C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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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.
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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, 9 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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Supreme Court Dissenting Opinions
44 minutes"Dissenting at the Supreme Court" is a lecture series hosted by the Supreme Court Historical Society. In this program, University of Arkansas Law professor Mark Killenbeck discussed several dissenting opinions delivered in cases decided between 1810 and 1927.
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1956 Southern Manifesto
1 hour, 0 minuteYale law professor Justin Driver talked about the 1956 "Southern Manifesto," a document written by congressional members opposed to the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional. Mr. Driver analyzes how Strom Thurmond and other contributers used both segregationist and legal arguments to craft what they called "The Declaration of Constitutional Principles." The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted the lecture in the Supreme Court chamber. Justice Elena Kagan offered introductory remarks.
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Justice Joseph Bradley & the Fourteenth Amendment
1 hour, 19 minutesUniversity of Michigan politics professor Pamela Brandwein discusses Justice Bradley's dissent in the "Slaughter-house Cases," which concerned New Orleans butchers' right to practice their trade and a regulatory law by the Louisiana state legislature. She explains how Bradley's broad interpretation of protections conferred by the Fourteenth Amendment influenced later landmark cases. This event is part of a lecture series of the Supreme Court Historical Society on dissent in the Supreme Court.
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U.S. Supreme Court During World War I
59 minutesAuthor and Virginia Commonwealth University history professor emeritus Melvin Urofsky described the constitutional issues the Supreme Court faced during World War I. He is introduced by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted this event in the Supreme Court chamber.
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Remembering Justice Thurgood Marshall
1 hour, 4 minutesFour prominent figures in American law including Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan recalled their experiences working as clerks for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. They discussed Marshall's personality, his skill as a storyteller, and his impact on their careers. The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted this event in the Supreme Court chamber.
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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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Supreme Court Dissenting Opinions
44 minutes"Dissenting at the Supreme Court" is a lecture series hosted by the Supreme Court Historical Society. In this program, University of Arkansas Law professor Mark Killenbeck discussed several dissenting opinions delivered in cases decided between 1810 and 1927.
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1956 Southern Manifesto
1 hour, 0 minuteYale law professor Justin Driver talked about the 1956 "Southern Manifesto," a document written by congressional members opposed to the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which ruled that segregated schools were unconstitutional. Mr. Driver analyzes how Strom Thurmond and other contributers used both segregationist and legal arguments to craft what they called "The Declaration of Constitutional Principles." The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted the lecture in the Supreme Court chamber. Justice Elena Kagan offered introductory remarks.
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Justice Joseph Bradley & the Fourteenth Amendment
1 hour, 18 minutesUniversity of Michigan politics professor Pamela Brandwein discusses Justice Bradley's dissent in the "Slaughter-house Cases," which concerned New Orleans butchers' right to practice their trade and a regulatory law by the Louisiana state legislature. She explains how Bradley's broad interpretation of protections conferred by the Fourteenth Amendment influenced later landmark cases. This event is part of a lecture series of the Supreme Court Historical Society on dissent in the Supreme Court.
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U.S. Supreme Court During World War I
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor and Virginia Commonwealth University history professor emeritus Melvin Urofsky described the constitutional issues the Supreme Court faced during World War I. He is introduced by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted this event in the Supreme Court chamber.
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Remembering Justice Thurgood Marshall
1 hour, 3 minutesFour prominent figures in American law including Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan recalled their experiences working as clerks for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. They discussed Marshall's personality, his skill as a storyteller, and his impact on their careers. The Supreme Court Historical Society hosted this event in the Supreme Court chamber.