C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Victory" - 1965
32 minutesEpisode eight of a ten-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 brings the story of World War II to a conclusion by documenting European and Pacific theater operations from October 1944 through the surrender of Japan. This aired on the Army's "Big Picture" television series.
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American Artifacts: The Road to Berlin Part 2
32 minutesKeith Huxen gave a tour of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, and talked about the "Road to Berlin" exhibit. This second of a two-part program tells the story of the American experience in the European theater from the D-Day invasion of France to the fall of the Third Reich.
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High School Advanced Placement - U.S. History Exam
1 hour, 1 minuteJason Stacy and Matthew Ellington, co-authors of "Fabric of a Nation: A Brief History with Skills and Sources, for the AP Course," host a live study session for the Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam.
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Reel America: President Richard Nixon on the Situation in Southeast Asia - 1970
23 minutesIn a televised address to the nation from the White House, President Nixon announces that U.S. and South Vietnamese forces will attack North Vietnamese military bases in Cambodia along the border with South Vietnam.
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Reel America: Amendment to End the Vietnam War- 1970
41 minutesA bipartisan group of five U.S. Senators appear in a television broadcast to discuss and promote a resolution to end the Vietnam War by December 31, 1970. The broadcast aired 12 days after President Nixon announced operations in Cambodia, and 8 days after the killing of four student protesters at Kent State University in Ohio. Senate Resolution 609, known as the McGovern-Hatfield Amendment, was defeated by a vote of 55-39 in September of that year. U.S. Senate historian emeritus Donald Ritchie is interviewed prior to the film for his perspective on that time in American history.
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Reel America: "And Another Family for Peace" - 1971
34 minutesThis 1971 anti-Vietnam War film visits five grieving families to document how the war has changed their lives. With stops in California, Massachusetts, Florida, Texas, and Iowa, we learn about two sons who were killed, one who is a prisoner in North Vietnam, a father and husband who has lost a leg, and a Quaker spending time in federal prison for refusing to serve. In an early crowd-funding effort, the film was made possible by one dollar donations from 20,000 people.
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Kent State 50 Years Later
1 hour, 2 minutesOn May 4, 1970, agitation over the Vietnam War on the Kent State University campus erupted into a deadly confrontation between students and the Ohio National Guard. When it was over, four students were dead and nine wounded. We were joined by Howard Means, author of "67 Shots: Kent State and the End of American Innocence." He talked about the state of the Vietnam War and actions within the White House that set the stage for the National Guard firing on students during an anti-war protest. And he detailed the first-hand accounts of students and National Guardsmen, and discussed how the shootings there are remembered half a century later. This was a co-production of American History TV and Washington Journal.
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Kent State 50th Anniversary Program
50 minutesKent State University planned a campus commemorative program to observe the 50th anniversary of the May 4, 1970 National Guard shootings that left four students dead and nine wounded. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, they produced a virtual ceremony for their website and YouTube Channel. This program included footage of the deadly confrontation between Ohio guardsmen and students protesting the Vietnam War, and recollections from wounded survivors and eyewitnesses.
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Q&A: Harold Holzer and Amity Shlaes
1 hour, 0 minuteHarold Holzer and Amity Shlaes talked about C-SPAN's latest book, "The Presidents: Noted Historians Rank America's Best - and Worst - Chief Executives." The program was recorded at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City.
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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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Reel America: May 1945 United Newsreel
14 minutesThis U.S. Office of War Information newsreel reports on a May Day parade in Moscow, the capture of several top Nazi leaders, the liberation and destruction of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, a message to Japanese leaders from President Truman, and tank battles on Okinawa in the Pacific.
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Oral Histories: Norman Hatch Interview on Filming the World War II Battle of Tarawa
1 hour, 16 minutesWorld War II veteran Norman Hatch talked about his time serving as a cameraman for the Marine Corps. He captured footage during the November 1943 Battle of Tarawa that helped the Marines win an Academy Award for best documentary short in 1945. The National World War II Museum spoke with Mr. Hatch in 2013 for its oral history collection. This the first of a two-part interview.
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History Bookshelf: David King, "The Trial of Adolf Hitler"
50 minutesDavid King recounts Adolf Hitler's trial for high treason in February, 1924, which followed his involvement in an attempted coup, the "Beer Hall Putsch," four months prior. The author reports that Hitler used the trial to promote his political ideologies and received the longest sentence of the ten defendants. He served nine months in prison, where he spent his time writing "Mein Kampf." David King speaks at Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
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George Washington's Military Career
1 hour, 12 minutesMount Vernon's President and CEO Douglas Bradburn talked about George Washington's military career from the French and Indian War through the American Revolution. This Facebook & YouTube livestream included viewer questions and is part of a series of online events intended to keep visitors connected with Mount Vernon during its closure to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Civil War: Confederate Gen. Longstreet at Appomattox
57 minutesGettysburg National Military Park ranger Karlton Smith talked about the role of Confederate Gen. James Longstreet in the 1865 Appomattox Campaign. Using maps and describing troop movement, he outlined Longstreet's path during the retreat from Richmond through the surrender at Appomattox Court House. This talk was recorded in January 2015 by the National Park Service.
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High School Advanced Placement - U.S. History Exam
1 hour, 1 minuteJason Stacy and Matthew Ellington, co-authors of "Fabric of a Nation: A Brief History with Skills and Sources, for the AP Course," hosted a study session for the Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam. They explained how this year's exam is structured differently, provided strategies for the free response answers, and demonstrated how to analyze historical documents. They also took student questions.
