C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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The Civil War: Jack Dempsey, "When Slavery and Rebellion Are Destroyed"
1 hour, 5 minutesJack Dempsey, former President of the Michigan Historical Commission, talked about a Michigan woman's Civil War journal and her experience during the war. The Abraham Lincoln Civil War Roundtable of Michigan hosted this program.
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Native Americans in U.S. Culture
1 hour, 4 minutesThe U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted discussions on Native American citizenship and voting rights. This session focused on how Native Americans are portrayed in U.S. culture. Kevin Gover was a featured speaker - he is the Smithsonian's Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, and a citizen of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
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Richard Brookhiser, "Glorious Lessons - John Trumbull, Painter of the American Revolution"
1 hour, 11 minutesAuthor Richard Brookhiser talked about Revolutionary War era painter John Trumbull's time as an aid to Generals George Washington and Horatio Gates and his work documenting the conflict in visual form. The American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati in Washington, DC, hosted this program.
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Betty Ford & Rosalynn Carter 1984 First Ladies Conference
1 hour, 18 minutesForty years after Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter convened a 1984 conference on the "private lives and public duties" of first ladies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum hosted a look back at that meeting and the role of first ladies over the last four decades. Betty Ford's daughter, Susan, joined in the conversation.
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A Friendship of Rivals - Gerald Ford & Jimmy Carter
1 hour, 11 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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U.S. Senate: 09/05/2024
2 minutesThe Senate will meet for a brief pro forma session during the summer break. No votes will take place until Monday.
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Reel America: U.S. Women Prisoners of War - World War II
39 minutesThis 1985 Department of Defense film shared the oral histories of Army and Navy nurse POWs captured after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Ike's Cold War Radio Strategy
1 hour, 0 minuteWhat was President Eisenhower's role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Pomar, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, detailed Ike's post-World War II campaign to promote democratic values in Europe. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum hosted this virtual event.
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Native Americans in U.S. Culture
1 hour, 1 minuteThe U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted discussions on Native American citizenship and voting rights. This session focused on how Native Americans are portrayed in U.S. culture. Kevin Gover was a featured speaker - he is the Smithsonian's Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, and a citizen of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
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Lectures in History: Colonial Tensions Pre-Revolutionary War
59 minutesIthaca College professor Michael Trotti discussed the escalating tensions between colonists and the British government before the American Revolution. Ithaca College is located in New York.
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Betty Ford & Rosalynn Carter 1984 First Ladies Conference
1 hour, 10 minutesForty years after Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter convened a 1984 conference on the "private lives and public duties" of first ladies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum hosted a look back at that meeting and the role of first ladies over the last four decades. Betty Ford's daughter, Susan, joined in the conversation.
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A Friendship of Rivals - Gerald Ford & Jimmy Carter
1 hour, 11 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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Reel America: U.S. Women Prisoners of War - World War II
28 minutesThis 1985 Department of Defense film shared the oral histories of Army and Navy nurse POWs captured after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Ike's Cold War Radio Strategy
1 hour, 0 minuteWhat was President Eisenhower's role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Pomar, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, detailed Ike's post-World War II campaign to promote democratic values in Europe. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum hosted this virtual event.
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Native Americans in U.S. Culture
1 hour, 1 minuteThe U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted discussions on Native American citizenship and voting rights. This session focused on how Native Americans are portrayed in U.S. culture. Kevin Gover was a featured speaker - he is the Smithsonian's Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, and a citizen of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
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Lectures in History: Colonial Tensions Pre-Revolutionary War
59 minutesIthaca College professor Michael Trotti discussed the escalating tensions between colonists and the British government before the American Revolution. Ithaca College is located in New York.
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Betty Ford & Rosalynn Carter 1984 First Ladies Conference
1 hour, 10 minutesForty years after Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter convened a 1984 conference on the "private lives and public duties" of first ladies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum hosted a look back at that meeting and the role of first ladies over the last four decades. Betty Ford's daughter, Susan, joined in the conversation.
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A Friendship of Rivals - Gerald Ford & Jimmy Carter
1 hour, 11 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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Reel America: U.S. Women Prisoners of War - World War II
28 minutesThis 1985 Department of Defense film shared the oral histories of Army and Navy nurse POWs captured after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Ike's Cold War Radio Strategy
1 hour, 0 minuteWhat was President Eisenhower's role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Pomar, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, detailed Ike's post-World War II campaign to promote democratic values in Europe. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum hosted this virtual event.
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Native Americans in U.S. Culture
1 hour, 1 minuteThe U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted discussions on Native American citizenship and voting rights. This session focused on how Native Americans are portrayed in U.S. culture. Kevin Gover was a featured speaker - he is the Smithsonian's Under Secretary for Museums and Culture, and a citizen of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.
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Lectures in History: Colonial Tensions Pre-Revolutionary War
58 minutesIthaca College professor Michael Trotti discussed the escalating tensions between colonists and the British government before the American Revolution. Ithaca College is located in New York.
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Betty Ford & Rosalynn Carter 1984 First Ladies Conference
1 hour, 13 minutesForty years after Betty Ford and Rosalynn Carter convened a 1984 conference on the "private lives and public duties" of first ladies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum hosted a look back at that meeting and the role of first ladies over the last four decades. Betty Ford's daughter, Susan, joined in the conversation.
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A Friendship of Rivals - Gerald Ford & Jimmy Carter
1 hour, 14 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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Reel America: U.S. Women Prisoners of War - World War II
29 minutesThis 1985 Department of Defense film shared the oral histories of Army and Navy nurse POWs captured after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in World War II. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Ike's Cold War Radio Strategy
59 minutesWhat was President Eisenhower's role in radio broadcasts designed to fight communism as the Cold War took shape? Mark Pomar, a senior fellow at the Clements Center for National Security, detailed Ike's post-World War II campaign to promote democratic values in Europe. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum hosted this virtual event.