C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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The Civil War: Understanding the Civil War
1 hour, 4 minutesHistorian Gary Gallagher addressed the misconceptions Americans have about the Civil War and outlined four concepts he believes are crucial in understanding the conflict. This talk was part of a symposium held at the Library of Virginia in Richmond.
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Debating & Removing Monuments
1 hour, 2 minutesHistorians David Blight & Annette Gordon-Reed talked about recent debates over historical monuments, discussing how people could make decisions about removing or contextualizing them based on historical information and public sentiment.The American Historical Association hosted and recorded this event.
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The Civil War: Confederate Monuments & Memorials
1 hour, 6 minutesHistorians Edna Greene Medford and Vernon Burton discussed the debate over Confederate monuments and memorials and shared their opinions on when such statues should be removed and what to do with them. They also talked about how we remember slaveholders such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and the ways memorializing the Founding Fathers differs from Confederates. President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington, D.C. hosted this discussion and provided the video.
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The Civil War: Confederate Monuments & Memorials
46 minutesHistorians Kevin Levin and Hilary Green looked at how we remember the Civil War through our memorial landscape and discussed whether to remove or contextualize Confederate monuments. Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. hosted this event and provided the video.
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White House Coronavirus Task Force Members Testify on Latest Pandemic Response Efforts
3 hours, 2 minutesDrs. Anthony Fauci, Robert Redfield and other members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force update lawmakers on the federal response to the pandemic.
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Campaign 2020: Joe Biden Campaigns in Charlotte, NC
57 minutes2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivers remarks at a campaign event in Charlotte, NC.
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Supreme Court Memorial Service for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
29 minutesThe Supreme Court held a memorial service for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Chief Justice Roberts and Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt from the Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC delivered remarks at the service.
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CBO Director Phillip Swagel Testifies on Budget & Economic Outlook
58 minutesPhillip Swagel, director of the Congressional Budget Office testifies on the budget and economic outlook.
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House Democratic Leadership Holds News Conference
38 minutesHouse Democrats held a news conference where they introduced legislation that would impose new checks on presidential power and toughen enforcement of ethics rules and congressional subpoenas. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA), along with the chairs of several committees delivered remarks accusing President Trump and his administration of abusing power and ethics. "We owe it to the American people to put meaningful constraints on power, fix what is broken, and ensure that there is never again another Richard Nixon or Donald Trump from either party," Rep. Schiff told reporters on Capitol Hill.
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House Republican Leadership Holds News Conference
28 minutesThe House Republican leadership held a briefing to discuss their efforts to pass coronavirus relief legislation. Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talked about the Republican's plan to push for a procedural measure called a discharge petition, which would force the House to vote on emergency aid for small businesses. Leader McCarthy said they would need 20 Democrats to force a vote on a proposal that would extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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Prime Minister's Questions: 09/23/2020
43 minutesBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson fielded questions from members in the House of Commons on proposed changes to his government's Brexit plan and the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Labour Party leader Keir Starmer pressed the prime minister on the surge in COVID-19 cases and the current state of testing for the virus. Other related questions focused on how the pandemic is impacting jobs, students, and industries, like tourism and hospitality.
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Supreme Court Memorial Service for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
30 minutesThe Supreme Court held a memorial service for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Chief Justice Roberts and Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt from the Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, DC delivered remarks at the service.
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Terry Madonna
30 minutesFranklin & Marshall College's Terry Madonna discussed the role Pennsylvania will play in the 2020 election.
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President Trumps Holds News Conference
34 minutesPresident Trump holds a news conference at the White House.
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OMB Deputy Federal CIO Speaks at Billington Cybersecurity Summit
20 minutesMaria Roat, the deputy federal CIO for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), appeared at Billington CyberSecurity's annual summit. She discussed the evolution of data technology, the current cyber threats and interagency collaboration on cybersecurity.
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President Trump Holds Discussion on Social Media
20 minutesPresident Trump participated in a discussion on social media platforms with state attorneys general in the Cabinet Room of the White House. The president claimed social media companies were unfairly targeting conservative voices and censoring content with which they disagreed, including his own claims that the 2020 election would be rigged through unsolicited mail-in ballots. The president said that an election "scam" perpetrated by the Democratic Party would likely end up before the Supreme Court, creating a greater need for the Senate to confirm his nominee to the court before the November election.
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Mark Hugo Lopez
30 minutesPew Research Center's Mark Hugo Lopez discussed the impact Latino voters will have this November.
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Thomas Jefferson on Declaring Independence
24 minutesTo mark Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts state holiday commemorating the Battles of Lexington, Concord and Menotomy in April, 1775, Monticello hosted a conversation with President Thomas Jefferson, portrayed by Bill Barker. He recounted the events from the time of the battles to July, 1776 -- events that led to the decision of the thirteen colonies to break with Great Britain. He then explained how he was involved in creating the Declaration of Independence, and what he hopes Americans might learn from it.
