C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Grace Coolidge
1 hour, 35 minutesAmity Shlaes and Cyndy Bittinger talked about the life and influence of first lady Grace Coolidge and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included role as a style icon, her causes, and renovating the White House.
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Reel America: "American Illustrator" - 1962
25 minutesThis 1962 U.S. Information Agency film profiles illlustrator Norman Rockwell. Folk singer and songwriter Tom Glazer, who provides the soundtrack, visits Rockwell at his Stockbridge, Massachusetts home and studio to learn about his working methods, influences, and career. The documentary focuses primarily on the artist's work for the Saturday Evening Post, which over the course of 47 years featured more than 300 of his paintings on the magazine cover beginning in 1916.
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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
53 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, 13 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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Reel America: All American News - January 1945
6 minutesThis newsreel for African-American audiences was part of a series produced in the 1940s and 1950s. Stories in this episode include segments about boxer Beau Jack in the U.S. Army; a gala party attended by Eleanor Roosevelt; and an Office of Price Administration (OPA) meeting in Harlem.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Jacqueline Kennedy
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Jacqueline Kennedy Televised White House Tour
53 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, 12 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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Reel America: All-American News - March 1945 Vol. 2
7 minutesThis World War II newsreel was part of a series produced in the 1940s and 1950s for African-American audiences. This episode includes women making munitions in the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard & Gen. Joseph McNarney awarding troops of the 92nd Division.
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Reel America: "The Life of President Eisenhower" - 1953
22 minutesThis short biography concentrates primarily on Dwight Eisenhower's activities after World War II, and concludes with a portion of his first State of the Union address. The fledgling U.S. Information Agency, which was founded in 1953 as a Cold War initiative to show foreign audiences a positive view of America, produced the documentary.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Lady Bird Johnson
1 hour, 32 minutesCokie Roberts and Betty Boyd Caroli talked about the life and influence of first lady Lady Bird Johnson and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her business career, becoming a self-made millionaire, and her assistance in her husband's political career. As first lady she was known for her "beautification" campaign that helped preserve the environment.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Pat Nixon
1 hour, 33 minutesTimothy Naftali and Mary Brennan talked about the life and influence of first lady Pat Nixon and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed how her public image was crafted by President Nixon and his staff and her behind-the-scenes activities. Topics included her extensive travels and relief work and refurbishing of the White House, all overshadowed by Watergate.
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First Lady Pat Nixon
1 hour, 11 minutesPat Nixon entered the White House as first lady 50 years ago in January 1969. A panel discussed her work, interests and contributions to the Nixon administration. The White House Historical Association and Richard Nixon Foundation co-hosted this event.
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Reel America: All American News - January 1945
4 minutesThis newsreel for African-American audiences was part of a series produced in the 1940s and 1950s. Stories in this episode include segments about boxer Beau Jack in the U.S. Army; a gala party attended by Eleanor Roosevelt; and an Office of Price Administration (OPA) meeting in Harlem.
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Pat Nixon & Betty Ford
52 minutesHistorian Carl Sferrazza Anthony looked at how the fashion choices of Pat Nixon and Betty Ford reflected the politics and culture of their times. Mr. Anthony is the author of a book on first ladies and fashion, and this talk was one of a series. The Richard Nixon Foundation hosted this event.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Lady Bird Johnson
1 hour, 33 minutesCokie Roberts and Betty Boyd Caroli talked about the life and influence of first lady Lady Bird Johnson and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her business career, becoming a self-made millionaire, and her assistance in her husband's political career. As first lady she was known for her "beautification" campaign that helped preserve the environment.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Pat Nixon
1 hour, 32 minutesTimothy Naftali and Mary Brennan talked about the life and influence of first lady Pat Nixon and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed how her public image was crafted by President Nixon and his staff and her behind-the-scenes activities. Topics included her extensive travels and relief work and refurbishing of the White House, all overshadowed by Watergate.
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First Lady Pat Nixon
1 hour, 11 minutesPat Nixon entered the White House as first lady 50 years ago in January 1969. A panel discussed her work, interests and contributions to the Nixon administration. The White House Historical Association and Richard Nixon Foundation co-hosted this event.
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Reel America: All American News - January 1945
5 minutesThis newsreel for African-American audiences was part of a series produced in the 1940s and 1950s. Stories in this episode include segments about boxer Beau Jack in the U.S. Army; a gala party attended by Eleanor Roosevelt; and an Office of Price Administration (OPA) meeting in Harlem.
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Pat Nixon & Betty Ford
51 minutesHistorian Carl Sferrazza Anthony looked at how the fashion choices of Pat Nixon and Betty Ford reflected the politics and culture of their times. Mr. Anthony is the author of a book on first ladies and fashion, and this talk was one of a series. The Richard Nixon Foundation hosted this event.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Lady Bird Johnson
1 hour, 33 minutesCokie Roberts and Betty Boyd Caroli talked about the life and influence of first lady Lady Bird Johnson and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her business career, becoming a self-made millionaire, and her assistance in her husband's political career. As first lady she was known for her "beautification" campaign that helped preserve the environment.