C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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George Washington's Mount Vernon
59 minutesHistorian Doug Bradburn joined us from Mount Vernon's Museum and Education Center to talk about George Washington's vision for the presidency, and the library, home and museum located in Northern Virginia. Mr. Bradburn is President & CEO of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, which manages George Washington's Mount Vernon.
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National Museum of the Marine Corps
1 hour, 0 minuteSeventy-five years ago, in early 1945, the U.S. Marines invaded the Pacific island of Iwo Jima and fought Japanese forces in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. The National Museum of the Marine Corps displayed the two flags which were raised on Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi, and museum curator Owen Conner and Marine Corps historian Edward Nevgloski took questions about the battle and other Marine Corps history.
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U.S.-Irish Relations Since the American Revolution
1 hour, 30 minutesIrish Ambassador to the United States Daniel Mulhall and historian Martin Mansergh talked about the connections between the Irish and American revolutions, and the relationship between the two countries ever since. The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia hosted this event in conjunction with their first international loan exhibition, "Cost of Revolution: The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier." Mr. Mansergh's ancestor, Richard St. George, is the exhibit's subject.
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An Irish Soldier in Revolutionary America
1 hour, 1 minuteMuseum of the American Revolution associate curator Matthew Skic looked at the Revolution through the life of Irish soldier Richard St. George, who fought alongside the British against the rebellious colonists. The museum, Pritzker Military Museum & Library, and Richard C. von Hess Foundation co-hosted this event as part of a three-day international conference.
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Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
1 hour, 1 minuteDirector Kevin Gover joined us in the "Americans" exhibit to talk about the museum's history, artifacts, and issues of importance to Native Americans today.
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
59 minutesMilitary history guest curator Krewasky Salter joined us from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture. He was in the exhibit, "We Return Fighting: The African American Experience in World War I." He talked about the African American soldiers who served during what was then called "The Great War," and how their experiences served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement.
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George Washington's Mount Vernon
59 minutesHistorian Doug Bradburn joined us from Mount Vernon's Museum and Education Center to talk about George Washington's vision for the presidency, and the library, home and museum located in Northern Virginia. Mr. Bradburn is President & CEO of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, which manages George Washington's Mount Vernon.
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National Museum of the Marine Corps
1 hour, 0 minuteSeventy-five years ago, in early 1945, the U.S. Marines invaded the Pacific island of Iwo Jima and fought Japanese forces in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. The National Museum of the Marine Corps displayed the two flags which were raised on Iwo Jima's Mount Suribachi, and museum curator Owen Conner and Marine Corps historian Edward Nevgloski took questions about the battle and other Marine Corps history.
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U.S.-Irish Relations Since the American Revolution
1 hour, 29 minutesIrish Ambassador to the United States Daniel Mulhall and historian Martin Mansergh talked about the connections between the Irish and American revolutions, and the relationship between the two countries ever since. The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia hosted this event in conjunction with their first international loan exhibition, "Cost of Revolution: The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier." Mr. Mansergh's ancestor, Richard St. George, is the exhibit's subject.
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An Irish Soldier in Revolutionary America
1 hour, 1 minuteMuseum of the American Revolution associate curator Matthew Skic looked at the Revolution through the life of Irish soldier Richard St. George, who fought alongside the British against the rebellious colonists. The museum, Pritzker Military Museum & Library, and Richard C. von Hess Foundation co-hosted this event as part of a three-day international conference.
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History
1 hour, 1 minuteIn commemoration of the 19th Amendment's centennial, Smithsonian National Museum of American History director Anthea Hartig took questions about the long campaign to win women the vote, the struggle for women's rights and the artifacts in their custody that tell the story, including a slogan-covered wagon suffragists used to press their case. Ms. Hartig is the museum's first female director since it opened in 1964.
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Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
1 hour, 2 minutesDirector Kevin Gover joined us in the "Americans" exhibit to talk about the museum's history, artifacts, and issues of importance to Native Americans today.
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
59 minutesMilitary history guest curator Krewasky Salter joined us from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture. He was in the exhibit, "We Return Fighting: The African American Experience in World War I." He talked about the African American soldiers who served during what was then called "The Great War," and how their experiences served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement.
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Reel America: "The Yalta Conference" - 1945
20 minutesThe U.S. War Department produced this documentary on the final meeting of the "Big Three" - Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and President Franklin Roosevelt, which took place at a Crimean resort in Ukraine. The film begins with a preliminary meeting on the Mediterranean island of Malta, and ends with FDR making his final address to a joint session of Congress on March 1, 1945. He died a little over a month later on April 12.
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Allied Conferences Before Yalta
1 hour, 9 minutesHistory Professor Gnter Bischof examined World War II Allied summits in Tehran, Quebec, and Moscow, which preceeded the Yalta Conference in 1945. He reviewed the postwar decisions made during these meetings and the political leaders in attendance. The National World War II Museum hosted the event.
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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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The Yalta Conference & the Ending of World War II
54 minutesNational World War II Museum senior historian Robert Citino discussed how decisions made at the February 1945 Yalta Conference effected the ending of World War II. This talk was part of a day-long symposium marking the 75th anniversary of the pivotal meeting between British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Franklin Roosevelt, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
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Winston Churchill, Yalta & the Cold War
55 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, 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: "The Yalta Conference" - 1945
20 minutesThe U.S. War Department produced this documentary on the final meeting of the "Big Three" - Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and President Franklin Roosevelt, which took place at a Crimean resort in Ukraine. The film begins with a preliminary meeting on the Mediterranean island of Malta, and ends with FDR making his final address to a joint session of Congress on March 1, 1945. He died a little over a month later on April 12.
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Allied Conferences Before Yalta
1 hour, 9 minutesHistory Professor Gnter Bischof examined World War II Allied summits in Tehran, Quebec, and Moscow, which preceeded the Yalta Conference in 1945. He reviewed the postwar decisions made during these meetings and the political leaders in attendance. The National World War II Museum hosted the event.
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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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The Yalta Conference & the Ending of World War II
54 minutesNational World War II Museum senior historian Robert Citino discussed how decisions made at the February 1945 Yalta Conference effected the ending of World War II. This talk was part of a day-long symposium marking the 75th anniversary of the pivotal meeting between British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Franklin Roosevelt, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
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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
59 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: "The Yalta Conference" - 1945
20 minutesThe U.S. War Department produced this documentary on the final meeting of the "Big Three" - Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and President Franklin Roosevelt, which took place at a Crimean resort in Ukraine. The film begins with a preliminary meeting on the Mediterranean island of Malta, and ends with FDR making his final address to a joint session of Congress on March 1, 1945. He died a little over a month later on April 12.