C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Eastern Europe After World War I
58 minutesUniversity of Kansas professor Nathan Wood looked at the state of Eastern European countries in the aftermath of World War I and following the collapse of the German, Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires. He discussed the reasons for the violence and chaos that continued in countries such as Bolshevik Russia and in newly formed states such as Poland and Hungary. The National World War I Museum & Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri hosted this talk as part of their annual symposium.
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American Artifacts: National World War I Museum and Memorial
17 minutesWe travel to Kansas City, Missouri to learn about the National World War I Museum and Memorial, built to preserve the history of what was then called "The Great War" and to honor the Americans who served. Our guide is Matthew Naylor, president & CEO of the site. April 6, 2017, marks the centennial of U.S. entry into World War I.
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Q&A: William Seale
1 hour, 0 minuteWilliam Seale talked about his book The President's House: A History (The Johns Hopkins University Press; 2nd edition, April 23, 2008/ White House Historical Association; Deluxe Edition, September 2008). This is a two volume set on the history of the White House and the people who lived there. Mr. Seale also talked about his career. Mr. Seale is the author of many other books including The White House: History of an American Idea. He has been involved in restoration projects of many state capitols including Mississippi, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, and Ohio. He is the editor of White House History, a journal of the White House Historical Association. Mr. Seale also talked about "White House Week," C-SPAN's seven night look at the White House beginning that weekend.
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American Artifacts: "Rockwell, Roosevelt, & the Four Freedoms" Exhibit
49 minutesIn his 1941 State of the Union address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined what became known as the "Four Freedoms": freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. To represent these ideals, Norman Rockwell created paintings which became highly successful promotional posters for World War II war bonds. George Washington University Museum director and art historian John Wetenhall led us on tour of a Norman Rockwell Museum traveling exhibit which explores these paintings, Rockwell's career, the 75th anniversary of World War II, and contemporary works by artists reinterpreting the Four Freedoms.
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Reel America: "Winter Count" - 1975
11 minutesA "winter count" is a Plains Indian tradition of recording a tribe's history with symbols drawn on buffalo hide or other material. In this short film funded by the U.S. Information Agency, Lydia Fire Thunder Bluebird, an Oglala Sioux woman, uses her great uncle's winter count to explain the tradition and the history of her people.
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100 Years of African American Migrations
1 hour, 50 minutesA panel of historians discussed African American migration over the past century and analyzed the reasons black people have migrated and created their own communities across the U.S. This took place at the Association for the Study of African American Life & History annual conference.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
1 hour, 20 minutesPulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Fraser discussed the life and novels of Laura Ingalls Wilder. She explained the differences between actual events in the author's life, the "Little House on the Prairie" books, and the television adaptation. The Jefferson County, Missouri Library hosted this event.
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1919 "Black Sox" World Series Fix
1 hour, 10 minutesHistorian David Pietrusza discussed the 1919 World Series fix by members of the Chicago White Sox in what came to be known as the "Black Sox" scandal. He talked about how book and film portrayals of the fix shaped public perceptions of what happened. He is the author of two books on the subject: "Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius who Fixed the 1919 World Series" and "Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis" about baseball's first commissioner.
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Orlando Letelier & Ronni Moffitt Memorial
11 minutesAuthor & historian Alan McPherson told the story of a car bomb assassination in Washington, D.C. on September 21, 1976. It killed Orlando Letelier, former Chilean ambassador to the United States, and his colleague Ronni Moffitt.
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Alan McPherson, "Ghosts of Sheridan Circle"
54 minutesOn September 21, 1976, a car bomb exploded at Sheridan Circle on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C., just over a mile from the White House. Historian Alan McPherson discussed his book, "Ghosts of Sheridan Circle: How a Washington Assassination Brought Pinochet's Terror State to Justice." His illustrated talk at Busboys and Poets Books detailed the politics in Chile at the time, and the consequences for the Chilean government following the assassination.
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Berlin Airlift 70th Anniversary
1 hour, 35 minutesFrom June 26, 1948 to May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin, Germany, preventing shipments of food, heating fuel, and other necessary goods. This program marked the 70th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift; the allied operation that used cargo planes to bypass the Soviet blockade. Two historians presented an illustrated history of the crisis, and they were then joined on stage by 92 year-old Berlin Airlift veteran Ralph Dionne, who was a C-54 flight engineer. The International Spy Museum and the Allied Museum in Berlin, Germany co-hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Lyndon B. Johnson Becomes President, The Tragic Death of President Kennedy"
15 minutesThis U.S. Information Agency short film describes the death and funeral of President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. It includes footage of President Lyndon B. Johnson's statement upon arriving in Washington, the funeral processions, mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral, and ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. It ends with President Johnson's meetings with world leaders who attended the funeral.
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Q&A: William Seale
1 hour, 0 minuteWilliam Seale talked about his book The President's House: A History (The Johns Hopkins University Press; 2nd edition, April 23, 2008/ White House Historical Association; Deluxe Edition, September 2008). This is a two volume set on the history of the White House and the people who lived there. Mr. Seale also talked about his career. Mr. Seale is the author of many other books including The White House: History of an American Idea. He has been involved in restoration projects of many state capitols including Mississippi, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, and Ohio. He is the editor of White House History, a journal of the White House Historical Association. Mr. Seale also talked about "White House Week," C-SPAN's seven night look at the White House beginning that weekend.
