C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Lectures in History: Free Speech Laws & Court Cases
1 hour, 5 minutesUniversity of Tennessee College of Law professor Glenn Harlan Reynolds taught a class about free speech and legal cases that have impacted the courts' interpretation of this part of the First Amendment. The class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Using Photographs to Study Western History
56 minutesOutgoing Western History Association president Martha Sandweiss gave an illustrated talk about how historians can use photographs, and the stories behind the photographs, to study and understand the American west. Professor Sandweiss has been studying and writing about photographs for forty years and argued that more historians should use photographic archives in their work. This was the 2019 Presidential Address at the Western History Association's annual meeting.
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History Bookshelf: David King, "The Trial of Adolf Hitler"
49 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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Mount Vernon's Pandemic Response
6 minutesDoug Bradburn - President & CEO at George Washington's Mount Vernon - talked about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Mount Vernon's operations and mission.
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George Washington's Military Career
1 hour, 14 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
50 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
10 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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Leaders Facing Crises After World Wars I and II
1 hour, 0 minuteThe National World War II Museum hosted an online discussion with historian Michael Neiberg about the crises world leaders faced at the end of World Wars I and II. In a conversation with the museum's Jason Dawsey, Mr. Neiberg talked about the visions and strategies debated by leaders as they tried to decide how to deal with destroyed economies, failed empires, and competing political ideologies.
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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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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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Addressing "Difficult" Aspects of U.S. History
2 hours, 10 minutesA panel of scholars and museum officials discuss approaches for addressing "difficult" aspects of U.S. history. They share ideas for how to remember and learn from topics such as lynching or the Holocaust, or about the cultures and experiences of groups such as Native Americans and the disabled. The event took place in Washington, D.C. and Syracuse University's Greenberg House and Lender Center for Social Justice hosted the discussion.
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Reel America: "The Eternal Fight" - 1948
25 minutesThis United Nations film briefly documents the history of human diseases and describes how the newly-founded World Health Organization planned to coordinate efforts to fight disease. The film argues that because of ever- increasing human travel, epidemics will increase unless nations work together to identify outbreaks and limit the spread of contagious diseases.
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Reel America: "The Fight Against the Communicable Diseases" - 1950
20 minutesThis film describes the work of the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, which was founded in 1946. The film surveys the CDC's work with state health departments to combat the most serious threats to U.S. health at the time including malaria, influenza, polio, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ringworm, and typhus.
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Race & the Vietnam War
1 hour, 4 minutesUniversity of Kansas professor Beth Bailey discussed how issues of race affected the U.S. military -- and its self-perception of being color blind -- during the Vietnam War. She focused on how African Americans were viewed by white soldiers, and how African American soldiers protested mistreatment. This video is courtesy of the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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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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Thomas Jefferson on Declaring Independence
23 minutesTo mark Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts state holiday commemorating the Battles of Lexington, Concord and Menotomy in April, 1775, Monticello hosted a conversation with President Thomas Jefferson, portrayed by Bill Barker. He recounted the events from the time of the battles to July, 1776 -- events that led to the decision of the thirteen colonies to break with Great Britain. He then explained how he was involved in creating the Declaration of Independence, and what he hopes Americans might learn from it.
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Gardening at Monticello
27 minutesThomas Jefferson, portrayed by Bill Barker, discussed his love of gardening from the West Lawn of Monticello. He talked about his planting methods, experiments, and the enslaved people who tended and maintained his gardens. He also recounted how he learned about new plants in his travels to Europe and from Lewis & Clark's travels across the West, and how he introduced those plants to American society. This video is courtesy of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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1919 "Black Sox" World Series Fix
1 hour, 10 minutesHistorian David Pietrusza discussed the 1919 World Series fix by members of the Chicago White Sox in what came to be known as the "Black Sox" scandal. He talked about how book and film portrayals of the fix shaped public perceptions of what happened. He is the author of two books on the subject: "Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius who Fixed the 1919 World Series" and "Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis" about baseball's first commissioner.
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Brian Lamb, Susan Swain, James Traub, Peter Drummey, "The Presidents"
1 hour, 14 minutesThis was a conversation about C-SPAN's book "The Presidents: Noted Historians Rank America's Best -- And Worst -- Chief Executives." The focus of this Massachusetts Historical Society program was on father and son -- John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Featured speakers were author James Traub and historical society librarian Peter Drummey. John Adams ranks 19th in C-SPAN's most recent Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership; his son, Quincy, came in at 21st place.
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Controversial and Unconventional U.S. Army Leaders
46 minutesThe Association of the U.S. Army hosted a book forum with three authors titled "Controversial and Unconventional Leaders in the U.S. Army." The generals profiled in three recently published books are George Patton, Edward Almond, and John Shalikashvili.
