C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
Expand All-
Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Decision
1 hour, 29 minutesLegal experts discuss the 2000 Bush v. Gore U.S. Supreme Court case, including the decision's merits, the precedents it set, and whether the ruling was driven by partisan politics. The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy hosted this event.
-
Bush v. Gore 20 Years Later
1 hour, 31 minutesAmerican History TV & Washington Journal are LIVE to look back 20 years to the 2000 presidential election and the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court decision. Joining us are the Washington Post's E.J. Dionne & The Bulwark's William Kristol.
-
Reel America: "Babies and Breadwinners - A Documentation of the 1961 Polio Vaccination Campaign"
31 minutesProduced by the Communicable Disease Center of the U.S. Public Health Service, this film documents the effort to immunize every citizen living in Columbus, Georgia. In 1961 the polio vaccine had been in existence for more than six years, but many at-risk members of this Georgia population had not yet been immunized. The community-wide effort is detailed from planning and surveys to vaccination shots.
-
American Artifacts: Tenement Museum
30 minutesKira Garcia talked about New York City's Lower East Side Tenement Museum, including an exhibit on how immigrant families coped with poverty and crowded conditions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
World War I & the Environment
54 minutesTait Keller, co-editor of "Environmental Histories of World War I" talked about the diverse ecological impacts the First World War had across the globe. He explained how these went far beyond physical changes to European battlefields, and included shifts in agricultural production and displacement of wildlife and humans. National World War I Museum and Memorial hosted this event and provided the video.
-
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library
1 hour, 0 minuteHerbert Hoover Presidential Library director Thomas Schwartz talked about how the library explores the life of the thirty-first chief executive. Mr. Schwartz explained that the facility takes a broad look at Hoover's career before, during and after his time in the White House. The National Archives Foundation hosted this event and provided the video.
-
Presidential Leadership During the Cold War
55 minutesUniversity of Virginia history professor William Hitchcock discussed presidential leadership during the Cold War era and the Cold War's lasting impact. He is the author of "The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s." The Georgia Historical Society and UVA Club of Savannah co-hosted this event.
-
James Madison & George Mason Constitutional Debate
1 hour, 0 minuteThe Constitutional Convention began in 1787 in Philadelphia. Virginians James Madison and George Mason found themselves on opposing sides regarding key components of the document. In an event hosted by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, these Founding Fathers debated issues from the Bill of Rights to slavery.
-
Black Military Workers & Scientific Racism
1 hour, 10 minutesDuring World Wars I and II, African American troops were subjected to experimental medical treatments based on racial stereotypes. Khary Oronde Polk talked about his book, "Contagions of Empire," which examines the bias behind these treatments and the physical and mental toll they exacted on their recipients. The National World War I Museum & Memorial hosted this discussion and provided the video. Due to its subject matter, this program may not be suitable for children.
-
History Bookshelf: Deanne Stillman, "Blood Brothers"
55 minutesDeanne Stillman retraced the relationship between Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull.
-
History Bookshelf: 1876 Disputed Presidential Election
1 hour, 5 minutesMichael Holt talked about his book By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876 (University Press of Kansas, 2011). Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes won the 1876 presidential election over Governor Samuel J. Tilden of New York by a single electoral vote in one of the most disputed American presidential elections ever. Their contest produced the highest voter turnout in U.S. history" 81.8 percent of males over 21 cast a ballot. Michael Holt talked about why this election was so close and what were the areas of dispute. He responded to questions from members of the audience. "By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876" was a Miller Center Forum held on March 4, 2011, at the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
-
The Civil War: Union General George Meade
1 hour, 9 minutesGettysburg College Civil War Institute hosted a online discussion with Oklahoma State University history professor Jennifer Murray. She is currently writing a book on Union General George Meade and talked about his wartime career, particularly his experience at Gettysburg. Gettysburg College Civil War Institute provided the video.
-
Forgotten Women in Early Radio
36 minutesFormer radio broadcaster and consultant Donna Halper discussed some of the forgotten women who worked in early radio in this forum hosted by the American Women Writers National Museum. Ms. Halper is the author of "Invisible Stars: A Social History of Women in American Broadcasting."
-
Reel America: " Miracle in Tonga" - 1965
16 minutesThis film tells the story of a group of CDC doctors who traveled to the island nation of Tonga to immunize the population against smallpox using a new jet injection gun. The population of approximately 70,000 had no experience with smallpox epidemics, but in the 1960s, it was feared that increased world travel and tourism put the population at risk. Produced by the Communicable Disease Center in Atlanta, this film comes to us courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
-
Lectures in History: Social Reformer Lucretia Mott
58 minutesUniversity of Texas at Arlington professor Stephanie Cole taught a class on the life and work of antebellum social reformer Lucretia Mott. She was a leading advocate in a number of mid-19th century causes, including abolition and women's rights. Professor Cole argued Lucretia Mott was a "radical" in her time because she challenged the conventional norms of women's roles in everything from Christianity to marriage. The University of Texas at Arlington provided this video.
-
Political Humor in Contentious Times
1 hour, 1 minuteFord's Theatre hosted political satirist Mark Russell and former Congressman Joe Crowley to discuss the role humor plays in politics, particularly during contentious times. They were joined by Gordon Peterson, former moderator and executive producer of the political roundtable "Inside Washington."
