C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Eliza Johnson
1 hour, 34 minutesJacqueline Berger and Kendra Hinkle talked about the life and influence of first lady Eliza Johnson and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. President Johnson, who served in a tumultuous time during Reconstruction and after President Lincoln's assassination, was most noted as the first president to be impeached despite a long career. Topics included Mrs. Johnson's role in his career, their family, and their hardships during the Civil War. Her ill health was a major issue and her daughters served as the White House hostesses.
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Lincoln's Sense of Humor
51 minutesAuthor Richard Carwardine spoke at the annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium about Lincoln's sense of humor. 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: "American Harvest" - 1951
30 minutesThis film shows the wide variety of American businesses and industries that produce the materials needed to manufacture Chevrolet cars including cotton, steel, corn, lumber, glass, copper, and leather. Made in an era before auto factories were moved to other countries, "American Harvest" celebrates the domestic production of raw materials and the skill of U.S. workers.
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Reel America: "The Dairy Industry" - 1942
11 minutesIntended to encourage careers in the dairy industry, this film shows jobs on the farm and in the production of various milk products. Produced by Vocational Guidance Films, Inc., this is part of the 1940s "Your Life Work" series of educational films meant to inspire and inform young workers in the wake of the Great Depression.
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Reel America: "The Restaurant Operator" - 1946
10 minutesThis short film is part of the 1940s "Your Life Work" series of educational films designed to inform young people about job responsibilities in a variety of careers. This film shows several types of restaurants, describes the details of food service and the challenges of managing a successful dining business.
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Reel America: "Air Transportation" - 1947
14 minutesThis short film shows the variety of workers needed in the growing 1940s airline industry including in reservations, maintenance, sales, weather, and flight crews. The film is one of a series produced by Vocational Guidance Films, Inc. to highlight new career opportunities in the wake of the Great Depression.
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The Civil War: 1863 Richmond Bread Riots
55 minutesKelly Hancock of the American Civil War Museum talked about the 1863 Richmond bread riots. She described the inflation and scarcity of goods that led hundreds of poor and working-class women to protest, as well as the trials and laws passed in the aftermath. The American Civil War Museum provided this video.
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Tracy Walder, "The Unexpected Spy"
1 hour, 10 minutesTracy Walder is co-author of "The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists." She sat down for an interview about her time as a CIA special operations officer at the time of the September 11 terrorist attacks. She also discussed her decision to leave the CIA to become an FBI special agent focusing on Chinese counterintelligence. The International Spy Museum recorded this event in February.
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Reel America: "Uncle Sam Watching the Mexican Border" - 1916
50 minutesHistorian Julie Prieto provides commentary for a silent 1916 U.S. Army film documenting the Mexican expedition of 1916-1917 to police the border with Mexico.
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Richard Nixon & the American Indian
1 hour, 28 minutesThis was a look back at President Nixon's reforms of Native American government policies that led to the restoration of Indian lands and inaugurated a new era of self-government. His administration is credited with being one of the most pro-Indian of the 20th century -- and that was at a time of increasing Indian activism, including the 1969 occupation of San Francisco's Alcatraz Island by Native Americans declaring they were reclaiming their land. Featured speakers included former administration officials who helped craft and enact these new policies. This 2012 video was provided by the Richard Nixon Foundation.
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Reel America: "Liberation of Rome" June 1944 United News Newsreel
7 minutesThis U.S. Office of War Information United Newsreel is on June, 1944 liberation of the ancient Italian capital city and concludes with scenes of Pope Pius XII addressing a joyous crowd of 250,000 in St. Peter's Square.
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The Oil Industry, Christianity & Politics
1 hour, 19 minutesUniversity of Notre Dame professor Darren Dochuk talked about the oil industry's impact on American religion and politics. He is the author of "Anointed with Oil: How Christianity and Crude Made Modern America." The Southern Methodist University Center for Presidential History and Clements Center for Southwest Studies co-hosted this event.
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First U.S. Hockey Team to Win Stanley Cup - 1917
1 hour, 5 minutesAuthor Kevin Ticen talked about his book, "When It Mattered Most," which tells the story of the Seattle Metropolitans, the first U.S. team to win professional hockey's Stanley Cup by defeating the Montreal Canadiens in 1917. The story is set against the backdrop of World War I raging in Europe and President Woodrow Wilson mustering support for U.S. entry into the conflict. The U.S. declared war on Germany six days after the Metropolitans' victory. The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri hosted this discussion and provided the video.
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History Bookshelf: The Korean War & the Cold War
1 hour, 10 minutesSamuel Wells talked about the Korean War's impact on U.S. and Soviet Union defense policies. Mr. Wells is a Cold War Fellow at The Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., which hosted this event. He's also the author of "Fearing the Worst: How Korea Transformed the Cold War."
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Oral Histories: Korean War Veteran James Sharp
51 minutesThe Korean War began on June 25, 1950 and ended with an armistice agreement about three years later in July 1953. Korean War veteran James Sharp talked about his experience as one of the few African American soldiers in his company while serving as a machine gunner in the U.S. Marines. The Korean War Legacy Foundation conducted this oral history interview with Mr. Sharp in Phoenix, Arizona in 2014.
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The Civil War: Civil War Soldiers' Nutrition and Hygiene
54 minutesThe National Museum of Civil War Medicine hosted an online discussion with John Heckman, known as "The Tattooed Historian," about Civil War soldiers' nutrition and hygiene. He described what type of food would have been in their rations, how they might have cooked it, and their access to items like toothpaste and toilet paper. The National Museum of Civil War Medicine provided this video.
