C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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History Bookshelf: Kirstin Downey, "The Woman Behind the New Deal"
29 minutesKirstin Downey talked about her book The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience (Nan A. Talese; March 3, 2009). She responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a 10:00 a.m. program in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 9th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall.
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Free Enterprise & the New Deal
1 hour, 26 minutesCornell University history professor Lawrence Glickman described how the modern concept of free enterprise formed in the 1930's, during the rise of the New Deal. He is the author of, "Free Enterprise: An American History."
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The Contenders: Wendell Willkie
2 hours, 5 minutesAmity Shlaes, James Madison, and David Willkie talked about the life and career of 1940 Republican presidential nominee Wendell Willkie (1882-1944) from the Rush County Historical Society. Wendell Willkie lived in Rushville, Indiana, and ran his presidential campaign from there. The lawyer and utilities executive had never before run for office. After loosing to President Franklin Roosevelt, he then became his informal representative to Britain, the Middle East, the Soviet Union, and China. In 1943 he wrote One World, the story of his travels. Video clips included speeches and campaign ads. There was an August 1940 audio clip of President Roosevelt. Remarks by Senator Lugar were pre-recorded. The historians responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. "The Contenders: They Lost the Election But Changed Political History" is a C-SPAN series of live programs about 14 presidential candidates before 1996 who lost the election but who had a lasting effect on U.S. politics.
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Reel America: "We the People" - 1940 Campaign Film
17 minutesThis campaign film supporting 1940 Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie includes scenes at historic locations in Philadelphia where the nominating convention was held. It also includes convention speeches, direct appeals by Willkie to viewers, and dramatic scenes with actors portraying Founding Fathers.
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History Bookshelf: Kirstin Downey, "The Woman Behind the New Deal"
29 minutesKirstin Downey talked about her book The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience (Nan A. Talese; March 3, 2009). She responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a 10:00 a.m. program in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 9th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall.
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Free Enterprise & the New Deal
1 hour, 27 minutesCornell University history professor Lawrence Glickman described how the modern concept of free enterprise formed in the 1930's, during the rise of the New Deal. He is the author of, "Free Enterprise: An American History."
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The Contenders: Wendell Willkie
2 hours, 5 minutesAmity Shlaes, James Madison, and David Willkie talked about the life and career of 1940 Republican presidential nominee Wendell Willkie (1882-1944) from the Rush County Historical Society. Wendell Willkie lived in Rushville, Indiana, and ran his presidential campaign from there. The lawyer and utilities executive had never before run for office. After loosing to President Franklin Roosevelt, he then became his informal representative to Britain, the Middle East, the Soviet Union, and China. In 1943 he wrote One World, the story of his travels. Video clips included speeches and campaign ads. There was an August 1940 audio clip of President Roosevelt. Remarks by Senator Lugar were pre-recorded. The historians responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. "The Contenders: They Lost the Election But Changed Political History" is a C-SPAN series of live programs about 14 presidential candidates before 1996 who lost the election but who had a lasting effect on U.S. politics.
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Reel America: "We the People" - 1940 Campaign Film
16 minutesThis campaign film supporting 1940 Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie includes scenes at historic locations in Philadelphia where the nominating convention was held. It also includes convention speeches, direct appeals by Willkie to viewers, and dramatic scenes with actors portraying Founding Fathers.
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History Bookshelf: Kirstin Downey, "The Woman Behind the New Deal"
29 minutesKirstin Downey talked about her book The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience (Nan A. Talese; March 3, 2009). She responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a 10:00 a.m. program in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 9th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall.
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Free Enterprise & the New Deal
1 hour, 27 minutesCornell University history professor Lawrence Glickman described how the modern concept of free enterprise formed in the 1930's, during the rise of the New Deal. He is the author of, "Free Enterprise: An American History."
