C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Black Migration & National Park Service
1 hour, 57 minutesOfficials from the National Park Service and preservation organizations talked about how historically black sites help to tell the story of African American migration. They also argued for additional efforts and resources to preserve such places for current and future generations. This discussion was part of the Association for the Study of African American Life & History annual meeting.
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History Bookshelf: Miriam Pawel, "The Crusades of Cesar Chavez"
44 minutesMiriam Pawel talked about her book, The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography, in which she chronicles the life and activism of United Farm Workers co-founder and president Cesar Chavez. This event took place at the second annual San Antonio Book Festival, held on April 5, 2014, and was filmed in the auditorium of the San Antonio Central Library.
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9/11 Pentagon Remembrance Ceremony
28 minutesPentagon officials and others mark the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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House Hearing on Amtrak's Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
2 hours, 27 minutesWilliam Flynn, Amtrak president and CEO, said because of the coronavirus pandemic, the nation's rail service will need more than $4B in additional federal funding for fiscal year 2021 in order to stay afloat, keep employees and continue public services. HIs comments came during a House Transportation subcommittee hearing examining Amtrak's response to COVID-19. Others testifying included stakeholders and union officials.
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American Artifacts: Ellis Island Immigration Museum
42 minutesNational Park Service Ranger Peter Urban gives a tour of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York City and shows how some 12 million immigrants were processed in the facility. The tour includes archival photographs and films of the immigrant experience.
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Lectures in History: Laura Watt on Landscape Preservation and National Parks
1 hour, 11 minutesSonoma State University professor Laura Watt teaches a class on the evolution of a national park system and the effort to preserve pristine wilderness. She argues that this approach often obscures the ways humans have already interacted with the land. She also talks about her research on the Point Reyes National Seashore which used to be a dairy ranch community before it was designated a national park in the 1960s.
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American Artifacts: Ellis Island Immigration Museum
43 minutesNational Park Service Ranger Peter Urban gives a tour of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York City and shows how some 12 million immigrants were processed in the facility. The tour includes archival photographs and films of the immigrant experience.
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Black Migration & National Park Service
1 hour, 58 minutesOfficials from the National Park Service and preservation organizations talked about how historically black sites help to tell the story of African American migration. They also argued for additional efforts and resources to preserve such places for current and future generations. This discussion was part of the Association for the Study of African American Life & History annual meeting.
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C-SPAN Cities Tour Visits National Parks
1 hour, 26 minutesThe C-SPAN Cities Tour explores the American story with a look at America's National Parks. They visited eight parks across the country, including Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, and Gateway Arch National Park, featuring a mixture of natural beauty and history.
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American Artifacts: Ellis Island Immigration Museum
42 minutesNational Park Service Ranger Peter Urban gives a tour of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum in New York City and shows how some 12 million immigrants were processed in the facility. The tour includes archival photographs and films of the immigrant experience.
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Lectures in History: Laura Watt on Landscape Preservation and National Parks
1 hour, 11 minutesSonoma State University professor Laura Watt teaches a class on the evolution of a national park system and the effort to preserve pristine wilderness. She argues that this approach often obscures the ways humans have already interacted with the land. She also talks about her research on the Point Reyes National Seashore which used to be a dairy ranch community before it was designated a national park in the 1960s.
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History Bookshelf: Jim Dwyer & Kevin Flynn, "102 Minutes"
59 minutesJim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn talked about their book 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers, published by Times Books. It drew on interviews the two authors conducted with survivors, rescuers, and family members of victims who made last-minute contact with their friends and relatives. The authors detailed the events and obstacles faced by those in the towers that morning, such as assisting a wheelchair-bound colleague down more than fifty flights of stairs or attempting to open a jammed elevator. They also showed many slides of illustrations from their book. Following their remarks they answered questions from members of the audience.
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American Artifacts: Flight 93 National Memorial
1 hour, 1 minuteA tour of the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania with National Park Service Ranger Adam Shaffer. We learn the story of the hijacked jet that crashed in a remote field on September 11, 2001 after passengers voted to attempt to take control of the plane from four terrorists who were heading for Washington, DC.
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Lectures in History: Remembering the Victims of September 11, 2001
1 hour, 20 minutesJonathan Marwil talked to students about perceptions and remembrances of the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The class discussion revolved around a photograph by Associated Press photographer Richard Drew of a man falling from the North Tower of the World Trade Center. During his remarks he responded to questions.
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Father & Daughter Pilots Reflect on 9/11
1 hour, 26 minutesHeather Penney was one of the first DC Air National Guard F-16 pilots scrambled from Andrews Air Force Base after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Her father, John Penney, was a United Airlines captain. In this program, Ms. Penney talks about her experiences that day, and the possibility that she might have to bring down United Airlines Flight 93, which terrorists had hijacked. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum hosted this event.
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Tracy Walder, "The Unexpected Spy"
1 hour, 9 minutesTracy Walder is co-author of "The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists." She sat down for an interview about her time as a CIA special operations officer at the time of the September 11 terrorist attacks. She also discussed her decision to leave the CIA to become an FBI special agent focusing on Chinese counterintelligence. The International Spy Museum recorded this event in February.
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History Bookshelf: Jim Dwyer & Kevin Flynn, "102 Minutes"
57 minutesJim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn talked about their book 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers, published by Times Books. It drew on interviews the two authors conducted with survivors, rescuers, and family members of victims who made last-minute contact with their friends and relatives. The authors detailed the events and obstacles faced by those in the towers that morning, such as assisting a wheelchair-bound colleague down more than fifty flights of stairs or attempting to open a jammed elevator. They also showed many slides of illustrations from their book. Following their remarks they answered questions from members of the audience.
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American Artifacts: Flight 93 National Memorial
1 hour, 1 minuteA tour of the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania with National Park Service Ranger Adam Shaffer. We learn the story of the hijacked jet that crashed in a remote field on September 11, 2001 after passengers voted to attempt to take control of the plane from four terrorists who were heading for Washington, DC.
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Lectures in History: Remembering the Victims of September 11, 2001
1 hour, 20 minutesJonathan Marwil talked to students about perceptions and remembrances of the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The class discussion revolved around a photograph by Associated Press photographer Richard Drew of a man falling from the North Tower of the World Trade Center. During his remarks he responded to questions.
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Father & Daughter Pilots Reflect on 9/11
1 hour, 25 minutesHeather Penney was one of the first DC Air National Guard F-16 pilots scrambled from Andrews Air Force Base after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Her father, John Penney, was a United Airlines captain. In this program, Ms. Penney talks about her experiences that day, and the possibility that she might have to bring down United Airlines Flight 93, which terrorists had hijacked. The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum hosted this event.
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Tracy Walder, "The Unexpected Spy"
1 hour, 21 minutesTracy Walder is co-author of "The Unexpected Spy: From the CIA to the FBI, My Secret Life Taking Down Some of the World's Most Notorious Terrorists." She sat down for an interview about her time as a CIA special operations officer at the time of the September 11 terrorist attacks. She also discussed her decision to leave the CIA to become an FBI special agent focusing on Chinese counterintelligence. The International Spy Museum recorded this event in February.