C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Battle of Leyte Gulf 75th Anniversary
2 hours, 10 minutesSix panelists who have studied the October 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf participated in a 75th anniversary discussion hosted by the Naval Historical Foundation. Following the panel, retired admiral James Winnefeld, discussed the legacy of the battle. Fought in waters around the Philippines, the Battle of Leyte Gulf is considered the largest naval battle in history, and was a decisive victory over the Japanese Imperial Navy for the United States and her allies.
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History Bookshelf: Bill Yenne, "Operation Long Jump"
1 hour, 0 minuteBill Yenne talked about his book, "Operation Long Jump: Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill, and the Greatest Assassination Plot in History," about the Nazi plot to assassinate Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill at the Eureka Conference in Tehran in 1943.
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Iran Hostage Crisis 40th Anniversary
1 hour, 0 minuteIn November 1979, Iranian students seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took sixty-six Americans hostage. Kathryn Koob, one of two females held captive for the full 444 days and Kathleen Stafford, one of the hostages able to escape in the CIA Argo mission, talked about their experiences during the Iran Hostage crisis 40 years later. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosted this event.
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The Civil War: 1862 Battle of Antietam
1 hour, 4 minutesAuthor Daniel Vermilya discussed the facts and myths surrounding the Civil War's bloodiest day of battle. He drew on research from his book, "That Field of Blood: The Battle of Antietam." The Pry House Field Hospital Museum, part of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, hosted the event.
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Ottoman Empire After World War I
56 minutesYiit Akin is the author of "When the War Came Home: The Ottomans' Great War and the Devastation of an Empire." He discussed his book, which looks at the impact of World War I on ordinary Ottomans and details the factors leading to the fall of the empire in war's aftermath. The National World War I Museum & Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri hosted this talk as part of their annual symposium.
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Lectures in History: U.S. Expansion & Hawaii
50 minutesJohnson County Community College professor Tai Edwards taught a class about the expansion of the United States during the Spanish-American War and the acquisition of Hawaii. She examined the goals of the U.S. in gaining new territory and the debates at the time about having an overseas empire.
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Detroit Border Crossing
9 minutesThe United States and Canada are the two biggest trade partners in the world, and the border crossings from Detroit to Windsor, Ontario are worth $16 billion in trade a year for both countries. Bailey Isgro, Executive Director of Detroit History Tours explained the history of this border crossing and the impact of building the Ambassador Bridge in 1929 and the Detroit Windsor Tunnel in 1930.
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U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam MACV
59 minutesDrawing upon their own experiences in Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) teams, two Vietnam Veterans gave talks on efforts to assist the South Vietnamese people in economic and agricultural redevelopment. At the time, officials hoped this would draw local support towards U.S. backed forces and away from the communist North. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was often small groups of U.S. Army teams assigned to remote areas, supported only by South Vietnamese forces. MACV teams 60 and 65 recently held a 50th anniversary reunion in Charleston, South Carolina, and they organized these talks.
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History of the Black Hills
2 hours, 3 minutesConsidered sacred by many Native Americans, South Dakota's Black Hills have long been the source of contention over land claims between tribes and the U.S. government, as well as the controversial issue of carving into the mountains at Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial. We traveled there to hear about the history of and the current situation in the Black Hills with Native Americans, historians, and representatives at both Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial .
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Reel America: "Europe - Two Decades" - 1965
49 minutesThis film documents the first two decades in Europe after World War II and the many confrontations between nations aligned with the Soviet Union and western European countries. The film details the Marshall Plan, origins of the Cold War, Soviet influence in Eastern Europe, the Berlin Airlift, and the construction of the Berlin Wall. Produced by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the film argues that NATO is vital for preventing another war in Europe.
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World War I, African Americans & Civil Rights
1 hour, 10 minutesThe National Museum of African American History and Culture recently released a book called " We Return Fighting: World War I and the Shaping of Modern Black Identity." In conjunction, the museum also has a temporary exhibit focusing on African Americans during the war. Museum curator and book contributor Krewasky Salter joined Howard University professor Greg Carr to talk about the collection of essays that inspired the book and exhibit. The two also discussed how the African American experience during what was then called "the Great War" served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement.
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Oral Histories: Trent Lott on Nixon Impeachment Inquiry
40 minutesFormer House Judiciary Committee member Trent Lott discusses his experiences as a new congressman in the early 1970s, focusing on the impeachment inquiry into President Richard Nixon. The interview is from the Richard Nixon Presidential Library oral history collection and was conducted by library director Timothy Naftali.
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Oral Histories: Elizabeth Holtzman
55 minutesElizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) talked about the impeachment of President Nixon from her perspective as a freshman in Congress and described the impeachment hearing process. In 1973 she became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress and as a freshman was appointed to the House Judiciary Committee. In 1974, the committee passed three articles of impeachment against President Nixon. This is a portion of an oral history interview conducted by Timothy Naftali on April 5, 2007, in New York, New York, for the Nixon Presidential Materials Staff at the National Archives and Records Administration, soon to be part of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.
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Life and Career of Peter Rodino
14 minutesRep. Rodino talked about his life and political career. Topics included the U.S. Constitution, his Italian background, his retirement after 40 years in Congress, and his feelings about politics and citizenship. He told many stories about his experiences.
