C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Reel America: "United Nations Aids Republic of Korea in Her Fight Against Aggression" - 1950
11 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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Reel America: "The First Forty Days in Korea" - 1951
31 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
30 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
19 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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Reel America: "To Help Peace Survive" - 1974
30 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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Oral Histories: Korean War Veteran Allen Clark
57 minutesThe Korean War began on June 25, 1950 and ended on July 27, 1953. In this oral history interview, veteran Allen Clark talked about his experience serving two tours in Korea with the U.S. Marine Corps. Jini Shim conducted the interview in Fallbrook, California for the Korean War Legacy Foundation.
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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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Korean War 70th Anniversary
1 hour, 7 minutesWar erupted between North and South Korea 70 years ago on June 25, 1950. C-SPAN3's American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal looked back at the division of the country along the 38th parallel after World War II, its role in the Cold War and the conflict that led to the deaths of more than 36,000 Americans between 1950 and 1953. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Hanley, author of "Ghost Flames: Life & Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-53," took viewer questions.
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Reel America: "United Nations Aids Republic of Korea in Her Fight Against Aggression" - 1950
11 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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Reel America: "The First Forty Days in Korea" - 1951
31 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
30 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
19 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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Oral Histories: Korean War Veteran Allen Clark
57 minutesThe Korean War began on June 25, 1950 and ended on July 27, 1953. In this oral history interview, veteran Allen Clark talked about his experience serving two tours in Korea with the U.S. Marine Corps. Jini Shim conducted the interview in Fallbrook, California for the Korean War Legacy Foundation.
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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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Korean War 70th Anniversary
1 hour, 7 minutesWar erupted between North and South Korea 70 years ago on June 25, 1950. C-SPAN3's American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal looked back at the division of the country along the 38th parallel after World War II, its role in the Cold War and the conflict that led to the deaths of more than 36,000 Americans between 1950 and 1953. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Hanley, author of "Ghost Flames: Life & Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-53," took viewer questions.
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Reel America: "The First Forty Days in Korea" - 1951
30 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
31 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
19 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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Reel America: "To Help Peace Survive" - 1974
30 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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Oral Histories: Korean War Veteran Allen Clark
58 minutesThe Korean War began on June 25, 1950 and ended on July 27, 1953. In this oral history interview, veteran Allen Clark talked about his experience serving two tours in Korea with the U.S. Marine Corps. Jini Shim conducted the interview in Fallbrook, California for the Korean War Legacy Foundation.
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Oral Histories: Korean War Veteran James Sharp
52 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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An Aristocratic Spy in World War II France
1 hour, 1 minutePaul Kix talked about his book, "The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando." He detailed the World War II exploits of Robert de La Rochefoucauld. This 2018 video was provided by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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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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American Artifacts: International Spy Museum Exhibit on Cold War Berlin
29 minutesAmerican History TV visited the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. to tour their exhibit on Cold War Berlin. Our guide was lead curator Alexis Albion, who explained how the city came to be divided after World War II, and showed us artifacts used by the East Germans to spy on visitors and control their own citizens.
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Origins of the CIA
1 hour, 21 minutesRichard Schroeder is a former CIA officer and author of "The Foundation of the CIA: Harry Truman, the Missouri Gang, and the Origins of the Cold War." He talked about the history of U.S. intelligence gathering through World War II and detailed how and why President Truman established the CIA in 1947 at the start of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. Mr. Schroeder also told the story of the people instrumental in the CIA's creation, many of whom were allies from Truman's home state of Missouri. The International Spy Museum recorded this event in November 2017.
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An Aristocratic Spy in World War II France
1 hour, 2 minutesPaul Kix talked about his book, "The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando." He detailed the World War II exploits of Robert de La Rochefoucauld. This 2018 video was provided by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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Tracy Walder, "The Unexpected Spy"
1 hour, 8 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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American Artifacts: International Spy Museum Exhibit on Cold War Berlin
29 minutesAmerican History TV visited the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. to tour their exhibit on Cold War Berlin. Our guide was lead curator Alexis Albion, who explained how the city came to be divided after World War II, and showed us artifacts used by the East Germans to spy on visitors and control their own citizens.
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Origins of the CIA
1 hour, 20 minutesRichard Schroeder is a former CIA officer and author of "The Foundation of the CIA: Harry Truman, the Missouri Gang, and the Origins of the Cold War." He talked about the history of U.S. intelligence gathering through World War II and detailed how and why President Truman established the CIA in 1947 at the start of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. Mr. Schroeder also told the story of the people instrumental in the CIA's creation, many of whom were allies from Truman's home state of Missouri. The International Spy Museum recorded this event in November 2017.
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An Aristocratic Spy in World War II France
1 hour, 2 minutesPaul Kix talked about his book, "The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando." He detailed the World War II exploits of Robert de La Rochefoucauld. This 2018 video was provided by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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Tracy Walder, "The Unexpected Spy"
1 hour, 8 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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American Artifacts: International Spy Museum Exhibit on Cold War Berlin
28 minutesAmerican History TV visited the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. to tour their exhibit on Cold War Berlin. Our guide was lead curator Alexis Albion, who explained how the city came to be divided after World War II, and showed us artifacts used by the East Germans to spy on visitors and control their own citizens.
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Origins of the CIA
1 hour, 19 minutesRichard Schroeder is a former CIA officer and author of "The Foundation of the CIA: Harry Truman, the Missouri Gang, and the Origins of the Cold War." He talked about the history of U.S. intelligence gathering through World War II and detailed how and why President Truman established the CIA in 1947 at the start of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. Mr. Schroeder also told the story of the people instrumental in the CIA's creation, many of whom were allies from Truman's home state of Missouri. The International Spy Museum recorded this event in November 2017.