C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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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, 26 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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CDC Director Dr. Redfield & Others Testify on Coronavirus Response
2 hours, 49 minutesDr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies on the latest coronavirus response efforts.
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OPENING STATEMENTS CDC Director Dr. Redfield & Others
1 hour, 36 minutesAdm. Brett Giroir, Asest. Sec. for HHS opens testimony to the Sen. Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services & Education by updating coronavirus numbers nationwide, which show drops in cases, hospitalization and deaths. He then goes on to warn that "these gains could be fleeting or reversed" if we don't follow the plan. He calls specifically for wearing masks and avoiding crowds.
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Senate Hearing on Wildfire & Forest Management
2 hours, 28 minutesA Senate subcommittee examines legislation to address wildfires and forest management.
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Jared Huffman
14 minutesRepresentative Jared Huffman (D-CA) discussed the wildfires in the West and climate change.
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President Trump Holds News Conference
1 hour, 0 minutePresident Trump holds a news conference.
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Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Copyright Law
1 hour, 41 minutesThe Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held a hybrid hearing on U.S. copyright law, focusing specifically on the efficacy of the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which outlines notice-and-takedown procedures for website hosts. Witnesses testifying included musicians, authors, professional photographers, film composers along with internet trade association leaders. Subcommittee Chair Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he is working with Ranking Member Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) to improve the DMCA copyright law.
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End of World War II 75th Anniversary
26 minutesOn September 2, 1945, government and military officials from the Empire of Japan signed surrender documents in a ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, formally bringing the Pacific War and the hostilities of World War II to a close. Japanese Emperor Hirohito had announced Japan's unconditional surrender 18 days earlier on August 15, 1945. To mark the 75th anniversary, the Friends of the National World War II Memorial hosted an online commemorative program, including remarks by Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Gen. Mark Milley and former NBC News anchor and author Tom Brokaw.
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Reel America: "Road to Democracy" - 1948
24 minutesThis U.S. Army film documents efforts in post-World War II Japan to dismantle the nation's war machine, establish peaceful government, and rebuild its infrastructure and economy. In September of 1945, Japan formally surrendered to the United States, bringing an end to World War II. Between 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces carried out widespread reforms under the leadership of General Douglas MacArthur.
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Reel America: "Here is Germany" - 1945
53 minutesOriginally titled "Know Your Enemy: Germany" and intended for release during World War II, this U.S. War Department film was revised after Germany's surrender into an orientation film for occupying forces and released in the fall of 1945. Tracing the modern history of Germany from the 1700s, the film sets out to understand how a cultured people ended up launching two world wars and murdering millions of innocent civilians. The film also casts blame upon post-World War I Allies for allowing Germany to rebuild its military, and argues that this can never happen again. This film includes scenes of death camps and war that viewers may find disturbing.
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Reel America: "A Ceiling on Your Home!" - 1946
14 minutesThis post-World War II film argues for a continuation of wartime rent control and shows the difficulties veterans face in locating jobs and affordable housing. The sponsor is the U.S. Office of Price Administration which was created by executive order in 1941 to control prices on rent and other essential goods and services. The film includes testimonials by renters and landlords who support continued rent control.
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C-SPAN Cities Tour- The Atomic Bomb
38 minutesThe C-SPAN Cities Tour explores the American story with a look at the creation and use of the first atomic weapon by the United States on Japan in 1945.
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History Bookshelf: Diana Preston, "Before the Fallout"
54 minutesDiana Preston talked about her book, "Before The Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima," published by Walker and Company. On December 26, 1898, Marie Curie announced the discovery of radium and observed that "radioactivity seems to be an atomic property." A mere 47 years later, "Little Boy" exploded over Hiroshima. She told the story of the intervening half century, during which a quest to unravel the secrets of the material world revealed how to destroy it, and an open, international, scientific investigation changed into a secret wartime race for the bomb. After her presentation, Ms. Preston answered audience members' questions.
