C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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History Bookshelf: Ian Buruma, "Year Zero"
1 hour, 15 minutesIan Buruma, professor of democracy, human rights, and journalism at Bard College, talked about his book, Year Zero: A History of 1945, in which he examines the world following the end of World War II. In his book, the author looks at the transformative nature of the war, from the displacement of people in battle worn cities throughout Europe and Japan to the creation of the United Nations and the continued rise of communism in the Soviet Union and China. Ian Buruma spoke with author Martin Amis at the New York Public Library in New York City
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Reel America: "Tuesday in November" - 1945
17 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
17 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"
55 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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American Artifacts: Congress Hall
35 minutesNational Park Service Ranger Matthew Ifill tells the story of Congress Hall, the meeting place of the U.S. House and Senate between 1790 and 1800. Located next to Philadelphia's Independence Hall, Congress Hall was also the location of the inaugurations of George Washington and John Adams.
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African American Voting Rights
1 hour, 25 minutesA panel of public historians talked about the history of African American voting rights. They explained how their historic sites and organizations share this history in various ways. 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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Franklin D. Roosevelt
1 hour, 20 minutesUniversity of Mary Washington history professor William Crawley talked about Franklin Roosevelt's personality, New Deal programs, World War II leadership, and his admirers and critics in this talk from the university's "Great Lives" lecture series. The university provided the video.
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Reel America: President Richard Nixon "Silent Majority" Speech on Vietnam War
34 minutesPresident Nixon talked to the nation about the prospects for peace in Vietnam. He outlined a program of "Vietnamization" in which the U.S. military would gradually turn over operations to South Vietnam forces. This speech is often referred to as the "silent majority" speech because he said that despite protests against the war, a majority of Americans supported his policies.
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Reel America: "The Vote" - 1963
11 minutesIn this Defense Department film, actor E. G. Marshall describes the history of military voting and how soldiers in the past often could not vote, then he explains how the Federal Voting Assistance Act of 1955 provides for absentee ballots for service members.
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History Bookshelf: Jim Rasenberger, "The Brilliant Disaster"
1 hour, 1 minuteJim Rasenberger presents a history of the Bay of Pigs crisis. The failed military invasion of Cuba in 1961 that was supported by the United States government resulted in the capture or death of over 1,000 men. The author examines the Kennedy administration's slow divulgement of American involvement in the attempted incursion, which included U.S. military planning and support for the 1,400 Cuban exiles that were trained by the Central Intelligence Agency. Jim Rasenberger spoke and responded to questions from members of the audience at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida.
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Lectures in History: 1968 Election & Richard Nixon's First Term
54 minutesUniversity of Chicago professor Jane Dailey taught a class about the 1968 presidential election as well as protests over the Vietnam War and other issues during Richard Nixon's first term. She covers the unrest in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention, gives background on each of the presidential candidates and outlines the lead-up to the Watergate break-in
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History Bookshelf: Sidney Blumenthal, "All the Powers of Earth"
1 hour, 11 minutesSidney Blumenthal talked about his book, All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860, in which he continued his multi-volume political biography of Abraham Lincoln with a focus on the years leading up to Lincoln's presidential victory, 1856-1860.
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Jacqueline Kennedy & the Mona Lisa
49 minutesMargaret Leslie Davis discussed first lady Jacqueline Kennedy's political and diplomatic coup in bringing the Mona Lisa to the United States despite opposition on both sides of the Atlantic. Leonardo da Vinci's famed painting was seen as a symbol of the free world at the height of Cold War tensions, and President Kennedy used its exhibition to promote democracy and American relations with France. Two million people saw the Mona Lisa in Washington, D.C. and New York City during the winter of 1963. Ms. Davis is the author of "Mona Lisa in Camelot: How Jacqueline Kennedy & Da Vinci's Masterpiece Charmed & Cultivated a Nation." The White House Historical Association hosted this event and provided the video.
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The Civil War: Juneteenth and Free Black Marriage
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Tera Hunter spoke with the co-editors of the Journal of the Civil War Era about the significance of Juneteenth and her book "Bound in Wedlock: Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth Century." Ms. Hunter explained the difference between the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth as well as how freed people navigated family ties and relationships after the war. The Journal of the Civil War Era provided this video.
