C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Discussion on Health Savings Accounts
2 hours, 0 minuteThe American Enterprise Institue hosted a discussion with a panel of experts on the pros and cons of health savings accounts (HSAs). Following presentations by each of them, they took part in a Q&A session with audience members.
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Australian Parliament Question Time Wrap
33 minutesSkyNews Australia Political Editor David Speers hosted a program wrapping up the most recent sitting session of Australia's parliament, from June 13 - 22, 2017. Topics debated included national security and terrorism, political party donations, and Australia's relationship with the U.S. The parliament was scheduled to next meet in early August 2017.
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Reel America: Iran-Contra Investigation Day 23 Edited Portion
32 minutesA portion of Lt. Col. Oliver North's July 7, 1987 testimony before the House & Senate select committees investigating Iran-Contra. This was the first of several days of testimony by the former National Security Council staffer who worked on several covert operations regarding arms sales to Iran to free hostages, and funding for military forces attempting to overthrow the government of Nicaragua.
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Reel America: Iran-Contra Investigation Day 25 Edited Portion
1 hour, 33 minutesPortions of the July 9, 1987 Iran-Contra Investigation hearing with testimony by former National Security Council staffer Lt. Col. Oliver North. This is Colonel North's third day of questioning by the House and Senate select committees investigating the Iran-Contra Affair. In this 90 minute portion of the hearing, the former National Security Council staffer begins with a twenty minute opening statement, then is questioned by Aurthur Liman, the Senate committee's chief counsel.
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Revolutionary War Collections
15 minutesThe Concord Museum holds the world's largest collection of materials used during the earliest days of fighting in the Revolutionary War. Museum Curator, David Wood shows some of the highlights of the collection including one of Paul Revere's lanterns and weapons used during the battle on the North Bridge.
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Lectures in History: History of Diet and Nutrition Guidelines
1 hour, 20 minutesIowa State University professor Ruth MacDonald looks at the history of nutritional standards and government dietary guidelines. She describes the shift from preventing disease to promoting optimum health during the 20th century. She talks about the creation of a Recommended Daily Allowance at the outset of World War II and more recent updates that helped lay the foundation for a modern national nutrition policy.
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Louisa May Alcott's Home in Concord
20 minutesPurchased by Amos Bronson Alcott in 1857, Orchard House became his family's home after several years of constant moving. It was here that his daughter, Louisa May Alcott, wrote her novel "Little Women" on a desk built for her by her father. Executive Director Jan Turnquist takes us on a tour of the home, giving us a glimpse into the family's life in Concord, MA.
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Winston Churchill & FDR
1 hour, 0 minuteLewis Lehrman discusses the parallel lives of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the partnership they forged against the Axis powers to win World War II. Mr. Lehrman is the author of "Churchill, Roosevelt & Company: Studies in Character and Statecraft." He spoke at the New-York Historical Society where he is also a member of the Board of Trustees.
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Minute Man National Historic Park & Battle of Concord
15 minutesSome of the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired on the North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts. National Park Service Ranger Phil Lupsiewicz talks about the Battle of Concord and sites that were part of the fighting on April 19, 1775.
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Reel America: "Our Heritage" - 1966
34 minutes"Our Heritage" is a 1966 episode from the U.S. Army's "Big Picture" series marking the July 4th holiday by telling the story of the Declaration of Independence. Hosted by Emmy and Peabody award-winning journalist Frank Baxter, the half-hour program visits historic sites in Philadelphia and Washington, DC and uses animated sequences to illustrate several key moments in the American Revolution.
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Robbins House
11 minutesThe Robbins House tells the story of three generations of African Americans in Concord, Massachusetts and the family's fight for civil rights. Scholar-in-residence John Hannigan talks about the lives of African Americans in Concord from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War.
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Conference on National Security & President John. F. Kennedy
2 hours, 0 minuteAcademy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone joins two authors to examine President John F. Kennedy's assassination and what the panelists call the "national-security state." They also discuss America's involvement in Vietnam and the Cold War and how national security policies implemented during those conflicts continue to have an impact in contemporary times. This event was part of a conference hosted by the Future of Freedom Foundation. Some viewers may find language in this program offensive.
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Chris DeRose, "Congressman Lincoln"
1 hour, 5 minutesChris DeRose talked about his book, "Congressman Lincoln: The Making of America's Greatest President," in which he recounts Abraham Lincoln's single term in Congress. Lincoln, a Whig Party representative from Illinois, arrived in Washington in 1847 with little name recognition. In his book, the author examines the future president's political thinking and personal life during his start in national politics. Chris DeRose spoke at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona.
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Jewish Refugees on the St. Louis
55 minutesIn 1939, some 900 Jewish refugees sailed from Hamburg, Germany for Cuba on the ship St. Louis in an attempt to escape Nazi persecution. Cuba refused most of them and the United States turned the ship away, forcing the refugees to return to Europe. In this program, historians from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum talk about the St. Louis' journey and the fate of its passengers. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hosted this event.
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The Civil War: Confederate Jesse James
1 hour, 15 minutesHistorian and author T.J. Stiles looks at the Civil War experiences of Jesse James within the context of the fight between pro-slavery and pro-Union forces in Missouri. As a 16 year old, Jesse James joined guerilla forces in Missouri fighting for the Confederate cause. This talk was part of the annual Civil War Institute conference at Gettysburg College. It's a little over an hour.
