C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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1919 "Red Summer" & Racial Unrest
1 hour, 22 minutesJournalist & author Cameron McWhirter and historian Saje Mathieu discussed what's known as the "Red Summer" of 1919, a months-long period of racial unrest and violence against African Americans -- including World War I veterans -- in multiple cities and states. The National World War I Museum & Memorial, National Archives at Kansas City, and Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group co-hosted this event. The National World War I Museum provided the video.
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Lectures in History: The Vietnam War, 1965-75
1 hour, 21 minutesSan Diego State University professor Pierre Asselin taught a class on the Vietnam War, looking at the conflict from U.S. escalation in 1965 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. He described the tactics of both sides and outlined how the South Vietnamese were supported by American forces, while the North Vietnamese received supplies from both China and the Soviet Union. He argued that the United States was in Vietnam to prove the viability of capitalism and the American system of government.
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Lectures in History: Vietnam Anti-War Movement
1 hour, 11 minutesProfessor David Farber teaches twentieth-century American history at Temple University in Philadelphia. In this lecture to a history class he focused on the origin of the 1960s Vietnam anti-war movement, and his view of how it helped to expand the nation's democratic process.
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Lectures in History: Post-Vietnam War Refugees
1 hour, 12 minutesUniversity of Michigan professor Melissa Borja taught a class about Southeast Asian migration to the United States and post-Vietnam War refugees. She examined how laws and public opinion have changed over the past five decades and emphasized the difference between immigrants and refugees.
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Lectures in History: Watergate & Discovery of White House Taping System
1 hour, 10 minutesJohn Dean, former White House counsel to President Nixon and now Barry Goldwater Chair of American Institutions at Arizona State University, teaches a class on Watergate and the discovery of the Nixon White House taping system. In June 1973, during testimony before the Senate Watergate Committee, Mr. Dean implicated President Nixon and administration officials -- including himself -- in the Watergate cover-up. Mr. Dean later pleaded guilty of obstruction of justice for his role in Watergate and served four months in prison.
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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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Lectures in History: The Vietnam War, 1965-75
1 hour, 19 minutesSan Diego State University professor Pierre Asselin taught a class on the Vietnam War, looking at the conflict from U.S. escalation in 1965 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. He described the tactics of both sides and outlined how the South Vietnamese were supported by American forces, while the North Vietnamese received supplies from both China and the Soviet Union. He argued that the United States was in Vietnam to prove the viability of capitalism and the American system of government.
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Lectures in History: Vietnam Anti-War Movement
1 hour, 10 minutesProfessor David Farber teaches twentieth-century American history at Temple University in Philadelphia. In this lecture to a history class he focused on the origin of the 1960s Vietnam anti-war movement, and his view of how it helped to expand the nation's democratic process.
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Lectures in History: Post-Vietnam War Refugees
1 hour, 12 minutesUniversity of Michigan professor Melissa Borja taught a class about Southeast Asian migration to the United States and post-Vietnam War refugees. She examined how laws and public opinion have changed over the past five decades and emphasized the difference between immigrants and refugees.
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Lectures in History: Watergate & Discovery of White House Taping System
1 hour, 8 minutesJohn Dean, former White House counsel to President Nixon and now Barry Goldwater Chair of American Institutions at Arizona State University, teaches a class on Watergate and the discovery of the Nixon White House taping system. In June 1973, during testimony before the Senate Watergate Committee, Mr. Dean implicated President Nixon and administration officials -- including himself -- in the Watergate cover-up. Mr. Dean later pleaded guilty of obstruction of justice for his role in Watergate and served four months in prison.
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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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C-SPAN Cities Tour- U.S. Politicians
1 hour, 22 minutesThe C-SPAN Cities Tour explores the American story with a look at pivitol U.S. politicians, as we take you across the country to hear stories of these men and women who shaped public policy in America.
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Reel America: Life and Career of Shirley Chisholm
59 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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Spiro Agnew's Impact on the Republican Party
1 hour, 6 minutesCo-authors Charles Holden and Zach Messitte talked about their book, "Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump's America." The two analyzed the former vice president's political tactics and appeal to working class white Americans, which they compare to President Donald Trump. The Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary's College of Maryland hosted this event.
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Legacy of Financial Reformer Sen. Carter Glass D-Virginia
58 minutesMatthew Fink talked about the legacy of U.S. Senator Carter Glass (D-Virginia), and how key financial reform laws he advocated changed American banking. Mr. Fink is the author of, " The Unlikely Reformer: Carter Glass and Financial Regulation." This event was hosted by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Glass was an eight-term U.S. Representative, Secretary of the Treasury, and four-term U.S. Senator.
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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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C-SPAN Cities Tour- U.S. Politicians
1 hour, 22 minutesThe C-SPAN Cities Tour explores the American story with a look at pivitol U.S. politicians, as we take you across the country to hear stories of these men and women who shaped public policy in America.
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Reel America: Life and Career of Shirley Chisholm
58 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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Spiro Agnew's Impact on the Republican Party
1 hour, 6 minutesCo-authors Charles Holden and Zach Messitte talked about their book, "Republican Populist: Spiro Agnew and the Origins of Donald Trump's America." The two analyzed the former vice president's political tactics and appeal to working class white Americans, which they compare to President Donald Trump. The Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary's College of Maryland hosted this event.
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Legacy of Financial Reformer Sen. Carter Glass D-Virginia
58 minutesMatthew Fink talked about the legacy of U.S. Senator Carter Glass (D-Virginia), and how key financial reform laws he advocated changed American banking. Mr. Fink is the author of, " The Unlikely Reformer: Carter Glass and Financial Regulation." This event was hosted by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. Glass was an eight-term U.S. Representative, Secretary of the Treasury, and four-term U.S. Senator.
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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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C-SPAN Cities Tour- U.S. Politicians
1 hour, 22 minutesThe C-SPAN Cities Tour explores the American story with a look at pivitol U.S. politicians, as we take you across the country to hear stories of these men and women who shaped public policy in America.