C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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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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JFK, Nuclear Arms Race & Civil Rights
47 minutesAndrew Cohen talked about two successive days in JFK's presidency that defined his response to the nuclear arms race and civil rights. Mr. Cohen is the author of "Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours That Made History." The White House Historical Association provided this video.
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Jefferson & the Federalists in Washington, DC
56 minutesU.S. Capitol Historical Society Chief Historian William "Chuck" diGiacomantonio discussed the tumultuous interactions between Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson and Federalist members of the Seventh Congress, the first to have a full session in the new capital of Washington, D.C. He explained how political differences between the two parties led them to politicize many aspects of daily life, including food, socializing, and science. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society provided video of this event.
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Congress, Political Parties & Polarization
57 minutesThe National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted a discussion on Congress, political parties and polarization from the time of America's founding through the Civil War to today. Speakers included historians Edward Ayers and Joanne Freeman and political scientist Norman Ornstein. This event took place online due to the coronavirus pandemic and the National Constitution Center provided the video.
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Herbert Hoover & FDR Transition
30 minutesThe directors of the Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential libraries talked about the 1932 campaign for the White House in the midst of the Great Depression -- and the tense transition that followed from a Hoover to FDR administration. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library provided this video.
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Roosevelts & Kennedys - Political Relationships
25 minutesThe directors of the Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy presidential libraries talked about the political relationships between members of the Roosevelt and Kennedy families -- in particular, the alliance between Eleanor Roosevelt and JFK. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library provided this 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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JFK, Nuclear Arms Race & Civil Rights
46 minutesAndrew Cohen talked about two successive days in JFK's presidency that defined his response to the nuclear arms race and civil rights. Mr. Cohen is the author of "Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours That Made History." The White House Historical Association provided this video.
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Jefferson & the Federalists in Washington, DC
56 minutesU.S. Capitol Historical Society Chief Historian William "Chuck" diGiacomantonio discussed the tumultuous interactions between Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson and Federalist members of the Seventh Congress, the first to have a full session in the new capital of Washington, D.C. He explained how political differences between the two parties led them to politicize many aspects of daily life, including food, socializing, and science. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society provided video of this event.
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Congress, Political Parties & Polarization
57 minutesThe National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted a discussion on Congress, political parties and polarization from the time of America's founding through the Civil War to today. Speakers included historians Edward Ayers and Joanne Freeman and political scientist Norman Ornstein. This event took place online due to the coronavirus pandemic and the National Constitution Center provided the video.
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Herbert Hoover & FDR Transition
29 minutesThe directors of the Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential libraries talked about the 1932 campaign for the White House in the midst of the Great Depression -- and the tense transition that followed from a Hoover to FDR administration. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library provided this video.
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Roosevelts & Kennedys - Political Relationships
26 minutesThe directors of the Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy presidential libraries talked about the political relationships between members of the Roosevelt and Kennedy families -- in particular, the alliance between Eleanor Roosevelt and JFK. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library provided this 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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JFK, Nuclear Arms Race & Civil Rights
46 minutesAndrew Cohen talked about two successive days in JFK's presidency that defined his response to the nuclear arms race and civil rights. Mr. Cohen is the author of "Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours That Made History." The White House Historical Association provided this video.
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Jefferson & the Federalists in Washington, DC
56 minutesU.S. Capitol Historical Society Chief Historian William "Chuck" diGiacomantonio discussed the tumultuous interactions between Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson and Federalist members of the Seventh Congress, the first to have a full session in the new capital of Washington, D.C. He explained how political differences between the two parties led them to politicize many aspects of daily life, including food, socializing, and science. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society provided video of this event.
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Congress, Political Parties & Polarization
57 minutesThe National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted a discussion on Congress, political parties and polarization from the time of America's founding through the Civil War to today. Speakers included historians Edward Ayers and Joanne Freeman and political scientist Norman Ornstein. This event took place online due to the coronavirus pandemic and the National Constitution Center provided the video.
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Herbert Hoover & FDR Transition
29 minutesThe directors of the Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential libraries talked about the 1932 campaign for the White House in the midst of the Great Depression -- and the tense transition that followed from a Hoover to FDR administration. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library provided this video.
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Roosevelts & Kennedys - Political Relationships
30 minutesThe directors of the Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy presidential libraries talked about the political relationships between members of the Roosevelt and Kennedy families -- in particular, the alliance between Eleanor Roosevelt and JFK. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library provided this video.
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Life of Hollywood Artist Milicent Patrick
1 hour, 2 minutesAuthor and filmmaker Mallory O'Meara discussed her book, "The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick," which explores the life of the Disney animator, actor, and make-up artist who designed the iconic "Creature from the Black Lagoon" costume. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event and provided the video.
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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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World War II POW & Concentration Camp Escapes & Rescues
1 hour, 18 minutesCo-authors David Mills and Kayla Westra talked about their book, "Great Wartime Escapes and Rescues." In an illustrated talk, they focused on World War II prisoners of war and concentration camps.
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Allied Liberation of Paris
1 hour, 5 minutesOn August 25th, 1944, U.S. and French soldiers liberated Paris after more than four years of German occupation. In this program, military historian Harry Laver chronicled the Allied operation. The Kansas City Public Library and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College co-hosted this talk.
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History of the Kansas City Mafia
1 hour, 11 minutesRetired FBI agent William Ouseley sat down with Kansas City Public Broadcasting editor Jonathan Bender for an illustrated discussion of the city's gangland past, and a look at a newly discovered archive of police reports, mugshots, and other records from the Kansas City Star newspaper. The former FBI agent spent two decades investigating and prosecuting organized crime figures in Kansas City and is the author of " Mobsters in Our Midst: The Kansas City Crime Family" and "Open City: True Story of the KC Crime Family 1900-1950."
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Life of Hollywood Artist Milicent Patrick
1 hour, 1 minuteAuthor and filmmaker Mallory O'Meara discussed her book, "The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick," which explores the life of the Disney animator, actor, and make-up artist who designed the iconic "Creature from the Black Lagoon" costume. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event and provided the video.
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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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World War II POW & Concentration Camp Escapes & Rescues
1 hour, 18 minutesCo-authors David Mills and Kayla Westra talked about their book, "Great Wartime Escapes and Rescues." In an illustrated talk, they focused on World War II prisoners of war and concentration camps.
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Allied Liberation of Paris
1 hour, 5 minutesOn August 25th, 1944, U.S. and French soldiers liberated Paris after more than four years of German occupation. In this program, military historian Harry Laver chronicled the Allied operation. The Kansas City Public Library and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College co-hosted this talk.
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History of the Kansas City Mafia
1 hour, 10 minutesRetired FBI agent William Ouseley sat down with Kansas City Public Broadcasting editor Jonathan Bender for an illustrated discussion of the city's gangland past, and a look at a newly discovered archive of police reports, mugshots, and other records from the Kansas City Star newspaper. The former FBI agent spent two decades investigating and prosecuting organized crime figures in Kansas City and is the author of " Mobsters in Our Midst: The Kansas City Crime Family" and "Open City: True Story of the KC Crime Family 1900-1950."