C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Presidential Debates: 2000 Presidential Debate - George W. Bush v. Al Gore
1 hour, 39 minutesGovernor George W. Bush (R-TX) and Vice President Al Gore met at the University of Massachusetts Boston for the first of three presidential debates prior to the 2000 presidential election. The candidates stood at separate podia and answered questions selected by moderator Jim Lehrer. The agreed upon rules allowed closing statements but not opening statements. The candidates did not question each other directly but were able to respond to each other's statements. Much of the debate focused on Social Security and tax cuts but included questions on Yugoslavia, Supreme Court justices, abortion, and education. The audience consisted of candidate supporters and guests of the commission sponsors. This airing of the debate uses the switched, pool video feed that was provided to all networks.
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Presidential Debates: 2000 Presidential Debate - Al Gore v. George W. Bush
1 hour, 34 minutesGovernor George W. Bush (R-TX) and Vice President Al Gore met at Washington University in St. Louis for the last of three presidential debates prior to the 2000 presidential election. They debated in a town-hall format, with both candidates taking questions from an audience of undecided voters chosen by the Gallup organization. The debate opened with a moment of silence to mark the death of Missouri Governor Carnahan. In sometimes antagonistic exchanges, the candidates addressed various issues including health care, tax cuts, education, and Affirmative Action. Both tended to agree, however, on policy toward the Middle East.
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Historic Convention Speeches: George W. Bush 2000 Republican National Convention
59 minutesTexas governor George W. Bush accepted the 2000 Republican nomination for president. He would go on to defeat Vice President Al Gore in a close general election. Bush's father was George H.W. Bush, the 41st president.
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Road to the White House 2000: Al Gore 2000 Democratic National Convention
59 minutesVice President Al Gore accepted his party's presidential nomination at the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles.
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Presidential Debates: 2000 Presidential Debate - George W. Bush v. Al Gore
1 hour, 39 minutesGovernor George W. Bush (R-TX) and Vice President Al Gore met at the University of Massachusetts Boston for the first of three presidential debates prior to the 2000 presidential election. The candidates stood at separate podia and answered questions selected by moderator Jim Lehrer. The agreed upon rules allowed closing statements but not opening statements. The candidates did not question each other directly but were able to respond to each other's statements. Much of the debate focused on Social Security and tax cuts but included questions on Yugoslavia, Supreme Court justices, abortion, and education. The audience consisted of candidate supporters and guests of the commission sponsors. This airing of the debate uses the switched, pool video feed that was provided to all networks.
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Presidential Debates: 2000 Presidential Debate - Al Gore v. George W. Bush
1 hour, 35 minutesGovernor George W. Bush (R-TX) and Vice President Al Gore met at Washington University in St. Louis for the last of three presidential debates prior to the 2000 presidential election. They debated in a town-hall format, with both candidates taking questions from an audience of undecided voters chosen by the Gallup organization. The debate opened with a moment of silence to mark the death of Missouri Governor Carnahan. In sometimes antagonistic exchanges, the candidates addressed various issues including health care, tax cuts, education, and Affirmative Action. Both tended to agree, however, on policy toward the Middle East.
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Historic Convention Speeches: George W. Bush 2000 Republican National Convention
58 minutesTexas governor George W. Bush accepted the 2000 Republican nomination for president. He would go on to defeat Vice President Al Gore in a close general election. Bush's father was George H.W. Bush, the 41st president.
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Road to the White House 2000: Al Gore 2000 Democratic National Convention
59 minutesVice President Al Gore accepted his party's presidential nomination at the 2000 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles.
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Presidential Debates: 2000 Presidential Debate - George W. Bush v. Al Gore
1 hour, 39 minutesGovernor George W. Bush (R-TX) and Vice President Al Gore met at the University of Massachusetts Boston for the first of three presidential debates prior to the 2000 presidential election. The candidates stood at separate podia and answered questions selected by moderator Jim Lehrer. The agreed upon rules allowed closing statements but not opening statements. The candidates did not question each other directly but were able to respond to each other's statements. Much of the debate focused on Social Security and tax cuts but included questions on Yugoslavia, Supreme Court justices, abortion, and education. The audience consisted of candidate supporters and guests of the commission sponsors. This airing of the debate uses the switched, pool video feed that was provided to all networks.
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Presidential Debates: 2000 Presidential Debate - Al Gore v. George W. Bush
1 hour, 34 minutesGovernor George W. Bush (R-TX) and Vice President Al Gore met at Washington University in St. Louis for the last of three presidential debates prior to the 2000 presidential election. They debated in a town-hall format, with both candidates taking questions from an audience of undecided voters chosen by the Gallup organization. The debate opened with a moment of silence to mark the death of Missouri Governor Carnahan. In sometimes antagonistic exchanges, the candidates addressed various issues including health care, tax cuts, education, and Affirmative Action. Both tended to agree, however, on policy toward the Middle East.
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Presidential Debates: 2004 Presidential Debate - George W. Bush v. John Kerry
1 hour, 30 minutesPresident George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry (D-MA) met at the University of Miami for the first of three presidential debates prior to the 2004 presidential election. They answered questions from Jim Lehrer about foreign policy. Among the topics they addressed were operations in Iraq, efforts to combat terrorism, America's standing with various allies, nuclear weapons proliferation, and which candidate was more qualified to lead the country through war. The debate was presented in a full-screen format provided by the network pool showing candidates as they spoke with few shots as they reacted to their opponents' remarks. The debate format featured candidates standing behind podia with lights indicating time limitations for answers to the single moderator's questions. Additionally candidates gave no opening statements and were not allowed to directly question one another.