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Reel America: "Fallen Eagle" - 1950
20 minutesThis Lorillard Tobacco Company film profiles the Sioux people of the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. According to a 1952 advertising magazine, the company featured a Native American theme to highlight their Old Gold cigarette brand's wooden Indian trademark, and to pay tribute to the Native American origins of tobacco. Lorillard, founded in 1760, was purchased by Reynolds American in 2015. This 1950 documentary is part of the Library of Congress online collection of the National Film Preservation Foundation. Portions of the original audio track in this film are damaged, so there are occasional gaps in the sound.
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American Artifacts: "Rockwell, Roosevelt, & the Four Freedoms" Exhibit
45 minutesIn his 1941 State of the Union address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined what became known as the "Four Freedoms": freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. To represent these ideals, Norman Rockwell created paintings which became highly successful promotional posters for World War II war bonds. George Washington University Museum director and art historian John Wetenhall led us on tour of a Norman Rockwell Museum traveling exhibit which explores these paintings, Rockwell's career, the 75th anniversary of World War II, and contemporary works by artists reinterpreting the Four Freedoms.
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Reel America: "The Wall" - 1962
10 minutesThis 1962 U.S. Information Agency film produced by Hearst Metrotone News showed the situation before the construction of the Berlin Wall in August 1961 and the changes in the year following. Scenes showed families attempting to communicate across the wall and many successful and unsuccessful escape attempts, including 18-year-old Peter Fechter, who was shot and left to die beside the wall on August 17, 1962. Scenes were also shown of the August 13, 1962, commemoration in West Berlin of the first anniversary of the wall.
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American Artifacts: International Spy Museum Exhibit on Cold War Berlin
30 minutesAmerican History TV visited the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. to tour their exhibit on Cold War Berlin. Our guide was lead curator Alexis Albion, who explained how the city came to be divided after World War II, and showed us artifacts used by the East Germans to spy on visitors and control their own citizens.
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Fall of Berlin Wall 30th Anniversary
3 hours, 5 minutesNovember 9, 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. After its 1961 construction, the barrier symbolized the ideological Cold War divisions between East and West. American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal were LIVE with three hours of interviews and viewer calls from the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Guests included Angela Stent of Georgetown University as well as authors Hope Harrison and Steve Vogel. Also, Carrie Christoffersen of the Newseum joined us to talk about their exhibit on Cold War Berlin.
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Discussion on Fall of Berlin Wall's 30th Anniversary
2 hours, 10 minutesJames Baker, former Secretary of State & White House Chief of Staff under Ronald Reagan, was among the speakers at an event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall which occurred on November 9, 1989. Several former White House officials and others who served during that time talked about the state of foreign affairs and what led to the fall of the wall. Former Reagan speechwriter Peter Robinson talked about the internal debate in adding the now-famous line "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" to the speech. NBC News Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw, appeared via video from Berlin, remembered what it was like covering the event as it unfolded. Later, policy experts and academics discussed U.S. foreign policy in a changing global world.
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Reel America: "The Wall" - 1962
10 minutesThis 1962 U.S. Information Agency film produced by Hearst Metrotone News showed the situation before the construction of the Berlin Wall in August 1961 and the changes in the year following. Scenes showed families attempting to communicate across the wall and many successful and unsuccessful escape attempts, including 18-year-old Peter Fechter, who was shot and left to die beside the wall on August 17, 1962. Scenes were also shown of the August 13, 1962, commemoration in West Berlin of the first anniversary of the wall.
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American Artifacts: International Spy Museum Exhibit on Cold War Berlin
30 minutesAmerican History TV visited the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. to tour their exhibit on Cold War Berlin. Our guide was lead curator Alexis Albion, who explained how the city came to be divided after World War II, and showed us artifacts used by the East Germans to spy on visitors and control their own citizens.
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Fall of Berlin Wall 30th Anniversary
3 hours, 1 minuteNovember 9, 2019 marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. After its 1961 construction, the barrier symbolized the ideological Cold War divisions between East and West. American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal were LIVE with three hours of interviews and viewer calls from the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Guests included Angela Stent of Georgetown University as well as authors Hope Harrison and Steve Vogel. Also, Carrie Christoffersen of the Newseum joined us to talk about their exhibit on Cold War Berlin.
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Discussion on Fall of Berlin Wall's 30th Anniversary
2 hours, 9 minutesJames Baker, former Secretary of State & White House Chief of Staff under Ronald Reagan, was among the speakers at an event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall which occurred on November 9, 1989. Several former White House officials and others who served during that time talked about the state of foreign affairs and what led to the fall of the wall. Former Reagan speechwriter Peter Robinson talked about the internal debate in adding the now-famous line "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" to the speech. NBC News Special Correspondent Tom Brokaw, appeared via video from Berlin, remembered what it was like covering the event as it unfolded. Later, policy experts and academics discussed U.S. foreign policy in a changing global world.