C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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History Bookshelf: Andrew Gumbel, "Oklahoma City"
1 hour, 11 minutesInvestigative journalist Andrew Gumbel reports on the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. The attack, executed by Timothy McVeigh with bomb making help from Terry Nichols, killed 168 people. The author contends that the bombing was preventable and that the FBI mishandled the case, deaf to the radical right's dialog in the lead-up to the act. Mr. Gumbel's research, with the assistance of his co-author, Roger Charles, includes the use of government documents, a correspondence with Terry Nichols, and over 150 interviews with individuals ranging from the prosecution and defense teams to members of the radical right and law enforcement officials. Andrew Gumbel responded to questions from members of the audience at Full Circle Bookstore in Oklahoma City.
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President Clinton & Janet Reno on Oklahoma City Bombing
13 minutesPresident Clinton appeared in the White House briefing room and stated that the bombing in Oklahoma City that morning was "an attack on innocent children and defenseless citizens. It was an act of cowardice, and it was evil." The president did not take questions. He was followed by Attorney General Janet Reno, who briefed the media on steps taken by the FBI and law enforcement officials.
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Oklahoma City Bombing - Timothy McVeigh Arrest
14 minutesAttorney General Reno and Director Louis Freeh met with reporters to announce the arrest of a suspect, Timothy McVeigh, in the bombing of a federal office building in Oklahoma City. They also described the steps taken by the FBI in investigating the bombing. Following prepared statements, they took questions from the press.
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Oklahoma City Memorial Service
33 minutesOn April 23, 1995, six days after a truck bomb killed 168 people at the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, a memorial service was held at the city's State Fair Arena. This 30-minute portion of the 90-minute event includes remarks by President Clinton and the Rev. Billy Graham.
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Execution of Timothy McVeigh
3 minutesPresident Bush spoke to reporters following the execution of Timothy McVeigh for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. The execution was the first implementation of the federal death penalty since 1963.
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Oklahoma City Bombing 25th Anniversary
1 hour, 1 minuteOn April 19, 1995, a truck bomb exploded outside the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal were LIVE from the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum to look back at the events of that morning, the investigation and arrest of the perpetrators, and how the city and nation remember that day. Our guest was Kari Watkins, the memorial and museum's executive director.
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Oklahoma City Bombing 25th Anniversary Commemoration
1 hour, 2 minutesOn the morning of April 19, 1995, a massive truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum created this video to commemorate the 25th anniversary, with remarks by past and present federal, state and local officials, as well as a reading of the 168 names of those killed. The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of a live commemorative ceremony.
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Oral Histories: Oklahoma City Bombing FBI Interviews
28 minutesOn April 19, 1995, a massive truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people including 19 children in a day care center. To mark the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing in 2015, the FBI recorded interviews with special agents, investigators, a survivor, and others, and added photographs and archival video. This is a compilation of seven of these interviews.
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Reel America: "Managing Terrorism Events - the Oklahoma Experience" - 1996
1 hour, 29 minutesThis 1996 Emergency Education Network (EENET) broadcast details the aftermath of the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing with five leading first responders. The participants describe what happened after the bombing, how the response was organized, successes and problems, and lessons learned. Appearing are fire chief Gary Marrs, police chief Sam Gonzales, Oklahoma City medical director Dr. Peter Maningas, FBI agent Bob Ricks, Oklahoma City public works director Paul Brum and EENET moderator Ken Hines. EENET was a FEMA distance learning network providing training and information for emergency workers.
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History Bookshelf: Andrew Gumbel, "Oklahoma City"
1 hour, 11 minutesInvestigative journalist Andrew Gumbel reports on the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. The attack, executed by Timothy McVeigh with bomb making help from Terry Nichols, killed 168 people. The author contends that the bombing was preventable and that the FBI mishandled the case, deaf to the radical right's dialog in the lead-up to the act. Mr. Gumbel's research, with the assistance of his co-author, Roger Charles, includes the use of government documents, a correspondence with Terry Nichols, and over 150 interviews with individuals ranging from the prosecution and defense teams to members of the radical right and law enforcement officials. Andrew Gumbel responded to questions from members of the audience at Full Circle Bookstore in Oklahoma City.
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President Clinton & Janet Reno on Oklahoma City Bombing
12 minutesPresident Clinton appeared in the White House briefing room and stated that the bombing in Oklahoma City that morning was "an attack on innocent children and defenseless citizens. It was an act of cowardice, and it was evil." The president did not take questions. He was followed by Attorney General Janet Reno, who briefed the media on steps taken by the FBI and law enforcement officials.
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Oklahoma City Bombing - Timothy McVeigh Arrest
15 minutesAttorney General Reno and Director Louis Freeh met with reporters to announce the arrest of a suspect, Timothy McVeigh, in the bombing of a federal office building in Oklahoma City. They also described the steps taken by the FBI in investigating the bombing. Following prepared statements, they took questions from the press.
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Oklahoma City Memorial Service
33 minutesOn April 23, 1995, six days after a truck bomb killed 168 people at the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, a memorial service was held at the city's State Fair Arena. This 30-minute portion of the 90-minute event includes remarks by President Clinton and the Rev. Billy Graham.
