951 public awareness campaign video produced by the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Reel America is an American History TV series comprised of archival films from throughout the twentieth century.
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Lectures in History: The Vietnam War, 1965-75
1 hour, 19 minutesSan Diego State University professor Pierre Asselin taught a class on the Vietnam War, looking at the conflict from U.S. escalation in 1965 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. He described the tactics of both sides and outlined how the South Vietnamese were supported by American forces, while the North Vietnamese received supplies from both China and the Soviet Union. He argued that the United States was in Vietnam to prove the viability of capitalism and the American system of government.
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Paul Edwards "The Mistaken History of the Korean War"
11 minutesIn his book "The Mistaken History of the Korean War," Veteran Paul Edwards shared what he believes are some of the misconceptions about the war and how these misconceptions have affected Korean War veterans today.
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Richard Norton Smith, "An Ordinary Man"
1 hour, 20 minutesHistorian Richard Norton Smith talked about his decade-long look into the life of President Gerald Ford and his assessment of the man and his presidency, based on new interviews and thousands of documents. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Duck and Cover" - 1951
10 minutesAmerican students learned safety and preparedness in case of an atomic bomb explosion in this 1951 public awareness campaign video produced by the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Reel America is an American History TV series comprised of archival films from throughout the twentieth century.
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The Civil War: 1862 Virginia Peninsula Campaign
55 minutesVirginia Center for Civil War Studies director Paul Quigley talked about the soldier experience during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, a Union attempt to capture the Confederate capitol of Richmond. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion.
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Reel America: Teaching Combat Surgery - 1958
15 minutesThis 1958 Department of Defense video, using simulated combat conditions, showed how surgeons were taught to handle wounds. It was released as "A Method of Teaching Combat Surgery." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Racism in the U.S. Military during WWII
1 hour, 14 minutesGeorge Washington University professor Thomas Guglielmo gave the keynote address on racism during World War II at the Texas Christian University military history conference in Fort Worth, Texas.
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1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor Testimony
55 minutesSurvivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre appeared at a Congressional hearing marking the centennial of the 1921 attack in which a white mob attacked residents, homes, and businesses in a predominantly Black Tulsa, Oklahoma, neighborhood. This event took place in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center.
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François-Jean de Chastellux and American Independence
1 hour, 35 minutesHistorian Iris De Rode talked about François-Jean de Chastellux, a French major general and cousin to the Marquis de Lafayette, who played a role in the Franco-American alliance during the Revolutionary War. This program was hosted by the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati in Washington, D.C.
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Washington Journal: 50th Anniversary of Senate Watergate Hearings
1 hour, 5 minutesAssociate U.S. Senate Historian Katherine Scott discussed the 50th anniversary of the Senate Watergate Hearings, which took place during the summer of 1973 and led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon a year later.