C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Slavery in Washington, DC
1 hour, 8 minutesSmithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch and philanthropist David Rubenstein explore the central role of slavery and race in Washington, DC from its founding to the civil rights era. A particular focus is how presidents interacted and dealt with the institution of slavery. The White House Historical Association hosted this event in recognition of their new initiative, "Slavery in the President's Neighborhood."
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Reel America: "The Work of the Public Health Service" - 1936
54 minutesThis United States Public Health Service film details a variety of methods used to combat the spread of communicable disease; from inspecting ships and immigrants at Ellis Island, to combating mosquito and rat populations, to working with state and local authorities. The United States Public Health Service originated with an Act of Congress in 1798 for the "relief of sick and disabled seamen." The role and responsibilities of what is now called the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service has changed and evolved over the years since then. This program includes graphic scenes of disease that may be disturbing to some viewers.
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Reel America: "Army Medical Laboratories" - 1947
40 minutesThis 1947 War Department film provides an overview of the United States Army medical laboratories during World War II and their mission to both heal soldiers and prevent, detect, and control epidemics. With footage from inside working labs, it highlights training and treatment facilities across the United States and shows the capabilities of field hospitals and overseas stations.
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Reel America: "Health for All, All for Health" - 1988
15 minutesThis World Health Organization (WHO) video documents and promotes the role of the United Nations agency in combating disease, beginning with a brief history of how disease has afflicted humans through history, and the story of the origins of the WHO.
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Reel America: "Community Health and You" - 1954
10 minutesThis 1950s educational film uses the experiences of two teenagers and others in the community to show how the health system works in a small town. The film covers vaccinations, protections for clean water, healthy food and detection and prevention of disease.
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American Artifacts: 101st Airborne World War II Living History Camp
45 minutesWe toured a reconstructed World War II U.S. Army Airborne Division barracks with living history enthusiast Greg Henesy, who showed us vehicles and detailed the 150 lbs of equipment worn by paratroopers who participated in the Normandy invasion on D-Day and other battles.
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Crispus Attucks in American Memory
1 hour, 15 minutesHistorian and author Mitch Kachun talked about his book, "First Martyr of Liberty: Crispus Attucks in American Memory." Professor Kachun explored how and why Attucks, a former slave who was killed at the Boston Massacre, has sometimes been celebrated and other times forgotten or vilified by Americans. The American Antiquarian Society hosted this event to mark the 250th anniversary of the March 5, 1770 Boston Massacre.
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Booknotes: Doris Kearns Goodwin, "No Ordinary Time"
1 hour, 0 minuteDoris Kearns Goodwin talked about her recently published book, "No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Home Front in World War II," published by Simon and Schuster, which focused on the White House scene during Franklin Roosevelt's term, including the intimate circle of friends surrounding President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Q&A: Richard Norton Smith
59 minutesPresidential historian Richard Norton Smith talked about "An Uncommon Man," his biography of President Herbert Hoover.
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Oral Histories: Harold Berkman Interview on Battle of the Bulge & Buchenwald Liberation
1 hour, 11 minutesHarold Berkman served in the U.S. Army's 80th infantry division during World War II, including time under the command of General George Patton. He recalled his experiences fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and helping to liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp. The National World War II Museum conducted this interview in 2014 for its oral history collection.
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American Artifacts: "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 2
50 minutesIn the second of a two-part program, curator Daniel Greene gave a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit which uses films, artifacts, and documents to explore how the U.S. public and government officials reacted to Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews during World War II. The exhibit looks at the "America First" movement to stay out of the war, and sets out to examine two questions: what did Americans know about the Holocaust as it was happening, and what could have been done to save European Jews? The first program focused on the 1930 to 1939 time period and the rise of Nazi Germany, the second - from 1939 to 1945.
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History Bookshelf: A.J. Baime, "The Accidental President"
1 hour, 5 minutesA.J. Baime talked about his book, "The Accidental President," in which he looks at the challenges that President Harry Truman faced during his first four months in office.
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Reel America: Franklin Roosevelt Funeral United Newsreel - 1945
15 minutesThis U.S. government newsreel documents the funeral of President Franklin Roosevelt, who died on April 12, 1945, and also includes biographical information about the new President, Harry Truman, and scenes of his first speech to congress.
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Reel America: "Army Medical Laboratories" - 1947
40 minutesThis 1947 War Department film provides an overview of the United States Army medical laboratories during World War II and their mission to both heal soldiers and prevent, detect, and control epidemics. With footage from inside working labs, it highlights training and treatment facilities across the United States and shows the capabilities of field hospitals and overseas stations.
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The Civil War: Emancipation in Washington, DC
59 minutesOberlin College history professor Tamkia Nunley talked about the experiences of newly freed African Americans, particularly women, in the Washington, D.C area following the 1862 District of Columbia Emancipation Act. This talk was part of a symposium held at the Library of Virginia in Richmond.
