C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Lectures in History: Presidents & Campaign Communications Since 1900
56 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
19 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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Reel America: United Nations 1945 San Francisco Conference"
16 minutesThis Office of War Information film documents the founding United Nations conference of April to June 1945 in which the U.N. Charter was created, debated, and signed by all 50 participating nations. This documentary is directed by noted photographer and filmmaker Willard van Dyke.
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Reel America: "The United Nations and World Disputes" - 1950
21 minutesThis U.S. Army film shows the June, 1945 founding of the United Nations and documents how the international body responded to world crises in its first five years. Highlighted conflicts include those associated with Indonesian independence, border struggles between newly-independent India and Pakistan, territorial conflicts over the founding of Israel, and the Korean War.
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Reel America: "Seeds of Destiny" - 1946
20 minutesThis Academy Award-winning short U.S. Army film depicts the crisis of millions of refugees and orphans at the end of World War II. Showing many graphic scenes of traumatized, hungry, and poorly clothed children recorded by the U.S. Signal Corps, the film was responsible for helping to raise millions of dollars for relief efforts led by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).
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Reel America: "Army in Action - The Cobra Strikes" - 1965
29 minutesThe final episode in a ten-part U.S. Army history series tells the story of the 1950 to 1953 Korean War, when the U.S. military joined other countries to fight communist forces under the direction of the United Nations.
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Reel America: "World Charter Signed" - 1945
13 minutesThis United Newsreel documents the founding meeting of the United Nations. The UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945 in San Francisco by over forty nations.
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Lou Hoover's 1921 Cross Country Road Trip
20 minutesArchivist Craig Wright talked about a fall 1921 road trip that future first lady Lou Hoover took with her newly widowed father -- traveling from California to Washington, D.C., long before there was an interstate highway system. Her father documented the September 12 to October 16 trip down to how much they spent on gas. His four page summary is in the collection of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, and is quoted during this talk. The Hoover Presidential Foundation provided this video.
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American Artifacts: Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
55 minutesMuseum founder and director David Pilgrim and museum educator Cyndi Tiedt show a selection of artifacts from their collections and argue that ordinary objects have dehumanized African Americans since the 1840s.
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Presidential Debates: 2000 Presidential Debate - George W. Bush v. Al Gore
1 hour, 40 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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The Presidency as an Institution
1 hour, 0 minuteStanford University history professor emeritus David Kennedy talked about the history of the presidency as an institution. He explained how the presidency has functioned and changed since the Framers created the office in the Constitution. The Stanford Alumni Association hosted this event and provided the video.
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Reel America: United Nations 1945 San Francisco Conference"
20 minutesThis Office of War Information film documents the founding United Nations conference of April to June 1945 in which the U.N. Charter was created, debated, and signed by all 50 participating nations. This documentary is directed by noted photographer and filmmaker Willard van Dyke.
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Kenneth Gibson, Newark's First Black Mayor
38 minutesA panel of scholars discussed the tenure and impact of Kenneth Gibson, elected in 1970 as Newark's first black mayor and the first black mayor of any major Northeastern city. The examined the impact this election had on the broader civil rights movement and how Gibson did and did not meet the expectations of the black voters who elected him. This event was part of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History's annual conference and they provided the video.
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20th Century African American Activism in Detroit
37 minutesA panel of scholars talked about Detriot's history of African American activism in the 20th century. They discussed in detail the work of longtime Detriot residents Rosa Parks and Representative John Conyers. This event was part of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History's annual conference and they provided the video.
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African American Businessman John Hervey Wheeler
50 minutesAuthor Brandon Winford discussed his book "John Hervey Wheeler, Black Banking, and the Economic Struggle for Civil Rights" with a panel of scholars. They examined the role Wheeler played in the civil rights movement in North Carolina through his position as the president of Mechanics & Farmers Bank in the 1950s & 60s. This event was part of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History's annual conference and they provided the video.
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History Bookshelf: Jonathan Darman,"Landslide" & Chase Untermeyer, "When Things Went Right"
45 minutesChase Untermeyer, author of When Things Went Right: The Dawn of the Reagan-Bush Administration, and Jonathan Darman, author of Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America, talked about their books. They spoke in the C-SPAN 2/BookTV tent at the 2014 Texas Book Festival. The festival was held from October 25-26 at the State Capitol and surrounding grounds in Austin.
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National World War I Memorial
1 hour, 15 minutesSculptor Sabin Howard discusses the process behind creating a "A Soldier's Journey," the sculptural component of the new National World War I Memorial, which is being constructed on Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington, DC. The National Civic Art Society hosted this event and provided the video.