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Lectures in History: Early Cold War U.S. Politics and Economics
1 hour, 10 minutesGeorge Mason University professor Sam Lebovic taught a class about U.S. politics and economics of the early Cold War period of the late-1940s and 1950s. He argued that with extreme ideologies such as fascism and communism completely discredited or out of favor, a consensus formed in the U.S. around centrist political views to the point where the political parties were barely distinguishable. On the economic front, a belief in a "mixed economy" ruled, meaning a broad acceptance of some government involvement in the market.
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History Bookshelf: Ron Chernow, "Grant"
50 minutesPulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow recalled the life of Ulysses S. Grant at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Spreading Holocaust" - 1965
28 minutesEpisode four of a ten-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 tells the story of America's entry into World World II beginning with the attack on Pearl Harbor through the November, 1942 invasion of North Africa. The film also details nationwide industrial mobilization and President Roosevelt's address to Congress on his plans for producing more planes, ships, tanks, guns, and military supplies. This aired on the Army's "Big Picture" television series.
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Slumbering Giant Awakens" - 1965
29 minutesEpisode five of a ten-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 covers World World II from approximately one year after the December 1941 Pearl Harbor attack to the Allied invasion of Sicily in the summer of 1943. This aired on the Army's "Big Picture" television series.
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Reel America: "Army in Action - Global War" - 1965
29 minutesEpisode six of a ten-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 tells the story of World War II beginning with the July, 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily to operations in the Pacific, to the invasion of southern Italy. This aired on the Army's "Big Picture" television series.
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Tide Turns" - 1965
28 minutesEpisode seven of a ten-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 examines World War II in the year 1944, from Pacific Island campaigns to the D-Day invasion, liberation of Paris, and first incursions into Germany prior to the Battle of the Bulge. This aired on the "Big Picture" television series.
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Victory" - 1965
28 minutesEpisode eight of a ten-part U.S. Army documentary from 1965 brings the story of World War II to a conclusion by documenting European and Pacific theater operations from October 1944 through the surrender of Japan. This aired on the Army's "Big Picture" television series.
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"The War Ends in Europe" - 1945 United Newsreel
8 minutesThis United Newsreel about VE day includes film of the signing of the surrender and President Truman's official statement.
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American Artifacts: The Road to Berlin Part 2
30 minutesKeith Huxen gave a tour of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, and talked about the "Road to Berlin" exhibit. This second of a two-part program tells the story of the American experience in the European theater from the D-Day invasion of France to the fall of the Third Reich.
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Lectures in History: Early Cold War U.S. Politics and Economics
1 hour, 5 minutesGeorge Mason University professor Sam Lebovic taught a class about U.S. politics and economics of the early Cold War period of the late-1940s and 1950s. He argued that with extreme ideologies such as fascism and communism completely discredited or out of favor, a consensus formed in the U.S. around centrist political views to the point where the political parties were barely distinguishable. On the economic front, a belief in a "mixed economy" ruled, meaning a broad acceptance of some government involvement in the market.
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"The War Ends in Europe" - 1945 United Newsreel
5 minutesThis United Newsreel about VE day includes film of the signing of the surrender and President Truman's official statement.
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History Bookshelf: David King, "The Trial of Adolf Hitler"
50 minutesDavid King recounts Adolf Hitler's trial for high treason in February, 1924, which followed his involvement in an attempted coup, the "Beer Hall Putsch," four months prior. The author reports that Hitler used the trial to promote his political ideologies and received the longest sentence of the ten defendants. He served nine months in prison, where he spent his time writing "Mein Kampf." David King speaks at Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
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The Civil War: Confederate Gen. Longstreet at Appomattox
49 minutesGettysburg National Military Park ranger Karlton Smith talked about the role of Confederate Gen. James Longstreet in the 1865 Appomattox Campaign. Using maps and describing troop movement, he outlined Longstreet's path during the retreat from Richmond through the surrender at Appomattox Court House. This talk was recorded in January 2015 by the National Park Service.
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Reel America: May 1945 United Newsreel
11 minutesThis U.S. Office of War Information newsreel reports on a May Day parade in Moscow, the capture of several top Nazi leaders, the liberation and destruction of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, a message to Japanese leaders from President Truman, and tank battles on Okinawa in the Pacific.
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Oral Histories: Norman Hatch Interview on Filming the World War II Battle of Tarawa
1 hour, 15 minutesWorld War II veteran Norman Hatch talked about his time serving as a cameraman for the Marine Corps. He captured footage during the November 1943 Battle of Tarawa that helped the Marines win an Academy Award for best documentary short in 1945. The National World War II Museum spoke with Mr. Hatch in 2013 for its oral history collection. This the first of a two-part interview.
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Lectures in History: Early Cold War U.S. Politics and Economics
1 hour, 10 minutesGeorge Mason University professor Sam Lebovic taught a class about U.S. politics and economics of the early Cold War period of the late-1940s and 1950s. He argued that with extreme ideologies such as fascism and communism completely discredited or out of favor, a consensus formed in the U.S. around centrist political views to the point where the political parties were barely distinguishable. On the economic front, a belief in a "mixed economy" ruled, meaning a broad acceptance of some government involvement in the market.
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Lectures in History: History of Abortion Legislation
1 hour, 26 minutesLa Sierra University professor Alicia Gutierrez-Romine taught a class about laws and policies regarding abortion. Starting in the 19th century, she tracked changes in medical practice and public opinion through court cases and newspaper coverage. She also described abortion restrictions, access to illegal abortions, costs, and health risks in different time periods and states.