C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Yalta - The Conference in Crimea
1 hour, 10 minutesHarvard Ukrainian History Professor Serhii Plokhii outlined the major issues and decisions of the February 1945 Yalta Conference, which took place at a Crimean resort in Ukraine. This talk was part of a National World War II Museum symposium marking the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic talks between Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin.
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Reagan Presidential Campaign Announcement
25 minutesOn "Road to the White House Rewind," we look back to the 1980 presidential election when Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy. In a taped message from New York City, the former California governor talks about the economy, taxes, energy and foreign policy. Ronald Reagan went on to win the 1980 Republican nomination, with George H.W. Bush finishing a distant second. He then defeated incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter in the general election, carrying 44 states.
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Road to the White House: "Jimmy Who?" - Carter Campaign Film 1976
20 minutesOn "Road to the White House Rewind," a film called "Jimmy Who?" created for the 1976 campaign of Democrat Jimmy Carter. The film was originally used to introduce the former Georgia Governor to voters during the primary season but was updated as the race progressed. This version chronicles the campaign through his nomination at the Democratic National Convention in July. Jimmy Carter went on to defeat Republican incumbent Gerald Ford in a close general election, with Carter capturing 297 electoral votes to Ford's 240. The film is courtesy of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.
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Reel America: "We Heard the Bells, The Influenza of 1918"
57 minutesCommissioned 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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Kansas City's Influence on Amarillo
8 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.
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Q&A: Supreme Court Chief Justices
1 hour, 0 minuteElizabeth Papez -- a litigator and partner in the firm of Gibson Dunn, and former U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General who clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas -- looked at several high profile U.S. Supreme Court chief justices and discussed how they've influenced not only the direction of the court, but American life. Ms. Papez is also a trustee of the U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society.
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The Civil War: Abraham Lincoln & Emancipation
40 minutesCivil War scholar Edna Greene Medford talked about Abraham Lincoln's approach to abolishing slavery and examined views of emancipation in the North and South. This event was part of the the Lincoln Forum Symposium.
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The Civil War: Civil War Places
1 hour, 15 minutesGary Gallagher is the co-editor of "Civil War Places: Seeing the Conflict Through the Eyes of Its Leading Historians." It asks scholars to discuss places they deem significant to the Civil War. In this program, historians who contributed to the book talked about their selections. This was part of the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute's annual summer conference.
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Lectures in History: The Civil War in the West
50 minutesUtah State University professor Maria Angela Diaz taught a class on the Civil War in the West and looked at the conflict in states and territories such as Missouri, Kansas, Texas and Arizona. She explored how the diverse populations of the region reacted to the war and chose between siding with the Union or the Confederacy. Professor Diaz also focuses on the larger role guerrilla warfare played in the West.
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1939 New York City Nazi Rally
1 hour, 2 minutesThe New-York Historical Society showed, "A Night at the Garden," a seven-minute Academy-Award nominated film showing parts of a 1939 Nazi rally at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Following the film, director Marshall Curry and New York Times columnist Roger Cohen discussed the rally and how it relates to current events.
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Route 66 in Amarillo
12 minutesWe rode along with Nick Gerlich, author of, "A Matter of Time- Route 66 Through the Lens of Change", as he talked about landmarks from the highway that still exist today.
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Winston Churchill, Yalta & the Cold War
54 minutesMichael Bishop is the former director of George Washington University's National Churchill Library & Center. He looked at the February 1945 Yalta Conference between Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Josef Stalin. Mr. Bishop focused on Churchill's role at the meeting and how Yalta impacted the British Prime Minister personally and politically. He also talked about the legacy of Yalta and its role in the dawn of the Cold War, with Churchill becoming one of the leading "cold warriors" of the era. The National World War II Museum hosted the event.
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1945 Yalta Conference
1 hour, 2 minutesA panel of World War II scholars looked at the February 1945 Yalta Conference, at which Allied leaders Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin met to look ahead to the post-war era. Panelists compared Yalta to previous meetings between the three leaders, explored some of the myths surrounding Yalta, and examined the personal and political motives that drove the deliberations. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted the event
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Reel America: "Firm Alliance" - 1962
21 minutesThis U.S. Information Service film documents the April 11-13, 1962 official state visit of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Empress Farah, including welcoming ceremonies at Union Station in Washington, D.C. and a state dinner hosted by President John F. Kennedy and the first lady. It also shows visits to NASA's Cape Canaveral, military sites, the United Nations, and a New York City ticker tape parade, and speeches before a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress and the National Press Club.
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Pantex- WWII through the Cold War
9 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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The Oil Industry, Christianity & Politics
1 hour, 18 minutesUniversity of Notre Dame professor Darren Dochuk talked about the oil industry's impact on American religion and politics. He is the author of "Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America." The Southern Methodist University Center for Presidential History and Clements Center for Southwest Studies co-hosted this event.
