C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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U.S. Domestic Politics & Treaty of Versailles
1 hour, 10 minutesWilliam Jewell College professor Gary Armstrong discussed the U.S. Senate's rejection of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles to end World War I, which President Woodrow Wilson had spent seven months overseas negotiating. Professor Armstrong argued Wilson had hoped the treaty would vault the U.S. into a leading position in the global order, but that U.S. domestic political divisions -- combined with turmoil created by a flu pandemic, a "Red Scare," racial unrest and Wilson suffering a stroke - all contributed to his failure to achieve Senate ratification. The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri hosted this event and provided the video.
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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, 7 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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Isabel Soto
7 minutesIsabel Soto, labor market policy data analyst for the American Action Forum, discussed COVID-19 pandemic's impact on childcare.
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House Subcommitee Briefing on Violence Against Protesters & Journalists
2 hours, 9 minutesThe House Oversight & Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties holds a virtual hearing on violence against protesters and journalists in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
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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, 9 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
30 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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Tracy Walder, "The Unexpected Spy"
1 hour, 9 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
31 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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Cultural Institutions & Social Unrest
33 minutesThe Library of Congress hosted an online conversation between Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch about how cultural institutions can come to the country's aid during difficult times.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Edith Roosevelt
1 hour, 34 minutesKathleen Dalton and Stacy Cordery talked about the life and influence of first lady Edith Roosevelt and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Edith Roosevelt managed the creation of the West Wing as a private residence for her large family and handled security, the press, and publicity for her children. She professionalized the office of the first lady and hired a social secretary to assist with an intense social schedule.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Helen Taft
1 hour, 35 minutesLewis Gould and Jane Hampton Cook talked about the life and influence of first lady Helen "Nellie" Taft and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mrs. Taft's efforts to make Washington a cultural capital, especially in the area of music, were hampered by a stroke she suffered shortly after the inauguration. She still had a number of "firsts," including riding with her husband to the White House after the inauguration and publishing an autobiography.
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Edith Roosevelt's Racial Views
56 minutesEdith Roosevelt biographer Lewis Gould talked about the first lady's views on race and his findings in her private correspondence. Mr. Gould said that the conventional wisdom about the former first lady is that she "never put a foot wrong in the White House." But he argues that a careful reading of her private correspondence reveals racial views that go beyond what he calls the "genteel bigotry" of her time. Mr. Gould spoke at the National Archives.
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Women of the Suffrage Movement
53 minutesHistorian Susan Ware talked about some of the nineteen lesser-known suffrage leaders profiled in her book, "Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote." This National Archives event is a companion to their centennial exhibit, "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote."
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Edith Roosevelt
1 hour, 34 minutesKathleen Dalton and Stacy Cordery talked about the life and influence of first lady Edith Roosevelt and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Edith Roosevelt managed the creation of the West Wing as a private residence for her large family and handled security, the press, and publicity for her children. She professionalized the office of the first lady and hired a social secretary to assist with an intense social schedule.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Helen Taft
1 hour, 35 minutesLewis Gould and Jane Hampton Cook talked about the life and influence of first lady Helen "Nellie" Taft and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mrs. Taft's efforts to make Washington a cultural capital, especially in the area of music, were hampered by a stroke she suffered shortly after the inauguration. She still had a number of "firsts," including riding with her husband to the White House after the inauguration and publishing an autobiography.
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Edith Roosevelt's Racial Views
56 minutesEdith Roosevelt biographer Lewis Gould talked about the first lady's views on race and his findings in her private correspondence. Mr. Gould said that the conventional wisdom about the former first lady is that she "never put a foot wrong in the White House." But he argues that a careful reading of her private correspondence reveals racial views that go beyond what he calls the "genteel bigotry" of her time. Mr. Gould spoke at the National Archives.
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Women of the Suffrage Movement
52 minutesHistorian Susan Ware talked about some of the nineteen lesser-known suffrage leaders profiled in her book, "Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote." This National Archives event is a companion to their centennial exhibit, "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote."
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Edith Roosevelt
1 hour, 34 minutesKathleen Dalton and Stacy Cordery talked about the life and influence of first lady Edith Roosevelt and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Edith Roosevelt managed the creation of the West Wing as a private residence for her large family and handled security, the press, and publicity for her children. She professionalized the office of the first lady and hired a social secretary to assist with an intense social schedule.