C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Betty Ford
1 hour, 33 minutesRichard Norton Smith talked about the life and influence of first lady Betty Ford and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her professional career as a dancer and previous divorce, the effect of her support for women's rights and candid remarks on topics such as abortion and pre-marital sex. While in the White House, Betty Ford had a mastectomy. Her openness about her illness ushered in a new level of public awareness about breast cancer. After the White House, she publicly shared her personal experience with alcohol and prescription drug addiction, which led to the creation of the Betty Ford Center.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Rosalynn Carter
1 hour, 34 minutesJay Hakes and Grace Hale talked about the life and influence of first lady Rosalynn Carter and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her high level of involvement with her husband's administration during a time when perceptions of a woman's role were changing.
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Rosalynn Carter Interview
56 minutesFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter talked about her political partnership with Jimmy Carter, the 1976 campaign, and what she learned as first lady of Georgia, as well as her time in the White House: attending cabinet meetings, working on mental health issues, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Topics included negative press coverage of her as first lady and what she hoped her legacy would be. She also talked about her work with the Carter Center after leaving the White House and her continuing work with former President Jimmy Carter on election monitoring, affordable housing, and fighting disease in Africa. She was interviewed for the series "First Ladies: Influence and Image" while at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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John Dickerson
42 minutesAuthor & 60 Minutes correspondent John Dickerson discussed his new book, "The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency."
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House Appropriations Subcommittee Debates 2021 Transportation & Housing Spending
31 minutesA House Appropriations subcommittee debates 2021 spending levels for the Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Departments as well as other related agencies.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Betty Ford
1 hour, 35 minutesRichard Norton Smith talked about the life and influence of first lady Betty Ford and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her professional career as a dancer and previous divorce, the effect of her support for women's rights and candid remarks on topics such as abortion and pre-marital sex. While in the White House, Betty Ford had a mastectomy. Her openness about her illness ushered in a new level of public awareness about breast cancer. After the White House, she publicly shared her personal experience with alcohol and prescription drug addiction, which led to the creation of the Betty Ford Center.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Rosalynn Carter
1 hour, 35 minutesJay Hakes and Grace Hale talked about the life and influence of first lady Rosalynn Carter and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her high level of involvement with her husband's administration during a time when perceptions of a woman's role were changing.
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Rosalynn Carter Interview
56 minutesFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter talked about her political partnership with Jimmy Carter, the 1976 campaign, and what she learned as first lady of Georgia, as well as her time in the White House: attending cabinet meetings, working on mental health issues, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Topics included negative press coverage of her as first lady and what she hoped her legacy would be. She also talked about her work with the Carter Center after leaving the White House and her continuing work with former President Jimmy Carter on election monitoring, affordable housing, and fighting disease in Africa. She was interviewed for the series "First Ladies: Influence and Image" while at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Humor in the White House
1 hour, 9 minutesHistorian H.W. Brands talked about humor in the White House -- and the role it plays in presidential politics. From George Washington to Donald Trump, he considered how funny our chief executives have been -- or not -- and whether they have used humor to their advantage. The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum co-hosted this event.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Betty Ford
1 hour, 34 minutesRichard Norton Smith talked about the life and influence of first lady Betty Ford and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her professional career as a dancer and previous divorce, the effect of her support for women's rights and candid remarks on topics such as abortion and pre-marital sex. While in the White House, Betty Ford had a mastectomy. Her openness about her illness ushered in a new level of public awareness about breast cancer. After the White House, she publicly shared her personal experience with alcohol and prescription drug addiction, which led to the creation of the Betty Ford Center.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Rosalynn Carter
1 hour, 33 minutesJay Hakes and Grace Hale talked about the life and influence of first lady Rosalynn Carter and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her high level of involvement with her husband's administration during a time when perceptions of a woman's role were changing.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Nancy Reagan
1 hour, 34 minutesJudy Woodruff and Carl Cannon talked about the life and influence of first lady Nancy Reagan and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her role as a political partner with her husband, his protector, and his primary caregiver during his years suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Topics included her relations with the press and her role as a fashion icon. In pursuing her "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign, she became the first sitting first lady to address the United Nations and to address the nation in a joint appearance with the president.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Barbara Bush
1 hour, 37 minutesMyra Gutin and Jeffrey Engel talked about the life and influence of first lady Barbara Bush and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her behind-the-scenes relationship with her husband during his long career of public service, her role as matriarch of the Bush family, her relationship with the press, and her advocacy for literacy and volunteerism.
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Barbara Bush Interview
46 minutesFormer first lady Barbara Bush talked about her upbringing, meeting and marrying George H.W. Bush, and their life together before the White House as well as her reflections on her time as first lady, being matriarch of a political family, and the mother of a president. She was interviewed for the series "First Ladies: Influence and Image" while at her home in Houston, Texas.
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George H.W. Bush
1 hour, 15 minutesFormer President George H.W. Bush's longtime chief of staff talked about the man she knew. Jean Becker worked for Mr. Bush starting shortly after he left the White House and up until his 2018 death. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this program.
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Reel America: "All Star Party for Dutch Reagan" - 1985
48 minutesHollywood celebrities participate in a Variety Club International televised tribute to President Ronald Reagan. This 10th annual tribute party was hosted by Frank Sinatra, and includes appearances and performances by Nancy Reagan, Vince Scully, Dean Martin, Charlton Heston, Burt Reynolds, Ben Vereen, Emmanuel Lewis, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, and Variety Clubs chairman Monty Hall.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Nancy Reagan
1 hour, 34 minutesJudy Woodruff and Carl Cannon talked about the life and influence of first lady Nancy Reagan and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. They discussed her role as a political partner with her husband, his protector, and his primary caregiver during his years suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Topics included her relations with the press and her role as a fashion icon. In pursuing her "Just Say No" anti-drug campaign, she became the first sitting first lady to address the United Nations and to address the nation in a joint appearance with the president.
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First Ladies: Influence & Image - Barbara Bush
1 hour, 37 minutesMyra Gutin and Jeffrey Engel talked about the life and influence of first lady Barbara Bush and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Topics included her behind-the-scenes relationship with her husband during his long career of public service, her role as matriarch of the Bush family, her relationship with the press, and her advocacy for literacy and volunteerism.
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Barbara Bush Interview
46 minutesFormer first lady Barbara Bush talked about her upbringing, meeting and marrying George H.W. Bush, and their life together before the White House as well as her reflections on her time as first lady, being matriarch of a political family, and the mother of a president. She was interviewed for the series "First Ladies: Influence and Image" while at her home in Houston, Texas.
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George H.W. Bush
1 hour, 13 minutesFormer President George H.W. Bush's longtime chief of staff talked about the man she knew. Jean Becker worked for Mr. Bush starting shortly after he left the White House and up until his 2018 death. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this program.