C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing on FY 2018 Budget for Veterans' Programs
2 hours, 4 minutesVeterans Affairs Secretary Dr. David Shulkin testified before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on the president's 2018 budget request. With assistance on program specifics from several of his under secretaries, Sec. Shulkin talked about the expansion and increased funding request for the Veterans Choice Program as well as steps his department is taking to continue to increase efficiencies and decrease processing and wait times for veterans seeking care. After the secretary answered questions, a panel of veterans service organization representatives provided their assessments of the budget request, and cited areas they felt still needed to be addressed or improved.
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Reel America: President Ronald Reagan's 1987 Visit to West Berlin
1 hour, 38 minutesAmerican Forces Network (AFN-TV) coverage of President Reagan's 1987 trip to West Berlin to mark the 750th birthday of the city. The broadcast begins with a summary of visits to Berlin by U.S. Presidents since the end of World War II, then shows Air Force One arriving at Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin. President Reagan delivers his "Tear Down this Wall" speech after remarks by German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. The program concludes with a second speech by President Reagan at Tempelhof airport.
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American Artifacts: Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill
23 minutesVal-Kill is the only home First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt ever owned by herself. National Park Ranger Franceska Macsali-Urbin tours the home and explains Eleanor Roosevelt's political contributions.
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American Artifacts: Arch Street Meeting House
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American Artifacts: Top Cottage
13 minutesNational Park Ranger Kevin Oldenburg shares the stories of Top Cottage, a private space built by President Franklin Roosevelt to be used as a retreat for meetings with world leaders.
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History of Radio Spectrum Regulation
1 hour, 25 minutesAuthor Thomas Hazlett talks about his book, "The Political Spectrum: The Tumultuous Liberation of Wireless Technology, from Herbert Hoover to the Smartphone." Commenting on Mr. Hazlett's remarks are a wireless policy specialist from Verizon and a technology policy representative from Facebook.
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James Monroe's Life & Legacy
49 minutesHistorian Scott Harris talks about James Monroe's life, including the fifth president's Revolutionary War service, his work as a lawyer, his path to the presidency, and about the Monroe Doctrine that carries his name. Harris is director of the James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library. The Mosby Heritage Area Association hosted this event, which was part of a symposium titled "James Monroe Presidential Inauguration: A Bicentennial Commemoration and Reflection."
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Franklin Roosevelt Presidential Library
31 minutesFranklin Roosevelt's Presidential Library Curator Herman Eberhardt tours the Library's permanent exhibit dedicated to President Roosevelt's four terms in office during the Great Depression and World War II.
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Reel America: The Changed Face of Europe" - 1964
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The World War I Navy
2 hours, 0 minuteU.S. Naval Academy professor James Rentfrow explains how the U.S. Navy evolved in the 20 years between the Spanish-American War and World War I, when the Naval Act of 1916 introduced submarines and instituted changes in weaponry and formation practice. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event.
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History Bookshelf: Christopher Dickey, "Our Man in Charleston"
1 hour, 0 minuteChristopher Dickey talked about his book "Our Man in Charleston: Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South," in which he recalls the role played by Robert Bunch, British consul assigned to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1853, in the lead-up to the American Civil War. In his book, the author reports that the South knew that acknowledgment by the British government was integral to their future success, and planned to deceive Britain regarding their plans to re-open the Atlantic slave trade to maintain the cotton industry. Bunch, who surreptitiously sent information back to his home country, informed the anti-slavery British government of the South's hidden motives and recommended that their succession efforts be deterred.
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Japanese Perspective on the Battle of Midway
52 minutesThe Battle of Midway took place June 4-7, 1942, in the Pacific Theater and resulted in a decisive naval victory for the U.S. over Japan. Next, author Anthony Tully gives the Japanese perspective on the battle. This talk from the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia, was part of a day-long symposium to mark the battle's 75th anniversary.
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Hudson River
8 minutesCaptain Pete Kelly of Hudson River Cruises explains the importance of the Hudson River to the growth of New York.
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The Civil War: Confederate General Jubal Early's Reputation
44 minutesUniversity of Virginia Commonwealth professor Kathryn Shively Meier discusses Jubal Early's experiences as a Confederate general, focusing on his loss to Union General Philip Sheridan during the 1864 Shenandoah Campaign. She also analyzes Early's memoirs and explores how he attempted to rehabilitate his reputation after the Civil War. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia's Center for Civil War History.
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The Civil War: Shenandoah Valley & the Civil War
36 minutesNext on American History TV, a panel of historians takes audience questions on the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War. Topics include the role of religion in the valley during the war, supply problems faced by Confederate troops, and memoirs written by Confederate leaders after the war. This panel was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia's Center for Civil War History.
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Syrian Immigrants During World War I
12 minutesAmerican History TV was at the Organization of American Historians' annual meeting in New Orleans where we spoke with historian Stacy Farenthold about why Syrians immigrated to the U.S. during the first World War and what they did once they arrived.
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American Artifacts: Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill
27 minutesVal-Kill is the only home First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt ever owned by herself. National Park Ranger Franceska Macsali-Urbin tours the home and explains Eleanor Roosevelt's political contributions.
