C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Kidada Williams, "I Saw Death Coming"
56 minutesWayne State University professor Kidada Williams talked about the daily existence of formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction. This program was hosted by the Ann Arbor Public Library in Michigan.
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Reel America: Understanding Tornados - 1975
16 minutesThis NASA video from 1975 described advancements in tornado research and the importance of information from early warning satellites. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Reel America: Salvage of the U.S.S. Lafayette
36 minutesThis U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics video from 1943 shows salvage operations after a disastrous fire and flooding on the U.S.S. Lafayette troopship, which began as a French ocean liner and was seized by the U.S. Navy during World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series comprised of archival films from throughout the twentieth century.
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Lectures in History: New York City and Broadway in the 1960s
1 hour, 9 minutesBaruch College professors Vincent DiGirolamo & Elizabeth Wollman taught a class about New York City and Broadway in the 1960s. They describes the political culture of the time, the relationship between Broadway and off-Broadway productions, and how smaller theaters were often more experimental and responded to current issues such as Vietnam.
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Reel America: "Fire at Malibu" - 1958
19 minutesThis 1958 U.S Forest Service film chronicled the Los Angeles County Fire Department's fight against a fire in California's Malibu mountains. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Lindsay Chervinsky & Matthew Costello, "Mourning the Presidents"
1 hour, 11 minutesThis was a look not only at how Americans have remembered departed presidents, but at what those mourning rituals say about politics and culture. The White House Historical Association hosted three of the book's contributors in conversation with presidential historian Michael Beschloss. The University of Virginia Press published this book together with the association and the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University -- and it's part of the Miller Center Series on the Presidency.
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Reel America: "Library of Congress" - 1945
21 minutesThis Academy Award-winning short documentary takes viewers on a tour through the Library's reading rooms and facilities, highlighting how the institution benefits the public and scholars worldwide. The U.S. Office of War Information Overseas Branch, which included many Hollywood veterans, created this film and dozens of others which were designed to showcase American society and institutions for foreign audiences.
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Lectures in History: New York City and Broadway in the 1960s
1 hour, 9 minutesBaruch College professors Vincent DiGirolamo & Elizabeth Wollman taught a class about New York City and Broadway in the 1960s. They describes the political culture of the time, the relationship between Broadway and off-Broadway productions, and how smaller theaters were often more experimental and responded to current issues such as Vietnam.
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Reel America: "Fire at Malibu" - 1958
20 minutesThis 1958 U.S Forest Service film chronicled the Los Angeles County Fire Department's fight against a fire in California's Malibu mountains. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Lindsay Chervinsky & Matthew Costello, "Mourning the Presidents"
1 hour, 10 minutesThis was a look not only at how Americans have remembered departed presidents, but at what those mourning rituals say about politics and culture. The White House Historical Association hosted three of the book's contributors in conversation with presidential historian Michael Beschloss. The University of Virginia Press published this book together with the association and the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University -- and it's part of the Miller Center Series on the Presidency.
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Reel America: "Library of Congress" - 1945
21 minutesThis Academy Award-winning short documentary takes viewers on a tour through the Library's reading rooms and facilities, highlighting how the institution benefits the public and scholars worldwide. The U.S. Office of War Information Overseas Branch, which included many Hollywood veterans, created this film and dozens of others which were designed to showcase American society and institutions for foreign audiences.
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The Civil War: Fort Sumter and First Shots of the Civil War
44 minutesLocated in Charleston harbor, Fort Sumter was still held by Union forces in April 1861, despite South Carolina's secession in 1860. National Park Service historian Mark Maloy described the events of April 12, 1861, when Confederate guns around the harbor opened fire on Fort Sumter. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.
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Charlene M. Boyer Lewis & George Boudreau, "Women in George Washington's World"
1 hour, 10 minutesWho were the women who were part of George Washington's life during the Revolution and as the new United States took form? Charlene M. Boyer Lewis and George Boudreau explained that they ranged from plantation mistresses to enslaved workers, and from loyalists to patriots. George Washington's Mount Vernon estate hosted this event.
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Philippa Strum, "On Account of Sex"
1 hour, 30 minutesAuthor Philippa Strum recounted lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg's sex discrimination cases before the Supreme Court, arguing that her work in the 1970s may have been her greatest legal achievement. The American Historical Association and the Woodrow Wilson Center hosted this virtual event.
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Ashley Brown, "Serving Herself - The Life and Times of Althea Gibson"
1 hour, 26 minutesUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison professor Ashley Brown discussed the life and tennis career of Althea Gibson, the first African American to win titles at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. This event took place at the U.S. Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI.
