C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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The Mayflower Compact, Property Rights & Free Market 
1 hour, 4 minutesIn an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation, participants examined the role of property rights and free market in the Mayflower Compact. The panelists discussed why these concepts were important to early settlers and the influence it has had on today's economy. The Heritage Foundation provided the video for this event.
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History Bookshelf: Stephen Carter, "Invisible"
1 hour, 0 minuteYale University law professor Stephen Carter recalled the life of his grandmother, Eunice Hunton Carter, an attorney who was a member of legal teams in the 1930s and '40s responsible for the disruption of organized crime in New York City. The author noted that Ms. Carter, the granddaughter of slaves, gained great notoriety for her work, despite the prejudices she faced throughout her career.
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The Cold War & Civil Rights Movement
1 hour, 0 minuteUniversity of Virginia professor Kevin Gaines looked back to the Cold War era and explained how opponents of the civil rights movement associated it with Communism and how similar methods are used today. The Georgia Historical Society and UVA Club of Savannah co-hosted this program and provided the video.
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The Civil War: Union Generals Grant & Sherman
1 hour, 5 minutesThe Grant Monument Association hosted a discussion between retired Gen. David Petraeus and historian John Marszalek about relationship between Union Generals Union Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman. They talked each man's background, how they worked together during the Civil War and their careers afterward. The Grant Monument Association provided this video.
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The Civil War: Abraham Lincoln and the Press
38 minutesAuthor Elizabeth Mitchell talked about her book, "Lincoln's Lie: A True Civil War Caper Through Fake News. Wall Street, and the White House." She described Abraham Lincoln's relationship with the press and the state of the country in 1864. The National Archives hosted this event and provided the video.
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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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Lectures in History: Post-Civil Rights Era Music
1 hour, 15 minutesFlagler College professor Michael Butler taught a class about music in the post-civil rights era, highlighting artists such as James Brown, Marvin Gaye and George Clinton. He described how in the 1970s African American artists in genres such as funk and soul emphasized a black cultural identity in their music. Flagler College provided this video.
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Religion & the Massachusetts Bay Colony
45 minutesFounded in the early 17th century, the Massachusetts Bay Colony had a predominately Puritan population who governed from the basis of their beliefs. Richard Pickering of Plimoth Plantation gave the history of this New England settlement and the tumultuous period when Quaker missionaries arrived. The Nantucket Historical Association hosted this talk and provided the video.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger on Richard Nixon and the Environment
36 minutesThe Environmental Protection Agency launched 50 years ago this month during the Richard Nixon administration. To mark the anniversary, Nixon Foundation president Hugh Hewitt interviewed former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger about President Nixon's environmental record and the impact such issues had on his political career. The Nixon Foundation provided this video.
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Environmental Protection Agency Past & Future
1 hour, 4 minutesThe Environmental Protection Agency launched 50 years ago this month during the Richard Nixon administration. The Nixon Foundation marked the anniversary with a day-long series of events, including this panel discussion featuring two former EPA administrators looking at the past achievements and possible future endeavors of the agency. The Nixon Foundation provided this video.
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American Artifacts: Fort Monroe Casemate Museum
19 minutesFort Monroe Casemate Museum director Robin Reed gave us a tour showcasing the coastal Virginia fort's history from the colonial era through its completion in 1834, and its role in the Civil War.
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Reel America: "Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey" - 1962
31 minutesThis United States Information Agency film covers Jacqueline Kennedy's visit to India and Pakistan in March of 1962. According to the closing credits, it was shown in 106 nations. The Cold War effort to show the U.S. in a positive light was narrated by actor Raymond Massey and directed by Kennedy White House cinematographer and Academy Award-winner Leo Seltzer.
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Reel America: "Nixon in China" - 1972
45 minutesThis compilation of film and audio recordings from many National Archives sources was produced by the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in 2012. The documentary consists of films by the Naval Photographic Center, Super 8 films by Nixon's advisers and staff, White House Communications Agency sound recordings, and the H.R. Haldeman audio diaries.
