C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Holocaust Scholarship Evolution
1 hour, 40 minutesThis was a discussion about how our understanding of the Holocaust has evolved since the end of World War II. Scholars talked about the many ways in which people engage with and learn about the Holocaust -- on the Internet, and in classrooms, historic sites and museums. The Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University in Pennsylvania hosted the event.
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History Bookshelf: Craig Shirley, "Reagan Rising"
50 minutesCraig Shirley talked about his book, "Reagan Rising: The Decisive Years, 1976-1980." He spoke from the James Michener Pavilion at the 2017 Gaithersburg Book Festival, held on the grounds of City Hall in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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Norman Mineta's Experiences Living in a World War II Japanese Internment Camp
1 hour, 5 minutesAndrea Warren talked about her book, "Enemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta, a Boy Imprisoned in a Japanese American Internment Camp During World War II." Mr. Mineta joined the discussion to share his experiences before, during and after his time at the Heart Mountain War Relocation Center, located in Wyoming. The Library of Congress hosted this event.
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The Civil War: The Soldier Experience
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Peter Carmichael used letters written by Union and Confederate soldiers to examine their battle experience, mental state and political outlook. He argued that the daily life of a Civil War soldier required adaptability to survive the brutal environment of wartime. The Lincoln Forum symposium hosted this event.
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Painting Abraham Lincoln
1 hour, 5 minutesIn a multi-media presentation, artist Wendy Allen showed examples of her own and other artist's works and talked about her influences and reasons for painting Abraham Lincoln. Since the early 1980s, Allen has made use of a variety of art styles to paint over 400 portraits of Lincoln. Ms. Allen concluded the program by discussing, "One Hundred Nights of Taps," a summer-long daily tribute to veterans held at Gettysburg National Cemetery. The Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia hosted this event.
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Lectures in History: Power in Antebellum Slave Societies
1 hour, 0 minuteUniversity of Maryland professor Christopher Bonner taught a class about the concept of "power" in antebellum slave societies. He explored the different ways owners and enslaved people exerted or expressed their will and looks at how these dynamics played out in the context of individual plantations. He also discussed how the invention of the cotton gin and resulting expansion of both slavery and the cotton industry impacted the relationship between owners and the enslaved.
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Reel America: "We Heard the Bells, The Influenza of 1918"
1 hour, 0 minuteCommissioned by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, this 2010 documentary includes survivors of the 1918 flu telling their stories, a history of the pandemic, and a look at the science of flu and the genetic sequencing of the 1918 strain based on remnants of the virus extracted from frozen bodies under Alaskan permafrost. The 1918 influenza pandemic killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide, including more than 600,000 Americans.
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C-SPAN Cities Tour Visits Amarillo, Texas
1 hour, 10 minutesThe C-SPAN Cities Tour visited Amarillo, Texas to learn about the history of the city from local experts and historians.
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The Civil War: Ulysses S. Grant & Union Military Leadership
50 minutesTexas Christian University professor Steven Woodworth discussed Ulysses S. Grant's leadership style and how it compared to other Union generals. He argued that characteristics such as Grant's calmness helped bring the Civil War to a close. This talk was hosted by Kennesaw State University's Civil War Center.
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Reel America: "George Washington - The Courage that Made a Nation" - 1968
30 minutesA film documenting George Washington's life, family, education and military career. It also covers Washington's appointment as commander of continental army, his success in the Revolutionary War, the Constitutional Convention, his Presidency and last days at Mount Vernon. This U.S. Information Agency program was produced for international audiences.
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Reel America: President of the United States" - 1948
22 minutesThis biographical film on the life of President Harry Truman was made during his first term and includes a visit to his hometown in Missouri, scenes in Washington, D.C., New York City, and San Francisco during the conference that founded the United Nations.
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Reel America: "The Life of President Eisenhower" - 1953
23 minutesThis short biography concentrates primarily on Dwight Eisenhower's activities after World War II, and concludes with a portion of his first State of the Union address. The fledgling U.S. Information Agency, which was founded in 1953 as a Cold War initiative to show foreign audiences a positive view of America, produced the documentary.
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U.S. Army in Northern Russia, 1918-1919
45 minutesWorld War I scholar and author James Carl Nelson discussed his book, "The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918 to 1919." In August of 1918, about five thousand soldiers of the 339th regiment of the U.S. Army sailed to a Russian city 1,000 miles northeast of Moscow. They would spend the next year in the frozen north fighting the Red Army in an attempt to aid anti-communist forces. This program was a part of the 2019 National World War I Museum & Memorial symposium.
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American Artifacts: Presidents' Heads
29 minutesInspired by Mount Rushmore, sculptor David Adickes created 42 giant busts of American presidents for a Williamsburg, Virginia "Presidents Park" that opened in 2004. After the park closed in 2010, the 15-18 foot, 18,000-20,000 pound statues were transported twelve miles to private property, where they have been decaying ever since. We met photographer, author and storyteller John Plashal, who leads walking tours and photography clinics at the location, to learn more.
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World War II POW & Concentration Camp Escapes & Rescues
1 hour, 19 minutesCo-authors David Mills and Kayla Westra talked about their book, "Great Wartime Escapes and Rescues." In an illustrated talk, they focused on World War II prisoners of war and concentration camps.
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Palo Duro Canyon
11 minutesJust outside of Amarillo a gash in the Earth interrupts the rolling plains of the Texas Panhandle. Jeff Davis, Assistant Park Superintendent at the Palo Duro Canyon State Park, shared the history of Palo Duro Canyon, the second largest canyon in the United States.
