C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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2023 NBCC Awards Ceremony
2 hours, 0 minuteBook TV presented coverage of the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Awards, held in New York City. Awards for fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography and other categories were presented. Recipients made brief remarks.
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About Books: The "Chatter on Books" Podcast
30 minutesAuthor and former Defense Department spokeswoman Torie Clarke discussed how she went from a career in politics to starting a podcast focusing on her love of books. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books.
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Ricardo Herrera, "Feeding Washington's Army"
1 hour, 10 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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Reel America: Naval Battles of The War of 1812
20 minutesThis animated Navy Department Training Film produced in 1955 showed naval battles of the War of 1812. Reel America is an American History TV series comprised of archival films from throughout the twentieth century.
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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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The Civil War: Megan Bever, "At War with King Alcohol"
1 hour, 10 minutesMissouri Southern State University professor Megan Bever talked about the temperance movement and alcohol use by soldiers during the Civil War. This virtual program was hosted by the Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University.
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Lectures in History: Mexican-American War
1 hour, 11 minutesAquinas College professor John Pinheiro taught a class about the Mexican-American War during the late 1840s. Professor Pinheiro is the author of "Manifest Ambition: James K. Polk and Civil-Military Relations during the Mexican War." Aquinas College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Lectures in History: World War I Correspondence
55 minutesMount Marty University professor Richard Lofthus taught a class about World War I by examining the correspondence of American Army Private John Warns, a farmer from a German-American family near Wentworth, South Dakota. Mount Marty University is located in Yankton, South Dakota.
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Matthew Delmont, "Half American"
1 hour, 0 minuteDartmouth College history professor Matthew Delmont discussed his book "Half American," which tells the story of African American soldiers during World War II and how they were treated when they came home. This event took place during the 15th annual International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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The Bloody 100th and John "Lucky" Luckadoo
1 hour, 14 minutes100 year-old World War II veteran John "Lucky" Luckadoo, discussed his time as a bomber pilot in the 8th Air Force, when he flew 25 combat missions over France and Germany. This event took place during the 15th annual International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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Reel America: U.S. Women Prisoners of War - World War II
30 minutesThis 1985 Department of Defense film shared the oral histories of Army and Navy nurse POWs captured after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Korean War Veterans Memorial Remembrance Wall
1 hour, 16 minutesA new Wall of Remembrance was dedicated at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Inscribed on the wall are the names of more than 36,000 Americans and over 7,100 Koreans who died contributing to the war effort. The Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation hosted this event.
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Vietnam War POWs Tell Their Stories
54 minutesThree former Vietnam War POWs appeared before a gathering of U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen to talk about their ordeal a half-century ago. The last of the American POWs returned from Vietnam to the United States in 1973. The Annapolis, Maryland, academy hosted this event.
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Iraq War 20th Anniversary
1 hour, 20 minutesHistorian Melvyn Leffler talked about George W. Bush, American foreign policy, and the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War with Martin DiCaro, host of the Washington Times "History As It Happens" podcast. This program was part of the Washington Times taping of their history podcast.
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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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Reel America: Naval Battles of The War of 1812
20 minutesThis animated Navy Department Training Film produced in 1955 showed naval battles of the War of 1812. Reel America is an American History TV series comprised of archival films from throughout the twentieth century.
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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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The Civil War: Megan Bever, "At War with King Alcohol"
1 hour, 10 minutesMissouri Southern State University professor Megan Bever talked about the temperance movement and alcohol use by soldiers during the Civil War. This virtual program was hosted by the Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University.
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Lectures in History: Mexican-American War
1 hour, 10 minutesAquinas College professor John Pinheiro taught a class about the Mexican-American War during the late 1840s. Professor Pinheiro is the author of "Manifest Ambition: James K. Polk and Civil-Military Relations during the Mexican War." Aquinas College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Lectures in History: World War I Correspondence
55 minutesMount Marty University professor Richard Lofthus taught a class about World War I by examining the correspondence of American Army Private John Warns, a farmer from a German-American family near Wentworth, South Dakota. Mount Marty University is located in Yankton, South Dakota.
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Matthew Delmont, "Half American"
1 hour, 1 minuteDartmouth College history professor Matthew Delmont discussed his book "Half American," which tells the story of African American soldiers during World War II and how they were treated when they came home. This event took place during the 15th annual International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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The Bloody 100th and John "Lucky" Luckadoo
1 hour, 14 minutes100 year-old World War II veteran John "Lucky" Luckadoo, discussed his time as a bomber pilot in the 8th Air Force, when he flew 25 combat missions over France and Germany. This event took place during the 15th annual International Conference on World War II hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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Reel America: U.S. Women Prisoners of War - World War II
30 minutesThis 1985 Department of Defense film shared the oral histories of Army and Navy nurse POWs captured after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Korean War Veterans Memorial Remembrance Wall
1 hour, 16 minutesA new Wall of Remembrance was dedicated at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Inscribed on the wall are the names of more than 36,000 Americans and over 7,100 Koreans who died contributing to the war effort. The Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation hosted this event.
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Vietnam War POWs Tell Their Stories
54 minutesThree former Vietnam War POWs appeared before a gathering of U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen to talk about their ordeal a half-century ago. The last of the American POWs returned from Vietnam to the United States in 1973. The Annapolis, Maryland, academy hosted this event.
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Iraq War 20th Anniversary
1 hour, 20 minutesHistorian Melvyn Leffler talked about George W. Bush, American foreign policy, and the 20th anniversary of the Iraq War with Martin DiCaro, host of the Washington Times "History As It Happens" podcast. This program was part of the Washington Times taping of their history podcast.