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Progressive Era Tax Reform
1 hour, 0 minuteLegal and tax historian Ajay Mehrotra discussed his book, "Making the Modern American Fiscal State: Law, Politics, and the Rise of Progressive Taxation, 1877-1929." He explained how and why the United States shifted from generating most of its revenue from consumption taxes to a national income tax with the passage of the 16th Amendment. The National Archives Center for Legislative Archives hosted this event in December 2014.
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Lectures in History: Electoral College
1 hour, 5 minutesUniversity of Utah political science professor James Curry taught a class about the creation of the Electoral College and explains how it works as a part of the presidential election process. Professor Curry 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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African American Businessman John Hervey Wheeler
48 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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Reel America: "The Nixon-Lodge Ticket" July 28, 1960 Newsreel
7 minutesThis newsreel is a summary of the 1960 Republican National Convention in Chicago that nominated Vice President Richard Nixon and his running mate Henry Cabot Lodge.
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Reel America: "African Americans in World War II - A Legacy of Patriotism and Valor" - 1997
1 hour, 9 minutesThis Defense Department documentary uses archival film and interviews with veterans to pay what the film argues is an overdue tribute to the contributions of African Americans during World War II. The film documents the barriers faced by men and women who volunteered to serve, and culminates with the 1997 award of the Medal of Honor to seven African Americans.
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Reel America: "The Army Nurse" - 1945
17 minutesAccording to this 1945 War Department film, 57,000 women served as Army nurses during World War II. Produced by the Army Signal Corps for the Treasury Department, this short film was released at the end of 1945 to help sell Victory Bonds to finance the care of wounded servicemen, and to show the critical role played by nurses during and after the conflict.
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Reel America: "The Army in Taiwan" - 1966
28 minutesThis Cold War-era film from the U.S. Army's "Big Picture" series focuses on the efforts of U.S. military advisers to arm, train, and help Taiwan prepare for a potential attack by Communist China. The film also sketches the history of the tiny independent nation off the coast of its giant neighbor, China.
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Bush Family Gravesite
6 minutesWarren Finch, Director of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, took a walk to the burial site of President George H.W. Bush at his Presidential Library and Museum in College Station, Texas. The 41st President was laid to rest next to his wife Barbara, and their daughter Robin.
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Lectures in History: Electoral College
1 hour, 5 minutesUniversity of Utah political science professor James Curry taught a class about the creation of the Electoral College and explains how it works as a part of the presidential election process. Professor Curry 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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African American Businessman John Hervey Wheeler
55 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: Sidney Blumenthal, "All the Powers of Earth"
1 hour, 12 minutesSidney Blumenthal talked about his book, All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. III, 1856-1860, in which he continued his multi-volume political biography of Abraham Lincoln with a focus on the years leading up to Lincoln's presidential victory, 1856-1860.
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Jacqueline Kennedy & the Mona Lisa
48 minutesMargaret Leslie Davis discussed first lady Jacqueline Kennedy's political and diplomatic coup in bringing the Mona Lisa to the United States despite opposition on both sides of the Atlantic. Leonardo da Vinci's famed painting was seen as a symbol of the free world at the height of Cold War tensions, and President Kennedy used its exhibition to promote democracy and American relations with France. Two million people saw the Mona Lisa in Washington, D.C. and New York City during the winter of 1963. Ms. Davis is the author of "Mona Lisa in Camelot: How Jacqueline Kennedy & Da Vinci's Masterpiece Charmed & Cultivated a Nation." The White House Historical Association hosted this event and provided the video.
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The Civil War: Juneteenth and Free Black Marriage
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Tera Hunter spoke with the co-editors of the Journal of the Civil War Era about the significance of Juneteenth and her book "Bound in Wedlock: Slave and Free Black Marriage in the Nineteenth Century." Ms. Hunter explained the difference between the Emancipation Proclamation and Juneteenth as well as how freed people navigated family ties and relationships after the war. The Journal of the Civil War Era provided this video.
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Progressive Era Tax Reform
1 hour, 0 minuteLegal and tax historian Ajay Mehrotra discussed his book, "Making the Modern American Fiscal State: Law, Politics, and the Rise of Progressive Taxation, 1877-1929." He explained how and why the United States shifted from generating most of its revenue from consumption taxes to a national income tax with the passage of the 16th Amendment. The National Archives Center for Legislative Archives hosted this event in December 2014.
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Lectures in History: Electoral College
1 hour, 5 minutesUniversity of Utah political science professor James Curry taught a class about the creation of the Electoral College and explains how it works as a part of the presidential election process. Professor Curry taught the class prior to this year's vice presidential debate, which took place October 7 at the University of Utah.