C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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"Reagan" the Movie
1 hour, 10 minutesActor Dennis Quaid headlined a cast discussion about the movie "Reagan." The 40th president's story is told through the eyes of a KGB agent -- based on the Soviets real-life surveillance of Ronald Reagan. Mr. Quaid portrayed the actor turned politician. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute hosted this event, which featured several film clips.
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Reel America: Texas State Fair - 1963
18 minutesThis 1963 U.S. Information Department film captured the spirit of Americana at the Texas State Fair, with its amusements, competitions of agricultural products and cattle, and exhibits of new farm equipment. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Lectures in History: Narratives of the Civil Rights Movement
1 hour, 33 minutesOhio State University history professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries discussed historical narratives of the Civil Rights Movement and modern understandings of victories, defeats and what the movement was trying to achieve. Professor Jeffries is the brother of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). This lecture was part of a symposium hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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"Reagan" the Movie
1 hour, 9 minutesActor Dennis Quaid headlined a cast discussion about the movie "Reagan." The 40th president's story is told through the eyes of a KGB agent -- based on the Soviets real-life surveillance of Ronald Reagan. Mr. Quaid portrayed the actor turned politician. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute hosted this event, which featured several film clips.
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Reel America: Texas State Fair - 1963
18 minutesThis 1963 U.S. Information Department film captured the spirit of Americana at the Texas State Fair, with its amusements, competitions of agricultural products and cattle, and exhibits of new farm equipment. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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The Civil War: 1862 Second Manassas Union Logistics
1 hour, 1 minuteVirginia Commonwealth University professor Kathryn Shively argued that the Union Army of Virginia logistical failures contributed to the military loss in the August 1862 Battle of Second Manassas. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia Center for Civil War History in Charlottesville.
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Archaeology of a Mayflower Family Home
55 minutesArcheology curator Stephen O'Neill talked about how findings from excavations at the Alden House helps recreate the daily life in 17th century Plymouth Colony. Plimoth Patuxent Museums in Massachusetts hosted this program.
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1964 Civil Rights Act 60th Anniversary
55 minutesThe Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library & Museum hosted President Biden during a commemoration of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The 60th anniversary events featured civil rights veteran and strategist Andrew Young, who was a key figure in the legislation's creation.
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Historic Georgetown African American Cemetery Preservation
45 minutesAmerican History TV followed a tour of Georgetown's historic Mount Zion and Female Union Band Society cemeteries - located in the nation's capital and the final resting place of African Americans dating back to the early 19th century. The burial ground - which began as an integrated space and later was segregated - is undergoing restoration work to preserve the history of those laid to rest there.
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September 11, 2001 Presidential Address
5 minutesFollowing an attack by hijacked airliners on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, President Bush addressed the nation from the Oval Office about the incidents. He said the U.S. was resolved to find and punish those responsible, noting that the government was fully functional, and pledged the full resources of the federal government to emergency efforts.
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Garrett Graff, "The Only Plane in the Sky"
1 hour, 20 minutesHistorian Garrett Graff provided a history of September 11, 2001, from declassified documents and transcripts as well as over five hundred interviews with those directly affected by the events of the day.
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Historic Presidential Elections: Adams vs. Jefferson - 1800
59 minutesVice President Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican Party defeated Federalist Party candidate and incumbent President John Adams in a contest that had to be decided by the U.S. House of Representatives. It was the first U.S. presidential election to be a rematch.
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Lectures in History: Narratives of the Civil Rights Movement
1 hour, 32 minutesOhio State University history professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries discussed historical narratives of the Civil Rights Movement and modern understandings of victories, defeats and what the movement was trying to achieve. Professor Jeffries is the brother of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). This lecture was part of a symposium hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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"Reagan" the Movie
1 hour, 9 minutesActor Dennis Quaid headlined a cast discussion about the movie "Reagan." The 40th president's story is told through the eyes of a KGB agent -- based on the Soviets real-life surveillance of Ronald Reagan. Mr. Quaid portrayed the actor turned politician. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute hosted this event, which featured several film clips.
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Reel America: Texas State Fair - 1963
19 minutesThis 1963 U.S. Information Department film captured the spirit of Americana at the Texas State Fair, with its amusements, competitions of agricultural products and cattle, and exhibits of new farm equipment. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Lectures in History: Narratives of the Civil Rights Movement
1 hour, 32 minutesOhio State University history professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries discussed historical narratives of the Civil Rights Movement and modern understandings of victories, defeats and what the movement was trying to achieve. Professor Jeffries is the brother of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). This lecture was part of a symposium hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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"Reagan" the Movie
1 hour, 8 minutesActor Dennis Quaid headlined a cast discussion about the movie "Reagan." The 40th president's story is told through the eyes of a KGB agent -- based on the Soviets real-life surveillance of Ronald Reagan. Mr. Quaid portrayed the actor turned politician. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute hosted this event, which featured several film clips.
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Reel America: Texas State Fair - 1963
20 minutesThis 1963 U.S. Information Department film captured the spirit of Americana at the Texas State Fair, with its amusements, competitions of agricultural products and cattle, and exhibits of new farm equipment. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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The Civil War: 1862 Second Manassas Union Logistics
1 hour, 0 minuteVirginia Commonwealth University professor Kathryn Shively argued that the Union Army of Virginia logistical failures contributed to the military loss in the August 1862 Battle of Second Manassas. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia Center for Civil War History in Charlottesville.
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Archaeology of a Mayflower Family Home
55 minutesArcheology curator Stephen O'Neill talked about how findings from excavations at the Alden House helps recreate the daily life in 17th century Plymouth Colony. Plimoth Patuxent Museums in Massachusetts hosted this program.
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1964 Civil Rights Act 60th Anniversary
55 minutesThe Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library & Museum hosted President Biden during a commemoration of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The 60th anniversary events featured civil rights veteran and strategist Andrew Young, who was a key figure in the legislation's creation.
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Historic Georgetown African American Cemetery Preservation
45 minutesAmerican History TV followed a tour of Georgetown's historic Mount Zion and Female Union Band Society cemeteries - located in the nation's capital and the final resting place of African Americans dating back to the early 19th century. The burial ground - which began as an integrated space and later was segregated - is undergoing restoration work to preserve the history of those laid to rest there.
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September 11, 2001 Presidential Address
5 minutesFollowing an attack by hijacked airliners on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, President Bush addressed the nation from the Oval Office about the incidents. He said the U.S. was resolved to find and punish those responsible, noting that the government was fully functional, and pledged the full resources of the federal government to emergency efforts.
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Garrett Graff, "The Only Plane in the Sky"
1 hour, 20 minutesHistorian Garrett Graff provided a history of September 11, 2001, from declassified documents and transcripts as well as over five hundred interviews with those directly affected by the events of the day.
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Historic Presidential Elections: Adams vs. Jefferson - 1800
1 hour, 0 minuteVice President Thomas Jefferson of the Democratic-Republican Party defeated Federalist Party candidate and incumbent President John Adams in a contest that had to be decided by the U.S. House of Representatives. It was the first U.S. presidential election to be a rematch.
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Peter Navarro, "The New MAGA Deal"
51 minutesFormer Trump economic and trade advisor Peter Navarro discussed the policies President Trump will pursue if he wins a second term in office. This event was hosted by the Villages MAGA Club in Florida.
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David Daley, "Antidemocratic - Inside the Far Right's 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections"
1 hour, 12 minutesJournalist David Daley chronicles what he calls the far-right's long-running plan to control U.S. elections, including dismantling the Voting Rights Act. Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle hosted this event.