C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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African American Culture in Appalachia
1 hour, 15 minutesNational Park Service employee Antoine Fletcher discussed the history and culture of African Americans in the Great Smoky Mountains and Southern Appalachia. The Tennessee State Museum in Nashville hosted this event.
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Reel America: Logging in the 1930s
30 minutesThis early documentary showed lumbering operations. The silent film, later reconstructed with voice, was created by the Machias Lumber Company of Washington County, Maine, in 1930. Reel America is an American History TV series showcasing archival films from throughout the twentieth century.
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Oral Histories: Vietnam War Nurse Virginia Lee Dornheggen
14 minutesVirginia Lee Dornheggen recounted her time as a U.S. Army nurse during the Vietnam War.She described injuries she treated, the night the hospital came under fire, and the job's impact on her life. This video is courtesy of the Veterans History Project and Atlanta History Center's Kenan Research Center.
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Lectures in History: Lewis and Clark Expedition
51 minutesBrigham Young University professor Jay Buckley taught a class about Lewis and Clark's expedition across the American West after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Also know as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, he described their goal to map a route to the Pacific coast as well as to gather information on the people, flora and fauna in the new territory. This class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic and Brigham Young University provided the video.
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George Marshall Foundation Tour
38 minutesC-SPAN's American History TV visited the George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia. April marks the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, which was the U.S. effort to rebuild parts of Europe after World War II.
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Pete Souza, "The West Wing & Beyond"
1 hour, 0 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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Reel America: "This is Coffee" - 1961
17 minutesThis 1961 film produced by the Coffee Brewing Institute showed where coffee comes from, how it's served in different cultures and different ways to brew it. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Reel America: Dental Hygiene - 1941
13 minutesThis Works Progress Administration film showed nation-wide projects such as sewer construction, medical services for the poor, education programs and nursery schools. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Lectures in History: Lewis and Clark Expedition
50 minutesBrigham Young University professor Jay Buckley taught a class about Lewis and Clark's expedition across the American West after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Also know as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, he described their goal to map a route to the Pacific coast as well as to gather information on the people, flora and fauna in the new territory. This class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic and Brigham Young University provided the video.
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George Marshall Foundation Tour
40 minutesC-SPAN's American History TV visited the George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia. April marks the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, which was the U.S. effort to rebuild parts of Europe after World War II.
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Pete Souza, "The West Wing & Beyond"
1 hour, 0 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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Reel America: "This is Coffee" - 1961
17 minutesThis 1961 film produced by the Coffee Brewing Institute showed where coffee comes from, how it's served in different cultures and different ways to brew it. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Reel America: Dental Hygiene - 1941
13 minutesThis Works Progress Administration film showed nation-wide projects such as sewer construction, medical services for the poor, education programs and nursery schools. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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The Civil War: Gettysburg & Vicksburg as Turning Points
54 minutesMatt Atkinson has worked as a ranger at both the Gettysburg and Vicksburg national military parks. He compared those two 1863 campaigns as turning points in the Civil War and explored why Gettysburg looms larger in historical memory than western theater battles such as Vicksburg. This talk was part of a symposium on hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.
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Calvin Coolidge Budget Cuts
1 hour, 19 minutesWhat would Calvin Coolidge do? That's a question posed for the 2020s by looking back at President Coolidge's budget policies in the 1920s. The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of Mr. Coolidge's presidency.
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Calvin Coolidge Tax Cutting Campaign
1 hour, 9 minutesCalvin Coolidge picked up the tax-cutting baton from Warren Harding after his sudden death, and made it a moral as well as financial hallmark of his White House years. The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of Mr. Coolidge's presidency.
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1920s Economic Growth
1 hour, 18 minutesThe Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of the 30th president's ascension to the White House. After President Warren Harding's sudden death, the vice president's father -- a notary public -- administered the oath of office in the family's Vermont home early on the morning of August 3, 1923. This session was a look at Mr. Coolidge's economic philosophy and policies, and the resulting economic growth in the 1920s.