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History of Aging in America
44 minutesLawrence Samuel traces American views of aging over the last 50 years, including a cultural shift in the 1960s away from revering elders towards embracing the youth culture. He is the author of "Aging in America: A Cultural History." The New York Public Library hosted this program.
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Lectures in History: Civil War Peninsula Campaign & Seven Days' Battles
1 hour, 18 minutesAppalachian State University professor Judkin Browning teaches a class on the 1862 Civil War Peninsula Campaign and Seven Days' Battles. He reviews Union General George McClellan's failed attempt to take the Confederate capital in Richmond, Virginia, and examines how terrain, disease and nutrition impacted both sides.
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History Bookshelf: Elizabeth Fenn, "Encounters at the Heart of the World "
43 minutesAuthor Elizabeth Fenn talks about the history of the Mandan Indians, a tribe that lived along the upper Missouri River. Ms. Fenn won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in History for her book, "Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People." The Library of Congress hosted this event at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC.
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Reel America: Iran-Contra Investigation Day 27 Edited Portion
57 minutesLt. Colonel Oliver North is questioned by Republican Senators Paul Trible and Orrin Hatch. The unapologetic former National Security Council staffer defends his efforts to support and fund armed rebel groups opposing the Nicaraguan government; funding that had been prohibited by congress.
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Reel America: Iran-Contra Investigation Day 28 Edited Portion
53 minutesJuly 14, 1987 marked Lt. Colonel Oliver North's final day of televised testimony in the historic Russell Caucus Room. In this fifty minute portion of a four hour hearing, House committee chair Lee Hamilton (D-Indiana), and Senate committee chair Daniel Inoyue (D-Hawaii), made closing statements regarding Colonel North's testimony and participation in the Iran-Contra Affair.
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Thoreau's Walden Pond
10 minutesFor two years, writer and transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau lived on the shores of Walden Pond beginning 1845. The purpose was to acquire a better appreciation of nature and the surrounding world. While there, he wrote the book "Walden; or Life in the Woods," to chronicle his experience. Concord Museum Curator, David Wood visits Walden Pond to recount Thoreau's time there and the lasting impact of his book.
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Lectures in History: Civil War Peninsula Campaign & Seven Days' Battles
1 hour, 18 minutesAppalachian State University professor Judkin Browning teaches a class on the 1862 Civil War Peninsula Campaign and Seven Days' Battles. He reviews Union General George McClellan's failed attempt to take the Confederate capital in Richmond, Virginia, and examines how terrain, disease and nutrition impacted both sides.
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History Bookshelf: Elizabeth Fenn, "Encounters at the Heart of the World "
43 minutesAuthor Elizabeth Fenn talks about the history of the Mandan Indians, a tribe that lived along the upper Missouri River. Ms. Fenn won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in History for her book, "Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People." The Library of Congress hosted this event at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC.
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Chris DeRose, "Congressman Lincoln"
1 hour, 0 minuteChris DeRose talked about his book, "Congressman Lincoln: The Making of America's Greatest President," in which he recounts Abraham Lincoln's single term in Congress. Lincoln, a Whig Party representative from Illinois, arrived in Washington in 1847 with little name recognition. In his book, the author examines the future president's political thinking and personal life during his start in national politics. Chris DeRose spoke at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, Arizona.
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Concord Grape
4 minutesThe Concord Grape was first grown in Concord, Massachusetts in 1854. The owner of Grapevine Cottage, where the original vines of the Concord grape still grow today, talks about the history and success of the fruit.
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Jewish Refugees on the St. Louis
55 minutesIn 1939, some 900 Jewish refugees sailed from Hamburg, Germany for Cuba on the ship St. Louis in an attempt to escape Nazi persecution. Cuba refused most of them and the United States turned the ship away, forcing the refugees to return to Europe. In this program, historians from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum talk about the St. Louis' journey and the fate of its passengers. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hosted this event.
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Reel America: Iran-Contra Investigation Day 23 Edited Portion
31 minutesA portion of Lt. Col. Oliver North's July 7, 1987 testimony before the House & Senate select committees investigating Iran-Contra. This was the first of several days of testimony by the former National Security Council staffer who worked on several covert operations regarding arms sales to Iran to free hostages, and funding for military forces attempting to overthrow the government of Nicaragua.
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Reel America: Iran-Contra Investigation Day 25 Edited Portion
1 hour, 29 minutesPortions of the July 9, 1987 Iran-Contra Investigation hearing with testimony by former National Security Council staffer Lt. Col. Oliver North. This is Colonel North's third day of questioning by the House and Senate select committees investigating the Iran-Contra Affair. In this 90 minute portion of the hearing, the former National Security Council staffer begins with a twenty minute opening statement, then is questioned by Aurthur Liman, the Senate committee's chief counsel.
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Conference on National Security & President John. F. Kennedy
1 hour, 59 minutesAcademy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone joins two authors to examine President John F. Kennedy's assassination and what the panelists call the "national-security state." They also discuss America's involvement in Vietnam and the Cold War and how national security policies implemented during those conflicts continue to have an impact in contemporary times. This event was part of a conference hosted by the Future of Freedom Foundation. Some viewers may find language in this program offensive.