C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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American History TV
7 hours, 5 minutesPeople and events that help document the American Story.
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1890s Colorado State Legislator Carrie Clyde Holly
55 minutesCarrie Clyde Holly served in the Colorado state legislature from 1895 to 1896 and was the first female legislator in the United States to have one of her bills become a law. Colorado State University - Pueblo history professor Judy Gaughan argued that while Ms. Holly's legislative career was brief, it was also impactful. History Colorado hosted this event and provided the video.
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History Bookshelf: Jim Dwyer & Kevin Flynn, "102 Minutes"
1 hour, 0 minuteJim 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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Science and Warcraft from the Civil War to WWII
1 hour, 0 minuteCongressional Research Services defense policy analyst Daniel Else explored the relationship between government-supported scientific research and the U.S. military from the Civil War through World War II. This partnership would develop into what President Dwight D. Eisenhower called the military industrial complex. The Kluge Center at the Library of Congress hosted this event and provided the video.
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The Civil War: Elmira Union Prisoner of War Camp
43 minutesElmira, a Union prisoner of war camp located in New York, opened in July 1864 after many other Union prisons were at capacity. Almost 3,000 Confederate POWs died at the camp from disease, exposure to the elements or malnutrition during its one year in operation. Derek Maxfield, author of "Hellmira: The Union's Most Infamous POW Camp of the Civil War," talked about the conditions at the prison and some of the officers in charge. This talk was part of a symposium on "The War in the East" hosted by the "Emerging Civil War" blog.
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American History TV Visits Hawaii
17 minutesThe C-SPAN Citiies Tour visited Hawaii to learn about the history of the state from local experts and historians.
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Presidential Debates: 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
1 hour, 0 minuteMassachusetts Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy and incumbent Republican Vice President Richard Nixon faced off in their second presidential debate in 1960. The candidates took questions from a panel of journalists on U.S. policy toward Cuba, relations with the Soviet Union, combating the spread of communism, and civil rights in America. Senator Kennedy defeated Vice President Nixon in a close general election, with less than one percent of the popular vote separating the two. The debate took place in Washington, D.C.
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Lectures in History: Culture of the Antebellum Congress
1 hour, 5 minutesEastern Connecticut State University professor Thomas Balcerski talked about the culture of Congress in the antebellum era. He described how members of Congress in the early 1800s bonded across party lines through tobacco use, social clubs, and living together in boarding houses. However, leading up to the Civil War these friendships and alliances disintegrated, revealing the sectional divisions in national politics at the time.
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World War I & the Environment
54 minutesTait Keller, co-editor of "Environmental Histories of World War I" talked about the diverse ecological impacts the First World War had across the globe. He explained how these went far beyond physical changes to European battlefields, and included shifts in agricultural production and displacement of wildlife and humans. National World War I Museum and Memorial hosted this event and provided the video.
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1918 Flu Pandemic
1 hour, 42 minutesThe 1918 flu pandemic altered American life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful, college classes were held outside, sports were cancelled, masks were challenged as un-American and fines imposed on those who refused to wear them. Christopher McKnight Nichols recounted how the country experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs Oregon State University's Center for the Humanities. The Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas hosted this event and provided the video.
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Reel America: August 1945 Universal Newsreel
6 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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American History TV Visits Hawaii
13 minutesThe C-SPAN Citiies Tour visited Hawaii to learn about the history of the state from local experts and historians.
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Reel America: 1940 U.S. Census Training Films
32 minutesThe U.S. Census Bureau produced these three ten-minute films to help train the "enumerators" who knocked on doors in 1940 to record census information. The first film is a general overview of counting population. The second film describes how to record housing information, and the third film concentrates on agricultural statistics.
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Reel America: "The Big Count - The Story of the U.S. Census" - 1960
29 minutesThis National Educational Television broadcast from 1960 details the results of the 1950 U.S. Census. Host George Stone and acting director of the 1950 Census Phillip Hauser, also a University of Chicago professor, discuss statistics beyond population including housing, the mobility of the American people, education levels, and the general improvement in living standards since the Great Depression of the 1930s. This program was recorded at WTTW Chicago.
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Reel America: U.S. Census Bureau Promotional Films & Television Ads
18 minutesThis collection of U.S. Census Bureau films and television ads produced between 1930 and 2020 encourage the public to participate in the constitutionally-mandated population count. Earlier messages concentrate on how the census works, while later ones often include appeals by popular athletes, celebrities and public figures.
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1940-41 Buildup of U.S. Army
45 minutesIn September 1939 -- at the outbreak of World War II in Europe -- the U.S. Army had fewer than 200,000 men. Yet, by the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 this army would grow in size tenfold and see the rise of future military leaders such as George Marshall, Dwight Eisenhower and George S. Patton. Paul Dickson, author of "The Rise of the G.I. Army," explained how this transformation occurred and the impact it had on future wars. Heritage Frederick hosted this discussion and provided the video.
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American Artifacts: Independence Hall
56 minutesNational Park Service Park Ranger Matthew Ifill told the story of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutional Convention from the room inside Independence Hall where the events took place.