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The Contenders: Wendell Willkie
2 hours, 5 minutesAmity Shlaes, James Madison, and David Willkie talked about the life and career of 1940 Republican presidential nominee Wendell Willkie (1882-1944) from the Rush County Historical Society. Wendell Willkie lived in Rushville, Indiana, and ran his presidential campaign from there. The lawyer and utilities executive had never before run for office. After loosing to President Franklin Roosevelt, he then became his informal representative to Britain, the Middle East, the Soviet Union, and China. In 1943 he wrote One World, the story of his travels. Video clips included speeches and campaign ads. There was an August 1940 audio clip of President Roosevelt. Remarks by Senator Lugar were pre-recorded. The historians responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. "The Contenders: They Lost the Election But Changed Political History" is a C-SPAN series of live programs about 14 presidential candidates before 1996 who lost the election but who had a lasting effect on U.S. politics.
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History Bookshelf: Kirstin Downey, "The Woman Behind the New Deal"
29 minutesKirstin Downey talked about her book The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience (Nan A. Talese; March 3, 2009). She responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a 10:00 a.m. program in the History and Biography Pavilion of the 9th annual National Book Festival, held on the National Mall.
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The Contenders: Thomas E. Dewey
2 hours, 3 minutesRichard Norton Smith and Thomas E. Dewey, III, talked about the life and career of 1944 and 1948 Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey (1902-1971). They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications from the Governor's Suite in the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The suite was named for the three-term New York governor who, with his family, spent much of his time there. It is where he learned of his famous defeat by President Truman in 1948. Governor Dewey also lost against President Roosevelt in 1940. Prior to that he was one of the most famous prosecuting attorneys in the country and he remained powerful in the Republican Party. A debate audio clip and numerous video clips of speeches, newsreels, and campaign films were shown. "The Contenders: They Lost the Election But Changed Political History" is a C-SPAN series of live programs about 14 presidential candidates before 1996 who lost the election but who had a lasting effect on U.S. politics.
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Reel America: Republicans Nominate Dewey - 1944 United Newsreel
10 minutesThis June 1944 U.S. Office of War Information newsreel includes four stories: "Republicans Nominate Dewey," "New Government Installed in Rome," "Roosevelt Signs Soldiers Bill," and "China Builds Airfields for B-29 Bombers." The "Soldier's Bill" was signed on June 22, 1944 and is more commonly known as the GI Bill.
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Reel America: "Hell-Bent for Election" - 1944
15 minutesThis United Auto Workers animated campaign film for President Franklin Roosevelt was directed by Chuck Jones, who helped create Bugs Bunny and other characters for Warner Brothers, and later produced and directed "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." In this film, FDR is depicted as a modern steam engine -- the "Win the War Special," while his Republican opponent Gov. Thomas E. Dewey (R-NY) is depicted as an dilapidated steam engine -- the "Defeatist Limited."
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Reel America: "Roosevelt Wins!" - 1944 United Newsreel
5 minutesThis U.S. Office of War Information newsreel is on the 1944 presidential election results, when FDR defeated Gov. Thomas Dewey (R-New York) for an unprecedented fourth term.
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Reel America: "The Dewey Story" - 1948
12 minutes"The Dewey Story" is a Republican National Committee film promoting the 1948 presidential nominee Gov. Thomas Dewey of New York by telling the story of his political life. This film is part of the Library of Congress online National Screening Room.
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History Bookshelf: AHTV - History Bookshelf "1948"
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Harry Truman 1948 Democratic National Convention
26 minutesAt the 1948 Democratic National Convention, President Truman delivered his speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination.
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The Contenders: Thomas E. Dewey
2 hours, 3 minutesRichard Norton Smith and Thomas E. Dewey, III, talked about the life and career of 1944 and 1948 Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey (1902-1971). They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications from the Governor's Suite in the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The suite was named for the three-term New York governor who, with his family, spent much of his time there. It is where he learned of his famous defeat by President Truman in 1948. Governor Dewey also lost against President Roosevelt in 1940. Prior to that he was one of the most famous prosecuting attorneys in the country and he remained powerful in the Republican Party. A debate audio clip and numerous video clips of speeches, newsreels, and campaign films were shown. "The Contenders: They Lost the Election But Changed Political History" is a C-SPAN series of live programs about 14 presidential candidates before 1996 who lost the election but who had a lasting effect on U.S. politics.
