C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Partisan Politics & the Legacy of Newt Gingrich
1 hour, 25 minutesA session from a Library of Congress annual "Congress and History" conference featuring the historical and political legacy of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia). This program focuses on two papers by political scientists looking at what one participant calls ..".an explosion of partisan warfare in 1980s America."
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The Civil War: 14th Amendment Enforcement & U.S. Military
50 minutesBrown University professor Michael Vorenberg speaks about the 14th Amendment and efforts by Congress to use the U.S. military to enforce civil rights for African Americans during the post-Civil War Reconstruction era. This 50-minute talk was hosted part of a symposium hosted by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society.
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History Bookshelf: Gerald Horne, "The Counter-Revolution of 1776"
1 hour, 20 minutesGerald Horne talked about his two books, "The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America" and "Race to Revolution: The U.S. and Cuba during Slavery and Jim Crow." In "The Counter-Revolution of 1776," Professor Horne argues that the threat of abolition in England and its colonies helped spark the fight for independence in the United States. In "Race to Revolution," Professor Horne looks at the experiences of slaves and ex-slaves in the U.S. and Cuba. He spoke at Eso Won Books in Los Angeles, California.
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Suffragist Emma Smith DeVoe
15 minutesSusan Roher shares the story of Emma Smith Devoe and her efforts to help women secure voting rights in Washington in 1910.
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New York City's 1975 Fiscal Crisis
1 hour, 8 minutesAuthor Kim Phillips-Fein talks about her book, "Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics," She recounts how faced with billions of dollars of debt, New York City reduced services effecting public hospitals, schools, and libraries. Ms. Phillips-Fein argues that the threat of bankruptcy and the refusal of the federal government to bail out New York influenced changes in government spending across the nation.
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Washington State History Museum
7 minutesGwen Whiting goes through the Great Hall of Washington History exhibit, which showcases Native American artifacts as well as items related to some of the areas early industries.
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Lectures in History: Civil War-Era Women & Volunteerism
1 hour, 7 minutesVillanova University professor Judith Giesberg and her class discuss the ways northern middle-class women volunteered during the Civil War. They focus on Louisa May Alcott's time as Civil War nurse chronicled in her book titled "Hospital Sketches."
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Chief Leschi & Medicine Creek Treaty
18 minutesChief Leschi was chief of the Nisqually tribe, and was chosen to represent the Nisqually and Puyallup tribes at the signing of the 1854 Medicine Creek Treaty. In 1858 he was tried for murder and hanged. Cynthia Iyall shares the story and the efforts 150 years later to exonerate Chief Leschi.
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Roundtable Discussion of "Protestants Abroad"
1 hour, 46 minutesRoundtable discussion with three historians on professor David Hollinger's soon to be published book "Protestents Abroad: How Missionaries Tried to Change the World but Changed America." In his book, University of California history professor emeritus David Hollinger argues that the thousands of U.S. missionaries who served in non-European countries between the 1890s and 1970s came home transformed by their experiences; and they in turn liberalized American society.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
10 minutesIn 1873 the Northern Pacific Railroad decided to make Tacoma the location of its western terminus. Michael Sullivan talks about how the arrival of the transcontinental railway shaped this small, Pacific Northwest town.
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Chinese Expulsion and Reconciliation
55 minutesAndrew Gomez shares the story of how Tacoma's Chinese population was driven out of the city in 1885. Today, the Tacoma Chinese Reconciliation Park represents the city's acknowledgment of the Chinese expulsion, and serves as a reminder of the city's multicultural past, present and future.
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Log Cabin Republicans
12 minutesAmerican History TV was at the Organization of American Historians' annual meeting in New Orleans where we spoke with historian Clayton Howard about the Log Cabin Republicans, a converative group founded in the 1970s to advocate for LGBT equality within the party.
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Early 20th Century Electric Appliances
41 minutesAntique furnishings curator Patrick Sheary talks about early 20th century electronic household appliances. He also discusses different ways manufacturers marketed and distributed new products to consumers, who were predominately housewives. The Daughters of the American Revolution Museum hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Operation Castle" 1954
21 minutesU.S. Air Force film documenting a series of six nuclear tests at the Atomic Energy Commission's Pacific Proving Grounds in 1954. One of the tests was 1,000 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945, and remains the most powerful atmospheric nuclear test ever conducted by the United States. Exceeding expectations, the explosion's radiation encompassed 5,000 square miles of the area, leading to many cases of radiation sickness in civilians & military personnel. This film is hosted by Joint Task Force 7 Supreme Commander Major General Percy Clarkson and was shown in 1954 to U.S. congressional oversight committees. The Energy Department made the film public in the 1990s.
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Reel America: "Military Effects Studies on Operation Castle" - 1954
40 minutes"Military Effects Studies on Operation Castle" is a report detailing the aftermath of six powerful nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands. The film shows the effects of radiation on civilians and American military personnel. Using maps, graphs, animation and films of the explosions and damage, the report outlines the military advances in nuclear weapons since 1945 and the possible effects of atomic bombs and fallout on American cities. The previously classified film was made public by the Energy Department in the 1990s.
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President Washington's Farewell Address
1 hour, 0 minuteJohn Avlon, Editor in Chief of The Daily Beast discusses his book: "Washington's Farewell: The Founding Father'sWarning to Future Generations." In a conversation with the National Constitution Center's scholar in residence, Michael Gerhardt, John Avlon argues that Washington warned future generations about the dangers of hyper-partisanship, excessive debt, and foreign wars.
