C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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FDR & the Final Years of World War II, 1943-45
1 hour, 8 minutesHistorian Nigel Hamilton talked about the last book in his trilogy profiling President Franklin D. Roosevelt at war. "War and Peace: FDR's Final Odyssey: D-Day to Yalta, 1943-1945" covers FDR's involvement in planning D-Day until his death on April 12, 1945. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted this event.
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Reel America: "FDR and World War II"
33 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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American Artifacts: "Rockwell, Roosevelt, & the Four Freedoms" Exhibit
50 minutesIn his 1941 State of the Union address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined what became known as the "Four Freedoms": freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. To represent these ideals, Norman Rockwell created paintings which became highly successful promotional posters for World War II war bonds. George Washington University Museum director and art historian John Wetenhall led us on tour of a Norman Rockwell Museum traveling exhibit which explores these paintings, Rockwell's career, the 75th anniversary of World War II, and contemporary works by artists reinterpreting the Four Freedoms.
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Lincoln & New Deal America
53 minutesBoston University history professor Nina Silber spoke at the annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium about Lincoln's influence on New Deal Americans during the 1930s. The Abraham Lincoln Institute and Ford's Theatre Society hosted the symposium at historic Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. to highlight the 16th president's life, career and legacy.
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Reel America: "F.D.R., 1882-1945"
19 minutesThis short biographical documentary on the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt was shown in theaters after his death on April 12, 1945. It includes clips of President Roosevelt's speeches and a look at his political life.
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History Bookshelf: A.J. Baime, "The Accidental President"
1 hour, 0 minuteA.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
13 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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FDR & the Final Years of World War II, 1943-45
1 hour, 8 minutesHistorian Nigel Hamilton talked about the last book in his trilogy profiling President Franklin D. Roosevelt at war. "War and Peace: FDR's Final Odyssey: D-Day to Yalta, 1943-1945" covers FDR's involvement in planning D-Day until his death on April 12, 1945. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted this event.
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Reel America: "FDR and World War II"
32 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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American Artifacts: "Rockwell, Roosevelt, & the Four Freedoms" Exhibit
49 minutesIn his 1941 State of the Union address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined what became known as the "Four Freedoms": freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. To represent these ideals, Norman Rockwell created paintings which became highly successful promotional posters for World War II war bonds. George Washington University Museum director and art historian John Wetenhall led us on tour of a Norman Rockwell Museum traveling exhibit which explores these paintings, Rockwell's career, the 75th anniversary of World War II, and contemporary works by artists reinterpreting the Four Freedoms.
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Lincoln & New Deal America
53 minutesBoston University history professor Nina Silber spoke at the annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium about Lincoln's influence on New Deal Americans during the 1930s. The Abraham Lincoln Institute and Ford's Theatre Society hosted the symposium at historic Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. to highlight the 16th president's life, career and legacy.
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Reel America: "F.D.R., 1882-1945"
22 minutesThis short biographical documentary on the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt was shown in theaters after his death on April 12, 1945. It includes clips of President Roosevelt's speeches and a look at his political life.
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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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Reel America: Franklin Roosevelt Funeral United Newsreel - 1945
13 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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FDR & the Final Years of World War II, 1943-45
1 hour, 8 minutesHistorian Nigel Hamilton talked about the last book in his trilogy profiling President Franklin D. Roosevelt at war. "War and Peace: FDR's Final Odyssey: D-Day to Yalta, 1943-1945" covers FDR's involvement in planning D-Day until his death on April 12, 1945. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted this event.
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Reel America: "FDR and World War II"
32 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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American Artifacts: "Rockwell, Roosevelt, & the Four Freedoms" Exhibit
50 minutesIn his 1941 State of the Union address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined what became known as the "Four Freedoms": freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. To represent these ideals, Norman Rockwell created paintings which became highly successful promotional posters for World War II war bonds. George Washington University Museum director and art historian John Wetenhall led us on tour of a Norman Rockwell Museum traveling exhibit which explores these paintings, Rockwell's career, the 75th anniversary of World War II, and contemporary works by artists reinterpreting the Four Freedoms.
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Lincoln & New Deal America
54 minutesBoston University history professor Nina Silber spoke at the annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium about Lincoln's influence on New Deal Americans during the 1930s. The Abraham Lincoln Institute and Ford's Theatre Society hosted the symposium at historic Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. to highlight the 16th president's life, career and legacy.
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Reel America: "F.D.R., 1882-1945"
17 minutesThis short biographical documentary on the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt was shown in theaters after his death on April 12, 1945. It includes clips of President Roosevelt's speeches and a look at his political life.
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Interpreting Abraham Lincoln
20 minutesAbraham Lincoln interpreter George Buss sat down with American History TV to talk about his more than three decades portraying the 16th president.
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Booknotes: John Seigenthaler, "James K. Polk"
1 hour, 1 minuteJohn Seigenthaler talked about his book, James K. Polk, published by Times Books. He described Polk as key to the U.S. westward expansion, and who carried forward the idea of Jacksonian democracy. Polk was the youngest president elected. He served as Speaker of the House and governor of Tennessee before taking office in 1845. The author said he became less admired during his term until he revived his political career by gaining popularity with those who favored annexing the Republic of Texas to the Union.
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Q&A: Richard Norton Smith
1 hour, 1 minutePresidential historian Richard Norton Smith talked about "An Uncommon Man," his biography of President Herbert Hoover.
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Q&A: James Mann, "George W. Bush"
59 minutesJames Mann talked about his biography of former President George W. Bush.
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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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Booknotes: John Seigenthaler, "James K. Polk"
59 minutesJohn Seigenthaler talked about his book, James K. Polk, published by Times Books. He described Polk as key to the U.S. westward expansion, and who carried forward the idea of Jacksonian democracy. Polk was the youngest president elected. He served as Speaker of the House and governor of Tennessee before taking office in 1845. The author said he became less admired during his term until he revived his political career by gaining popularity with those who favored annexing the Republic of Texas to the Union.
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Q&A: Richard Norton Smith
1 hour, 1 minutePresidential historian Richard Norton Smith talked about "An Uncommon Man," his biography of President Herbert Hoover.
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Q&A: James Mann, "George W. Bush"
59 minutesJames Mann talked about his biography of former President George W. Bush.
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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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Booknotes: John Seigenthaler, "James K. Polk"
59 minutesJohn Seigenthaler talked about his book, James K. Polk, published by Times Books. He described Polk as key to the U.S. westward expansion, and who carried forward the idea of Jacksonian democracy. Polk was the youngest president elected. He served as Speaker of the House and governor of Tennessee before taking office in 1845. The author said he became less admired during his term until he revived his political career by gaining popularity with those who favored annexing the Republic of Texas to the Union.
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Q&A: Richard Norton Smith
1 hour, 1 minutePresidential historian Richard Norton Smith talked about "An Uncommon Man," his biography of President Herbert Hoover.
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Q&A: James Mann, "George W. Bush"
59 minutesJames Mann talked about his biography of former President George W. Bush.