C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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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, 3 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, 30 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, 21 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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Reel America: "Initial Attack - Fire!" - 1979
18 minutesThis California Department of Forestry film shows why the state is vulnerable to wildfires, and details how firefighting is organized, from citizen and fire tower reports, to an emergency command center, to boots on the ground. "Initial Attack" is a phrase referring to the first actions taken to stop a wildfire in the hours after it is reported in order to prevent a large-scale disaster.
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Reel America: "The Fires of 1910"
32 minutesThis National Interagency Fire Center film tells the story of a seminal series of wildfires in August, 1910, that burned three million acres in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana, killing 78 firefighters. Known as the "Big Blow-up," the disaster led to increased funding for the fledgling U.S. Forest Service, which President Taft and some western Senators had been threatening to eliminate. Located in Boise, Idaho, the National Interagency Fire Center is comprised of eight federal agencies that combat wildfires, including the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, National Weather Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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The Contenders: James Blaine
1 hour, 35 minutes"The Contenders" is our 14-week series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who nevertheless changed political history. This program features former Speaker of the House James G. Blaine of Maine, who also served as Secretary of State for three American presidents and was the Republican nominee for President in 1884. It was recorded at the Blaine House in Augusta, Maine.
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Remembering President James Garfield
50 minutesThis was a discussion about the complicated and controversial building of a memorial to President James Garfield on the U.S. Capitol grounds. We heard from Matthew Gilmore who edits a Washington, D.C. history blog. Mr. Garfield was shot in July 1881 by a disgruntled office seeker and died from his wounds the following September. The United States Capitol Historical Society hosted this event.
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History Bookshelf: Matthew Algeo, "The President Is a Sick Man"
56 minutesMatthew Algeo recounted the secret surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from President Grover Cleveland in June 1893, during one of the worst economic moments in American history. The surgery, performed on a yacht, resulted in the disappearance of the president for five days and was kept hidden from the public for twenty years. The author reported on the team of doctors that removed a third of the president's upper jaw, the newspaper reporter who divulged the story only to meet denials from the president's office and claims of fabrication, and the eventual release of the news in 1917. Matthew Algeo spoke and responded to questions from members of the audience at the Museum of American Finance in New York City.
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James Garfield Assassination
2 hours, 5 minutesProfessor Ralph Nurnberger talked about the stories behind and the historical impact of the assassination of President James Garfield. President Garfield had hoped to challenge pockets of corruption in the political establishment and enact civil service reform. But, after serving as president for only 200 days, he was shot by the deranged Charles Guiteau. President Garfield died almost three months after being shot and questions linger about his medical treatment as well as the impact his death had on the country. This program was hosted by Smithsonian Associates.
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The Contenders: James Blaine
1 hour, 34 minutes"The Contenders" is our 14-week series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who nevertheless changed political history. This program features former Speaker of the House James G. Blaine of Maine, who also served as Secretary of State for three American presidents and was the Republican nominee for President in 1884. It was recorded at the Blaine House in Augusta, Maine.
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Remembering President James Garfield
50 minutesThis was a discussion about the complicated and controversial building of a memorial to President James Garfield on the U.S. Capitol grounds. We heard from Matthew Gilmore who edits a Washington, D.C. history blog. Mr. Garfield was shot in July 1881 by a disgruntled office seeker and died from his wounds the following September. The United States Capitol Historical Society hosted this event.
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History Bookshelf: Matthew Algeo, "The President Is a Sick Man"
55 minutesMatthew Algeo recounted the secret surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from President Grover Cleveland in June 1893, during one of the worst economic moments in American history. The surgery, performed on a yacht, resulted in the disappearance of the president for five days and was kept hidden from the public for twenty years. The author reported on the team of doctors that removed a third of the president's upper jaw, the newspaper reporter who divulged the story only to meet denials from the president's office and claims of fabrication, and the eventual release of the news in 1917. Matthew Algeo spoke and responded to questions from members of the audience at the Museum of American Finance in New York City.
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James Garfield Assassination
2 hours, 5 minutesProfessor Ralph Nurnberger talked about the stories behind and the historical impact of the assassination of President James Garfield. President Garfield had hoped to challenge pockets of corruption in the political establishment and enact civil service reform. But, after serving as president for only 200 days, he was shot by the deranged Charles Guiteau. President Garfield died almost three months after being shot and questions linger about his medical treatment as well as the impact his death had on the country. This program was hosted by Smithsonian Associates.
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The Contenders: James Blaine
1 hour, 33 minutes"The Contenders" is our 14-week series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but who nevertheless changed political history. This program features former Speaker of the House James G. Blaine of Maine, who also served as Secretary of State for three American presidents and was the Republican nominee for President in 1884. It was recorded at the Blaine House in Augusta, Maine.