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Presidential Debates: 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
59 minutesMassachusetts Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy and incumbent Republican Vice President Richard Nixon faced off in their second presidential debate in 1960. The candidates took questions from a panel of journalists on U.S. policy toward Cuba, relations with the Soviet Union, combating the spread of communism, and civil rights in America. Senator Kennedy defeated Vice President Nixon in a close general election, with less than one percent of the popular vote separating the two. The debate took place in Washington, D.C.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Dedication
1 hour, 31 minutesThe Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial was dedicated to the nation's 34th president, whose World War II leadership and two-term presidency are remembered at a site just off the National Mall and at the base of Capitol Hill. Speakers include memorial designer Frank Gehry, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, family members David and Susan Eisenhower, and Eisenhower Memorial Commission chair Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas).
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Reel America: News Magazine of the Screen "Summer Review 1955"
17 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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American History TV Visits Hawaii
13 minutesThe C-SPAN Citiies Tour visited Hawaii to learn about the history of the state from local experts and historians.
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American Artifacts: Independence Hall
55 minutesNational Park Service Park Ranger Matthew Ifill told the story of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutional Convention from the room inside Independence Hall where the events took place.
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San Antonio River Walk
5 minutesThe San Antonio River Walk is a major attraction for the city. Historian Lewis Fisher talked about how this depression era project became an oasis in the in the heart of the city's downtown.
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Presidential Debates: 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
1 hour, 0 minuteMassachusetts Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy and incumbent Republican Vice President Richard Nixon faced off in their second presidential debate in 1960. The candidates took questions from a panel of journalists on U.S. policy toward Cuba, relations with the Soviet Union, combating the spread of communism, and civil rights in America. Senator Kennedy defeated Vice President Nixon in a close general election, with less than one percent of the popular vote separating the two. The debate took place in Washington, D.C.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Dedication
1 hour, 35 minutesThe Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial was dedicated to the nation's 34th president, whose World War II leadership and two-term presidency are remembered at a site just off the National Mall and at the base of Capitol Hill. Speakers include memorial designer Frank Gehry, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, family members David and Susan Eisenhower, and Eisenhower Memorial Commission chair Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas).
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Reel America: August 25, 1960 Universal Newsreel
5 minutesThis newsreel includes stories about the Organization of American States debating action against Cuba, flooding in the Philippines, and the nuclear sub "Seadragon" ventures into the Arctic Ocean.
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Voting Rights March in Selma
20 minutesIn March of 1965, civil rights activists and religious leaders marched from Selma to Montgomery to demand African Americans be given the right to vote. National Park Service Guide April Baldwin visited several sites in Selma that were integral to the movement including the Dallas County Courthouse, Brown Chapel AME Church and the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
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Reel America: 1940 U.S. Census Training Films
32 minutesThe U.S. Census Bureau produced these three ten-minute films to help train the "enumerators" who knocked on doors in 1940 to record census information. The first film is a general overview of counting population. The second film describes how to record housing information, and the third film concentrates on agricultural statistics.
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Reel America: "The Big Count - The Story of the U.S. Census" - 1960
28 minutesThis National Educational Television broadcast from 1960 details the results of the 1950 U.S. Census. Host George Stone and acting director of the 1950 Census Phillip Hauser, also a University of Chicago professor, discuss statistics beyond population including housing, the mobility of the American people, education levels, and the general improvement in living standards since the Great Depression of the 1930s. This program was recorded at WTTW Chicago.
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Reel America: U.S. Census Bureau Promotional Films & Television Ads
18 minutesThis collection of U.S. Census Bureau films and television ads produced between 1930 and 2020 encourage the public to participate in the constitutionally-mandated population count. Earlier messages concentrate on how the census works, while later ones often include appeals by popular athletes, celebrities and public figures.
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1940-41 Buildup of U.S. Army
46 minutesIn September 1939 -- at the outbreak of World War II in Europe -- the U.S. Army had fewer than 200,000 men. Yet, by the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 this army would grow in size tenfold and see the rise of future military leaders such as George Marshall, Dwight Eisenhower and George S. Patton. Paul Dickson, author of "The Rise of the G.I. Army," explained how this transformation occurred and the impact it had on future wars. Heritage Frederick hosted this discussion and provided the video.
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American Artifacts: Independence Hall
56 minutesNational Park Service Park Ranger Matthew Ifill told the story of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutional Convention from the room inside Independence Hall where the events took place.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Dedication
1 hour, 30 minutesThe Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial was dedicated to the nation's 34th president, whose World War II leadership and two-term presidency are remembered at a site just off the National Mall and at the base of Capitol Hill. Speakers include memorial designer Frank Gehry, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, family members David and Susan Eisenhower, and Eisenhower Memorial Commission chair Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kansas).
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Reel America: "The Nixon-Lodge Ticket" July 28, 1960 Newsreel
7 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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Reel America: July 1960 Universal Newsreel
4 minutesThis newsreel includes stories about Texas Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson's nomination at the Democratic National Convention as John Kennedy's running mate, and the Republican National Convention starting in Chicago.
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Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan Exhibit
18 minutesArchivist Tracy Grimm gave a tour of the Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan exhibit, "Steps to the Moon," on display in the Stewart Center at Purdue University. She talked about the items in the exhibit and explained why the Purdue University was honoring these two men. Purdue graduates Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan were the first and last men on the moon.