C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Lectures in History: 1920s Culture & Society
1 hour, 20 minutesMichael Kazin talked about culture and society in the 1920s. He spoke about Prohibition and the exploits of the gangster Al Capone, who eventually went to prison on tax evasion charges, the motion picture industry and the new production codes that sought to reduce sexuality in films, and the 1925 State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes trial, in which a high school teacher faced charges of unlawfully teaching evolution in a state-funded school.
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American Artifacts: 101st Airborne World War II Living History Camp
40 minutesWe toured a reconstructed World War II U.S. Army Airborne Division barracks with living history enthusiast Greg Henesy, who showed us vehicles and detailed the 150 lbs of equipment worn by paratroopers who participated in the Normandy invasion on D-Day and other battles.
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History Bookshelf: DaMaris Hill, "A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing"
55 minutesUniversity of Kentucky Professor DaMaris Hill chronicled the lives of African-American women in social and political movements, from Harriet Tubman to today.
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Women's Roles in World War I
56 minutesAuthor Lynn Dumenil talked about her book "The Second Line of Defense: American Women and World War I." She examined the different roles women played during the conflict, including their participation in the workforce and their use in media and propaganda. The National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri hosted this event and provided the video.
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George H.W. Bush Memorial Exhibit
9 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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The Civil War: Harold Holzer on Civil War Objects
45 minutesHistorian Harold Holzer and Valerie Paley of the New-York Historical Society talked about artifacts featured in their joint publication, "The Civil War in 50 Objects." In this program, they discussed objects related to military technology including cipher codes and ironclad naval vessels. This conversation took place online due to the coronavirus pandemic and the New-York Historical Society provided the video.
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"Mrs. Roosevelt - Her Life in Pictures"
16 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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Eleanor Roosevelt's Advice Column
59 minutesMary 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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Lectures in History: Modern Conservative Movement
1 hour, 47 minutesPhyllis Schlafly - founder of the Eagle Forum and author or editor of more than 20 books - talked about the roots and development of the modern conservative movement, as well as the role of women's issues in conservative politics. Phyllis Schlafly was a guest lecturer at The Citadel Military College in Charleston, South Carolina, in a course called "The Conservative Intellectual Tradition in America" taught by Professor Mallory Factor.
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Southwest Voter Registration Education Project
13 minutesFounded by Willie Velasquez in 1974, the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project was created to increase minority participation in elections. Amy Rushing, Head of Special Collections at the University of Texas at San Antonio, showed items from the collection and explained the impact the organization had on Latinos across the Southwestern U.S.
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Chinese Americans in California
2 hours, 0 minuteA historian and a philanthropist looked at the struggles and discrimination faced by Chinese immigrants in nineteenth and early twentieth century California. First, historian Beth Lew-Williams talked about her book "The Chinese Must Go: Violence, Exclusion and the Making of the Alien in America." She was followed by philanthropist David Lei, who gave an illustrated talk showing items in the California Historical Society's collections that illustrate systematic discrimination against the Chinese. The California Historical Society and the Chinese Historical Society of America co-hosted this event.
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Reel America: "The Spirit of Hiroshima" - 1996
55 minutesThis documentary looks at the August 6, 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan through the stories of several survivors. The film also features a young family in Hiroshima, born after the bombing, who are trying to make sense of the tragedy during the 50th anniversary. This independent film was produced and directed by Geoffrey Poister has been restored and updated to mark the 75th anniversary.
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Oral Histories: Eugene DiSabatino
1 hour, 5 minutesWorld War II Army veteran Eugene DiSabatino talked about his assignment to the Manhattan Project, which included being stationed at Los Alamos and accompanying the second bomb to Japan. This interview was recorded in 2012 by the National World War II Museum.
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American Artifacts: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibit
38 minutesPeter Kuznick gave a tour of an exhibit marking the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In cooperation with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, American University Museum marked the 70th anniversary of the bombing of those cities with an exhibit. The exhibit included artifacts from the ruins, photographs, drawings by surviving children, and six large folding screen paintings by Japanese artists Ira and Toshi Maruki.
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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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Baseball & American Cities
59 minutesAuthor Paul Goldberger discussed his book "Ballpark: Baseball in the American City." He explored the relationship between American cities and the growth of baseball, looking at the changing architecture and locations of ballparks over the years and what those reveal about society and culture at-large. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event and provided the video.
