C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise"
1 hour, 5 minutesSusan Shirk, who serves as chair of the University of California's 21st Century China Center, discussed China's ascension to power and its approach to foreign policy. The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco hosted this event.
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Lectures in History: Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
49 minutesU.S. Army War College professor Douglas Douds conducted a lecture about the causes and military objectives of the Civil War prior to a day-long staff ride at Gettysburg for the college's resident class. He described the Union and Confederate approaches to fighting the war as well as key personnel on both sides. The U.S. Army War College provided this video.
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Lectures in History: 1863 New York City Draft Riots
40 minutesCity University of New York professor emeritus Joshua Brown taught a class on the 1863 New York City Draft Riots and Civil War newspapers. He described how citizens across the country saw drawings and read articles chronicling the events. This class was part of a National Endowment for the Humanities institute for college and university teachers hosted by the City University of New York Graduate Center.
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Allen Guelzo, "Abraham Lincoln - Redeemer President"
1 hour, 15 minutesPrinceton's Allen Guelzo was joined by historians Lucas Morel and Richard Brookhiser to take an updated look at the revised second edition of Mr. Guelzo's 1999 book, "Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President." It's described as an intellectual biography -- a consideration of the 16th president's thinking on the debates of his time over politics, religion and culture. Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., hosted this event along with Princeton University.
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum - Lincoln Vault
15 minutesThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum contains over 52,000 original items pertaining to the 16th President. Archives Director Samuel Wheeler went inside the Lincoln Vault to showcase some of the museum's rarest items.
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Lectures in History: Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
50 minutesU.S. Army War College professor Douglas Douds conducted a lecture about the causes and military objectives of the Civil War prior to a day-long staff ride at Gettysburg for the college's resident class. He described the Union and Confederate approaches to fighting the war as well as key personnel on both sides. The U.S. Army War College provided this video.
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Lectures in History: 1863 New York City Draft Riots
40 minutesCity University of New York professor emeritus Joshua Brown taught a class on the 1863 New York City Draft Riots and Civil War newspapers. He described how citizens across the country saw drawings and read articles chronicling the events. This class was part of a National Endowment for the Humanities institute for college and university teachers hosted by the City University of New York Graduate Center.
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Allen Guelzo, "Abraham Lincoln - Redeemer President"
1 hour, 15 minutesPrinceton's Allen Guelzo was joined by historians Lucas Morel and Richard Brookhiser to take an updated look at the revised second edition of Mr. Guelzo's 1999 book, "Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President." It's described as an intellectual biography -- a consideration of the 16th president's thinking on the debates of his time over politics, religion and culture. Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., hosted this event along with Princeton University.
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum - Lincoln Vault
15 minutesThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum contains over 52,000 original items pertaining to the 16th President. Archives Director Samuel Wheeler went inside the Lincoln Vault to showcase some of the museum's rarest items.
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The Civil War: Army of Tennessee Generals
1 hour, 4 minutesHistorians discussed the generals such as Braxton Bragg and John Bell Hood who led the Army of Tennessee, the principle Confederate army west of the Mississippi River. This program was part of Gettysburg College's 2023 Civil War Institute conference.
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The Civil War: Confederate Soldiers & Literacy
1 hour, 1 minutePeter Carmichael, director of the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute, talked about the range of literacy that Confederate soldiers had and how that impacted their communication with the home front. This program was part of Gettysburg College's 2023 Civil War Institute conference.
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The Civil War: Lincoln and His Generals
57 minutesHistorians debated the strengths and weaknesses of Union Generals such as George McClellan, Ulysses Grant, Ambrose Burnside, and Joseph Hooker, and how they each interacted with their commander-in-chief Abraham Lincoln. This program was part of Gettysburg College's 2023 Civil War Institute conference.
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The Civil War: Confederate Starvation Parties
1 hour, 5 minutesAshley Whitehead Luskey, assistant director of the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute, talked about elite families in Richmond, Virginia, who hosted parties without refreshments as a symbol of solidarity with the Confederate soldiers during the war. This program was part of Gettysburg College's 2023 Civil War Institute conference.
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The Civil War: Weather and the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg
1 hour, 23 minutesBattlefield guide Jeffrey Harding and Penn State University professor Jon Nese talked about how weather impacted the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. This program was part of Gettysburg College's 2023 Civil War Institute conference.
