C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Domestic Unrest During & After World War I
1 hour, 0 minuteThe National Council for History Education moved their conference online due to the coronavirus outbreak. This session featured Adam Hochschild, author of "To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918." He talked about domestic unrest in the United States during and after World War I, including anti-German sentiments, race riots, and arrrests of suspected communists.
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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"
1 hour, 0 minuteJames 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"
1 hour, 0 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"
1 hour, 1 minuteJames 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"
1 hour, 0 minuteJames Mann talked about his biography of former President George W. Bush.
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Booknotes: Doris Kearns Goodwin, "No Ordinary Time"
59 minutesDoris 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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George Washington & the Constitution
57 minutesThe National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted a virtual "town hall" about George Washington's influence in shaping the Constitution after the Revolutionary War -- and, as president, his role in making it work. The center's Jeffrey Rosen moderated the conversation with White House Historical Association historian Lindsay Chervinsky and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Larson.
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Lectures in History: Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and the Constitution
1 hour, 13 minutesAndrew Slap of East Tennessee State University taught a class on Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and the Constitution. He compared how both presidents have been portrayed as either upholding or disregarding the Constitution and whether their reputations match their actions in office.
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Lectures in History: Preamble of the Declaration of Independence
1 hour, 27 minutesClemson University professor C. Bradley Thompson teaches a class about the preamble of the Declaration of Independence. Examining it line by line, he talks about the "self-evident" truths enumerated by the Founding Fathers and explores what the they may have intended by their word choices.
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James Madison & America's Founding Documents
52 minutesEmily Voss talked about James Madison's role in shaping the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and the influence of his study of history and previous political experiences. Ms. Voss is education director at the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution based at James Madison's Montpelier. This talk was part of Montpelier's Presidents' Day Symposium.
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Lectures in History: Principles of the U.S. Constitution
1 hour, 6 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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George Washington & the Constitution
57 minutesThe National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted a virtual "town hall" about George Washington's influence in shaping the Constitution after the Revolutionary War -- and, as president, his role in making it work. The center's Jeffrey Rosen moderated the conversation with White House Historical Association historian Lindsay Chervinsky and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Larson.
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Lectures in History: Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and the Constitution
1 hour, 13 minutesAndrew Slap of East Tennessee State University taught a class on Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and the Constitution. He compared how both presidents have been portrayed as either upholding or disregarding the Constitution and whether their reputations match their actions in office.
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Lectures in History: Preamble of the Declaration of Independence
1 hour, 27 minutesClemson University professor C. Bradley Thompson teaches a class about the preamble of the Declaration of Independence. Examining it line by line, he talks about the "self-evident" truths enumerated by the Founding Fathers and explores what the they may have intended by their word choices.
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James Madison & America's Founding Documents
51 minutesEmily Voss talked about James Madison's role in shaping the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and the influence of his study of history and previous political experiences. Ms. Voss is education director at the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution based at James Madison's Montpelier. This talk was part of Montpelier's Presidents' Day Symposium.
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Lectures in History: Principles of the U.S. Constitution
1 hour, 6 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.