C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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American Artifacts: Mobile, Alabama African American Heritage Trail - Part 2
56 minutesAmerican History TV joined tour guide Eric Finley to learn about the history of Mobile, Alabama from the Jim Crow era through the civil rights movement. The tour features stories of churches, businesses, leaders and entrepreneurs who thrived despite segregation and racial tensions. This is the second of a two-part tour.
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Morehead Planetarium & Science Center
10 minutesThe Morehead Planetarium was the first built in the south and is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Todd Boyette, Director of the Morehead Planetarium & Science Center, explained how NASA used the facility to train over 60 astronauts for space missions.
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Clotilda Slave Ship Descendants' Reunion
43 minutesDescendants of the Clotilda, the last ship to bring slaves to North America, participated in a reunion called the "Spirit of Our Ancestors" festival in Africatown, near Mobile, Alabama. American History recorded portions of the reunion, interviews with attendees, and an interview with the organizer via Zoom.
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"Barracoon - The Story of the Last 'Black Cargo'"
1 hour, 22 minutesDeborah Plant discussed Zora Neale Hurston's 2018 New York Times bestseller, "Barracoon." The book is a record of Ms. Hurston's interviews between 1927 and 1931 of Cudjo Kossola Lewis, a survivor of the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to make the transatlantic voyage from West Africa. Ms. Plant, the book's editor, was the keynote speaker at the "Spirit of Our Ancestors Festival," a reunion of descendants of the slave ship Clotilda who founded the Africatown neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama.
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Senate Hearing on Veterans Affairs Agency & COVID-19
2 hours, 3 minutesGovernment officials testify on the Veterans Affairs Department's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pentagon Holds Briefing on Fort Hood Independent Review Committee Findings
53 minutesArmy Secretary Ryan McCarthy briefed reporters on the findings of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee, which focused on issues of sexual assault and violent crimes at the military installation. Secretary McCarthy announced they were firing or suspending 14 Fort Hood officers and enlisted soldiers. "This report without a doubt will cause the Army to change our culture. I have decided to accept all these findings in whole," said McCarthy. Following opening statements by defense officials, members of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee delivered remarks and answered reporters' questions.
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House Hearing With Fort Hood Independent Review Committee Members
2 hours, 18 minutesMembers of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee testify on their report findings, which focus on issues of sexual assault and violent crimes at Fort Hood.
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Georgetown Institute Discussion on President-Elect Biden's Policy Agenda
57 minutesStef Feldman, national policy director for the Biden Campaign, discussed the president-elect's policy agenda with PBS NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor for The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service. Several topics were discussed, including bipartisan cooperation with Congress, racial equity, and climate change. They also spoke about the coronavirus pandemic, focusing on the need for a relief package from Congress, vaccine development and distribution, and whether a nationwide mask mandate should be necessary.
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Edwards v. Vannoy Oral Argument
1 hour, 29 minutesThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in Edwards v. Vannoy, a case stemming from a Supreme Court ruling establishing the right to unanimous jury trials for defendants in federal and state courts and whether this ruling can apply retroactively to other cases. The petitioner, Thedrick Edwards, was convicted for a host of violent crimes including rape and kidnapping by a non-unanimous Louisiana jury. At the time of trial, Louisiana was one of two states that did not require unanimous jury verdicts for convictions. Under Louisiana law, only 10 out of 12 jurors are needed in order to convict. Mr. Edwards appealed his case first in the state court system, followed by the lower federal courts and now before the nation's highest court. The justices have through June 2021 to issue a decision.
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SEC Chair Clayton Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee
1 hour, 43 minutesU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Jay Clayton virtually testified at an oversight hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. The day before the hearing, the SEC chair announced he would step down from the post at the end of the year. The outgoing chair reflected on his tenure and answered lawmakers' questions on a range of issues regarding capital markets, regulations and consumer protection.
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Campaign 2020: Former CISA Director Christopher Krebs on the 2020 Election
34 minutesFormer Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Christopher Krebs joined the Washington Post for a virtual discussion on the 2020 election. Mr. Krebs discussed the agency's preparations for the election, lack of evidence to support claims of fraud and the statement that led to his firing by President Trump. He also talked about death threats he and other election officials have received saying, "it has to stop."
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Secret Presidential Recordings
1 hour, 22 minutesHistorians analyzed the secret White House tapes of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. This was an inside look into how presidents conducted their day-to-day business and we heard their candid assessments. The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosted this event.
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Presidential Speechwriters
1 hour, 2 minutesThree former White House speechwriters talked about the process of turning a president's policies and politics into a speech. This session was from the Presidential Ideas Festival hosted by the University of Virginia's Miller Center.
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Secret Service Protection
58 minutesFormer Secret Service agents talked about protecting the first family and the challenges they faced. Speakers included Larry Buendorf, who prevented a 1975 assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford. The George W. Bush Presidential Center hosted this event.
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Presidents & Their CIA Directors
2 hours, 6 minutesCIA chief historian David Robarge talked about the evolving nature of the relationship between presidents and their CIA directors, and how it is influenced by the president's needs and interests. One CIA director -- George H.W. Bush, who was appointed by Gerald Ford -- later became president himself. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this program.
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Camp David
1 hour, 1 minuteCamp David insiders offered their recollections of the presidential retreat in the Maryland mountains. It was President Franklin D. Roosevelt who first used the hideaway, and who set the precedent for hosting dignitaries there when he invited British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to be his guest. The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas hosted this hour-long event. Former President Bush opened the program with his own Camp David memories.
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Secret Presidential Recordings
1 hour, 22 minutesHistorians analyzed the secret White House tapes of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. This was an inside look into how presidents conducted their day-to-day business and we heard their candid assessments. The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosted this event.
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Presidential Speechwriters
1 hour, 2 minutesThree former White House speechwriters talked about the process of turning a president's policies and politics into a speech. This session was from the Presidential Ideas Festival hosted by the University of Virginia's Miller Center.
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Secret Service Protection
58 minutesFormer Secret Service agents talked about protecting the first family and the challenges they faced. Speakers included Larry Buendorf, who prevented a 1975 assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford. The George W. Bush Presidential Center hosted this event.
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Presidents & Their CIA Directors
2 hours, 5 minutesCIA chief historian David Robarge talked about the evolving nature of the relationship between presidents and their CIA directors, and how it is influenced by the president's needs and interests. One CIA director -- George H.W. Bush, who was appointed by Gerald Ford -- later became president himself. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this program.