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Reel America: Apollo 13 Post Flight Press Conference - 1970
1 hour, 1 minuteApollo 13 astronauts James Lovell, Fred Haise, and John Swigert held a press conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on April 21, 1970. Apollo 13 launched April 11 of that year on what was to be the third NASA mission to land humans on the moon. An onboard explosion caused critical system failures that forced the mission to abort and return to Earth.
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Lectures in History: Principles of the U.S. Constitution
1 hour, 10 minutesGrove City College president Paul McNulty taught a class about the development of the U.S. Constitution and what he believes are its main principles: republicanism, the separation of powers, and federalism. Mr. McNulty served as deputy attorney general in the George W. Bush administration from 2006 to 2007.
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American Artifacts: Meadowcroft Rockshelter
50 minutesArchaeologist James Adovasio talked about his work sifting through layers of human history dating back 19,000 years inside a rural Pennsylvania stream valley rock shelter. He explained why this and other locations have led to revised theories about when humans arrived in the Americas.
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Reel America: "FDR and World War II"
34 minutesThe Pare Lorentz Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum added narration to archival film, photographs and audio recordings to tell the story of FDR during World War II. Nine short chapters in the 30 minute program focus on different topics including, the course of the war, the home front, the Holocaust, Japanese internment, racial equality, the Four Freedoms, the atomic bomb, and the United Nations.
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Reel America: "MD International" - 1958
1 hour, 1 minuteThis 1958 American Medical Association "March of Medicine" program highlights American doctors working abroad and includes an introduction by Vice President Nixon. In remote locations ranging from Burma to Ethiopia, we see physicians treating locals for ailments such as tuberculosis, leprosy, and eye disease.
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Reel America: "Victory Garden" - 1942
25 minutesThis 1942 U.S. Department of Agriculture film promotes Victory Gardens and provides instructions to help citizens grow their own fruits and vegetables at home during World War II.
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Lectures in History: Principles of the U.S. Constitution
1 hour, 5 minutesGrove City College president Paul McNulty taught a class about the development of the U.S. Constitution and what he believes are its main principles: republicanism, the separation of powers, and federalism. Mr. McNulty served as deputy attorney general in the George W. Bush administration from 2006 to 2007.
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American Artifacts: Meadowcroft Rockshelter
55 minutesArchaeologist James Adovasio talked about his work sifting through layers of human history dating back 19,000 years inside a rural Pennsylvania stream valley rock shelter. He explained why this and other locations have led to revised theories about when humans arrived in the Americas.
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History Bookshelf: A.J. Baime, "The Accidental President"
59 minutesA.J. Baime talked about his book, "The Accidental President," in which he looks at the challenges that President Harry Truman faced during his first four months in office.
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Miss Montana to Normandy
6 minutesBuilt in 1944, Miss Montana served as a C-47 military transport plane. After WWII, it would be used as a transport plane for forest firefighters. Eric Komberec, president of the Museum of Mountain Flying, talked about the restoration process and what it took to ready the aircraft for the flight to Normandy France to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion.
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Reel America: Franklin Roosevelt Funeral United Newsreel - 1945
15 minutesThis U.S. government newsreel documents the funeral of President Franklin Roosevelt, who died on April 12, 1945, and also includes biographical information about the new President, Harry Truman, and scenes of his first speech to congress.
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Reel America: "Army Medical Laboratories" - 1947
40 minutesThis 1947 War Department film provides an overview of the United States Army medical laboratories during World War II and their mission to both heal soldiers and prevent, detect, and control epidemics. With footage from inside working labs, it highlights training and treatment facilities across the United States and shows the capabilities of field hospitals and overseas stations.
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The Civil War: Emancipation in Washington, DC
1 hour, 0 minuteOberlin College history professor Tamkia Nunley talked about the experiences of newly freed African Americans, particularly women, in the Washington, D.C area following the 1862 District of Columbia Emancipation Act. This talk was part of a symposium held at the Library of Virginia in Richmond.
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Reel America: Apollo 13 Post Flight Press Conference - 1970
1 hour, 0 minuteApollo 13 astronauts James Lovell, Fred Haise, and John Swigert held a press conference at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on April 21, 1970. Apollo 13 launched April 11 of that year on what was to be the third NASA mission to land humans on the moon. An onboard explosion caused critical system failures that forced the mission to abort and return to Earth.
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Oral Histories: Harold Berkman Interview on Battle of the Bulge & Buchenwald Liberation
1 hour, 8 minutesHarold Berkman served in the U.S. Army's 80th infantry division during World War II, including time under the command of General George Patton. He recalled his experiences fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and helping to liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp. The National World War II Museum conducted this interview in 2014 for its oral history collection.