C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Lectures in History: Baseball During the Depression
58 minutesPepperdine University professor Loretta Hunnicutt taught a class about baseball during the Great Depression. She looked at the role of baseball in American culture and the origins of sports journalism.
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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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Reel America: 1963 Soap Box Derby
13 minutesThis 1963 U.S. Information Agency film followed young African American Clarence Carter Jr. as he makes a car for the Washington, D.C., Soap Box Derby. This film was originally called "The Draggin' Wagon." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Pete Souza, "The West Wing & Beyond"
59 minutesFormer White House photographer Pete Souza talked about the day-to-day workings of the presidency, including history making moments he witnessed. He served both Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. The White House Historical Association hosted this event in Washington, D.C.
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Jonathan Darman, "Becoming FDR"
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor, journalist, and historian Jonathan Darman revealed how polio transformed Franklin Roosevelt into the man who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City hosted this event - and is the home where FDR confronted polio's challenges.
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U.S. Senate: 07/06/2023
7 minutesThe Senate is holding a brief pro forma session during their two-week state work period over the July 4th holiday. No votes will take place. Senators will next return for votes on Monday.
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Richard Norton Smith, "An Ordinary Man"
1 hour, 23 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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William Inboden, "The Peacemaker - Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink"
59 minutesWhat was Ronald Reagan's approach to dealing with the Soviets in the midst of the Cold War? William Inboden talked about what he learned from newly declassified documents and former members of the Reagan administration (1981-89). The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute hosted this event.
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"43 - Inside the George W. Bush Presidency"
1 hour, 2 minutesFormer 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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White House Historical Association 60th Anniversary 1961-2021
40 minutesCaroline Kennedy and first lady Jill Biden were among those remembering the work of Jacqueline Kennedy in the 1961 founding of the White House Historical Association. The association's president, Stewart McLaurin, shares highlights from the 60th anniversary's November 2021 gala event held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Pete Souza, "The West Wing & Beyond"
59 minutesFormer White House photographer Pete Souza talked about the day-to-day workings of the presidency, including history making moments he witnessed. He served both Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. The White House Historical Association hosted this event in Washington, D.C.
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Jonathan Darman, "Becoming FDR"
1 hour, 5 minutesAuthor, journalist, and historian Jonathan Darman revealed how polio transformed Franklin Roosevelt into the man who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City hosted this event - and is the home where FDR confronted polio's challenges.
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Richard Norton Smith, "An Ordinary Man"
1 hour, 22 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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William Inboden, "The Peacemaker - Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink"
1 hour, 0 minuteWhat was Ronald Reagan's approach to dealing with the Soviets in the midst of the Cold War? William Inboden talked about what he learned from newly declassified documents and former members of the Reagan administration (1981-89). The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute hosted this event.
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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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White House Historical Association 60th Anniversary 1961-2021
41 minutesCaroline Kennedy and first lady Jill Biden were among those remembering the work of Jacqueline Kennedy in the 1961 founding of the White House Historical Association. The association's president, Stewart McLaurin, shares highlights from the 60th anniversary's November 2021 gala event held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Pete Souza, "The West Wing & Beyond"
59 minutesFormer White House photographer Pete Souza talked about the day-to-day workings of the presidency, including history making moments he witnessed. He served both Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. The White House Historical Association hosted this event in Washington, D.C.
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Jonathan Darman, "Becoming FDR"
1 hour, 5 minutesAuthor, journalist, and historian Jonathan Darman revealed how polio transformed Franklin Roosevelt into the man who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City hosted this event - and is the home where FDR confronted polio's challenges.
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Richard Norton Smith, "An Ordinary Man"
1 hour, 23 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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William Inboden, "The Peacemaker - Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink"
59 minutesWhat was Ronald Reagan's approach to dealing with the Soviets in the midst of the Cold War? William Inboden talked about what he learned from newly declassified documents and former members of the Reagan administration (1981-89). The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute hosted this event.
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"43 - Inside the George W. Bush Presidency"
1 hour, 2 minutesFormer 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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White House Historical Association 60th Anniversary 1961-2021
41 minutesCaroline Kennedy and first lady Jill Biden were among those remembering the work of Jacqueline Kennedy in the 1961 founding of the White House Historical Association. The association's president, Stewart McLaurin, shares highlights from the 60th anniversary's November 2021 gala event held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
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Pete Souza, "The West Wing & Beyond"
1 hour, 1 minuteFormer White House photographer Pete Souza talked about the day-to-day workings of the presidency, including history making moments he witnessed. He served both Presidents Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. The White House Historical Association hosted this event in Washington, D.C.
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Jonathan Darman, "Becoming FDR"
1 hour, 5 minutesAuthor, journalist, and historian Jonathan Darman revealed how polio transformed Franklin Roosevelt into the man who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City hosted this event - and is the home where FDR confronted polio's challenges.
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Richard Norton Smith, "An Ordinary Man"
1 hour, 23 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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William Inboden, "The Peacemaker - Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink"
1 hour, 1 minuteWhat was Ronald Reagan's approach to dealing with the Soviets in the midst of the Cold War? William Inboden talked about what he learned from newly declassified documents and former members of the Reagan administration (1981-89). The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute hosted this event.
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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.