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Indigenous People of the Great Plains
11 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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Breaking the German Enigma Code
1 hour, 40 minutesDermot Turning, nephew of British codebreaker Alan Turing, talked about his book, "X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken." He chronicled how French, British and Polish spies and mathematicians were able to decipher the German Enigma code during World War II. The International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. hosted this event.
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Children in Colonial America
20 minutesAuthor Holly Brewer discussed the lives of children during the colonial period, including their legal status and treatment by the justice system. This interview was recorded at the annual American Historical Association meeting.
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
54 minutesAbraham Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer revisited the 16th president's second inaugural address - delivered on March 4th, 1865, just six weeks before his assassination, and generally considered to be one of the most iconic speeches in American history. The New-York Historical Society hosted the event.
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Reel America: United Newsreel on the Yalta Conference
7 minutesThis U.S. Office of War Information United Newsreel reports on the February 4-11, 1945 Yalta Conference. The final meeting of the "Big Three" - Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and President Franklin Roosevelt took place at a Crimean resort in Ukraine.
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1945 Yalta Conference
1 hour, 0 minuteA panel of World War II scholars looked at the February 1945 Yalta Conference, at which Allied leaders Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin met to look ahead to the post-war era. Panelists compared Yalta to previous meetings between the three leaders, explored some of the myths surrounding Yalta, and examined the personal and political motives that drove the deliberations. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted the event
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Breaking the German Enigma Code
1 hour, 40 minutesDermot Turning, nephew of British codebreaker Alan Turing, talked about his book, "X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken." He chronicled how French, British and Polish spies and mathematicians were able to decipher the German Enigma code during World War II. The International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. hosted this event.
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Children in Colonial America
20 minutesAuthor Holly Brewer discussed the lives of children during the colonial period, including their legal status and treatment by the justice system. This interview was recorded at the annual American Historical Association meeting.
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
54 minutesAbraham Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer revisited the 16th president's second inaugural address - delivered on March 4th, 1865, just six weeks before his assassination, and generally considered to be one of the most iconic speeches in American history. The New-York Historical Society hosted the event.
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Reel America: United Newsreel on the Yalta Conference
6 minutesThis U.S. Office of War Information United Newsreel reports on the February 4-11, 1945 Yalta Conference. The final meeting of the "Big Three" - Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and President Franklin Roosevelt took place at a Crimean resort in Ukraine.
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1945 Yalta Conference
1 hour, 0 minuteA panel of World War II scholars looked at the February 1945 Yalta Conference, at which Allied leaders Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin met to look ahead to the post-war era. Panelists compared Yalta to previous meetings between the three leaders, explored some of the myths surrounding Yalta, and examined the personal and political motives that drove the deliberations. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted the event
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Reel America: "Firm Alliance" - 1962
22 minutesThis U.S. Information Service film documents the April 11-13, 1962 official state visit of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Empress Farah, including welcoming ceremonies at Union Station in Washington, D.C. and a state dinner hosted by President John F. Kennedy and the first lady. It also shows visits to NASA's Cape Canaveral, military sites, the United Nations, and a New York City ticker tape parade, and speeches before a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress and the National Press Club.
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Kansas City's Influence on Amarillo
8 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.
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The Oil Industry, Christianity & Politics
1 hour, 18 minutesUniversity of Notre Dame professor Darren Dochuk talked about the oil industry's impact on American religion and politics. He is the author of "Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America." The Southern Methodist University Center for Presidential History and Clements Center for Southwest Studies co-hosted this event.
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Palo Duro Canyon
12 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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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
53 minutesAbraham Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer revisited the 16th president's second inaugural address - delivered on March 4th, 1865, just six weeks before his assassination, and generally considered to be one of the most iconic speeches in American history. The New-York Historical Society hosted the event.
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Reel America: United Newsreel on the Yalta Conference
7 minutesThis U.S. Office of War Information United Newsreel reports on the February 4-11, 1945 Yalta Conference. The final meeting of the "Big Three" - Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and President Franklin Roosevelt took place at a Crimean resort in Ukraine.
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1945 Yalta Conference
1 hour, 0 minuteA panel of World War II scholars looked at the February 1945 Yalta Conference, at which Allied leaders Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin met to look ahead to the post-war era. Panelists compared Yalta to previous meetings between the three leaders, explored some of the myths surrounding Yalta, and examined the personal and political motives that drove the deliberations. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted the event
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Breaking the German Enigma Code
2 hours, 0 minuteDermot Turning, nephew of British codebreaker Alan Turing, talked about his book, "X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken." He chronicled how French, British and Polish spies and mathematicians were able to decipher the German Enigma code during World War II. The International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. hosted this event.