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Execution of Timothy McVeigh
3 minutesPresident Bush spoke to reporters following the execution of Timothy McVeigh for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. The execution was the first implementation of the federal death penalty since 1963.
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Oklahoma City Bombing 25th Anniversary
1 hour, 1 minuteOn April 19, 1995, a truck bomb exploded outside the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal were LIVE from the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum to look back at the events of that morning, the investigation and arrest of the perpetrators, and how the city and nation remember that day. Our guest was Kari Watkins, the memorial and museum's executive director.
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Oklahoma City Bombing 25th Anniversary Commemoration
1 hour, 3 minutesOn the morning of April 19, 1995, a massive truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum created this video to commemorate the 25th anniversary, with remarks by past and present federal, state and local officials, as well as a reading of the 168 names of those killed. The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of a live commemorative ceremony.
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Oral Histories: Oklahoma City Bombing FBI Interviews
28 minutesOn April 19, 1995, a massive truck bomb exploded outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people including 19 children in a day care center. To mark the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing in 2015, the FBI recorded interviews with special agents, investigators, a survivor, and others, and added photographs and archival video. This is a compilation of seven of these interviews.
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Reel America: "Managing Terrorism Events - the Oklahoma Experience" - 1996
1 hour, 28 minutesThis 1996 Emergency Education Network (EENET) broadcast details the aftermath of the April 19, 1995 Oklahoma City bombing with five leading first responders. The participants describe what happened after the bombing, how the response was organized, successes and problems, and lessons learned. Appearing are fire chief Gary Marrs, police chief Sam Gonzales, Oklahoma City medical director Dr. Peter Maningas, FBI agent Bob Ricks, Oklahoma City public works director Paul Brum and EENET moderator Ken Hines. EENET was a FEMA distance learning network providing training and information for emergency workers.
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History Bookshelf: Andrew Gumbel, "Oklahoma City"
1 hour, 11 minutesInvestigative journalist Andrew Gumbel reports on the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. The attack, executed by Timothy McVeigh with bomb making help from Terry Nichols, killed 168 people. The author contends that the bombing was preventable and that the FBI mishandled the case, deaf to the radical right's dialog in the lead-up to the act. Mr. Gumbel's research, with the assistance of his co-author, Roger Charles, includes the use of government documents, a correspondence with Terry Nichols, and over 150 interviews with individuals ranging from the prosecution and defense teams to members of the radical right and law enforcement officials. Andrew Gumbel responded to questions from members of the audience at Full Circle Bookstore in Oklahoma City.
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Execution of Timothy McVeigh
3 minutesPresident Bush spoke to reporters following the execution of Timothy McVeigh for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. The execution was the first implementation of the federal death penalty since 1963.
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American Artifacts: "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 1
37 minutesCurator 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 between 1930 and 1939. The exhibit explains how restrictive quotas limited the number of refugees to the United States during this period, and uses Gallup poll results from the time to show public opinion of immigrants, war, and the economy. A second program focuses on 1939 to 1945.
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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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Holocaust Scholarship Evolution
1 hour, 41 minutesThis was a discussion about how our understanding of the Holocaust has evolved since the end of World War II. Scholars talked about the many ways in which people engage with and learn about the Holocaust -- on the Internet, and in classrooms, historic sites and museums. The Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University in Pennsylvania hosted the event.
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Seeking Justice for Holocaust Crimes
1 hour, 26 minutesThe U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum hosted a panel discussion looking at the continuing quest to bring former Nazis to justice. They explored questions raised by recent trials, such as if perpetrators are ever too old or frail to prosecute, and whether it ever too late for accountability. Speakers at this event included a Holocaust survivor, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a documentary filmmaker.
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Lectures in History: Holocaust Graphic Novel
1 hour, 13 minutesFlorida Atlantic University Holocaust Studies Chair Alan Berger talked about Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus," which depicts the author's relationship with his father, a Holocaust survivor. Speigelman composed his work not only from conversations with his father, but from reading Holocaust survivor accounts and studying artwork by concentration camp prisoners.
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American Artifacts: "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 1
37 minutesCurator 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 between 1930 and 1939. The exhibit explains how restrictive quotas limited the number of refugees to the United States during this period, and uses Gallup poll results from the time to show public opinion of immigrants, war, and the economy. A second program focuses on 1939 to 1945.
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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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Holocaust Scholarship Evolution
1 hour, 41 minutesThis was a discussion about how our understanding of the Holocaust has evolved since the end of World War II. Scholars talked about the many ways in which people engage with and learn about the Holocaust -- on the Internet, and in classrooms, historic sites and museums. The Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University in Pennsylvania hosted the event.
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Seeking Justice for Holocaust Crimes
1 hour, 26 minutesThe U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum hosted a panel discussion looking at the continuing quest to bring former Nazis to justice. They explored questions raised by recent trials, such as if perpetrators are ever too old or frail to prosecute, and whether it ever too late for accountability. Speakers at this event included a Holocaust survivor, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a documentary filmmaker.
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Lectures in History: Holocaust Graphic Novel
1 hour, 14 minutesFlorida Atlantic University Holocaust Studies Chair Alan Berger talked about Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus," which depicts the author's relationship with his father, a Holocaust survivor. Speigelman composed his work not only from conversations with his father, but from reading Holocaust survivor accounts and studying artwork by concentration camp prisoners.