C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Brian Lamb, Susan Swain, Jeffrey Rosen, Michael Gerhardt, Robert Strauss, "The Presidents"
1 hour, 19 minutesHistorians and contributors to C-SPAN's "The Presidents" book discussed the strengths and weaknesses of all the U.S.'s previous chief executives.
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Reel America: "Firm Alliance" - 1962
24 minutesThis U.S. Information Service film documents the April 11-13, 1962 official state visit of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Empress Farah, including welcoming ceremonies at Union Station in Washington, D.C. and a state dinner hosted by President John F. Kennedy and the first lady. It also shows visits to NASA's Cape Canaveral, military sites, the United Nations, and a New York City ticker tape parade, and speeches before a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress and the National Press Club.
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Rick Atkinson on V-E Day 75th Anniversary
1 hour, 1 minuteSeventy-five years ago on May 8, 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces, bringing an end to hostilities in World War II's European theater. May 8 is known as V-E Day, or Victory in Europe Day. American History TV and Washington Journal were LIVE to mark the anniversary with a look at the lead-up to the surrender and the meaning of the Nazi defeat for Europe and the rest of the world. Our guest was Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson, author of "The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945," the final book in his "Liberation Trilogy" about the Allied triumph in Europe.
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Spreading Holocaust" - 1965
29 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
28 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
31 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: 4th Infantry Division & D-Day
33 minutesHistorian, author, and reenactor Jared Frederick describes the 4th Infantry Division's role in the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion of France and gives a tour of an encampment of his "Furious Fourth" World War II reenactors group. The camp is part of the annual Army Heritage Days in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hosted by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.
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Rick Atkinson on V-E Day 75th Anniversary
1 hour, 2 minutesSeventy-five years ago on May 8, 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces, bringing an end to hostilities in World War II's European theater. May 8 is known as V-E Day, or Victory in Europe Day. American History TV and Washington Journal were LIVE to mark the anniversary with a look at the lead-up to the surrender and the meaning of the Nazi defeat for Europe and the rest of the world. Our guest was Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson, author of "The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945," the final book in his "Liberation Trilogy" about the Allied triumph in Europe.
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Spreading Holocaust" - 1965
29 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
28 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
31 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: 4th Infantry Division & D-Day
32 minutesHistorian, author, and reenactor Jared Frederick describes the 4th Infantry Division's role in the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion of France and gives a tour of an encampment of his "Furious Fourth" World War II reenactors group. The camp is part of the annual Army Heritage Days in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hosted by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.
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Rick Atkinson on V-E Day 75th Anniversary
1 hour, 2 minutesSeventy-five years ago on May 8, 1945, the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces, bringing an end to hostilities in World War II's European theater. May 8 is known as V-E Day, or Victory in Europe Day. American History TV and Washington Journal were LIVE to mark the anniversary with a look at the lead-up to the surrender and the meaning of the Nazi defeat for Europe and the rest of the world. Our guest was Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson, author of "The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945," the final book in his "Liberation Trilogy" about the Allied triumph in Europe.
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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
28 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
29 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
31 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: 4th Infantry Division & D-Day
32 minutesHistorian, author, and reenactor Jared Frederick describes the 4th Infantry Division's role in the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion of France and gives a tour of an encampment of his "Furious Fourth" World War II reenactors group. The camp is part of the annual Army Heritage Days in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hosted by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.
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Oral Histories: Hershel "Woody" Williams
1 hour, 24 minutesWoody Williams was interviewed about his life and military service. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service with the 3rd Marine Division in the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans conducted oral history interviews to record the experiences of World War II veterans and those Americans living and working on the Home Front. The location of the interview is not known. The interview was conducted November 16, 2006.
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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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Oral Histories: Clinton Gardner Interview on D-Day, Battle of the Bulge & Buchenwald
1 hour, 23 minutesWorld War II veteran Clinton Gardner shared stories of his experience in the European theater of the war. Injured during the D-Day invasion, he would rejoin his division after recovering and take part in the Battle of the Bulge. He later served in the military administration of the liberated Buchenwald concentration camp at the end of the war. The National World War II Museum conducted this interview in 2012 for its oral history collection.
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Oral Histories: Benjamin Schleider Interview on 6th Armored Division in World War II Europe
1 hour, 58 minutesWorld War II veteran Benjamin Schleider discussed his experiences with the 6th Armored Division in the European theater, including fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Schleider served as an aide to Gen. Robert Grow, and shares stories about him and Gen. George S. Patton, Grow's superior and commander of the Third Army. The National World War II Museum conducted this interview in 2009 for its oral history collection.
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Oral Histories: Hershel "Woody" Williams
1 hour, 24 minutesWoody Williams was interviewed about his life and military service. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service with the 3rd Marine Division in the 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans conducted oral history interviews to record the experiences of World War II veterans and those Americans living and working on the Home Front. The location of the interview is not known. The interview was conducted November 16, 2006.
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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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Oral Histories: Clinton Gardner Interview on D-Day, Battle of the Bulge & Buchenwald
1 hour, 23 minutesWorld War II veteran Clinton Gardner shared stories of his experience in the European theater of the war. Injured during the D-Day invasion, he would rejoin his division after recovering and take part in the Battle of the Bulge. He later served in the military administration of the liberated Buchenwald concentration camp at the end of the war. The National World War II Museum conducted this interview in 2012 for its oral history collection.
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Oral Histories: Benjamin Schleider Interview on 6th Armored Division in World War II Europe
1 hour, 57 minutesWorld War II veteran Benjamin Schleider discussed his experiences with the 6th Armored Division in the European theater, including fighting in the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Schleider served as an aide to Gen. Robert Grow, and shares stories about him and Gen. George S. Patton, Grow's superior and commander of the Third Army. The National World War II Museum conducted this interview in 2009 for its oral history collection.