C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Lectures in History: Ronald Reagan and End of the Cold War
1 hour, 8 minutesUniversity of Texas at Austin professor Jeremi Suri taught an class about President Ronald Reagan and the end of the Cold War. He explored Reagan's domestic politics as well as his working relationship with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. This class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic and the University of Texas at Austin provided the video.
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Reel America: The World I Never Made'
56 minutesJames Baldwin talked about the civil rights movement, the mistaken worship of innocence and immaturity, the interdependent connections of the world, the U.S. guilt from taking Native American lands, and other topics. He also responded to questions submitted by audience members.
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Reel America: Life and Career of Shirley Chisholm
1 hour, 3 minutesFormer Congresswoman Chisholm talked about her career as a politician, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and a fighter for civil rights. She was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972.
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American Artifacts: History of Women in Congress Part 1
27 minutesHouse of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and Curator Farar Elliott presented artifacts and photographs related to and talked about the history of women in the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning with the election of Jeannette Rankin in 1917 and ending with the story of Margaret Chase Smith.
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American Artifacts: History of Women in Congress Part 2
33 minutesHouse of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and Curator Farar Elliott presented artifacts and photographs related to and talked about the history of women in the U.S. House of Representatives, from Clare Boothe Luce to Shirley Chisholm, and Lindy Boggs.
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Women's Roles in World War I
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor 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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Nixon Administration Foreign Policy
1 hour, 19 minutesWinston Lord talked about the Nixon Administration's foreign policy approach. He is the author of "Kissinger on Kissinger: Reflections on Diplomacy, Grand Strategy, and Leadership." Mr. Lord described President Nixon's relationship with his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, and how it was instrumental in developing foreign policy strategies. The Richard Nixon Foundation hosted this event.
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Daniel Ellsberg on Nuclear War Planning & Policy
2 hours, 20 minutesThe University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced the acquisition of the papers of Daniel Ellsberg, which will become part of the special collections library. In an event marking the acquisition, Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg talked about his career and the problem of nuclear weapons, which he says has coincided with his 88 years of life. Mr. Ellsberg's most recent book, "The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner" details his pre-Pentagon Papers work as a strategic analyst for the RAND corporation, Pentagon, and White House specializing in nuclear war decision making issues. He also discussed the role of whistleblowers in the 21st century.
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National Museum of American History Coronavirus Artifacts
21 minutesAlexandra Lord, Medicine & Science director and curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, talked about the museum's coronavirus pandemic artifacts collection.
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History Bookshelf: Erik Larson, "Isaac's Storm"
1 hour, 6 minutesMr. Larson talked about his book "Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History," and the writing and research process behind its creation. The book chronicles the life of scientist and meteorologist Issac Cline and the Galveston hurricane of 1900 which killed more than 6000 residents and destroyed 3700 buildings, and remains the nation's deadliest natural disaster. This event was recorded in August 2000, shortly ahead of the 100th anniversary of the storm hitting Galveston, Texas on September 8th, 1900.
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David Rice Atchison - President for a Day?
54 minutesDavid Rice Atchison was a two-term U.S. senator from Missouri in the mid-19th century. This included six years as Senate president pro tempore, at the time placing him third in the presidential line of succession. It was Mr. Atchison's service in this position that -- some contend -- elevated him to the presidency for 24 hours in March 1849. Chris Taylor, director of the Atchison County Historical Society, discussed Mr. Atchison's life and explored the question of whether he should be recognized as the nation's 12th president. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event in 2014 and provided the video. Chris Taylor passed away in 2019.
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The Civil War: Confederate Monuments & Memorials
45 minutesHistorians Kevin Levin and Hilary Green looked at how we remember the Civil War through our memorial landscape and discussed whether to remove or contextualize Confederate monuments. Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. hosted this event and provided the video.
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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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Reel America: "Uncle Sam's Workshops - Post Office" - 1922
10 minutesThis 1922 Ford Motor Company educational film shows how mail is processed and delivered. According to the National Archives, the original Ford catalog description opens with this sentence: "Uncle Sam's greatest workshop is the post office. Every hour 850,000 letters are delivered by its 350,000 employees. They handle one third of the world's mail."
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Lectures in History: Asian Immigration and Angel Island
1 hour, 30 minutesUniversity of Minnesota professor Erika Lee talks about Asian immigration to the West coast from 1830 to 1930, including the role of San Francisco Bay's Angel Island in the 20th century. She compared the Angel Island and Ellis Island experiences, describing how Asian immigrants in California had more extensive background checks and longer holding times than European immigrants in New York. This class was from a course called "American Immigration History."