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American Artifacts: Hoover Library and Museum Presidential Exhibit
49 minutesOn American Artifacts, we tour the "American Presidents: Life Portraits" exhibit at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa. North Carolina painter and sculptor Chas Fagan (CHAZ FAY-gun) created the portraits for C-SPAN in 1999 and recently added President Trump's portrait. The traveling exhibit, created in conjunction with the White House Historical Association, was brought to the Hoover Library by C-SPAN, in partnership with Mediacom. Curator Marcus Eckhard shows us the additional objects the museum borrowed to accompany each of the 44 portraits.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
11 minutesIn 1873 the Northern Pacific Railroad decided to make Tacoma the location of its western terminus. Michael Sullivan talks about how the arrival of the transcontinental railway shaped this small, Pacific Northwest town.
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Harry Truman and the Rich & Famous
48 minutesArchivist David Clark talks about former President Harry S. Truman's relationships with celebrity athletes, politicians and entertainers using letters, photos and old film footage. The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri hosted this 45-minute event.
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse
12 minutesMichael Sullivan, faculty at the University of Washington-Tacoma, talked about the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse and the effect it has had on the study of bridge design and civil engineering today. Video of the bridge collapsing is shown.
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Landmark Cases: Package for LANDMARK Korematsu v. U.S. -KEYED' 2
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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: Hoover Library and Museum Presidential Exhibit
48 minutesOn American Artifacts, we tour the "American Presidents: Life Portraits" exhibit at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa. North Carolina painter and sculptor Chas Fagan (CHAZ FAY-gun) created the portraits for C-SPAN in 1999 and recently added President Trump's portrait. The traveling exhibit, created in conjunction with the White House Historical Association, was brought to the Hoover Library by C-SPAN, in partnership with Mediacom. Curator Marcus Eckhard shows us the additional objects the museum borrowed to accompany each of the 44 portraits.
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Suffragist Emma Smith DeVoe
12 minutesSusan Roher shares the story of Emma Smith Devoe and her efforts to help women secure voting rights in Washington in 1910.
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Harry Truman and the Rich & Famous
49 minutesArchivist David Clark talks about former President Harry S. Truman's relationships with celebrity athletes, politicians and entertainers using letters, photos and old film footage. The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri hosted this 45-minute event.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
11 minutesIn 1873 the Northern Pacific Railroad decided to make Tacoma the location of its western terminus. Michael Sullivan talks about how the arrival of the transcontinental railway shaped this small, Pacific Northwest town.
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Landmark Cases: Package for LANDMARK Korematsu v. U.S. -KEYED' 2
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American Artifacts: Ralph Waldo Emerson & the Old Manse
28 minutesRalph Waldo Emerson wrote most of his works while living in Concord, Massachusetts. He wrote "Nature," which set the foundation for transcendentalism while living at the Old Manse. Senior Curator Christie Jackson talks about Emerson's time in the home as well as other writers, such as Henry David Thoreau, Nathanial Hawthorne, and Margaret Fuller, who spent time in the house.
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Reel America: "Operation Castle" 1954
21 minutesU.S. Air Force film documenting a series of six nuclear tests at the Atomic Energy Commission's Pacific Proving Grounds in 1954. One of the tests was 1,000 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945, and remains the most powerful atmospheric nuclear test ever conducted by the United States. Exceeding expectations, the explosion's radiation encompassed 5,000 square miles of the area, leading to many cases of radiation sickness in civilians & military personnel. This film is hosted by Joint Task Force 7 Supreme Commander Major General Percy Clarkson and was shown in 1954 to U.S. congressional oversight committees. The Energy Department made the film public in the 1990s.
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Reel America: "Military Effects Studies on Operation Castle" - 1954
40 minutes"Military Effects Studies on Operation Castle" is a report detailing the aftermath of six powerful nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands. The film shows the effects of radiation on civilians and American military personnel. Using maps, graphs, animation and films of the explosions and damage, the report outlines the military advances in nuclear weapons since 1945 and the possible effects of atomic bombs and fallout on American cities. The previously classified film was made public by the Energy Department in the 1990s.
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President Washington's Farewell Address
1 hour, 1 minuteJohn Avlon, Editor in Chief of The Daily Beast discusses his book: "Washington's Farewell: The Founding Father'sWarning to Future Generations." In a conversation with the National Constitution Center's scholar in residence, Michael Gerhardt, John Avlon argues that Washington warned future generations about the dangers of hyper-partisanship, excessive debt, and foreign wars.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
10 minutesIn 1873 the Northern Pacific Railroad decided to make Tacoma the location of its western terminus. Michael Sullivan talks about how the arrival of the transcontinental railway shaped this small, Pacific Northwest town.
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Chinese Expulsion and Reconciliation
56 minutesAndrew Gomez shares the story of how Tacoma's Chinese population was driven out of the city in 1885. Today, the Tacoma Chinese Reconciliation Park represents the city's acknowledgment of the Chinese expulsion, and serves as a reminder of the city's multicultural past, present and future.
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Log Cabin Republicans
13 minutesAmerican History TV was at the Organization of American Historians' annual meeting in New Orleans where we spoke with historian Clayton Howard about the Log Cabin Republicans, a converative group founded in the 1970s to advocate for LGBT equality within the party.
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Early 20th Century Electric Appliances
40 minutesAntique furnishings curator Patrick Sheary talks about early 20th century electronic household appliances. He also discusses different ways manufacturers marketed and distributed new products to consumers, who were predominately housewives. The Daughters of the American Revolution Museum hosted this event.
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Roundtable Discussion of "Protestants Abroad"
2 hours, 0 minuteRoundtable discussion with three historians on professor David Hollinger's soon to be published book "Protestents Abroad: How Missionaries Tried to Change the World but Changed America." In his book, University of California history professor emeritus David Hollinger argues that the thousands of U.S. missionaries who served in non-European countries between the 1890s and 1970s came home transformed by their experiences; and they in turn liberalized American society.