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Occupied Europe & Great Britain in World War II
1 hour, 6 minutesLynne Olson, author of "Last Hope Island," talked about the World War II alliance between Winston Churchill's Great Britain and the leaders of European nations who fled to London following the Nazi occupation of their countries. She detailed how the British and their exiled allies helped one another to combat the Germans prior to U.S. entry into the war. The National World War II Museum hosted and recorded this event in May 2017.
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Lectures in History: Ronald Reagan and End of the Cold War
1 hour, 10 minutesUniversity of Texas at Austin professor Jeremi Suri taught an class about President Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War. He explored Reagan's domestic politics as well as his working relationship with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. This class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic and the University of Texas at Austin provided the video.
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Reel America: "Columbia Revolt" - 1968
50 minutesOn April 23, 1968, several hundred Columbia University students gathered to protest the Vietnam War and the university's plan to build a gym on a public park. After tearing down a construction fence and battling with police, the group occupied several campus buildings. Negotiations between the university and the students failed and, six days later, New York City police were called in. Protesters and bystanders were beaten and seven hundred were arrested. The New York Newsreel film collective documented these events from the student protesters' point of view, including scenes with access inside the occupied buildings, shots of police beating students, and negotiations with campus authorities.
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Reel America: "To Help Peace Survive" - 1974
29 minutesThis Defense Department orientation film for soldiers assigned to South Korea gives a brief history of Korea and details the events that led to the Korean War and its aftermath. After detailing the war and the armistice, the film describes what life is like for soldiers stationed there and argues that there is much to see and enjoy in the country.
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Reel America: "The First Forty Days in Korea" - 1951
28 minutesThe first episode in the U.S. Army's long-running "Big Picture" series tells the story of defensive operations and delay tactics used early in the Korean War, when U.S. and South Korean forces were outnumbered and retreating. North Korean forces had crossed the 38th parallel on June 25, 1950 and invaded the South in an effort to capture the entire Korean Peninsula.
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Reel America: "Turning of the Tide" - 1951
28 minutesThis U.S. Army report describes events in Korea from August 10 to September 20, 1950 when U.S.- led forces in South Korea were in retreat, then held the line and carried out several counterattacks. The film shows the arrival of British forces, air support operations, defensive operations around Pusan, and the invasion of Inchon by General MacArthur and a subsequent drive to retake the capitall city of Seoul near the 38th parallel.
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Reel America: A Combat Weapon in Korea" - 1952
18 minutesThis U.S. Army film from the National Archives describes how psychological warfare was used during the Korean War. The film shows radio programming, leaflet production and distribution, and roving loudspeakers that broadcast across enemy lines.
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History of the Brazos Valley
7 minutesDeborah Cowman, Director of the Brazos Valley Museum in Bryan, Texas, walked through the museum's exhibits that tell the story of the area from prehistoric times to settlement in the late 1800's.
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Reel America: "United Nations Aids Republic of Korea in Her Fight Against Aggression" - 1950
10 minutesThis U.S. Information Agency newsreel reports on the world crisis caused by North Korea's invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950, and the response of the United Nations.
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Lectures in History: Ronald Reagan and End of the Cold War
1 hour, 10 minutesUniversity of Texas at Austin professor Jeremi Suri taught an class about President Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War. He explored Reagan's domestic politics as well as his working relationship with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. This class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic and the University of Texas at Austin provided the video.
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Reel America: "Columbia Revolt" - 1968
50 minutesOn April 23, 1968, several hundred Columbia University students gathered to protest the Vietnam War and the university's plan to build a gym on a public park. After tearing down a construction fence and battling with police, the group occupied several campus buildings. Negotiations between the university and the students failed and, six days later, New York City police were called in. Protesters and bystanders were beaten and seven hundred were arrested. The New York Newsreel film collective documented these events from the student protesters' point of view, including scenes with access inside the occupied buildings, shots of police beating students, and negotiations with campus authorities.
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History Bookshelf: The Korean War & the Cold War
1 hour, 10 minutesSamuel Wells talked about the Korean War's impact on U.S. and Soviet Union defense policies. Mr. Wells is a Cold War Fellow at The Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., which hosted this event. He's also the author of "Fearing the Worst: How Korea Transformed the Cold War."
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Oral Histories: Korean War Veteran James Sharp
51 minutesThe Korean War began on June 25, 1950 and ended with an armistice agreement about three years later in July 1953. Korean War veteran James Sharp talked about his experience as one of the few African American soldiers in his company while serving as a machine gunner in the U.S. Marines. The Korean War Legacy Foundation conducted this oral history interview with Mr. Sharp in Phoenix, Arizona in 2014.
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The Civil War: Civil War Soldiers' Nutrition and Hygiene
54 minutesThe National Museum of Civil War Medicine hosted an online discussion with John Heckman, known as "The Tattooed Historian," about Civil War soldiers' nutrition and hygiene. He described what type of food would have been in their rations, how they might have cooked it, and their access to items like toothpaste and toilet paper. The National Museum of Civil War Medicine provided this video.
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Occupied Europe & Great Britain in World War II
1 hour, 5 minutesLynne Olson, author of "Last Hope Island," talked about the World War II alliance between Winston Churchill's Great Britain and the leaders of European nations who fled to London following the Nazi occupation of their countries. She detailed how the British and their exiled allies helped one another to combat the Germans prior to U.S. entry into the war. The National World War II Museum hosted and recorded this event in May 2017.
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Lectures in History: Ronald Reagan and End of the Cold War
1 hour, 8 minutesUniversity of Texas at Austin professor Jeremi Suri taught an class about President Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War. He explored Reagan's domestic politics as well as his working relationship with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. This class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic and the University of Texas at Austin provided the video.