C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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History of Documentary Filmmaking in America
1 hour, 25 minutesFilmmaker and author Jon Wilkman discussed his book "Screening Reality: How Documentary Filmmakers Reimagined America," which explores the history of American non-fiction films and television from the late nineteenth century to the present. The video was provided by The Burbank Channel.
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President Reagan's First Press Conference
32 minutesRonald Reagan gave his first press conference nine days after taking the oath of office on January 20, 1981. Questions about the recently resolved Iranian hostage crisis and its aftermath dominated a discussion that ranged from domestic affairs to the new administration's foreign policy priorities. President Reagan met with the press in the Old Executive Office Building next door to the White House. This video is courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
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Ronald Reagan BBC Interview
47 minutesThe BBC's Godfrey Hodgson sat down with President Ronald Reagan in the spring of 1988 -- late in his second term. In this wide-ranging Oval Office conversation, the president talked about his work to restore the economy after he first came to office, his vision for U.S.-Soviet relations and arms control, the Iran-Contra controversy, his belief that he'd helped Americans regain faith in their country, and the assassination attempt that left him seriously wounded. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library provided this video.
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Ronald Reagan Reader's Digest Interview
48 minutesReader's Digest Washington Bureau Chief William Schulz interviewed President Reagan in the Oval Office in June 1985. The president talked about his Hollywood days as Screen Actors Guild president, his approach to the presidency, and the challenges he faced, including the 1983 bombing that killed U.S. Marines in Beirut, Lebanon. This video is courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
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History Bookshelf: Craig Shirley, "Reagan Rising"
48 minutesCraig Shirley talked about his book, "Reagan Rising: The Decisive Years, 1976-1980." He spoke from the James Michener Pavilion at the 2017 Gaithersburg Book Festival, held on the grounds of City Hall in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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Ronald Reagan, Conservatives & the Cold War
1 hour, 3 minutesUniversity of Central Arkansas historian Marcus Witcher explored conservatives' criticism of President Reagan's foreign policy toward the Soviet Union during the 1980s. He also explained how conservatives gradually downplayed this criticism in later decades as they sought to reimagine their relationship with the 40th president. The Federalist Society's Montgomery, Alabama chapter hosted this event.
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President Reagan's First Press Conference
31 minutesRonald Reagan gave his first press conference nine days after taking the oath of office on January 20, 1981. Questions about the recently resolved Iranian hostage crisis and its aftermath dominated a discussion that ranged from domestic affairs to the new administration's foreign policy priorities. President Reagan met with the press in the Old Executive Office Building next door to the White House. This video is courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
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Ronald Reagan BBC Interview
48 minutesThe BBC's Godfrey Hodgson sat down with President Ronald Reagan in the spring of 1988 -- late in his second term. In this wide-ranging Oval Office conversation, the president talked about his work to restore the economy after he first came to office, his vision for U.S.-Soviet relations and arms control, the Iran-Contra controversy, his belief that he'd helped Americans regain faith in their country, and the assassination attempt that left him seriously wounded. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library provided this video.
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Ronald Reagan Reader's Digest Interview
47 minutesReader's Digest Washington Bureau Chief William Schulz interviewed President Reagan in the Oval Office in June 1985. The president talked about his Hollywood days as Screen Actors Guild president, his approach to the presidency, and the challenges he faced, including the 1983 bombing that killed U.S. Marines in Beirut, Lebanon. This video is courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
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History Bookshelf: Craig Shirley, "Reagan Rising"
49 minutesCraig Shirley talked about his book, "Reagan Rising: The Decisive Years, 1976-1980." He spoke from the James Michener Pavilion at the 2017 Gaithersburg Book Festival, held on the grounds of City Hall in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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Ronald Reagan, Conservatives & the Cold War
1 hour, 3 minutesUniversity of Central Arkansas historian Marcus Witcher explored conservatives' criticism of President Reagan's foreign policy toward the Soviet Union during the 1980s. He also explained how conservatives gradually downplayed this criticism in later decades as they sought to reimagine their relationship with the 40th president. The Federalist Society's Montgomery, Alabama chapter hosted this event.
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President Reagan's First Press Conference
31 minutesRonald Reagan gave his first press conference nine days after taking the oath of office on January 20, 1981. Questions about the recently resolved Iranian hostage crisis and its aftermath dominated a discussion that ranged from domestic affairs to the new administration's foreign policy priorities. President Reagan met with the press in the Old Executive Office Building next door to the White House. This video is courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
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Ronald Reagan BBC Interview
48 minutesThe BBC's Godfrey Hodgson sat down with President Ronald Reagan in the spring of 1988 -- late in his second term. In this wide-ranging Oval Office conversation, the president talked about his work to restore the economy after he first came to office, his vision for U.S.-Soviet relations and arms control, the Iran-Contra controversy, his belief that he'd helped Americans regain faith in their country, and the assassination attempt that left him seriously wounded. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library provided this video.