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Calvin Coolidge's Legacy
1 hour, 20 minutesThe Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of the 30th president's ascension to the White House. After President Warren Harding's sudden death, the vice president's father -- a notary public -- administered the oath of office in the family's Vermont home early on the morning of August 3, 1923. Coolidge scholars considered the president's legacy in this concluding session.
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Lectures in History: Lewis and Clark Expedition
50 minutesBrigham Young University professor Jay Buckley taught a class about Lewis and Clark's expedition across the American West after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Also know as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, he described their goal to map a route to the Pacific coast as well as to gather information on the people, flora and fauna in the new territory. This class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic and Brigham Young University provided the video.
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George Marshall Foundation Tour
40 minutesC-SPAN's American History TV visited the George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia. April marks the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, which was the U.S. effort to rebuild parts of Europe after World War II.
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Pete Souza, "The West Wing & Beyond"
1 hour, 0 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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Reel America: "This is Coffee" - 1961
17 minutesThis 1961 film produced by the Coffee Brewing Institute showed where coffee comes from, how it's served in different cultures and different ways to brew it. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Reel America: Dental Hygiene - 1941
13 minutesThis Works Progress Administration film showed nation-wide projects such as sewer construction, medical services for the poor, education programs and nursery schools. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Lectures in History: Lewis and Clark Expedition
50 minutesBrigham Young University professor Jay Buckley taught a class about Lewis and Clark's expedition across the American West after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Also know as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, he described their goal to map a route to the Pacific coast as well as to gather information on the people, flora and fauna in the new territory. This class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic and Brigham Young University provided the video.
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George Marshall Foundation Tour
40 minutesC-SPAN's American History TV visited the George C. Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia. April marks the 75th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, which was the U.S. effort to rebuild parts of Europe after World War II.
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Pete Souza, "The West Wing & Beyond"
1 hour, 0 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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Reel America: "This is Coffee" - 1961
17 minutesThis 1961 film produced by the Coffee Brewing Institute showed where coffee comes from, how it's served in different cultures and different ways to brew it. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Reel America: Dental Hygiene - 1941
13 minutesThis Works Progress Administration film showed nation-wide projects such as sewer construction, medical services for the poor, education programs and nursery schools. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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The Civil War: Gettysburg & Vicksburg as Turning Points
55 minutesMatt Atkinson has worked as a ranger at both the Gettysburg and Vicksburg national military parks. He compared those two 1863 campaigns as turning points in the Civil War and explored why Gettysburg looms larger in historical memory than western theater battles such as Vicksburg. This talk was part of a symposium on hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.
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Calvin Coolidge Budget Cuts
1 hour, 18 minutesWhat would Calvin Coolidge do? That's a question posed for the 2020s by looking back at President Coolidge's budget policies in the 1920s. The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of Mr. Coolidge's presidency.
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Calvin Coolidge Tax Cutting Campaign
1 hour, 9 minutesCalvin Coolidge picked up the tax-cutting baton from Warren Harding after his sudden death, and made it a moral as well as financial hallmark of his White House years. The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of Mr. Coolidge's presidency.
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1920s Economic Growth
1 hour, 18 minutesThe Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of the 30th president's ascension to the White House. After President Warren Harding's sudden death, the vice president's father -- a notary public -- administered the oath of office in the family's Vermont home early on the morning of August 3, 1923. This session was a look at Mr. Coolidge's economic philosophy and policies, and the resulting economic growth in the 1920s.
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Calvin Coolidge's Legacy
1 hour, 20 minutesThe Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation and Library of Congress hosted a conference marking the centennial of the 30th president's ascension to the White House. After President Warren Harding's sudden death, the vice president's father -- a notary public -- administered the oath of office in the family's Vermont home early on the morning of August 3, 1923. Coolidge scholars considered the president's legacy in this concluding session.