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American Artifacts: Fort Monroe Casemate Museum
18 minutesFort Monroe Casemate Museum director Robin Reed gave us a tour showcasing the coastal Virginia fort's history from the colonial era through its completion in 1834, and its role in the Civil War.
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Route 66 in Amarillo
12 minutesWe rode along with Nick Gerlich, author of, "A Matter of Time- Route 66 Through the Lens of Change", as he talked about landmarks from the highway that still exist today.
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Reel America: "Zip Code with the Swingin' Six" - 1967
15 minutesThe 1960s folk band "The Swingin' Six" stars in a U.S. Postal Service public service announcement explaining the zip code system, which was first introduced in 1963. ZIP is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan.
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Reel America: "Men and Mail in Transit" - 1956
28 minutesThis is a U.S. Postal Service training film for the highly demanding job of Railway Mail Service postal clerk. Between the 1890s and 1960s, trains were the primary method for moving mail in the United States and thousands of specially designed postal cars were in use when this film was made. The service was discontinued in 1977.
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Reel America: "The Mailman" - 1946
10 minutesThis Encyclopaedia Britannica educational film shows how the U.S. Postal Service works by documenting a typical working day in the life of a mailman.
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Reel America: "Improving Mail Processing Through R & D" - 1970
27 minutesThis U.S. Postal Service film documents research and development and lab tests related to mail processing, featuring technology designed to automate the movement of letters and packages and reduce the amount of heavy lifting done by postal workers.
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National Museum of American History Coronavirus Artifacts
20 minutesAlexandra Lord, Medicine & Science director and curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, talked about the museum's coronavirus pandemic artifacts collection.
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Reel America: News Magazine of the Screen "Summer Review 1955"
20 minutesThis newsreel contains the following stories: Geneva Summit of 1955; continued civil war in Saigon; Allied occupation ends in West Germany; Big Four nations end occupation in Austria; national air raid drill "Operation Alert"; "Survival Town" atomic test; final run of the 3rd ave elevated rail in NY; and a story on the USS Constitution - Old Ironsides.
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Lectures in History: Asian Immigration and Angel Island
1 hour, 30 minutesUniversity of Minnesota professor Erika Lee talks about Asian immigration to the West coast from 1830 to 1930, including the role of San Francisco Bay's Angel Island in the 20th century. She compared the Angel Island and Ellis Island experiences, describing how Asian immigrants in California had more extensive background checks and longer holding times than European immigrants in New York. This class was from a course called "American Immigration History."
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American Artifacts: Fort Monroe Casemate Museum
20 minutesFort Monroe Casemate Museum director Robin Reed gave us a tour showcasing the coastal Virginia fort's history from the colonial era through its completion in 1834, and its role in the Civil War.
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Reel America: "The Nixon-Lodge Ticket" July 28, 1960 Newsreel
10 minutesThis newsreel is a summary of the 1960 Republican National Convention in Chicago that nominated Vice President Richard Nixon and his running mate Henry Cabot Lodge.
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History Bookshelf: Erik Larson, "Isaac's Storm"
1 hour, 5 minutesMr. Larson talked about his book "Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History," and the writing and research process behind its creation. The book chronicles the life of scientist and meteorologist Issac Cline and the Galveston hurricane of 1900 which killed more than 6000 residents and destroyed 3700 buildings, and remains the nation's deadliest natural disaster. This event was recorded in August 2000, shortly ahead of the 100th anniversary of the storm hitting Galveston, Texas on September 8th, 1900.
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David Rice Atchison - President for a Day?
55 minutesDavid Rice Atchison was a two-term U.S. senator from Missouri in the mid-19th century. This included six years as Senate president pro tempore, at the time placing him third in the presidential line of succession. It was Mr. Atchison's service in this position that -- some contend -- elevated him to the presidency for 24 hours in March 1849. Chris Taylor, director of the Atchison County Historical Society, discussed Mr. Atchison's life and explored the question of whether he should be recognized as the nation's 12th president. The Kansas City Public Library hosted this event in 2014 and provided the video. Chris Taylor passed away in 2019.
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The Civil War: Confederate Monuments & Memorials
45 minutesHistorians Kevin Levin and Hilary Green looked at how we remember the Civil War through our memorial landscape and discussed whether to remove or contextualize Confederate monuments. Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. hosted this event and provided the video.
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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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Reel America: August 1945 Universal Newsreel
10 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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Lectures in History: Asian Immigration and Angel Island
1 hour, 28 minutesUniversity of Minnesota professor Erika Lee talks about Asian immigration to the West coast from 1830 to 1930, including the role of San Francisco Bay's Angel Island in the 20th century. She compared the Angel Island and Ellis Island experiences, describing how Asian immigrants in California had more extensive background checks and longer holding times than European immigrants in New York. This class was from a course called "American Immigration History."