C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Documenting History Through Photography
1 hour, 48 minutesPulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Hume Kennerly talked with historian Jon Meacham about his more than 50 years-long photography career. Among the topics: Mr. Kennerly's time as President Gerald Ford's chief White House photographer and his most iconic photographs. The Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona and Bank of America hosted this event.
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American Artifacts: National Museum of the American Indian Photo Collections
43 minutesThe National Museum of the American Indian's Michelle Anne Delaney traced photography's evolution while describing a selection of the museum's images of Native Americans. She also demonstrated how to navigate their online collection of 25,000 photographs. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this program was recorded via Zoom.
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Using Photographs to Study Western History
56 minutesOutgoing Western History Association president Martha Sandweiss gave an illustrated talk about how historians can use photographs, and the stories behind the photographs, to study and understand the American west. Professor Sandweiss has been studying and writing about photographs for forty years and argued that more historians should use photographic archives in their work. This was the 2019 Presidential Address at the Western History Association's annual meeting.
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Arie Perliger
20 minutesAuthor and University of Massachusetts Lowell professor Arie Perliger discussed ring-wing extremism in the United States.
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Campaign 2020: House Republicans Statement on Fall Agenda
24 minutesHouse Republicans statement on their fall legislative agenda.
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Senate Hearing on College Athletes & Compensation
2 hours, 11 minutesThe Senate Education Committee examines college athletics and athlete compensation.
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Key Capitol Hill Hearings
36 minutesKey Capitol Hill hearings, speeches from policy makers, and political coverage from around the country.
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President Trump & Middle East Leaders Sign Abraham Accord
49 minutesPresident Trump hosts UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to sign the Abraham Accords - a deal to normalize relations between the two countries.
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Atlantic Council Discussion with Secretary of State Pompeo
30 minutesAhead of his participation in a White House signing with Middle East leaders, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with the Atlantic Council to discuss the "historic" agreement between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, saying the U.S. "laid out a vision for peace." He also talked about China's relationship with the world and his recent trip to Eastern Europe.
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Rick Tyler
17 minutesAuthor and Republican strategist Rick Tyler discussed his new book "Still Right: An Immigrant-Loving, Hybrid-Driving Composting merican Makes the Case for Conservatism."
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Senate Hearing on Google Online Ads & Market Competition
3 hours, 15 minutesA Senate Judiciary subcommittee examines Google's search function, operations and whether it's hurting competition.
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Washington Post Discussion with Sen. Rubio
38 minutesFlorida Sen. Marco Rubio (R) talked about the 2020 elections, how adversaries such as Russia and China are meddling in U.S. elections, foreign policy and capitalism with the Washington Post and Texas Tribune. He also touched on what he's considering for the future whether it be running for another Senate term or another run for the White House 2024.
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Hearing on Global Trade & Online Censorship
1 hour, 38 minutesA Senate Finance subcommittee held a hearing to discuss global trade competitiveness issues concerning online censorship by countries such as China. Actor Richard Gere, chair of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), a non-profit group that advocates for democratic ideals in Tibet, was among the witnesses.
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American Artifacts: Newseum Tet Offensive Exhibit
32 minutesWe visited the Newseum in Washington, DC to tour an exhibit on the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive and the Battle of Hue, where some of the most intense fighting of the campaign took place. We spoke with former Stars & Stripes photographer John Olson about his photos and experiences in the battle. The Tet Offensive started on January 30, 1968, with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacking more than 100 cities, towns and outposts across a broad swath of South Vietnam.
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1970 Kent State Photographs
50 minutesHoward Ruffner talked about the photos he took on May 4, 1970 when National Guard troops shot and killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during an anti-Vietnam War protest. A student and photographer for the college newspaper at the time, one of his photos was used on the cover of Life magazine. His book about his experience is titled, "Moments of Truth: A Photographer's Experience of Kent State 1970."
