C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Reel America: President of the United States" - 1948
22 minutesThis biographical film on the life of President Harry Truman was made during his first term and includes a visit to his hometown in Missouri, scenes in Washington, D.C., New York City, and San Francisco during the conference that founded the United Nations.
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Presidential Descendants
51 minutesAt the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, descendants of Presidents Ford, Truman, McKinley, Johnson, and Theodore Roosevelt gathered to share their family stories. The White House Historical Association hosted the meeting attended by representatives from presidential sites around the country and descendants of presidents from James Monroe to Gerald Ford.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Eleanor Roosevelt
2 hours, 0 minuteKathleen 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. Topics included her active social conscience and their relations with Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Video clips were shown of Amy Verone showing artifacts from the Roosevelt home, Sagamore Hill, in Oyster Bay, New York, and of Paula Beazley giving a tour of the Pine Knot retreat in Albemarle County, Virginia. Also shown was a clip of Edith Roosevelt speaking at a rally in 1932.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Bess Truman
1 hour, 35 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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Eleanor Roosevelt's Advice Column
1 hour, 0 minuteMary Jo Binker talked about and read excerpts from Eleanor Roosevelt's advice column written for more than 20 years for "Ladies' Home Journal" and "McCall's Magazine." Ms. Binker is editor of the book, "If You Ask Me: Essential Advice From Eleanor Roosevelt." The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum hosted this event.
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"Mrs. Roosevelt - Her Life in Pictures"
15 minutesIn this 1958 film, McCall's magazine interviews Eleanor Roosevelt on the occasion of the former first lady's 74th birthday. She looked through family photographs and told the stories behind them. This film is in the holdings of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library.
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National Archives Pandemic Response
15 minutesThe National Archives in Washington, D.C. -- home of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution -- is closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic. We talked with Archivist of the United States David Ferriero about the pandemic's impact on the Archives' work.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Eleanor Roosevelt
2 hours, 0 minuteKathleen 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. Topics included her active social conscience and their relations with Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Video clips were shown of Amy Verone showing artifacts from the Roosevelt home, Sagamore Hill, in Oyster Bay, New York, and of Paula Beazley giving a tour of the Pine Knot retreat in Albemarle County, Virginia. Also shown was a clip of Edith Roosevelt speaking at a rally in 1932.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Bess Truman
1 hour, 35 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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National Archives Pandemic Response
15 minutesThe National Archives in Washington, D.C. -- home of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution -- is closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic. We talked with Archivist of the United States David Ferriero about the pandemic's impact on the Archives' work.
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Oral Histories: Esther Terry, Civil Rights History Project
57 minutesEsther Terry talked about her role in planning and participatiing in the 1960 lunch counter sit-in protests while a student at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina. This interview is part of an oral history project on the civil rights movement of the mid-20th century initiated by Congress in 2009, conducted by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, and the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
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George H.W. Bush Memorial Exhibit
8 minutesAfter the passing of President George H.W. Bush in 2018, his Presidential Library and Museum opened an exhibit honoring the 41st President displaying items from his memorial services. Warren Finch, Director of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, gave a tour of the exhibit.
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Reel America: The Story of the Greensboro Four"
1 hour, 0 minuteOn February 1, 1960, four college students - Ezell Blair, Jr. (now Jibreel Khazan), David Richmond, Franklin McCain and Joseph McNeil - sat down at a "whites only" Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. Joined by black and white allies and enduring daily harassment and threats, the sit-ins continued for months. This award-winning 2003 film documents the non-violent sit-in protest with extensive interviews with three of the Greensboro Four, dramatizations, and archival footage.
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1960 Lunch Counter Sit-Ins
1 hour, 1 minuteIn 1960, four African American students sat down at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, launching a civil rights movement that would spread to other cities. University of Massachusetts, Amherst professor Traci Parker joined American History TV and Washington Journal to take viewer questions about protests against desegregation during that time. She is the author of "Department Stores and the Black Freedom Movement: Workers, Consumers, and Civil Rights from the 1930s to the 1980s."
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Mamie Eisenhower
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Jacqueline Kennedy Televised White House Tour
55 minutesThen White House curator William Allman talked about first lady Jacqueline Kennedy's extensive White House restoration and the evolution of the Executive Mansion's collection. This 2012 presentation at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum marked the 50th anniversary of her televised February 14, 1962 guided tour, which was watched by millions and later awarded an honorary Emmy. This video is courtesy of the Kennedy library.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower's Life and Legacy
1 hour, 15 minutesUniversity of Virginia professor William Hitchcock talked about his book, "The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s." Later, Mr. Hitchcock sat down with former ABC News White House correspondent Ann Compton for a conversation on the life and legacy of the nation's 34th President. The White House Historical Association hosted this event.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Mamie Eisenhower
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Jacqueline Kennedy Televised White House Tour
55 minutesThen White House curator William Allman talked about first lady Jacqueline Kennedy's extensive White House restoration and the evolution of the Executive Mansion's collection. This 2012 presentation at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum marked the 50th anniversary of her televised February 14, 1962 guided tour, which was watched by millions and later awarded an honorary Emmy. This video is courtesy of the Kennedy library.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower's Life and Legacy
1 hour, 35 minutesUniversity of Virginia professor William Hitchcock talked about his book, "The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s." Later, Mr. Hitchcock sat down with former ABC News White House correspondent Ann Compton for a conversation on the life and legacy of the nation's 34th President. The White House Historical Association hosted this event.