C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Potsdam Conference 75th Anniversary
1 hour, 0 minuteMichael Neiberg -- war studies chair at the U.S. Army War College -- talked about the personalities and stakes involved at the 1945 Potsdam Conference convened near the end of World War II. President Truman had just assumed office after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt when he met with Britian's Winston Churchill and the Soviet Union's Josef Stalin. It was during these meetings from July 17 to August 2 that Mr. Truman informed his Soviet counterpart about the new U.S. "super" weapon -- it would soon be unleashed on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Truman Library Institute provided this video.
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President Truman & the Atomic Bomb
57 minutesEducation director Mark Adams showed items in the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum collection that tell the story of President Truman's decision to use atomic bombs, including White House documents and a sketch of a test explosion. He also featured Mr. Truman's recorded announcement of the Hiroshima bomb and footage of him explaining years later why he used the new weapon. The Truman Library Institute provided this video.
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Reel America: "Effects of the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki"
31 minutesAuthor and historian Greg Mitchell discusses a collection of films from the U.S. National Archives documenting the aftermath of the atomic bombs of August, 1945. Some of the films were shot by Japanese newsreel teams, then confiscated by the U.S. military and hidden from the public for decades. Another set of color films were shot by Japanese and American teams, then were classified as well. Clips of the films are shown as Mr. Mitchell discusses their history. Greg Mitchell is the author of "Atomic Cover-up: Two U.S. Soldiers, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, and The Greatest Movie Never Made." This program includes scenes of atomic bomb victims that some viewers may find disturbing.
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Reel America: "A Thousand Cranes - The Children of Hiroshima" - 1962
24 minutesLiving in Hiroshima, Japan in the summer of 1962, American Betty Jean Lifton was inspired to make this film after learning that cancer from radiation continued to affect atomic bomb survivors and their children. The film documents the origins of Hiroshima's Peace Park, and tells the story of how hand-made paper cranes became a symbol of peace and remembrance for the victims of the August 6, 1945 atomic bombing of the city.
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Oral Histories: World War II Veteran Harlan Twible
1 hour, 1 minuteU.S. Navy veteran Harlan Twible recounted being a young officer on the USS Indianapolis after it was sunk in shark-infested waters by two Japanese torpedoes. The crew had just delivered atomic bomb parts to Tinian island for the weapon that would be used on the city of Hiroshima. Surviving crew members - only 317 out of 1,196 -- were not rescued for several days. The National World War II Museum recorded this interview.
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Barbara Bush Scrapbooks
4 minutesFormer first lady Barbara Bush kept scrapbooks of every year of the Bush's life together. Warren Finch, Director of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum showed items from one of 118 scrapbooks held in the library, including a memento from the couple's first Thanksgiving together.
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American Artifacts: 1930s-40s Color Photographs
29 minutesDuring the Great Depression and World War II, photographers working for the U.S. Government's Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) created about 1,600 color photographs depicting life in the United States and war production activities. Collection Curator Beverly Brannan of the Library of Congress talked about the photographers and the images.
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American Artifacts: 1930s-40s Color Photographs Part 2
31 minutesDuring the Great Depression and World War II, photographers working for the U.S. Government's Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) created about 1,600 color photographs depicting life in the United States and war production activities. Collection Curator Beverly Brannan of the Library of Congress talked about the photographers and the images.
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Oral Histories: Korean War Veteran George Dixon
50 minutesThis oral history interview with Army veteran George Dixon was recorded in Overland Park, Kansas by the Korean War Legacy Foundation. He talked about how he was drafted into the war and fought as an infantryman despite his training as a machinist. The interview project was underwritten by South Korea's Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.
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Reel America: "United Nations Aids Republic of Korea in Her Fight Against Aggression" - 1950
10 minutesThis U.S. Information Agency newsreel reports on the world crisis caused by North Korea's invasion of South Korea on June 25, 1950, and the response of the United Nations.
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Potsdam Conference 75th Anniversary
1 hour, 0 minuteMichael Neiberg -- war studies chair at the U.S. Army War College -- talked about the personalities and stakes involved at the 1945 Potsdam Conference convened near the end of World War II. President Truman had just assumed office after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt when he met with Britian's Winston Churchill and the Soviet Union's Josef Stalin. It was during these meetings from July 17 to August 2 that Mr. Truman informed his Soviet counterpart about the new U.S. "super" weapon -- it would soon be unleashed on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Truman Library Institute provided this video.
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President Truman & the Atomic Bomb
1 hour, 0 minuteEducation director Mark Adams showed items in the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum collection that tell the story of President Truman's decision to use atomic bombs, including White House documents and a sketch of a test explosion. He also featured Mr. Truman's recorded announcement of the Hiroshima bomb and footage of him explaining years later why he used the new weapon. The Truman Library Institute provided this video.
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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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Jefferson, Lafayette & the French Revolution
45 minutesThomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette -- portrayed by Monticello's Bill Barker and Colonial Williamsburg's Mark Schneider-- discussed the French Revolution, the alliance between their nations and their personal friendship.
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Interpreting Thomas Jefferson & Slavery
45 minutesThomas Jefferson interpreter Bill Barker and Monticello's Historic Interpretation Manager, Brandon Dillard, discused how depictions of both slavery and Jefferson's life have changed over recent decades. The conversation was driven by viewer questions and Mr. Barker's career at Independence Hall, Colonial Williamsburg and Monticello.
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History Bookshelf: Angela Dodson, "Remember the Ladies"
1 hour, 5 minutesAngela Dodson talked about her book "Remember the Ladies: Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box," in which she recounts the national suffrage movement and profiles many of the key participants.