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Reel America: History of Military Ballooning - 1944
30 minutesThis U.S. Navy training film from 1944 described the history of balloon experimentation and development for military use. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Lectures in History: Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
50 minutesU.S. Army War College professor Douglas Douds conducted a lecture about the causes and military objectives of the Civil War prior to a day-long staff ride at Gettysburg for the college's resident class. He described the Union and Confederate approaches to fighting the war as well as key personnel on both sides. The U.S. Army War College provided this video.
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Lectures in History: 1863 New York City Draft Riots
40 minutesCity University of New York professor emeritus Joshua Brown taught a class on the 1863 New York City Draft Riots and Civil War newspapers. He described how citizens across the country saw drawings and read articles chronicling the events. This class was part of a National Endowment for the Humanities institute for college and university teachers hosted by the City University of New York Graduate Center.
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Allen Guelzo, "Abraham Lincoln - Redeemer President"
1 hour, 15 minutesPrinceton's Allen Guelzo was joined by historians Lucas Morel and Richard Brookhiser to take an updated look at the revised second edition of Mr. Guelzo's 1999 book, "Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President." It's described as an intellectual biography -- a consideration of the 16th president's thinking on the debates of his time over politics, religion and culture. Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., hosted this event along with Princeton University.
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum - Lincoln Vault
15 minutesThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum contains over 52,000 original items pertaining to the 16th President. Archives Director Samuel Wheeler went inside the Lincoln Vault to showcase some of the museum's rarest items.
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Lectures in History: Lead-Up to the Battle of Gettysburg
50 minutesU.S. Army War College professor Douglas Douds conducted a lecture about the causes and military objectives of the Civil War prior to a day-long staff ride at Gettysburg for the college's resident class. He described the Union and Confederate approaches to fighting the war as well as key personnel on both sides. The U.S. Army War College provided this video.
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Lectures in History: 1863 New York City Draft Riots
40 minutesCity University of New York professor emeritus Joshua Brown taught a class on the 1863 New York City Draft Riots and Civil War newspapers. He described how citizens across the country saw drawings and read articles chronicling the events. This class was part of a National Endowment for the Humanities institute for college and university teachers hosted by the City University of New York Graduate Center.
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Allen Guelzo, "Abraham Lincoln - Redeemer President"
1 hour, 15 minutesPrinceton's Allen Guelzo was joined by historians Lucas Morel and Richard Brookhiser to take an updated look at the revised second edition of Mr. Guelzo's 1999 book, "Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President." It's described as an intellectual biography -- a consideration of the 16th president's thinking on the debates of his time over politics, religion and culture. Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., hosted this event along with Princeton University.
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum - Lincoln Vault
15 minutesThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum contains over 52,000 original items pertaining to the 16th President. Archives Director Samuel Wheeler went inside the Lincoln Vault to showcase some of the museum's rarest items.
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The Civil War: Army of Tennessee Generals
1 hour, 4 minutesHistorians discussed the generals such as Braxton Bragg and John Bell Hood who led the Army of Tennessee, the principle Confederate army west of the Mississippi River. This program was part of Gettysburg College's 2023 Civil War Institute conference.
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The Civil War: Confederate Soldiers & Literacy
1 hour, 1 minutePeter Carmichael, director of the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute, talked about the range of literacy that Confederate soldiers had and how that impacted their communication with the home front. This program was part of Gettysburg College's 2023 Civil War Institute conference.
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The Civil War: Lincoln and His Generals
58 minutesHistorians debated the strengths and weaknesses of Union Generals such as George McClellan, Ulysses Grant, Ambrose Burnside, and Joseph Hooker, and how they each interacted with their commander-in-chief Abraham Lincoln. This program was part of Gettysburg College's 2023 Civil War Institute conference.
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The Civil War: Confederate Starvation Parties
1 hour, 4 minutesAshley Whitehead Luskey, assistant director of the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute, talked about elite families in Richmond, Virginia, who hosted parties without refreshments as a symbol of solidarity with the Confederate soldiers during the war. This program was part of Gettysburg College's 2023 Civil War Institute conference.
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The Civil War: Weather and the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg
1 hour, 18 minutesBattlefield guide Jeffrey Harding and Penn State University professor Jon Nese talked about how weather impacted the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. This program was part of Gettysburg College's 2023 Civil War Institute conference.