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Gardening at Monticello
26 minutesThomas Jefferson, portrayed by Bill Barker, discussed his love of gardening from the West Lawn of Monticello. He talked about his planting methods, experiments, and the enslaved people who tended and maintained his gardens. He also recounted how he learned about new plants in his travels to Europe and from Lewis & Clark's travels across the West, and how he introduced those plants to American society. This video is courtesy of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Interpreting Thomas Jefferson & Slavery
44 minutesThomas Jefferson interpreter Bill Barker and Monticello's Historic Interpretation Manager, Brandon Dillard, discused how depictions of both slavery and Jefferson's life have changed over recent decades. The conversation was driven by viewer questions and Mr. Barker's career at Independence Hall, Colonial Williamsburg and Monticello.
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Jefferson, Lafayette & the French Revolution
45 minutesThomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette -- portrayed by Monticello's Bill Barker and Colonial Williamsburg's Mark Schneider-- discussed the French Revolution, the alliance between their nations and their personal friendship.
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Thomas Jefferson & George Washington
55 minutesVeteran historical interpreters portraying Thomas Jefferson and George Washington engaged in a conversation about their roles in the Revolutionary War and the constitutional government that followed. They talked about their exploits, and about where their politics and policies diverged. Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and George Washington's Mount Vernon hosted this program, and Monticello provided the video.
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Thomas Jefferson's Papers
38 minutesJ. Jefferson Looney talked about the decades-long project to compile Thomas Jefferson's correspondence and other papers so that the "Sage of Monticello" will be more accessible to scholars and the public. Mr. Looney is editor in chief of what is called the "Retirement Series" -- the papers covering 1809 to 1826. This effort is part of a consortium called the Founding Fathers Papers. Thomas Jefferson's Monticello hosted this event and provided the video.
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Thomas Jefferson's Image
1 hour, 33 minutesGaye Wilson talked about the clues in Thomas Jefferson's dress and mannerisms that reveal how he wished to present himself and his politics in the new Republic. Ms. Wilson is a senior historian at Monticello, the third president's Virginia home. She is also the author of "Jefferson on Display: Attire, Etiquette, and the Art of Presentation." The Smithsonian Associates hosted this program.
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Thomas Jefferson on Declaring Independence
25 minutesTo mark Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts state holiday commemorating the Battles of Lexington, Concord and Menotomy in April, 1775, Monticello hosted a conversation with President Thomas Jefferson, portrayed by Bill Barker. He recounted the events from the time of the battles to July, 1776 -- events that led to the decision of the thirteen colonies to break with Great Britain. He then explained how he was involved in creating the Declaration of Independence, and what he hopes Americans might learn from it.
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Gardening at Monticello
25 minutesThomas Jefferson, portrayed by Bill Barker, discussed his love of gardening from the West Lawn of Monticello. He talked about his planting methods, experiments, and the enslaved people who tended and maintained his gardens. He also recounted how he learned about new plants in his travels to Europe and from Lewis & Clark's travels across the West, and how he introduced those plants to American society. This video is courtesy of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Interpreting Thomas Jefferson & Slavery
47 minutesThomas Jefferson interpreter Bill Barker and Monticello's Historic Interpretation Manager, Brandon Dillard, discused how depictions of both slavery and Jefferson's life have changed over recent decades. The conversation was driven by viewer questions and Mr. Barker's career at Independence Hall, Colonial Williamsburg and Monticello.
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Jefferson, Lafayette & the French Revolution
46 minutesThomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette -- portrayed by Monticello's Bill Barker and Colonial Williamsburg's Mark Schneider-- discussed the French Revolution, the alliance between their nations and their personal friendship.
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Thomas Jefferson & George Washington
56 minutesVeteran historical interpreters portraying Thomas Jefferson and George Washington engaged in a conversation about their roles in the Revolutionary War and the constitutional government that followed. They talked about their exploits, and about where their politics and policies diverged. Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and George Washington's Mount Vernon hosted this program, and Monticello provided the video.
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Thomas Jefferson's Papers
39 minutesJ. Jefferson Looney talked about the decades-long project to compile Thomas Jefferson's correspondence and other papers so that the "Sage of Monticello" will be more accessible to scholars and the public. Mr. Looney is editor in chief of what is called the "Retirement Series" -- the papers covering 1809 to 1826. This effort is part of a consortium called the Founding Fathers Papers. Thomas Jefferson's Monticello hosted this event and provided the video.
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Thomas Jefferson's Image
1 hour, 35 minutesGaye Wilson talked about the clues in Thomas Jefferson's dress and mannerisms that reveal how he wished to present himself and his politics in the new Republic. Ms. Wilson is a senior historian at Monticello, the third president's Virginia home. She is also the author of "Jefferson on Display: Attire, Etiquette, and the Art of Presentation." The Smithsonian Associates hosted this program.
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Gardening at Monticello
24 minutesThomas Jefferson, portrayed by Bill Barker, discussed his love of gardening from the West Lawn of Monticello. He talked about his planting methods, experiments, and the enslaved people who tended and maintained his gardens. He also recounted how he learned about new plants in his travels to Europe and from Lewis & Clark's travels across the West, and how he introduced those plants to American society. This video is courtesy of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.