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American Artifacts: "Rightfully Hers, American Women & the Vote" Exhibit
50 minutesCurator Corinne Porter gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Archives exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment.
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Reel America: August 11, 1960 Universal Newsreel
5 minutesThis 1960 Universal Newsreel contains the following stories: President Eisenhower holds a press conference; military training in the Congo; Fidel Castro's government nationalizes the Cuban Telephone Company, and a young Prince Charles makes his first trip to Wales.
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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 and images related to Union Army Generals Ulysses Grant and Benjamin Butler. This conversation took place online and the New-York Historical Society provided the video.
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Women's Suffrage and 19th Amendment Legacy
1 hour, 15 minutesThe year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment's ratification, granting women the right to vote. Representatives from several institutions -- including the National Park Service, National Archives and Library of Congress -- talked about their plans for commemorating the centennial and teaching the public about the legacy of women's suffrage. This discussion took place in Denver at the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual conference.
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Lectures in History: Alcohol Use in the Early American Republic
55 minutesProfessor Alan Taylor talked about alcohol use in the early American republic. By 1830, annual alcohol consumption in America reached four gallons per person, the most in the history of the nation before or since. Professor Taylor talked about why Americans drank so much, the consequences of so much drinking, and how it spawned the temperance movement in the 1830s.
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History
1 hour, 5 minutesIn commemoration of the 19th Amendment's centennial, Smithsonian National Museum of American History director Anthea Hartig took questions about the long campaign to win women the vote, the struggle for women's rights and the artifacts in their custody that tell the story, including a slogan-covered wagon suffragists used to press their case. Ms. Hartig is the museum's first female director since it opened in 1964.
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Reel America: "Election 1976 - A Look Towards the Conventions"
29 minutesTwo political scientists provide a preview of the 1976 national political conventions, focusing on the then-undecided Republican contest between President Gerald Ford and challenger Ronald Reagan, and the very likely selection of former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter as the Democratic nominee. This U.S. Information Agency program was part of a year-long series produced for international audiences.
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Reel America: "Election 1976 - The Democratic National Convention"
32 minutesThree political scientists use video highlights of speeches and floor activity to explain the 1976 Democratic National Convention which nominated Jimmy Carter. This U.S. Information Agency program was part of a year-long series produced for international audiences.
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Reel America: "Election 1976 - The Republican National Convention"
34 minutesThree political scientists discuss the 1976 Republican National Convention which nominated President Gerald Ford following a close contest with Ronald Reagan. The program includes video highlights from the Kansas City, Missouri convention. The U.S. Information Agency produced this program for international audiences.
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Congressman David Price D-4th
5 minutesRep. David Price (D-NC-4th District) discussed his district's history and economy.
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19th Amendment Legacies
16 minutesPenn State professor Lee Ann Banaszak reflected on the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage and talks about the tactics women used to get the 19th amendment passed and ratified. This interview was recorded at the Organization of American Historians annual meeting in Philadelphia.
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Reel America: August 22, 1960 Universal Newsreel
4 minutesThis newsreel features stories about a NASA space capsule, a replica of Liberty Bell arriving in Houston, and athletes arriving in Rome for the 1960 Olympic Games.
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Lectures in History: Alcohol Use in the Early American Republic
55 minutesProfessor Alan Taylor talked about alcohol use in the early American republic. By 1830, annual alcohol consumption in America reached four gallons per person, the most in the history of the nation before or since. Professor Taylor talked about why Americans drank so much, the consequences of so much drinking, and how it spawned the temperance movement in the 1830s.
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Smithsonian National Museum of American History
1 hour, 5 minutesIn commemoration of the 19th Amendment's centennial, Smithsonian National Museum of American History director Anthea Hartig took questions about the long campaign to win women the vote, the struggle for women's rights and the artifacts in their custody that tell the story, including a slogan-covered wagon suffragists used to press their case. Ms. Hartig is the museum's first female director since it opened in 1964.
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History Bookshelf: Angela Dodson, "Remember the Ladies"
1 hour, 0 minuteAngela Dodson talked about her book "Remember the Ladies: Celebrating Those Who Fought for Freedom at the Ballot Box," in which she recounts the national suffrage movement and profiles many of the key participants.
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American Artifacts: "Rightfully Hers, American Women & the Vote" Exhibit
50 minutesCurator Corinne Porter gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Archives exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment.
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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 and images related to Union Army Generals Ulysses Grant and Benjamin Butler. This conversation took place online and the New-York Historical Society provided the video.
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Women's Suffrage and 19th Amendment Legacy
1 hour, 20 minutesThe year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment's ratification, granting women the right to vote. Representatives from several institutions -- including the National Park Service, National Archives and Library of Congress -- talked about their plans for commemorating the centennial and teaching the public about the legacy of women's suffrage. This discussion took place in Denver at the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual conference.
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History Bookshelf: Johanna Neuman, "Gilded Suffragists"
55 minutesJohanna Neuman talks about her book, Gilded Suffragists, with Judy Woodruff of PBS Newshour. She discusses the women of New York's social elite who joined the suffrage movement in the early 20th century. C-SPAN recorded this event in October 2017.
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American Artifacts: "Votes for Women" Exhibit, Part 1
31 minutesHistorian Kate Clarke Lemay gave American History TV a guided tour of a National Portrait Gallery exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th Amendment. Using images of early suffrage leaders, Lemay showed how the movement intersected with the abolitionist and temperance movements. This was the first of a two-part program.