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White House East Room
54 minutesFormer White House Curator William Allman talked about the long history of the White House East Room, and how presidents have used it for political and ceremonial purposes. We joined the program as Richard Nixon Foundation President Hugh Hewitt discussed renovations to their "East Room West" event space at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.
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Indigenous People of the Great Plains
12 minutesBill Mercer, Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, guided us through the Native Lifeways of the Plains exhibition which showcases items from the indigenous people of the Great Plains.
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Influenza Pandemic & World War I
55 minutesHistorian Nancy Bristow talked about the 1918 influenza pandemic and how it devastated American civilians and soldiers during the final year of World War I and beyond. She also explained why the epidemic isn't memorialized like the war itself, despite causing a higher number of deaths. Ms. Bristow is the author of "American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic." 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: Presidents' Heads
30 minutesInspired by Mount Rushmore, sculptor David Adickes created 42 giant busts of American presidents for a Williamsburg, Virginia "Presidents Park" that opened in 2004. After the park closed in 2010, the 15-18 foot, 18,000-20,000 pound statues were transported twelve miles to private property, where they have been decaying ever since. We met photographer, author and storyteller John Plashal, who leads walking tours and photography clinics at the location, to learn more.
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World War II POW & Concentration Camp Escapes & Rescues
1 hour, 20 minutesCo-authors David Mills and Kayla Westra talked about their book, "Great Wartime Escapes and Rescues." In an illustrated talk, they focused on World War II prisoners of war and concentration camps.
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Pantex- WWII through the Cold War
10 minutesSince 1942, the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas has contributed to the defense of the United States. Katie Braughton, Cultural Resources Senior Associate at Pantex Plant, shared the history of the plant, from building conventional bombs and artillery in World War II, to developing nuclear weapons during the Cold War and still today.
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White House East Room
51 minutesFormer White House Curator William Allman talked about the long history of the White House East Room, and how presidents have used it for political and ceremonial purposes. We joined the program as Richard Nixon Foundation President Hugh Hewitt discussed renovations to their "East Room West" event space at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.
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Historic Amarillo Santa Fe Depot
14 minutesTour the historic Santa Fe Railroad Depot in Amarillo. Jerry Danforth, Director of Facilities with the City of Amarillo, talked about the impact the railroad had on the city and the plans to restore the structure.
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Influenza Pandemic & World War I
55 minutesHistorian Nancy Bristow talked about the 1918 influenza pandemic and how it devastated American civilians and soldiers during the final year of World War I and beyond. She also explained why the epidemic isn't memorialized like the war itself, despite causing a higher number of deaths. Ms. Bristow is the author of "American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic." The National World War I Museum & Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri hosted this talk as part of their annual symposium.
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Reel America: "George Washington - The Courage that Made a Nation" - 1968
30 minutesA film documenting George Washington's life, family, education and military career. It also covers Washington's appointment as commander of continental army, his success in the Revolutionary War, the Constitutional Convention, his Presidency and last days at Mount Vernon. This U.S. Information Agency program was produced for international audiences.
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Reel America: President of the United States" - 1948
22 minutesThis biographical film on the life of President Harry Truman was made during his first term and includes a visit to his hometown in Missouri, scenes in Washington, D.C., New York City, and San Francisco during the conference that founded the United Nations.
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Reel America: "The Life of President Eisenhower" - 1953
23 minutesThis short biography concentrates primarily on Dwight Eisenhower's activities after World War II, and concludes with a portion of his first State of the Union address. The fledgling U.S. Information Agency, which was founded in 1953 as a Cold War initiative to show foreign audiences a positive view of America, produced the documentary.
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U.S. Army in Northern Russia, 1918-1919
45 minutesWorld War I scholar and author James Carl Nelson discussed his book, "The Polar Bear Expedition: The Heroes of America's Forgotten Invasion of Russia, 1918 to 1919." In August of 1918, about five thousand soldiers of the 339th regiment of the U.S. Army sailed to a Russian city 1,000 miles northeast of Moscow. They would spend the next year in the frozen north fighting the Red Army in an attempt to aid anti-communist forces. This program was a part of the 2019 National World War I Museum & Memorial symposium.
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C-SPAN Cities Tour Visits Amarillo, Texas
1 hour, 10 minutesThe C-SPAN Cities Tour visited Amarillo, Texas to learn about the history of the city from local experts and historians.
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The Civil War: Ulysses S. Grant & Union Military Leadership
50 minutesTexas Christian University professor Steven Woodworth discussed Ulysses S. Grant's leadership style and how it compared to other Union generals. He argued that characteristics such as Grant's calmness helped bring the Civil War to a close. This talk was hosted by Kennesaw State University's Civil War Center.
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White House East Room
51 minutesFormer White House Curator William Allman talked about the long history of the White House East Room, and how presidents have used it for political and ceremonial purposes. We joined the program as Richard Nixon Foundation President Hugh Hewitt discussed renovations to their "East Room West" event space at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California.
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Kansas City's Influence on Amarillo
9 minutesThe Panhandle-Plains Museum's "Cattle, Cowboys & Culture: Kansas City and Amarillo, Building an Urban West" exhibit showcases the shared heritage between Amarillo, Texas and Kansas City. Amy Von Lintel, exhibit co-curator, talked about how trains hauling cattle and cowboys from Amarillo to Kansas City led to transportation of material goods and the development of the two cities.