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Portraying Abraham Lincoln
1 hour, 1 minuteThis was a conversation about portraying Abraham Lincoln on the stage. Ford's Theatre director Paul Tetreault talked with playwright Richard Hellesen who wrote "Necessary Sacrifices" -- a Ford's commissioned play about two meetings between Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. They were joined by actors David Selby and Craig Wallace who played Lincoln and Douglass, respectively. Ford's Theatre provided this video.
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Reel America: August 1945 Universal Newsreel
5 minutesThis 1945 Universal Newsreel includes stories about the Potsdam Declaration of Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and President Harry Truman, the science behind the atom bomb, and Truman's speech announcing the August 6, 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.
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Researching the USS Indianapolis
55 minutesThis program was about the critical World War II role -- and ultimately tragic story -- of the USS Indianapolis, which sank in shark-infested waters after it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945. The ship had just completed a secret mission delivering parts used in the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic, co-authors of "Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man," spoke at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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American Artifacts: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibit
30 minutesPeter Kuznick gave a tour of an exhibit marking the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In cooperation with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, American University Museum marked the 70th anniversary of the bombing of those cities with an exhibit. The exhibit included artifacts from the ruins, photographs, drawings by surviving children, and six large folding screen paintings by Japanese artists Ira and Toshi Maruki.
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Kansas City's Influence on Amarillo
9 minutesThe Panhandle-Plains Museum's "Cattle, Cowboys & Culture: Kansas City and Amarillo, Building an Urban West" exhibit showcases the shared heritage between Amarillo, Texas and Kansas City. Amy Von Lintel, exhibit co-curator, talked about how trains hauling cattle and cowboys from Amarillo to Kansas City led to transportation of material goods and the development of the two cities.
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Reel America: President of the United States" - 1948
21 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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Debating & Removing Monuments
1 hour, 0 minuteHistorians David Blight & Annette Gordon-Reed talked about recent debates over historical monuments, discussing how people could make decisions about removing or contextualizing them based on historical information and public sentiment.The American Historical Association hosted and recorded this event.
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Portraying Abraham Lincoln
1 hour, 5 minutesThis was a conversation about portraying Abraham Lincoln on the stage. Ford's Theatre director Paul Tetreault talked with playwright Richard Hellesen who wrote "Necessary Sacrifices" -- a Ford's commissioned play about two meetings between Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. They were joined by actors David Selby and Craig Wallace who played Lincoln and Douglass, respectively. Ford's Theatre provided this video.
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Researching the USS Indianapolis
55 minutesThis program was about the critical World War II role -- and ultimately tragic story -- of the USS Indianapolis, which sank in shark-infested waters after it was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on July 30, 1945. The ship had just completed a secret mission delivering parts used in the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic, co-authors of "Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man," spoke at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
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Reel America: "The Spirit of Hiroshima" - 1996
55 minutesThis documentary looks at the August 6, 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan through the stories of several survivors. The film also features a young family in Hiroshima, born after the bombing, who are trying to make sense of the tragedy during the 50th anniversary. This independent film was produced and directed by Geoffrey Poister has been restored and updated to mark the 75th anniversary.
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Oral Histories: Eugene DiSabatino
1 hour, 5 minutesWorld War II Army veteran Eugene DiSabatino talked about his assignment to the Manhattan Project, which included being stationed at Los Alamos and accompanying the second bomb to Japan. This interview was recorded in 2012 by the National World War II Museum.
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American Artifacts: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibit
30 minutesPeter Kuznick gave a tour of an exhibit marking the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In cooperation with the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, American University Museum marked the 70th anniversary of the bombing of those cities with an exhibit. The exhibit included artifacts from the ruins, photographs, drawings by surviving children, and six large folding screen paintings by Japanese artists Ira and Toshi Maruki.
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Military Aviation History
9 minutesOnce known as the "Showplace of the Air Force", Randolph Air Force Base is located in the northeast corner of San Antonio. Gary Boyd, Command Historian, and Bill Manchester, Director of the Airman Heritage Museum, gave a tour the base and shared the history of military aviation in the area.
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Reel America: President of the United States" - 1948
21 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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Baseball & American Cities
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Paul Goldberger discussed his book "Ballpark: Baseball in the American City." He explored the relationship between American cities and the growth of baseball, looking at the changing architecture and locations of ballparks over the years and what those reveal about society and culture at-large. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event and provided the video.
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Portraying Abraham Lincoln
59 minutesThis was a conversation about portraying Abraham Lincoln on the stage. Ford's Theatre director Paul Tetreault talked with playwright Richard Hellesen who wrote "Necessary Sacrifices" -- a Ford's commissioned play about two meetings between Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. They were joined by actors David Selby and Craig Wallace who played Lincoln and Douglass, respectively. Ford's Theatre provided this video.