C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Campaign 2018: Package for Part 1 Senate Intel Hearing on Russia & 2016 Elections' 2
2 hours, 26 minutesClinton Watts, a former FBI special agent with the Joint Terrorism Task Force, and currently a fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and George Washington Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, detailed how he was hacked by Russia and how Russia was able to interfere in the 2016 elections through various mechanisms online. He appeared before the Senate Intelligence Committee that's conducting an investigation into Russia's meddling. Other experts also testified citing this isn't the first time Russia has interfered in democratic elections. This panel of witnesses was one of two to appear before the committee. Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) serves as chair while Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is the ranking member.
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Package for 'GWU - Online Radicalization - Keynote Address
31 minutesThe George Washington University Extremism Program hosted a forum with technology experts and government officials on countering online radicalization and extremism. This portion of the event included a keynote address by British Minister for Internet Safety and Security Baroness Joanna Shields. She outlined efforts by the U.K. to counter online extremist recruitment and propaganda by ISIS. George Washington University Extremism Program Director Lorenzo Vidino delivered introductory remarks.
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Reel America: "Alaska Highway" - 1944
37 minutesThe U.S. Army Signal Corps documented the difficult task of building a 1,500 mile highway through the Canadian wilderness as a World War II supply route from the lower 48 states to Fairbanks, Alaska. The highway connected several airfields and isolated ports on the Alaska panhandle. It was opened to the public in 1948.
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AHTV LCV Chico Chico's Chinese History
8 minutesVisit the Chico Museum to see the Chinese altar from the 1880 Chico Chinese Temple, and learn about the history of the city's Chinese population.
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American Artifacts: World War I Tour of Woodrow Wilson House
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Chico Nome Cult Trail
10 minutesIn 1863 461 Native Americans from several tribes across Northern California were rounded up and forced to march over 100 miles from Chico to the California coast. Jesse Dizard, Professor of Anthropology at CSU-Chico, shares the story with us.
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Reel America: "America Goes Over" - 1918 Silent Film
1 hour, 0 minute"America Goes Over" is a 1918 silent film documenting the U.S. experience in World War I. Two scholars join us to view the film made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps, and they provide context and commentary throughout. "America Goes Over" is one of many silent World War I films that the National Archives has restored.
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AHTV - National World War I Museum and Memorial - LIVE Production
2 hours, 32 minutesWe're live from the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri to mark the centennial of U.S. entry into World War I. The program features guests fielding viewer questions and a look at museum artifacts.
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AHTV LCV Chico Chico's Hmong Community
19 minutesHear from Will Nitzky, Anthropology Professor at California State University, Chico, and MaiHoua Lo, a Chico resident, about the Hmong Reflections: Stories of Our Own exhibit at the Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology.
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Nixon's Post-White House Years
1 hour, 11 minutesNixon White House alumni talk about Richard Nixon's post-presidency. They discuss their roles in the Nixon-Frost interviews, his meetings in China, the writing of his memoir, and his return to public life. We also hear about Nixon's relationship with Ronald Reagan during the 1980 presidential campaign and his lasting impact on American politics. This was hosted by the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.
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AHTV LCV Chico Bidwell Mansion
8 minutesTour the 26-room Italianate mansion Chico founder John Bidwell shared with his wife Annie and hear the history of its development from Noel Lopez, Park Interpretive Specialist with California's Department of Parks and Recreation.
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The Military Welfare State
20 minutesAmerican History TV was at the American Historical Association's annual meeting in Denver, Colorado where we spoke with historian Jennifer Mittelstadt about the rise of welfare programs for American veterns, especially in the 20th century.
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Reagan & Gorbachev's Reykjavik Summit
1 hour, 0 minuteThe Cultural Services division of the French Embassy in New York City hosts a discussion about the 1986 nuclear weapons summit between President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev. The meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland is widely seen as a Cold War turning point.
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Malcolm Byrne, "Iran-Contra"
1 hour, 35 minutesMalcolm Byrne talked about his book, "Iran-Contra: Reagan's Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power." Mr. Byrne used declassified documents and interviews with key participants in his research, and argued that the scandal was likely bigger than previously believed. He spoke with Bruce Riedel of the Brookings Institution, who wrote the foreword to the book.
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Mass Violence in American History
25 minutesAmerican History TV was at the American Historical Association's annual meeting in Denver, Colorado where we spoke with historian Randolph Roth about the history of mass violence in America and how weapon technology has evolved.
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The Civil War: Overview of Civil War Monuments
44 minutesHistory professor and author Thomas Brown takes a comprehensive look at monuments and memorials erected in America. He contrasts the design of pre-Civil War monuments with those built after the war, and also talks about the high number of memorials dedicated to the common soldier, both on Civil War battlefields where so many died, and in the communities where the soldiers were from. This 50-minute talk was part of the American Civil War Museum annual symposium held at the Library of Virginia in Richmond.