-
Reel America: "The Constitution - Whose Interpretation?" - 1959
29 minutesThis film documents President Franklin D. Roosevelt's effort to prevent the Supreme Court from repealing New Deal laws and programs. Part of a series titled "Decision: The Constitution in Action," this program highlights FDR's so-called "court-packing" plan to enlarge the size of the Supreme Court, the evolving role of the Supreme Court, and the history of judicial review.
-
Reel America: "The Constitution and Censorship" - 1957
28 minutesThis Columbia University film uses two U.S. Supreme Court free speech cases to document the history of censorship law. The first case deals with the constitutionality of New York's film censorship system after screenings of a popular Italian film are halted by authorities. The second case centers on freedom of speech and religion after Connecticut authorities object to a Jehovah's Witness going door to door using a record player to broadcast an evangelical talk. The film also covers the history of regulating cinema, and shows many scenes from early films.
-
Reel America: "The Judicial Power" - 1960
25 minutesThis film produced for international audiences by the U.S. Information Agency examines the U.S. Supreme Court's historic role as interpreter of the Constitution and explains how this role has evolved. The film profiles several 1960-era justices, including Chief Justice Earl Warren, Felix Frankfurter, William O. Douglas, and Hugo Black. The host is lawyer Joseph Welch, who served as U.S. Army chief counsel during the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings.
-
Reel America: "Amistad - The Federal Courts & the Challenge to Slavery" - 2002
28 minutesThis documentary details the complicated legal battle that resulted after an 1839 slave ship mutiny in the Caribbean that landed the ship in Connecticut, and eventually landed the case before the U.S. Supreme Court. It is produced by the Federal Judicial Center, the research and education agency of the U.S. judicial branch. Part of its mission is developing educational programs about the history of the U.S. federal courts.
-
Catherine Clinton, "Confederate Statues and Memorialization"
10 minutesAuthor Catherine Clinton talked about her book, "Confederate Statues and Memorialization".
-
Lectures in History: Social Reformer Lucretia Mott
1 hour, 0 minuteUniversity of Texas at Arlington professor Stephanie Cole taught a class on the life and work of antebellum social reformer Lucretia Mott. She was a leading advocate in a number of mid-19th century causes, including abolition and women's rights. Professor Cole argued Lucretia Mott was a "radical" in her time because she challenged the conventional norms of women's roles in everything from Christianity to marriage. The University of Texas at Arlington provided this video.
-
Political Humor in Contentious Times
1 hour, 0 minuteFord's Theatre hosted political satirist Mark Russell and former Congressman Joe Crowley to discuss the role humor plays in politics, particularly during contentious times. They were joined by Gordon Peterson, former moderator and executive producer of the political roundtable "Inside Washington."
-
History Bookshelf: Deanne Stillman, "Blood Brothers"
55 minutesDeanne Stillman retraced the relationship between Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull.
-
History Bookshelf: 1876 Disputed Presidential Election
1 hour, 5 minutesMichael Holt talked about his book By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876 (University Press of Kansas, 2011). Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes won the 1876 presidential election over Governor Samuel J. Tilden of New York by a single electoral vote in one of the most disputed American presidential elections ever. Their contest produced the highest voter turnout in U.S. history" 81.8 percent of males over 21 cast a ballot. Michael Holt talked about why this election was so close and what were the areas of dispute. He responded to questions from members of the audience. "By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876" was a Miller Center Forum held on March 4, 2011, at the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
-
The Civil War: Union General George Meade
1 hour, 10 minutesGettysburg College Civil War Institute hosted a online discussion with Oklahoma State University history professor Jennifer Murray. She is currently writing a book on Union General George Meade and talked about his wartime career, particularly his experience at Gettysburg. Gettysburg College Civil War Institute provided the video.
-
Forgotten Women in Early Radio
35 minutesFormer radio broadcaster and consultant Donna Halper discussed some of the forgotten women who worked in early radio in this forum hosted by the American Women Writers National Museum. Ms. Halper is the author of "Invisible Stars: A Social History of Women in American Broadcasting."
-
Reel America: August 1945 Universal Newsreel
5 minutesThis 1945 Universal Newsreel includes stories about the Potsdam Declaration of Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, and President Harry Truman, the science behind the atom bomb, and Truman's speech announcing the August 6, 1945 bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.
-
Lectures in History: Social Reformer Lucretia Mott
1 hour, 0 minuteUniversity of Texas at Arlington professor Stephanie Cole taught a class on the life and work of antebellum social reformer Lucretia Mott. She was a leading advocate in a number of mid-19th century causes, including abolition and women's rights. Professor Cole argued Lucretia Mott was a "radical" in her time because she challenged the conventional norms of women's roles in everything from Christianity to marriage. The University of Texas at Arlington provided this video.
-
Black Military Workers & Scientific Racism
1 hour, 3 minutesDuring World Wars I and II, African American troops were subjected to experimental medical treatments based on racial stereotypes. Khary Oronde Polk talked about his book, "Contagions of Empire," which examines the bias behind these treatments and the physical and mental toll they exacted on their recipients. The National World War I Museum & Memorial hosted this discussion and provided the video. Due to its subject matter, this program may not be suitable for children.