C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Preserving the White House
1 hour, 15 minutesThe evolution of the White House's interior design under a succession of presidents was discussed as part of a symposium hosted by the White House Historical Association.
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Presidential Mourning & Tragedy
1 hour, 13 minutesHow do presidential libraries, homes, and historic sites interpret stories of tragedy and death? Speakers included representatives of the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association and the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, which documents the assassination of President John Kennedy.
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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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Presidential Succession Act of 1947
1 hour, 12 minutesHarry Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 after Franklin Roosevelt's death elevated him to the presidency. How has the succession plan fared since then -- through presidential illness, assassination attempts and death? Fordham University School of Law convened scholars to discuss the question.
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Todd Harra, "Last Rites"
1 hour, 6 minutesMortician and author Todd Harra discussed the evolution of the American funeral and how President Lincoln contributed to American traditions of mourning. The Lincoln Club of Delaware hosted this event.
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Reel America: "From the Heart of America" - 1969
18 minutesUsing excerpts from President Richard Nixon's eulogy, this film documents the funeral services of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He died on March 28, 1969. The film includes scenes of the funeral caisson on Constitution Avenue, services in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda and Washington National Cathedral, and the funeral train from Washington, D.C. to Ike's boyhood home and final resting place in Abilene, Kansas.
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Herbert Hoover's 1964 Funeral
1 hour, 8 minutesHerbert Hoover, the 31st president, was buried near his childhood home in West Branch, Iowa, on Oct. 25, 1964. Using archival footage, audio-visual archivist Lynn Smith looked back at the events surrounding that day. The Hoover Presidential Foundation hosted this virtual event.
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Presidential Mourning & Tragedy
1 hour, 14 minutesHow do presidential libraries, homes, and historic sites interpret stories of tragedy and death? Speakers included representatives of the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association and the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, which documents the assassination of President John Kennedy.
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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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Presidential Succession Act of 1947
1 hour, 13 minutesHarry Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 after Franklin Roosevelt's death elevated him to the presidency. How has the succession plan fared since then -- through presidential illness, assassination attempts and death? Fordham University School of Law convened scholars to discuss the question.
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Todd Harra, "Last Rites"
1 hour, 6 minutesMortician and author Todd Harra discussed the evolution of the American funeral and how President Lincoln contributed to American traditions of mourning. The Lincoln Club of Delaware hosted this event.
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Herbert Hoover's 1964 Funeral
1 hour, 9 minutesHerbert Hoover, the 31st president, was buried near his childhood home in West Branch, Iowa, on Oct. 25, 1964. Using archival footage, audio-visual archivist Lynn Smith looked back at the events surrounding that day. The Hoover Presidential Foundation hosted this virtual event.
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Presidential Mourning & Tragedy
1 hour, 14 minutesHow do presidential libraries, homes, and historic sites interpret stories of tragedy and death? Speakers included representatives of the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association and the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, which documents the assassination of President John Kennedy.
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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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Presidential Succession Act of 1947
1 hour, 11 minutesHarry Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 after Franklin Roosevelt's death elevated him to the presidency. How has the succession plan fared since then -- through presidential illness, assassination attempts and death? Fordham University School of Law convened scholars to discuss the question.
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Todd Harra, "Last Rites"
1 hour, 7 minutesMortician and author Todd Harra discussed the evolution of the American funeral and how President Lincoln contributed to American traditions of mourning. The Lincoln Club of Delaware hosted this event.
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Reel America: "From the Heart of America" - 1969
19 minutesUsing excerpts from President Richard Nixon's eulogy, this film documents the funeral services of former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He died on March 28, 1969. The film includes scenes of the funeral caisson on Constitution Avenue, services in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda and Washington National Cathedral, and the funeral train from Washington, D.C. to Ike's boyhood home and final resting place in Abilene, Kansas.
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Herbert Hoover's 1964 Funeral
1 hour, 9 minutesHerbert Hoover, the 31st president, was buried near his childhood home in West Branch, Iowa, on Oct. 25, 1964. Using archival footage, audio-visual archivist Lynn Smith looked back at the events surrounding that day. The Hoover Presidential Foundation hosted this virtual event.
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Presidential Mourning & Tragedy
1 hour, 14 minutesHow do presidential libraries, homes, and historic sites interpret stories of tragedy and death? Speakers included representatives of the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association and the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, which documents the assassination of President John Kennedy.
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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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Presidential Succession Act of 1947
1 hour, 12 minutesHarry Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 after Franklin Roosevelt's death elevated him to the presidency. How has the succession plan fared since then -- through presidential illness, assassination attempts and death? Fordham University School of Law convened scholars to discuss the question.
-
Todd Harra, "Last Rites"
1 hour, 6 minutesMortician and author Todd Harra discussed the evolution of the American funeral and how President Lincoln contributed to American traditions of mourning. The Lincoln Club of Delaware hosted this event.
-
Herbert Hoover's 1964 Funeral
1 hour, 8 minutesHerbert Hoover, the 31st president, was buried near his childhood home in West Branch, Iowa, on Oct. 25, 1964. Using archival footage, audio-visual archivist Lynn Smith looked back at the events surrounding that day. The Hoover Presidential Foundation hosted this virtual event.