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History of Hawaii & The Life of Queen Liliuokalani
1 hour, 15 minutesJames Haley, author of "Captive Paradise: A History of Hawaii," discusses the life of musician, composer, and author Liliuokalani, the last Queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Mr. Haley also tells the story of modern Hawaii from the arrival of Captain James Cook in 1778 through a U.S. Marine backed overthrow and removal of the queen in 1893 and annexation of the islands in 1898. The University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia hosted this seventy-five minute illustrated talk as part of their Crawley Great Lives lecture series.
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Lectures in History: The "Great Recession" of 2007-09
1 hour, 0 minuteOn "Lectures in History," University of Chicago professor Jonathan Levy teaches a class on the "Great Recession" of 2007 to 2009 - the worst financial crisis in the U.S. since the Great Depression in the 1930s. He traces the origins of the crisis to the late-1990s stock market boom-and-bust, and looks at how the housing market of the 2000s mimicked some of the same patterns. He also talks about some of the exotic financial instruments developed during this time, the practice of banks using overnight short-term credit markets to stay afloat, and the unprecedented actions taken by the Federal Reserve to rescue the economy after it collapsed.
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Assessing 20th Century Presidents
1 hour, 1 minuteHistorian William Leuchtenburg assesses the effectiveness and legacies of 20th century presidents in a conversation moderated by Abraham Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer. Their conversation focuses on Professor Leuchtenburg's book, "The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton." The New-York Historical Society hosted this event.
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Reel America: "The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson" - 1961
27 minutesHosted by former President Herbert Hoover, this Encyclopaedia Britannica film details Woodrow Wilson's efforts to influence the Versailles Peace Treaty following World War I, and his failed push to win Senate approval of U.S. membership in the new League of Nations. The film is based on Herbert Hoover's book by the same title. Mr. Hoover served as President Wilson's director of the U.S. Food Administration during World War I, overseeing distribution of food to the allies.
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AHTV LCV Chico Chico's Hmong Community
18 minutesHear from Will Nitzky, Anthropology Professor at California State University, Chico, and MaiHoua Lo, a Chico resident, about the Hmong Reflections: Stories of Our Own exhibit at the Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology.
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Underground Railroad Opening Ceremony
1 hour, 15 minutesThe opening ceremony of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. We hear from state and local officials in commemoration of the abolitionist, humanitarian, and Civil War spy Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was born a slave in Dorchester County, Maryland in 1822. She escaped in 1849 but returned to the area many times to assist her family and others in their escape to freedom. The Maryland Park Service and the National Park Service have partnered in creating the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center, located in the Maryland county where Tubman was born.
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Lectures in History: The "Great Recession" of 2007-09
1 hour, 0 minuteOn "Lectures in History," University of Chicago professor Jonathan Levy teaches a class on the "Great Recession" of 2007 to 2009 - the worst financial crisis in the U.S. since the Great Depression in the 1930s. He traces the origins of the crisis to the late-1990s stock market boom-and-bust, and looks at how the housing market of the 2000s mimicked some of the same patterns. He also talks about some of the exotic financial instruments developed during this time, the practice of banks using overnight short-term credit markets to stay afloat, and the unprecedented actions taken by the Federal Reserve to rescue the economy after it collapsed.
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Assessing 20th Century Presidents
1 hour, 1 minuteHistorian William Leuchtenburg assesses the effectiveness and legacies of 20th century presidents in a conversation moderated by Abraham Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer. Their conversation focuses on Professor Leuchtenburg's book, "The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton." The New-York Historical Society hosted this event.
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Malcolm Byrne, "Iran-Contra"
1 hour, 33 minutesMalcolm Byrne talked about his book, "Iran-Contra: Reagan's Scandal and the Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power." Mr. Byrne used declassified documents and interviews with key participants in his research, and argued that the scandal was likely bigger than previously believed. He spoke with Bruce Riedel of the Brookings Institution, who wrote the foreword to the book.
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Mass Violence in American History
25 minutesAmerican History TV was at the American Historical Association's annual meeting in Denver, Colorado where we spoke with historian Randolph Roth about the history of mass violence in America and how weapon technology has evolved.
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Growing Up in the Kennedy Family
51 minutesJean Kennedy Smith, sister of President Kennedy, discusses her new memoir and shares personal stories about her childhood. She describes the family's immigration to America and how they faced adversity in Boston because they were Irish Catholics. The presentation also touches on what it was like to live in the White House and Washington DC during Kennedy's presidency.
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Nixon's Post-White House Years
1 hour, 10 minutesNixon White House alumni talk about Richard Nixon's post-presidency. They discuss their roles in the Nixon-Frost interviews, his meetings in China, the writing of his memoir, and his return to public life. We also hear about Nixon's relationship with Ronald Reagan during the 1980 presidential campaign and his lasting impact on American politics. This was hosted by the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.
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Jewish American History & Anti-Semitism Today
1 hour, 2 minutesJewish scholars Abraham Foxman and Thane Rosenbaum discuss the history of Judiasm and anti-semitism in modern America, including topics such as the Leo Frank murder trial, the Rosenberg espionage trial and executions, and the efforts to free Soviet Jews. In addition, the two scholars share their opinions on the roles of Jewish people in entertainment and politics as well as their thoughts on bigotry in American society today