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Thomas Jefferson on Declaring Independence
23 minutesTo mark Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts state holiday commemorating the Battles of Lexington, Concord and Menotomy in April, 1775, Monticello hosted a conversation with President Thomas Jefferson, portrayed by Bill Barker. He recounted the events from the time of the battles to July, 1776 -- events that led to the decision of the thirteen colonies to break with Great Britain. He then explained how he was involved in creating the Declaration of Independence, and what he hopes Americans might learn from it.
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Gardening at Monticello
27 minutesThomas Jefferson, portrayed by Bill Barker, discussed his love of gardening from the West Lawn of Monticello. He talked about his planting methods, experiments, and the enslaved people who tended and maintained his gardens. He also recounted how he learned about new plants in his travels to Europe and from Lewis & Clark's travels across the West, and how he introduced those plants to American society. This video is courtesy of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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1919 "Black Sox" World Series Fix
1 hour, 10 minutesHistorian David Pietrusza discussed the 1919 World Series fix by members of the Chicago White Sox in what came to be known as the "Black Sox" scandal. He talked about how book and film portrayals of the fix shaped public perceptions of what happened. He is the author of two books on the subject: "Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius who Fixed the 1919 World Series" and "Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis" about baseball's first commissioner.
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Brian Lamb, Susan Swain, James Traub, Peter Drummey, "The Presidents"
1 hour, 10 minutesThis was a conversation about C-SPAN's book "The Presidents: Noted Historians Rank America's Best -- And Worst -- Chief Executives." The focus of this Massachusetts Historical Society program was on father and son -- John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Featured speakers were author James Traub and historical society librarian Peter Drummey. John Adams ranks 19th in C-SPAN's most recent Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership; his son, Quincy, came in at 21st place.
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Controversial and Unconventional U.S. Army Leaders
50 minutesThe Association of the U.S. Army hosted a book forum with three authors titled "Controversial and Unconventional Leaders in the U.S. Army." The generals profiled in three recently published books are George Patton, Edward Almond, and John Shalikashvili.
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Reel America: "The Eternal Fight" - 1948
25 minutesThis United Nations film briefly documents the history of human diseases and describes how the newly-founded World Health Organization planned to coordinate efforts to fight disease. The film argues that because of ever- increasing human travel, epidemics will increase unless nations work together to identify outbreaks and limit the spread of contagious diseases.
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Reel America: "The Fight Against the Communicable Diseases" - 1950
20 minutesThis film describes the work of the Communicable Disease Center (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, which was founded in 1946. The film surveys the CDC's work with state health departments to combat the most serious threats to U.S. health at the time including malaria, influenza, polio, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ringworm, and typhus.
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Race & the Vietnam War
1 hour, 4 minutesUniversity of Kansas professor Beth Bailey discussed how issues of race affected the U.S. military -- and its self-perception of being color blind -- during the Vietnam War. She focused on how African Americans were viewed by white soldiers, and how African American soldiers protested mistreatment. This video is courtesy of the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri.
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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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Thomas Jefferson on Declaring Independence
23 minutesTo mark Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts state holiday commemorating the Battles of Lexington, Concord and Menotomy in April, 1775, Monticello hosted a conversation with President Thomas Jefferson, portrayed by Bill Barker. He recounted the events from the time of the battles to July, 1776 -- events that led to the decision of the thirteen colonies to break with Great Britain. He then explained how he was involved in creating the Declaration of Independence, and what he hopes Americans might learn from it.
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Gardening at Monticello
27 minutesThomas Jefferson, portrayed by Bill Barker, discussed his love of gardening from the West Lawn of Monticello. He talked about his planting methods, experiments, and the enslaved people who tended and maintained his gardens. He also recounted how he learned about new plants in his travels to Europe and from Lewis & Clark's travels across the West, and how he introduced those plants to American society. This video is courtesy of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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1919 "Black Sox" World Series Fix
1 hour, 10 minutesHistorian David Pietrusza discussed the 1919 World Series fix by members of the Chicago White Sox in what came to be known as the "Black Sox" scandal. He talked about how book and film portrayals of the fix shaped public perceptions of what happened. He is the author of two books on the subject: "Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius who Fixed the 1919 World Series" and "Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis" about baseball's first commissioner.
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Brian Lamb, Susan Swain, James Traub, Peter Drummey, "The Presidents"
1 hour, 10 minutesThis was a conversation about C-SPAN's book "The Presidents: Noted Historians Rank America's Best -- And Worst -- Chief Executives." The focus of this Massachusetts Historical Society program was on father and son -- John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Featured speakers were author James Traub and historical society librarian Peter Drummey. John Adams ranks 19th in C-SPAN's most recent Historians Survey of Presidential Leadership; his son, Quincy, came in at 21st place.