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Q&A: John Doar
11 minutesJohn Doar, former assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, talked about his involvement in several major civil rights events during the 1960s. In 1962, he worked to gain the entry of James Meredith into the then-segregated University of Mississippi. In 1963, he confronted and calmed protesters in Jackson, Mississippi, after the assassination of Medgar Evers. He also prosecuted and convicted many individuals on federal civil rights violations including those accused of killing three Mississippi civil rights workers, which was later depicted in movie Mississippi Burning. In 1974, he became chief counsel for the House Judiciary Committee's investigation of Watergate and helped to prepare articles of impeachment against President Nixon
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President Bill Clinton Impeachment - House Judiciary Commitee Debate
2 hours, 0 minuteIn the first of a three-part program, we look back to the 1998-99 impeachment of President Bill Clinton with Alexis Simendinger. She covered the impeachment for National Journal, and is now national political correspondent for The Hill newspaper. We then show a portion of the December 11, 1998, House Judiciary Committee debate on one of the four articles they passed: Article III, related to obstruction of justice. We also see a debate about the impeachment process and the different roles of the House and the Senate.
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Oral Histories: Trent Lott on Nixon Impeachment Inquiry
40 minutesFormer House Judiciary Committee member Trent Lott discusses his experiences as a new congressman in the early 1970s, focusing on the impeachment inquiry into President Richard Nixon. The interview is from the Richard Nixon Presidential Library oral history collection and was conducted by library director Timothy Naftali.
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Oral Histories: Elizabeth Holtzman
55 minutesElizabeth Holtzman (D-NY) talked about the impeachment of President Nixon from her perspective as a freshman in Congress and described the impeachment hearing process. In 1973 she became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress and as a freshman was appointed to the House Judiciary Committee. In 1974, the committee passed three articles of impeachment against President Nixon. This is a portion of an oral history interview conducted by Timothy Naftali on April 5, 2007, in New York, New York, for the Nixon Presidential Materials Staff at the National Archives and Records Administration, soon to be part of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.
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Life and Career of Peter Rodino
14 minutesRep. Rodino talked about his life and political career. Topics included the U.S. Constitution, his Italian background, his retirement after 40 years in Congress, and his feelings about politics and citizenship. He told many stories about his experiences.
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Q&A: John Doar
11 minutesJohn Doar, former assistant attorney general for civil rights in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, talked about his involvement in several major civil rights events during the 1960s. In 1962, he worked to gain the entry of James Meredith into the then-segregated University of Mississippi. In 1963, he confronted and calmed protesters in Jackson, Mississippi, after the assassination of Medgar Evers. He also prosecuted and convicted many individuals on federal civil rights violations including those accused of killing three Mississippi civil rights workers, which was later depicted in movie Mississippi Burning. In 1974, he became chief counsel for the House Judiciary Committee's investigation of Watergate and helped to prepare articles of impeachment against President Nixon
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President Bill Clinton Impeachment - House Judiciary Commitee Debate
2 hours, 0 minuteIn the first of a three-part program, we look back to the 1998-99 impeachment of President Bill Clinton with Alexis Simendinger. She covered the impeachment for National Journal, and is now national political correspondent for The Hill newspaper. We then show a portion of the December 11, 1998, House Judiciary Committee debate on one of the four articles they passed: Article III, related to obstruction of justice. We also see a debate about the impeachment process and the different roles of the House and the Senate.
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Reel America: "Europe - Two Decades" - 1965
45 minutesThis film documents the first two decades in Europe after World War II and the many confrontations between nations aligned with the Soviet Union and western European countries. The film details the Marshall Plan, origins of the Cold War, Soviet influence in Eastern Europe, the Berlin Airlift, and the construction of the Berlin Wall. Produced by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the film argues that NATO is vital for preventing another war in Europe.
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World War I, African Americans & Civil Rights
1 hour, 15 minutesThe National Museum of African American History and Culture recently released a book called " We Return Fighting: World War I and the Shaping of Modern Black Identity." In conjunction, the museum also has a temporary exhibit focusing on African Americans during the war. Museum curator and book contributor Krewasky Salter joined Howard University professor Greg Carr to talk about the collection of essays that inspired the book and exhibit. The two also discussed how the African American experience during what was then called "the Great War" served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement.
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History of the Black Hills
2 hours, 4 minutesConsidered sacred by many Native Americans, South Dakota's Black Hills have long been the source of contention over land claims between tribes and the U.S. government, as well as the controversial issue of carving into the mountains at Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial. We traveled there to hear about the history of and the current situation in the Black Hills with Native Americans, historians, and representatives at both Mount Rushmore and the Crazy Horse Memorial .
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President Bill Clinton Impeachment - House Judiciary Commitee Debate
1 hour, 57 minutesIn the first of a three-part program, we look back to the 1998-99 impeachment of President Bill Clinton with Alexis Simendinger. She covered the impeachment for National Journal, and is now national political correspondent for The Hill newspaper. We then show a portion of the December 11, 1998, House Judiciary Committee debate on one of the four articles they passed: Article III, related to obstruction of justice. We also see a debate about the impeachment process and the different roles of the House and the Senate.