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President Truman & the Atomic Bomb
59 minutesEducation director Mark Adams showed items in the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum collection that tell the story of President Truman's decision to use atomic bombs, including White House documents and a sketch of a test explosion. He also featured Mr. Truman's recorded announcement of the Hiroshima bomb and footage of him explaining years later why he used the new weapon. The Truman Library Institute provided this video.
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Decision to Bomb Hiroshima & Nagasaki
1 hour, 41 minutesFour historians who have written extensively on the decision to drop the atomic bombs discussed their findings, then took questions from journalists in a Zoom conversation. This 75th anniversary event was one of a series titled, "What Every Journalist Needs to Know About the Decision to A-Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki." American University's Nuclear Studies Institute hosted and provided the video.
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End of World War II 75th Anniversary
26 minutesOn September 2, 1945, government and military officials from the Empire of Japan signed surrender documents in a ceremony aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, formally bringing the Pacific War and the hostilities of World War II to a close. Japanese Emperor Hirohito had announced Japan's unconditional surrender 18 days earlier on August 15, 1945. To mark the 75th anniversary, the Friends of the National World War II Memorial hosted an online commemorative program, including remarks by Joint Chiefs of Staff chair Gen. Mark Milley and former NBC News anchor and author Tom Brokaw.
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Reel America: "Road to Democracy" - 1948
22 minutesThis U.S. Army film documents efforts in post-World War II Japan to dismantle the nation's war machine, establish peaceful government, and rebuild its infrastructure and economy. In September of 1945, Japan formally surrendered to the United States, bringing an end to World War II. Between 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces carried out widespread reforms under the leadership of General Douglas MacArthur.
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Reel America: "Here is Germany" - 1945
52 minutesOriginally titled "Know Your Enemy: Germany" and intended for release during World War II, this U.S. War Department film was revised after Germany's surrender into an orientation film for occupying forces and released in the fall of 1945. Tracing the modern history of Germany from the 1700s, the film sets out to understand how a cultured people ended up launching two world wars and murdering millions of innocent civilians. The film also casts blame upon post-World War I Allies for allowing Germany to rebuild its military, and argues that this can never happen again. This film includes scenes of death camps and war that viewers may find disturbing.
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Reel America: "A Ceiling on Your Home!" - 1946
13 minutesThis post-World War II film argues for a continuation of wartime rent control and shows the difficulties veterans face in locating jobs and affordable housing. The sponsor is the U.S. Office of Price Administration which was created by executive order in 1941 to control prices on rent and other essential goods and services. The film includes testimonials by renters and landlords who support continued rent control.
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C-SPAN Cities Tour- The Atomic Bomb
36 minutesThe C-SPAN Cities Tour explores the American story with a look at the creation and use of the first atomic weapon by the United States on Japan in 1945.
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History Bookshelf: Diana Preston, "Before the Fallout"
53 minutesDiana Preston talked about her book, "Before The Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima," published by Walker and Company. On December 26, 1898, Marie Curie announced the discovery of radium and observed that "radioactivity seems to be an atomic property." A mere 47 years later, "Little Boy" exploded over Hiroshima. She told the story of the intervening half century, during which a quest to unravel the secrets of the material world revealed how to destroy it, and an open, international, scientific investigation changed into a secret wartime race for the bomb. After her presentation, Ms. Preston answered audience members' questions.
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President Truman & the Atomic Bomb
57 minutesEducation director Mark Adams showed items in the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum collection that tell the story of President Truman's decision to use atomic bombs, including White House documents and a sketch of a test explosion. He also featured Mr. Truman's recorded announcement of the Hiroshima bomb and footage of him explaining years later why he used the new weapon. The Truman Library Institute provided this video.
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Decision to Bomb Hiroshima & Nagasaki
1 hour, 39 minutesFour historians who have written extensively on the decision to drop the atomic bombs discussed their findings, then took questions from journalists in a Zoom conversation. This 75th anniversary event was one of a series titled, "What Every Journalist Needs to Know About the Decision to A-Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki." American University's Nuclear Studies Institute hosted and provided the video.