C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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In Depth: Nadine Strossen
2 hours, 0 minuteAuthor and former ACLU president Nadine Strossen joined Book TV to talk and take calls about civil rights, free speech, censorship and more. She is the author of "Defending Pornography," "Hate," and "Free Speech: What Everyone Needs to Know."
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Lectures in History: Abraham Lincoln & Emancipation
1 hour, 13 minutesVirginia Tech professor Paul Quigley discussed President Abraham Lincoln's shifting policies on emancipation during the Civil War. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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Obama Administration Foreign Policies
1 hour, 18 minutesNew York's Hofstra University hosted a three-day conference on Barack Obama's presidency, including a discussion on his foreign policies. Speakers included New York Times White House reporter Peter Baker and Obama administration deputy national security adviser Benjamin Rhodes.
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Obama Administration Executive Branch Policy Making
1 hour, 16 minutesNew York's Hofstra University hosted a three-day conference on Barack Obama's presidency, including a discussion on executive branch policy making. Speakers included Obama White House chief of staff Jacob Lew and author Chris Whipple.
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Michelle Obama's Leadership & Legacy
1 hour, 17 minutesNew York's Hofstra University hosted a three-day conference on Barack Obama's presidency, including a look at former first lady Michelle Obama's work and legacy. Speakers included Tina Tchen, Mrs. Obama's former chief of staff.
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C.W. Goodyear, "President Garfield"
1 hour, 10 minutesHistorian C.W. Goodyear talked about his biography of President James Garfield, the first full-length look at the 20th president's life in a generation. Mr. Garfield was a Republican, a Union war hero, a Supreme Court attorney and the last chief executive born in a log cabin. A disgruntled office seeker shot him at a Washington, D.C., train station in July 1881, and he died from his wounds the following September.
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Ronald Reagan's Rhetorical Legacy
1 hour, 35 minutesRonald Reagan - the "Great Communicator" - was the subject of a discussion on his rhetorical legacy. This was from the "Age of Reagan" scholarly conference at his Simi Valley, California, presidential library.
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A Friendship of Rivals - Gerald Ford & Jimmy Carter
1 hour, 15 minutesRepublican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter -- political rivals in the 1976 presidential campaign -- became lifelong friends who found common cause in the decades after they left the White House. What gave that friendship staying power - even as the country became more partisan? The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation & the Carter Center hosted this event.
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Cable TV, Hollywood & Presidential Politics
50 minutesHistorian Kathryn Brownell talked about the rise of cable television and the mingling of Hollywood celebrity with politics, and how they've impacted presidential campaigns and the presidency itself. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this program.
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The White House in Popular Culture
55 minutesThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on the White House and presidency in the context of popular culture. This was part of a day-long symposium held at the association's Washington, D.C., headquarters.
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Luke Nichter, "The Year That Broke Politics"
1 hour, 10 minutesChapman University professor Luke Nichter discussed his book on the 1968 presidential race between vice president Hubert Humphrey, former vice president Richard Nixon, and former Alabama governor George Wallace. This event took place at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.
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Lectures in History: Abraham Lincoln & Emancipation
1 hour, 15 minutesVirginia Tech professor Paul Quigley discussed President Abraham Lincoln's shifting policies on emancipation during the Civil War. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia.
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Obama Administration Foreign Policies
1 hour, 18 minutesNew York's Hofstra University hosted a three-day conference on Barack Obama's presidency, including a discussion on his foreign policies. Speakers included New York Times White House reporter Peter Baker and Obama administration deputy national security adviser Benjamin Rhodes.
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Obama Administration Executive Branch Policy Making
1 hour, 15 minutesNew York's Hofstra University hosted a three-day conference on Barack Obama's presidency, including a discussion on executive branch policy making. Speakers included Obama White House chief of staff Jacob Lew and author Chris Whipple.
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Michelle Obama's Leadership & Legacy
1 hour, 17 minutesNew York's Hofstra University hosted a three-day conference on Barack Obama's presidency, including a look at former first lady Michelle Obama's work and legacy. Speakers included Tina Tchen, Mrs. Obama's former chief of staff.
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C.W. Goodyear, "President Garfield"
1 hour, 10 minutesHistorian C.W. Goodyear talked about his biography of President James Garfield, the first full-length look at the 20th president's life in a generation. Mr. Garfield was a Republican, a Union war hero, a Supreme Court attorney and the last chief executive born in a log cabin. A disgruntled office seeker shot him at a Washington, D.C., train station in July 1881, and he died from his wounds the following September.
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Ronald Reagan's Rhetorical Legacy
1 hour, 35 minutesRonald Reagan - the "Great Communicator" - was the subject of a discussion on his rhetorical legacy. This was from the "Age of Reagan" scholarly conference at his Simi Valley, California, presidential library.
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A Friendship of Rivals - Gerald Ford & Jimmy Carter
1 hour, 15 minutesRepublican Gerald Ford and Democrat Jimmy Carter -- political rivals in the 1976 presidential campaign -- became lifelong friends who found common cause in the decades after they left the White House. What gave that friendship staying power - even as the country became more partisan? The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation & the Carter Center hosted this event.
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Cable TV, Hollywood & Presidential Politics
55 minutesHistorian Kathryn Brownell talked about the rise of cable television and the mingling of Hollywood celebrity with politics, and how they've impacted presidential campaigns and the presidency itself. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this program.
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The White House in Popular Culture
51 minutesThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on the White House and presidency in the context of popular culture. This was part of a day-long symposium held at the association's Washington, D.C., headquarters.
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Luke Nichter, "The Year That Broke Politics"
1 hour, 7 minutesChapman University professor Luke Nichter discussed his book on the 1968 presidential race between vice president Hubert Humphrey, former vice president Richard Nixon, and former Alabama governor George Wallace. This event took place at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.