C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Presidential Debates: 1992 Vice Presidential Debate - Quayle v. Gore v. Stockdale
1 hour, 33 minutesVice President Dan Quayle, Senator Al Gore (D-TN), and Vice Admiral James Stockdale, the running mate of independent presidential candidate H. Ross Perot, met at the Georgia Institute of Technology for the 1992 vice presidential debate. The debate was moderated by Hal Bruno and was conducted in a discussion format. The candidates' responses to questions were followed by discussion periods in which the candidates could directly address one another. The three men stood at separate podia during the debate and afterwards shook hands and greeted members of their families. The debate featured sharp exchanges between Vice President Quayle and Senator Gore on the performance of the Bush administration and the character of Democratic presidential nominee Governor Bill Clinton. Admiral Stockdale, stating that he felt "like an observer at a ping-pong game," interjected comments between the major candidates' remarks on issues including defense policy, the environment, and taxation.
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Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates, and Others Address the Atlantic Festival Ideas Forum
2 hours, 2 minutesFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, were among the featured speakers at the 2020 Atlantic Festival. Secretary Clinton spoke about the legacy of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Republican's push to fill her seat prior to the election. She also offered her insight on the 2020 election. Mr. Gates discussed the coronavirus pandemic response and the lessons learned for future pandemics. Also appearing were actor Ethan Hawke, Global Citizen founder Hugh Evans, actress and Global Citizen Ambassador Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, and Ayesha Curry, co-founder of Eat.Learn.Play Foundation.
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NASA Administrator Bridenstine Testifies on Future Missions
1 hour, 45 minutesNASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on future NASA missions and changes the agency has made during the coronavirus pandemic. He spoke on several topics, including the investment in the future of NASA, public and private partnerships, and how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted NASA operations. Administrator Bridenstine also discussed upcoming missions, including the Artemis program, which will see the first woman to land on the moon by 2024.
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Campaign 2020: Discussion on Voting Rights & Mail-in Ballots
1 hour, 33 minutesThe American Bar Association held a virtual discussion with voting experts and election officials on the history of voting rights and the security of mail-in ballots. The panelists, including Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman (R) and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum (D), spoke about how the states were preparing for a large increase in early voting and mail-in ballots in the 2020 election due to the coronavirus pandemic. The panelists also addressed viewers' questions about the voting process and security of the election.
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House Hearing on White Supremacy Infiltrating Police Departments
2 hours, 8 minutesThe House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hosted a remote hearing on white supremacists infiltrating police departments. Witnesses included law enforcement officers, legal experts, and a former Neo-Nazi. They discussed their experiences with racist police officers and expressed the dangers of white supremacy in law enforcement. Frank Meeink, a former Neo-Nazi, discussed how he and others were encouraged to join the police force "as a means to cause harm to people of color." Members discussed ways to root out problematic police officers and change legal protections shielding police officers from being fired.
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Campaign 2020: Discussion on Foreign Policy & 2020 Election
1 hour, 0 minutePolitical analysts discussed the role of foreign policy in the presidential debates and the November election at a virtual event hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP). Speakers included former White House Communications Director Jen Psaki and CNN contributor Amanda Carpenter along with Charlie Cook, the editor and publisher of the Cook Political Report.
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Urban Institute Discussion on COVID-19 Impact on Cities
1 hour, 2 minutesThe Urban Institute held a virtual discussion on how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting cities across America with the Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee and the former Mayor of Philadelphia. The executive director of the Leaque of California Cities also joined in on the conversation. Topics discussed included depleting budgets, an increase in poverty and homelessness, and the lack of a national strategy to address COVID-19.
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House Hearing on Federal Law Enforcement Cameras
1 hour, 54 minutesThe House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a virtual hearing to assess the use of cameras by federal law enforcement officials, specifically by the U.S. Park Police. In June 2020, the House passed legislation requiring uniformed federal police officers to wear body cameras and to have dashboard cameras in marked vehicles. Due to technical issues, the beginning of this hearing could not be shown.
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Discussion on Election Security at Billington Cybersecurity Summit
36 minutesFederal and state officials took part in a panel discussion at Billington CyberSecurity's annual summit. They talked about election and voting machine security leading up to the 2020 elections.
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The Contenders: The Contenders - Henry Clay
1 hour, 29 minutes"The Contenders" is C-SPAN's 14-week series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who changed political history. This program features former House Speaker Henry Clay of Kentucky, known as the "Great Compromiser." It was recorded at Clay's Ashland Estate in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun & Daniel Webster
1 hour, 22 minutesAuthor H.W. Brands discussed 19th century political figures Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster. He explained why the three statesmen were critical to American politics between the War of 1812 and the Compromise of 1850. Mr. Brands is a history professor at the University of Texas at Austin. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University co-hosted this event.
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Lectures in History: Jonathan Barth on the Presidency of Andrew Jackson
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Lectures in History: Culture of the Antebellum Congress
1 hour, 4 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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The Contenders: The Contenders - Henry Clay
1 hour, 29 minutes"The Contenders" is C-SPAN's 14-week series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who changed political history. This program features former House Speaker Henry Clay of Kentucky, known as the "Great Compromiser." It was recorded at Clay's Ashland Estate in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun & Daniel Webster
1 hour, 22 minutesAuthor H.W. Brands discussed 19th century political figures Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun and Daniel Webster. He explained why the three statesmen were critical to American politics between the War of 1812 and the Compromise of 1850. Mr. Brands is a history professor at the University of Texas at Austin. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University co-hosted this event.
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Lectures in History: Jonathan Barth on the Presidency of Andrew Jackson
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Lectures in History: Culture of the Antebellum Congress
1 hour, 4 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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The Contenders: The Contenders - Henry Clay
1 hour, 27 minutes"The Contenders" is C-SPAN's 14-week series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who changed political history. This program features former House Speaker Henry Clay of Kentucky, known as the "Great Compromiser." It was recorded at Clay's Ashland Estate in Lexington, Kentucky.