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The Civil War: Black Religious Politics After Emancipation
55 minutesNicole Myers Turner, author of "Soul Liberty: The Evolution of Black Religious Politics in Postemancipation Virginia," discussed her book with Gregory Downs and Kate Masur, co-editors of the Journal of the Civil War Era who hosted this event and provided the video.
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The Civil War: Little Round Top & Union Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
1 hour, 5 minutesChris Gwinn, Gettysburg National Military Park Interpretation and Education Chief talked about the evolving interpretation of Little Round Top during the battle of Gettysburg and the role of Union Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Gettysburg College Civil War Institute provided the video for this event.
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Lectures in History: Presidential Campaign Advertising
1 hour, 14 minutesMary Ellen Pethel and Jennifer Duck of Belmont University taught a class on the history of presidential campaign advertising, from the print and cartoon ads of the 19th century, to the television commercials of the mid-20th century, to the Internet and social media content of the present day. Belmont University is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and the class took place a week prior to the school hosting this year's second presidential debate.
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Kenneth Gibson, Newark's First Black Mayor
46 minutesA panel of scholars discussed the tenure and impact of Kenneth Gibson, elected in 1970 as Newark's first black mayor and the first black mayor of any major Northeastern city. The examined the impact this election had on the broader civil rights movement and how Gibson did and did not meet the expectations of the black voters who elected him. This event was part of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History's annual conference and they provided the video.
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Reel America: "Tuesday in November" - 1945
16 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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Reel America: "Richard M. Nixon - the New President" - 1968
30 minutesProduced for international audiences, this U.S. Information Agency film tells the life story of President-Elect Nixon shortly after his 1968 victory but before his inauguration. The film was distributed in many languages overseas, but by law could not be shown in the United States for at least twelve years.
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Reel America: "Election 1976 - Day of Decision"
56 minutesUsing a map and portions of NBC's election night coverage, three political scientists dissect the results of a presidential contest that saw Jimmy Carter narrowly defeat incumbent President Gerald Ford. "Election 1976" is a series of eight programs produced by the U.S. Information Agency during the country's bicentennial year. Intended for international audiences, the program describes the U.S. presidential election system, and follows the campaign's progress.
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Lectures in History: Presidential Campaign Advertising
1 hour, 15 minutesMary Ellen Pethel and Jennifer Duck of Belmont University taught a class on the history of presidential campaign advertising, from the print and cartoon ads of the 19th century, to the television commercials of the mid-20th century, to the Internet and social media content of the present day. Belmont University is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and the class took place a week prior to the school hosting this year's second presidential debate.
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Kenneth Gibson, Newark's First Black Mayor
30 minutesA panel of scholars discussed the tenure and impact of Kenneth Gibson, elected in 1970 as Newark's first black mayor and the first black mayor of any major Northeastern city. The examined the impact this election had on the broader civil rights movement and how Gibson did and did not meet the expectations of the black voters who elected him. This event was part of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History's annual conference and they provided the video.
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National World War I Memorial
12 minutesSculptor Sabin Howard discusses the process behind creating a "A Soldier's Journey," the sculptural component of the new National World War I Memorial, which is being constructed on Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Washington, DC. The National Civic Art Society hosted this event and provided the video.
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American History TV
1 hour, 3 minutesPeople and events that help document the American Story.
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History Bookshelf
1 hour, 4 minutesThe country's best-known American history writers of the past decade talk about their books.
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"Dogfight Over Tokyo"
56 minutesAuthor John Wukovits discussed his book "Dogfight Over Tokyo: The Final Air Battle of the Pacific, and the Last Four Men to Die in World War II." The book tells the story of a group of American aviators who took off on a bombing mission from the carrier USS Yorktown on August 15, 1945, and were attacked over Japan shortly after receiving word that the war had ended. The National World War II Museum hosted this online event and provided the video.
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The Civil War: Black Religious Politics After Emancipation
55 minutesNicole Myers Turner, author of "Soul Liberty: The Evolution of Black Religious Politics in Postemancipation Virginia," discussed her book with Gregory Downs and Kate Masur, co-editors of the Journal of the Civil War Era who hosted this event and provided the video.
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The Civil War: Little Round Top & Union Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
1 hour, 5 minutesChris Gwinn, Gettysburg National Military Park Interpretation and Education Chief talked about the evolving interpretation of Little Round Top during the battle of Gettysburg and the role of Union Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. Gettysburg College Civil War Institute provided the video for this event.
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Lectures in History: Presidential Campaign Advertising
1 hour, 13 minutesMary Ellen Pethel and Jennifer Duck of Belmont University taught a class on the history of presidential campaign advertising, from the print and cartoon ads of the 19th century, to the television commercials of the mid-20th century, to the Internet and social media content of the present day. Belmont University is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and the class took place a week prior to the school hosting this year's second presidential debate.