C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Public Affairs Events
7 hours, 2 minutesPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
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After Words: Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation"
59 minutesNYU professor Jonathan Haidt argued that technology is harming the social development and mental health of children. He was interviewed by Harvard University Center for Digital Thriving co-director and author Emily Weinstein.
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Lectures in History: Civil War Weaponry
55 minutesGuilford Technical Community College professor Jeff Kinard taught a class about Civil War weaponry and shared artifacts such as muskets, carbines and revolvers. He described technological advances, such as breech loading and rifled barrels, that allowed soldiers to fire faster and with more accuracy.
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Reel America: Cleaning Up Hazardous Materials - 1990
25 minutesThis 1990 Environmetal Protection Agency film detailed the day-by-day cleanup efforts of by various government entities after a train carrying hazardous chemicals was derailed on September 28, 1982, in Livingston, Louisiana. It was released as "Anatomy of a Crisis." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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African American Letters to Lincoln
1 hour, 40 minutesActors read letters from African Americans to Abraham Lincoln onstage at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where the 16th president was assassinated in 1865. Author Jonathan White and historian Edna Greene Medford talked between performances about African American attitudes and beliefs about President Lincoln.
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Lectures in History: Civil War Weaponry
55 minutesGuilford Technical Community College professor Jeff Kinard taught a class about Civil War weaponry and shared artifacts such as muskets, carbines and revolvers. He described technological advances, such as breech loading and rifled barrels, that allowed soldiers to fire faster and with more accuracy.
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Reel America: Cleaning Up Hazardous Materials - 1990
25 minutesThis 1990 Environmetal Protection Agency film detailed the day-by-day cleanup efforts of by various government entities after a train carrying hazardous chemicals was derailed on September 28, 1982, in Livingston, Louisiana. It was released as "Anatomy of a Crisis." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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African American Letters to Lincoln
1 hour, 39 minutesActors read letters from African Americans to Abraham Lincoln onstage at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where the 16th president was assassinated in 1865. Author Jonathan White and historian Edna Greene Medford talked between performances about African American attitudes and beliefs about President Lincoln.
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The Civil War: 2022 Lincoln Forum - Photo of Lincoln at Gettysburg
55 minutesHistorian Christopher Oakley talked about how he used 3D technology with period photographs to reveal where Lincoln stood when he delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863. The Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, hosted this event.
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Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen at Gettysburg
15 minutesActors Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen visited the exact location where Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. Sam Waterston portrayed Lincoln in a 1988 miniseries and spoke about his preparation for the role. This video was from the American Battlefield Trust in coordination with the Adams County Historical Society and the Gettysburg Film Festival.
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Reel America: "Let's Go America!" - 1936
11 minutesThis National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to promote an optimistic view of the U.S. economy. The film shows dramatized scenes from the so-called "good old days" when Americans toiled for long hours with primitive tools. The 1936 film argues that American creativity, ingenuity and modern machines will make life easier and the future brighter.
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Bootlegger George Remus
1 hour, 4 minutesAuthor Abbott Kahler talked about George Remus, the Prohibition Era "King of the Bootleggers," and Justice Department prosecutor Mabel Walker who pursued him. This talk was part of the "Great Lives" lecture series hosted by the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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Garrett Graff, "When the Sea Came Alive - An Oral History Of D-Day"
1 hour, 11 minutesAuthor Garrett Graff discussed his oral history of the allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. This event took place at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City.
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Erik Larson, "The Demon of Unrest"
1 hour, 24 minutesAuthor Erik Larson talked about the months between November 1860 & April 1861 when Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election and Fort Sumter was bombed. The Montclair Literary Festival and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair hosted this program and provided the video.
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Historic Convention Speeches: Ronald Reagan - 1980
42 minutesFormer California Governor Ronald Reagan accepted his party's nomination at the 1980 Republican National Convention in Detroit. He called on Americans to "recapture our destiny" and pledged to cut taxes and increase defense spending.
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Reel America: Environmental Protection Agency History, 1970-1985
18 minutesOn its 15th anniversary in 1985, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency created a twenty-minute film documenting the rationale for its creation by the Nixon administration in 1970, and highlighting its most significant achievements.
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Lectures in History: Civil War Weaponry
55 minutesGuilford Technical Community College professor Jeff Kinard taught a class about Civil War weaponry and shared artifacts such as muskets, carbines and revolvers. He described technological advances, such as breech loading and rifled barrels, that allowed soldiers to fire faster and with more accuracy.
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Reel America: Cleaning Up Hazardous Materials - 1990
26 minutesThis 1990 Environmetal Protection Agency film detailed the day-by-day cleanup efforts of by various government entities after a train carrying hazardous chemicals was derailed on September 28, 1982, in Livingston, Louisiana. It was released as "Anatomy of a Crisis." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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African American Letters to Lincoln
1 hour, 39 minutesActors read letters from African Americans to Abraham Lincoln onstage at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where the 16th president was assassinated in 1865. Author Jonathan White and historian Edna Greene Medford talked between performances about African American attitudes and beliefs about President Lincoln.
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Lectures in History: Civil War Weaponry
56 minutesGuilford Technical Community College professor Jeff Kinard taught a class about Civil War weaponry and shared artifacts such as muskets, carbines and revolvers. He described technological advances, such as breech loading and rifled barrels, that allowed soldiers to fire faster and with more accuracy.
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Reel America: Cleaning Up Hazardous Materials - 1990
24 minutesThis 1990 Environmetal Protection Agency film detailed the day-by-day cleanup efforts of by various government entities after a train carrying hazardous chemicals was derailed on September 28, 1982, in Livingston, Louisiana. It was released as "Anatomy of a Crisis." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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African American Letters to Lincoln
1 hour, 40 minutesActors read letters from African Americans to Abraham Lincoln onstage at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where the 16th president was assassinated in 1865. Author Jonathan White and historian Edna Greene Medford talked between performances about African American attitudes and beliefs about President Lincoln.
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The Civil War: 2022 Lincoln Forum - Photo of Lincoln at Gettysburg
55 minutesHistorian Christopher Oakley talked about how he used 3D technology with period photographs to reveal where Lincoln stood when he delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863. The Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, hosted this event.
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Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen at Gettysburg
15 minutesActors Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen visited the exact location where Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. Sam Waterston portrayed Lincoln in a 1988 miniseries and spoke about his preparation for the role. This video was from the American Battlefield Trust in coordination with the Adams County Historical Society and the Gettysburg Film Festival.
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Reel America: "Let's Go America!" - 1936
11 minutesThis National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to promote an optimistic view of the U.S. economy. The film shows dramatized scenes from the so-called "good old days" when Americans toiled for long hours with primitive tools. The 1936 film argues that American creativity, ingenuity and modern machines will make life easier and the future brighter.
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Bootlegger George Remus
1 hour, 4 minutesAuthor Abbott Kahler talked about George Remus, the Prohibition Era "King of the Bootleggers," and Justice Department prosecutor Mabel Walker who pursued him. This talk was part of the "Great Lives" lecture series hosted by the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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Garrett Graff, "When the Sea Came Alive - An Oral History Of D-Day"
1 hour, 11 minutesAuthor Garrett Graff discussed his oral history of the allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. This event took place at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City.
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Erik Larson, "The Demon of Unrest"
57 minutesAuthor Erik Larson talked about the months between November 1860 & April 1861 when Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election and Fort Sumter was bombed. The Montclair Literary Festival and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair hosted this program and provided the video.
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American History TV
1 hour, 27 minutesPeople and events that help document the American Story.