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Lectures in History: 1950s American Culture
1 hour, 10 minutesHillsdale College professor Paul Moreno teaches a class on 1950s American culture. He describes how post-World War II society changed due to the Baby Boom, suburbanization, and the emergence of teen culture. He also charts how social norms changed from the Victorian era through the Progressive era and into the 1950s.
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African American Poet Phillis Wheatley
51 minutesPhillis Wheatley was an eighteenth century Boston slave, and the first African American to have her poetry published. English professor Barbara Lewis of the University of Massachusetts Boston explores the time in which Phillis Wheatley lived. She talks about Boston's treatment of slaves, and Phillis Wheatley's standing in her master's household. She also looks at the poet's reception in the international arena. The Boston Public Library and Boston Literary District co-hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Home Front 1917-1919, War Transforms American Life" - 1965
18 minutesEducational film narrated by actor Robert Ryan shows how World War I brought about industrial growth and increased government involvement in the U.S. economy, and led to suppression of dissent, deportations, and pro-war government propaganda efforts by the Committee on Public Information.
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American Artifacts: Top Cottage
12 minutesNational Park Ranger Kevin Oldenburg shares the stories of Top Cottage, a private space built by President Franklin Roosevelt to be used as a retreat for meetings with world leaders.
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The Cold War & Third World
1 hour, 30 minutesTexas A&M history professor Jason Parker discusses U.S. diplomacy during the Cold War. He is the author of "Hearts, Minds, Voices: U.S. Cold War Public Diplomacy and the Formation of the Third World." This event was co-hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Center, American Historical Association, and the National History Center.
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Lectures in History: 1950s American Culture
1 hour, 10 minutesHillsdale College professor Paul Moreno teaches a class on 1950s American culture. He describes how post-World War II society changed due to the Baby Boom, suburbanization, and the emergence of teen culture. He also charts how social norms changed from the Victorian era through the Progressive era and into the 1950s.
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African American Poet Phillis Wheatley
50 minutesPhillis Wheatley was an eighteenth century Boston slave, and the first African American to have her poetry published. English professor Barbara Lewis of the University of Massachusetts Boston explores the time in which Phillis Wheatley lived. She talks about Boston's treatment of slaves, and Phillis Wheatley's standing in her master's household. She also looks at the poet's reception in the international arena. The Boston Public Library and Boston Literary District co-hosted this event.
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History Bookshelf: Christopher Dickey, "Our Man in Charleston"
1 hour, 0 minuteChristopher Dickey talked about his book "Our Man in Charleston: Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South," in which he recalls the role played by Robert Bunch, British consul assigned to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1853, in the lead-up to the American Civil War. In his book, the author reports that the South knew that acknowledgment by the British government was integral to their future success, and planned to deceive Britain regarding their plans to re-open the Atlantic slave trade to maintain the cotton industry. Bunch, who surreptitiously sent information back to his home country, informed the anti-slavery British government of the South's hidden motives and recommended that their succession efforts be deterred.
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Japanese Perspective on the Battle of Midway
50 minutesThe Battle of Midway took place June 4-7, 1942, in the Pacific Theater and resulted in a decisive naval victory for the U.S. over Japan. Next, author Anthony Tully gives the Japanese perspective on the battle. This talk from the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia, was part of a day-long symposium to mark the battle's 75th anniversary.
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Staatsburg & the Gilded Age
15 minutesStaatsburg State Historic Site Manager Pamela Malcolm talks about the Gilded Age in the Hudson River Valley and how some of the area's wealthiest families lived during that time.
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The Civil War: Confederate General Jubal Early's Reputation
45 minutesUniversity of Virginia Commonwealth professor Kathryn Shively Meier discusses Jubal Early's experiences as a Confederate general, focusing on his loss to Union General Philip Sheridan during the 1864 Shenandoah Campaign. She also analyzes Early's memoirs and explores how he attempted to rehabilitate his reputation after the Civil War. This talk was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia's Center for Civil War History.
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The Civil War: Shenandoah Valley & the Civil War
35 minutesNext on American History TV, a panel of historians takes audience questions on the Shenandoah Valley during the Civil War. Topics include the role of religion in the valley during the war, supply problems faced by Confederate troops, and memoirs written by Confederate leaders after the war. This panel was part of a conference hosted by the University of Virginia's Center for Civil War History.
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Syrian Immigrants During World War I
10 minutesAmerican History TV was at the Organization of American Historians' annual meeting in New Orleans where we spoke with historian Stacy Farenthold about why Syrians immigrated to the U.S. during the first World War and what they did once they arrived.
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American Artifacts: Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill
25 minutesVal-Kill is the only home First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt ever owned by herself. National Park Ranger Franceska Macsali-Urbin tours the home and explains Eleanor Roosevelt's political contributions.
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Lectures in History: 1950s American Culture
1 hour, 10 minutesHillsdale College professor Paul Moreno teaches a class on 1950s American culture. He describes how post-World War II society changed due to the Baby Boom, suburbanization, and the emergence of teen culture. He also charts how social norms changed from the Victorian era through the Progressive era and into the 1950s.