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Lectures in History: Presidential Debates
59 minutesUniversity of Utah political science professor David Buhler taught a class about presidential debates and their influence on voters. He used examples from previous debates such as John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960 and outlines strategies campaigns might use depending on whether a candidate is ahead or behind in the polls. Professor Buhler taught the class prior to this year's vice presidential debate, which took place October 7 at the University of Utah.
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Lectures in History: Presidents & Campaign Communications Since 1900
54 minutesRider University professor Myra Gutin taught a class on presidents and communications in both their campaigns and while in office. Starting with Teddy Roosevelt in the early 20th century and continuing to the present day, she assessed the effectiveness of presidential communications based on six categories: vision, charisma, pragmatism, consensus-building, credibility, luck and speaking ability. Due to the coronavirus pandemic this class took place online and Rider University provided the video.
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Reel America: "Tuesday in November" - 1945
19 minutesTuesday in November is a 1945 United States Office of War Information - Overseas Division film detailing the process of voting during the 1944 election, in which President Franklin Roosevelt was opposed by New York Governor Thomas Dewey. The seventeen minute film includes animated sequences detailing the structure of American government, and is part of the online Prelinger Archives.
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Reel America: "The Election of John F. Kennedy, President of the United States" - 1960
18 minutesThis newsreel-style film for the U.S. Information Agency by Hearst Movietone News documents the 1960 presidential election from the nominating conventions through the concession and victory speeches by Richard Nixon and JFK. The film focuses primarily on the electoral process and was distributed in many languages.
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Presidential Debates: 2004 Presidential Debate - George W. Bush v. John Kerry
1 hour, 30 minutesPresident George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry (D-MA) met at the University of Miami for the first of three presidential debates prior to the 2004 presidential election. They answered questions from Jim Lehrer about foreign policy. Among the topics they addressed were operations in Iraq, efforts to combat terrorism, America's standing with various allies, nuclear weapons proliferation, and which candidate was more qualified to lead the country through war. The debate was presented in a full-screen format provided by the network pool showing candidates as they spoke with few shots as they reacted to their opponents' remarks. The debate format featured candidates standing behind podia with lights indicating time limitations for answers to the single moderator's questions. Additionally candidates gave no opening statements and were not allowed to directly question one another.
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Lectures in History: Presidential Debates
57 minutesUniversity of Utah political science professor David Buhler taught a class about presidential debates and their influence on voters. He used examples from previous debates such as John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960 and outlines strategies campaigns might use depending on whether a candidate is ahead or behind in the polls. Professor Buhler taught the class prior to this year's vice presidential debate, which took place October 7 at the University of Utah.
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Lectures in History: Presidents & Campaign Communications Since 1900
55 minutesRider University professor Myra Gutin taught a class on presidents and communications in both their campaigns and while in office. Starting with Teddy Roosevelt in the early 20th century and continuing to the present day, she assessed the effectiveness of presidential communications based on six categories: vision, charisma, pragmatism, consensus-building, credibility, luck and speaking ability. Due to the coronavirus pandemic this class took place online and Rider University provided the video.
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Reel America: "Tuesday in November" - 1945
18 minutesTuesday in November is a 1945 United States Office of War Information - Overseas Division film detailing the process of voting during the 1944 election, in which President Franklin Roosevelt was opposed by New York Governor Thomas Dewey. The seventeen minute film includes animated sequences detailing the structure of American government, and is part of the online Prelinger Archives.
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Reel America: "The Election of John F. Kennedy, President of the United States" - 1960
18 minutesThis newsreel-style film for the U.S. Information Agency by Hearst Movietone News documents the 1960 presidential election from the nominating conventions through the concession and victory speeches by Richard Nixon and JFK. The film focuses primarily on the electoral process and was distributed in many languages.
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Presidential Debates: 2004 Presidential Debate - George W. Bush v. John Kerry
1 hour, 31 minutesPresident George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry (D-MA) met at the University of Miami for the first of three presidential debates prior to the 2004 presidential election. They answered questions from Jim Lehrer about foreign policy. Among the topics they addressed were operations in Iraq, efforts to combat terrorism, America's standing with various allies, nuclear weapons proliferation, and which candidate was more qualified to lead the country through war. The debate was presented in a full-screen format provided by the network pool showing candidates as they spoke with few shots as they reacted to their opponents' remarks. The debate format featured candidates standing behind podia with lights indicating time limitations for answers to the single moderator's questions. Additionally candidates gave no opening statements and were not allowed to directly question one another.
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Lectures in History: Presidential Debates
58 minutesUniversity of Utah political science professor David Buhler taught a class about presidential debates and their influence on voters. He used examples from previous debates such as John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960 and outlines strategies campaigns might use depending on whether a candidate is ahead or behind in the polls. Professor Buhler taught the class prior to this year's vice presidential debate, which took place October 7 at the University of Utah.
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Lectures in History: Presidents & Campaign Communications Since 1900
54 minutesRider University professor Myra Gutin taught a class on presidents and communications in both their campaigns and while in office. Starting with Teddy Roosevelt in the early 20th century and continuing to the present day, she assessed the effectiveness of presidential communications based on six categories: vision, charisma, pragmatism, consensus-building, credibility, luck and speaking ability. Due to the coronavirus pandemic this class took place online and Rider University provided the video.