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Reel America: Republicans Nominate Dewey - 1944 United Newsreel
10 minutesThis June 1944 U.S. Office of War Information newsreel includes four stories: "Republicans Nominate Dewey," "New Government Installed in Rome," "Roosevelt Signs Soldiers Bill," and "China Builds Airfields for B-29 Bombers." The "Soldier's Bill" was signed on June 22, 1944 and is more commonly known as the GI Bill.
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Reel America: "Hell-Bent for Election" - 1944
15 minutesThis United Auto Workers animated campaign film for President Franklin Roosevelt was directed by Chuck Jones, who helped create Bugs Bunny and other characters for Warner Brothers, and later produced and directed "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." In this film, FDR is depicted as a modern steam engine -- the "Win the War Special," while his Republican opponent Gov. Thomas E. Dewey (R-NY) is depicted as an dilapidated steam engine -- the "Defeatist Limited."
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Reel America: "Roosevelt Wins!" - 1944 United Newsreel
6 minutesThis U.S. Office of War Information newsreel is on the 1944 presidential election results, when FDR defeated Gov. Thomas Dewey (R-New York) for an unprecedented fourth term.
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Reel America: "The Dewey Story" - 1948
12 minutes"The Dewey Story" is a Republican National Committee film promoting the 1948 presidential nominee Gov. Thomas Dewey of New York by telling the story of his political life. This film is part of the Library of Congress online National Screening Room.
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History Bookshelf: AHTV - History Bookshelf "1948"
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Harry Truman 1948 Democratic National Convention
26 minutesAt the 1948 Democratic National Convention, President Truman delivered his speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination.
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The Contenders: Thomas E. Dewey
2 hours, 3 minutesRichard Norton Smith and Thomas E. Dewey, III, talked about the life and career of 1944 and 1948 Republican presidential nominee Thomas E. Dewey (1902-1971). They responded to telephone calls and electronic communications from the Governor's Suite in the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. The suite was named for the three-term New York governor who, with his family, spent much of his time there. It is where he learned of his famous defeat by President Truman in 1948. Governor Dewey also lost against President Roosevelt in 1940. Prior to that he was one of the most famous prosecuting attorneys in the country and he remained powerful in the Republican Party. A debate audio clip and numerous video clips of speeches, newsreels, and campaign films were shown. "The Contenders: They Lost the Election But Changed Political History" is a C-SPAN series of live programs about 14 presidential candidates before 1996 who lost the election but who had a lasting effect on U.S. politics.
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Reel America: Republicans Nominate Dewey - 1944 United Newsreel
10 minutesThis June 1944 U.S. Office of War Information newsreel includes four stories: "Republicans Nominate Dewey," "New Government Installed in Rome," "Roosevelt Signs Soldiers Bill," and "China Builds Airfields for B-29 Bombers." The "Soldier's Bill" was signed on June 22, 1944 and is more commonly known as the GI Bill.
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Reel America: "Hell-Bent for Election" - 1944
15 minutesThis United Auto Workers animated campaign film for President Franklin Roosevelt was directed by Chuck Jones, who helped create Bugs Bunny and other characters for Warner Brothers, and later produced and directed "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." In this film, FDR is depicted as a modern steam engine -- the "Win the War Special," while his Republican opponent Gov. Thomas E. Dewey (R-NY) is depicted as an dilapidated steam engine -- the "Defeatist Limited."
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Reel America: "Roosevelt Wins!" - 1944 United Newsreel
6 minutesThis U.S. Office of War Information newsreel is on the 1944 presidential election results, when FDR defeated Gov. Thomas Dewey (R-New York) for an unprecedented fourth term.