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The Civil War: The Emancipation Legacy in Photos
50 minutesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst professor of History Barbara Krauthamer talks about using photography to chart the history of American slavery, both before and after emancipation. Krauthammer discusses the legacy of emancipation and explains how freed African-Americans used photography as a means of independence and self-expression. In addition, she goes over the change in depictions of African-Americans through photography, and its relationship to the perception of African-Americans in the post-war United States. Her talk is about 50 minutes.
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World War II U.S. Army Signal Corps Photos
1 hour, 26 minutesA panel of photo historians looked at the U.S. Army Signal Corps with a focus on images captured by World War II soldier photographers. The National Archives and the U.S. Army Center of Military History co-hosted this event.
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Lectures in History: The Cold War in American Photography
1 hour, 12 minutesWake Forest University professor John Curley taught a class on how the Cold War both influenced and was influenced by photography. He talked about the perceived documentary nature of photography and how this idea was manipulated during the Cold War. Senator Joseph McCarthy's use, for example, of doctored photos during his anti-communist crusade or President Kennedy's exhibition of grainy spy plane photos to support his hard line position against the Soviets in the 1961 Cuban Missile Crisis. Professor Curley also discussed how artists incorporated the ideological ambiguity of photography into their work.
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American Artifacts: Newseum Tet Offensive Exhibit
31 minutesWe visited the Newseum in Washington, DC to tour an exhibit on the Vietnam War's Tet Offensive and the Battle of Hue, where some of the most intense fighting of the campaign took place. We spoke with former Stars & Stripes photographer John Olson about his photos and experiences in the battle. The Tet Offensive started on January 30, 1968, with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacking more than 100 cities, towns and outposts across a broad swath of South Vietnam.
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1970 Kent State Photographs
51 minutesHoward Ruffner talked about the photos he took on May 4, 1970 when National Guard troops shot and killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during an anti-Vietnam War protest. A student and photographer for the college newspaper at the time, one of his photos was used on the cover of Life magazine. His book about his experience is titled, "Moments of Truth: A Photographer's Experience of Kent State 1970."
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The Civil War: The Emancipation Legacy in Photos
49 minutesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst professor of History Barbara Krauthamer talks about using photography to chart the history of American slavery, both before and after emancipation. Krauthammer discusses the legacy of emancipation and explains how freed African-Americans used photography as a means of independence and self-expression. In addition, she goes over the change in depictions of African-Americans through photography, and its relationship to the perception of African-Americans in the post-war United States. Her talk is about 50 minutes.
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World War II U.S. Army Signal Corps Photos
1 hour, 26 minutesA panel of photo historians looked at the U.S. Army Signal Corps with a focus on images captured by World War II soldier photographers. The National Archives and the U.S. Army Center of Military History co-hosted this event.
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Lectures in History: The Cold War in American Photography
1 hour, 13 minutesWake Forest University professor John Curley taught a class on how the Cold War both influenced and was influenced by photography. He talked about the perceived documentary nature of photography and how this idea was manipulated during the Cold War. Senator Joseph McCarthy's use, for example, of doctored photos during his anti-communist crusade or President Kennedy's exhibition of grainy spy plane photos to support his hard line position against the Soviets in the 1961 Cuban Missile Crisis. Professor Curley also discussed how artists incorporated the ideological ambiguity of photography into their work.
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1970 Kent State Photographs
50 minutesHoward Ruffner talked about the photos he took on May 4, 1970 when National Guard troops shot and killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during an anti-Vietnam War protest. A student and photographer for the college newspaper at the time, one of his photos was used on the cover of Life magazine. His book about his experience is titled, "Moments of Truth: A Photographer's Experience of Kent State 1970."
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The Civil War: The Emancipation Legacy in Photos
49 minutesUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst professor of History Barbara Krauthamer talks about using photography to chart the history of American slavery, both before and after emancipation. Krauthammer discusses the legacy of emancipation and explains how freed African-Americans used photography as a means of independence and self-expression. In addition, she goes over the change in depictions of African-Americans through photography, and its relationship to the perception of African-Americans in the post-war United States. Her talk is about 50 minutes.