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Ronald Reagan Reader's Digest Interview
48 minutesReader's Digest Washington Bureau Chief William Schulz interviewed President Reagan in the Oval Office in June 1985. The president talked about his Hollywood days as Screen Actors Guild president, his approach to the presidency, and the challenges he faced, including the 1983 bombing that killed U.S. Marines in Beirut, Lebanon. This video is courtesy of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
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History Bookshelf: Craig Shirley, "Reagan Rising"
48 minutesCraig Shirley talked about his book, "Reagan Rising: The Decisive Years, 1976-1980." He spoke from the James Michener Pavilion at the 2017 Gaithersburg Book Festival, held on the grounds of City Hall in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
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Ronald Reagan, Conservatives & the Cold War
1 hour, 1 minuteUniversity of Central Arkansas historian Marcus Witcher explored conservatives' criticism of President Reagan's foreign policy toward the Soviet Union during the 1980s. He also explained how conservatives gradually downplayed this criticism in later decades as they sought to reimagine their relationship with the 40th president. The Federalist Society's Montgomery, Alabama chapter hosted this event.
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Kansas City's Influence on Amarillo
8 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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Lectures in History: Colonial Diplomacy & the Iroquois Confederacy
57 minutesGettysburg College professor Timothy Shannon taught a class on Colonial-era diplomatic ties between the Iroquois Confederacy of the eastern Great Lakes region and European settlers. He described what treaty meetings may have looked liked, the role of interpreters, and and the importance of exchanging gifts.
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Lectures in History: Western Lands Before & After American Revolution
1 hour, 17 minutesUniversity of Utah professor Eric Hinderaker taught a class about western settlement before, during and after the American Revolution. Using the Kentucky territory as an example, he described the conflicts and relationships between the new federal government, settlers and Native Americans.
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Lectures in History: Preamble of the Declaration of Independence
1 hour, 26 minutesClemson University professor C. Bradley Thompson teaches a class about the preamble of the Declaration of Independence. Examining it line by line, he talks about the "self-evident" truths enumerated by the Founding Fathers and explores what the they may have intended by their word choices.
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Lectures in History: The American Revolution, 1775-76
1 hour, 8 minutesKutztown University professor Michael Gabriel taught a class about military engagements during the American Revolution from April 1775 to July 1776. He highlighted the Battle of Bunker Hill, the American invasion of Canada and the eventual British evacuation of Boston.
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Lectures in History: The Continental Army
1 hour, 6 minutesWilliam Woods University professor Craig Bruce Smith taught a class about the American Revolution and the Continental Army. He described how the force differed from the British military in demographics, organization and the officer selection process. He also talked about the significance of military operations in the northern colonies.
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Lectures in History: Atlantic Slave Trade
1 hour, 12 minutesUniversity of Pittsburgh professor Marcus Rediker taught a class about the Atlantic slave trade from Africa to the Americas in the period from the early 1500s into the 1800s. He explored the origins of the trade with the Portuguese and Spanish soon after they discovered the Americas, and how plantations based on slave labor generated enormous concentrations of wealth. He also discussed how traders acquired or captured slaves on the west African coast, and details what the trip across the Atlantic was like for the enslaved.
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Lectures in History: Colonial Diplomacy & the Iroquois Confederacy
57 minutesGettysburg College professor Timothy Shannon taught a class on Colonial-era diplomatic ties between the Iroquois Confederacy of the eastern Great Lakes region and European settlers. He described what treaty meetings may have looked liked, the role of interpreters, and and the importance of exchanging gifts.
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Lectures in History: Western Lands Before & After American Revolution
1 hour, 17 minutesUniversity of Utah professor Eric Hinderaker taught a class about western settlement before, during and after the American Revolution. Using the Kentucky territory as an example, he described the conflicts and relationships between the new federal government, settlers and Native Americans.
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Lectures in History: Preamble of the Declaration of Independence
1 hour, 26 minutesClemson University professor C. Bradley Thompson teaches a class about the preamble of the Declaration of Independence. Examining it line by line, he talks about the "self-evident" truths enumerated by the Founding Fathers and explores what the they may have intended by their word choices.
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Lectures in History: The American Revolution, 1775-76
1 hour, 6 minutesKutztown University professor Michael Gabriel taught a class about military engagements during the American Revolution from April 1775 to July 1776. He highlighted the Battle of Bunker Hill, the American invasion of Canada and the eventual British evacuation of Boston.