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The Televised Presidency
1 hour, 10 minutesFormer CNN White House correspondent Frank Sesno led a conversation about televised coverage of the White House. He was joined by Clinton White House press secretary Mike McCurry, NBC News senior White House correspondent Kelly O'Donnell, and Martha Kumar, White House Transition Project director.
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Lectures in History: New York City and Broadway in the 1960s
1 hour, 9 minutesBaruch College professors Vincent DiGirolamo & Elizabeth Wollman taught a class about New York City and Broadway in the 1960s. They describes the political culture of the time, the relationship between Broadway and off-Broadway productions, and how smaller theaters were often more experimental and responded to current issues such as Vietnam.
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Reel America: "Fire at Malibu" - 1958
20 minutesThis 1958 U.S Forest Service film chronicled the Los Angeles County Fire Department's fight against a fire in California's Malibu mountains. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Lindsay Chervinsky & Matthew Costello, "Mourning the Presidents"
1 hour, 10 minutesThis was a look not only at how Americans have remembered departed presidents, but at what those mourning rituals say about politics and culture. The White House Historical Association hosted three of the book's contributors in conversation with presidential historian Michael Beschloss. The University of Virginia Press published this book together with the association and the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University -- and it's part of the Miller Center Series on the Presidency.
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Reel America: "Library of Congress" - 1945
21 minutesThis Academy Award-winning short documentary takes viewers on a tour through the Library's reading rooms and facilities, highlighting how the institution benefits the public and scholars worldwide. The U.S. Office of War Information Overseas Branch, which included many Hollywood veterans, created this film and dozens of others which were designed to showcase American society and institutions for foreign audiences.
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Lectures in History: New York City and Broadway in the 1960s
1 hour, 9 minutesBaruch College professors Vincent DiGirolamo & Elizabeth Wollman taught a class about New York City and Broadway in the 1960s. They describes the political culture of the time, the relationship between Broadway and off-Broadway productions, and how smaller theaters were often more experimental and responded to current issues such as Vietnam.
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Reel America: "Fire at Malibu" - 1958
20 minutesThis 1958 U.S Forest Service film chronicled the Los Angeles County Fire Department's fight against a fire in California's Malibu mountains. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Lindsay Chervinsky & Matthew Costello, "Mourning the Presidents"
1 hour, 10 minutesThis was a look not only at how Americans have remembered departed presidents, but at what those mourning rituals say about politics and culture. The White House Historical Association hosted three of the book's contributors in conversation with presidential historian Michael Beschloss. The University of Virginia Press published this book together with the association and the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University -- and it's part of the Miller Center Series on the Presidency.
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Reel America: "Library of Congress" - 1945
20 minutesThis Academy Award-winning short documentary takes viewers on a tour through the Library's reading rooms and facilities, highlighting how the institution benefits the public and scholars worldwide. The U.S. Office of War Information Overseas Branch, which included many Hollywood veterans, created this film and dozens of others which were designed to showcase American society and institutions for foreign audiences.
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The Civil War: Fort Sumter and First Shots of the Civil War
45 minutesLocated in Charleston harbor, Fort Sumter was still held by Union forces in April 1861, despite South Carolina's secession in 1860. National Park Service historian Mark Maloy described the events of April 12, 1861, when Confederate guns around the harbor opened fire on Fort Sumter. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.
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Charlene M. Boyer Lewis & George Boudreau, "Women in George Washington's World"
1 hour, 10 minutesWho were the women who were part of George Washington's life during the Revolution and as the new United States took form? Charlene M. Boyer Lewis and George Boudreau explained that they ranged from plantation mistresses to enslaved workers, and from loyalists to patriots. George Washington's Mount Vernon estate hosted this event.
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Philippa Strum, "On Account of Sex"
1 hour, 30 minutesAuthor Philippa Strum recounted lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg's sex discrimination cases before the Supreme Court, arguing that her work in the 1970s may have been her greatest legal achievement. The American Historical Association and the Woodrow Wilson Center hosted this virtual event.
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Ashley Brown, "Serving Herself - The Life and Times of Althea Gibson"
1 hour, 26 minutesUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison professor Ashley Brown discussed the life and tennis career of Althea Gibson, the first African American to win titles at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. This event took place at the U.S. Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, RI.
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The Televised Presidency
1 hour, 10 minutesFormer CNN White House correspondent Frank Sesno led a conversation about televised coverage of the White House. He was joined by Clinton White House press secretary Mike McCurry, NBC News senior White House correspondent Kelly O'Donnell, and Martha Kumar, White House Transition Project director.