C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Evaluating the Iraq Surge
1 hour, 56 minutesThis is the third and last program that looked back at President George W. Bush's 2007 Iraq surge decision to increase American troop levels. A panel of scholars responded to previous observations by former Bush administration officials and offered comparisons to similar military decisions by other presidents. The Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas hosted this event.
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American Artifacts: "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 2
47 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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George W. Bush & the Iraq Surge
1 hour, 23 minutesThis was a discussion about President George W. Bush's 2007 decision to increase American troop levels in Iraq. Former Bush administration officials Meghan O'Sullivan and Peter Feaver recounted their roles in the decision-making, and their subsequent efforts to document these events in an oral history titled "The Last Card: Inside George W. Bush's Decision to Surge in Iraq." This is the first of three programs on "the surge" hosted by the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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Creating the Iraq Surge Strategy
1 hour, 54 minutesFormer George W. Bush administration officials talked about the planning leading up to the 2007 surge of American troop levels in Iraq, including what they described as myths and misunderstandings about the strategy. This was the second of three programs on "the surge" hosted by the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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Evaluating the Iraq Surge
1 hour, 56 minutesThis is the third and last program that looked back at President George W. Bush's 2007 Iraq surge decision to increase American troop levels. A panel of scholars responded to previous observations by former Bush administration officials and offered comparisons to similar military decisions by other presidents. The Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas hosted this event.
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American Artifacts: "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 2
47 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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George W. Bush & the Iraq Surge
1 hour, 24 minutesThis was a discussion about President George W. Bush's 2007 decision to increase American troop levels in Iraq. Former Bush administration officials Meghan O'Sullivan and Peter Feaver recounted their roles in the decision-making, and their subsequent efforts to document these events in an oral history titled "The Last Card: Inside George W. Bush's Decision to Surge in Iraq." This is the first of three programs on "the surge" hosted by the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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Creating the Iraq Surge Strategy
1 hour, 54 minutesFormer George W. Bush administration officials talked about the planning leading up to the 2007 surge of American troop levels in Iraq, including what they described as myths and misunderstandings about the strategy. This was the second of three programs on "the surge" hosted by the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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Evaluating the Iraq Surge
1 hour, 56 minutesThis is the third and last program that looked back at President George W. Bush's 2007 Iraq surge decision to increase American troop levels. A panel of scholars responded to previous observations by former Bush administration officials and offered comparisons to similar military decisions by other presidents. The Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas hosted this event.
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American Artifacts: "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 2
46 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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World War I Fighter Pilot Culture
55 minutesToday's fighter pilot culture has its origins in World War I. In this program, military historian Michael Hankins revealed the airmen behind the romanticized facades, and described how legendary pilots like Eddie Rickenbacker influenced movies, comics and popular culture. This event was part of an all-day symposium hosted by the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Topgun - U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School
1 hour, 46 minutesFormer Navy fighter pilot Dan Pedersen, the first Officer in Charge and co-founder of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School, discussed his book "Top Gun: An American Story." In his illustrated talk about the program popularized by a Hollywood movie, he offered a first-hand account of its development. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event.
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World War II Fighter Pilots
1 hour, 9 minutesU.S. Army Air Corps veterans recounted their experiences as fighter pilots in the European theater during World War II. Speakers included one "ace" fighter pilot as well as two members of the Tuskegee Airmen, a groundbreaking African American unit. This discussion was part of the 2019 American Veterans Center Conference in Washington, D.C.
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American Artifacts: First Half-Century of Aviation
1 hour, 2 minutesOn "American Artifacts," we visit the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum located in Washington, DC, just down the National Mall from from the U.S. Capitol. Our guide is curator Jeremy Kinney ("KEN"-ee), who shows us some of the museum's rare and one-of-a-kind artifacts to tell the story of the quest to go higher, faster and farther during the first half-century of aviation.
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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.
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World War I Fighter Pilot Culture
55 minutesToday's fighter pilot culture has its origins in World War I. In this program, military historian Michael Hankins revealed the airmen behind the romanticized facades, and described how legendary pilots like Eddie Rickenbacker influenced movies, comics and popular culture. This event was part of an all-day symposium hosted by the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Topgun - U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School
1 hour, 46 minutesFormer Navy fighter pilot Dan Pedersen, the first Officer in Charge and co-founder of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School, discussed his book "Top Gun: An American Story." In his illustrated talk about the program popularized by a Hollywood movie, he offered a first-hand account of its development. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event.
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World War II Fighter Pilots
1 hour, 9 minutesU.S. Army Air Corps veterans recounted their experiences as fighter pilots in the European theater during World War II. Speakers included one "ace" fighter pilot as well as two members of the Tuskegee Airmen, a groundbreaking African American unit. This discussion was part of the 2019 American Veterans Center Conference in Washington, D.C.
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American Artifacts: First Half-Century of Aviation
1 hour, 2 minutesOn "American Artifacts," we visit the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum located in Washington, DC, just down the National Mall from from the U.S. Capitol. Our guide is curator Jeremy Kinney ("KEN"-ee), who shows us some of the museum's rare and one-of-a-kind artifacts to tell the story of the quest to go higher, faster and farther during the first half-century of aviation.
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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.