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Reel America: "My Trip Abroad by Eleanor Roosevelt" - 1950
10 minutesIn this short film, popular newspaper columnist and former first lady Elearnor Roosevelt narrates her trip to Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Holland, France, and England to observe economic progress following World War II. This newsreel-style film was produced by March of Time, New York, for the Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA), which was established in 1948 to administer Marshall Plan funds to rebuild Europe following the war.
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Reel America: "The Hudson" - 1968
26 minutesIn this film produced by the Naval White House Photographic Unit, Lady Bird Johnson begins at the Statue of Liberty, where she dedicates the American Museum of Immigration. She then visits New York City and travels up the Hudson River by boat to visit cultural sites and encourage historic preservation.
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Reel America: July 1960 Universal Newsreel
9 minutesThis newsreel includes stories about Texas Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson's nomination at the Democratic National Convention as John Kennedy's running mate, and the Republican National Convention starting in Chicago.
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American Artifacts: Alexander von Humboldt & the United States Exhibit
44 minutesIn the second of a two-part program, we toured the exhibit "Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture" with Smithsonian curator Eleanor Jones Harvey. She describes how the 19th century German author & naturalist influenced several generations of Americans, from Thomas Jefferson to abolitionists, inventors, scientists, explorers, and artists. This program begins with a gallery focusing on Humboldt's opposition to slavery.
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How World War I Affected the U.S.
1 hour, 17 minutesHistorian Garrett Peck talked about his book, "The Great War in America: World War I and Its Aftermath." He chronicled how the war impacted Americans as well as societal issues such as Prohibition, women's suffrage and race riots. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event.
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Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum
46 minutesDwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum director Dawn Hammatt took us on a virtual tour of the facility in Abilene, Kansas. The museum showcases the legacy of the nation's 34th president. Ms. Hammatt also answered questions from viewers and National Archives Foundation executive director Patrick Madden. The foundation hosted this event and provided the video.
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LBJ Presidential Library & Museum
43 minutesMark Lawrence, director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum took us on a virtual tour of the facility in Austin, Texas which showcases the legacy of the nation's 36th president. Mr. Lawrence also answered questions from viewers and National Archives Foundation executive director Patrick Madden. The foundation hosted this event and provided the video.
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Reel America: "Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey" - 1962
30 minutesThis United States Information Agency film covers Jacqueline Kennedy's visit to India and Pakistan in March of 1962. According to the closing credits, it was shown in 106 nations. The Cold War effort to show the U.S. in a positive light was narrated by actor Raymond Massey and directed by Kennedy White House cinematographer and Academy Award-winner Leo Seltzer.
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American Artifacts: Alexander von Humboldt & the United States Exhibit
45 minutesIn the second of a two-part program, we toured the exhibit "Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture" with Smithsonian curator Eleanor Jones Harvey. She describes how the 19th century German author & naturalist influenced several generations of Americans, from Thomas Jefferson to abolitionists, inventors, scientists, explorers, and artists. This program begins with a gallery focusing on Humboldt's opposition to slavery.
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How World War I Affected the U.S.
1 hour, 18 minutesHistorian Garrett Peck talked about his book, "The Great War in America: World War I and Its Aftermath." He chronicled how the war impacted Americans as well as societal issues such as Prohibition, women's suffrage and race riots. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event.
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Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum
45 minutesDwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum director Dawn Hammatt took us on a virtual tour of the facility in Abilene, Kansas. The museum showcases the legacy of the nation's 34th president. Ms. Hammatt also answered questions from viewers and National Archives Foundation executive director Patrick Madden. The foundation hosted this event and provided the video.
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LBJ Presidential Library & Museum
43 minutesMark Lawrence, director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum took us on a virtual tour of the facility in Austin, Texas which showcases the legacy of the nation's 36th president. Mr. Lawrence also answered questions from viewers and National Archives Foundation executive director Patrick Madden. The foundation hosted this event and provided the video.
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American Artifacts: Tenement Museum
29 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.
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Reel America: "Jacqueline Kennedy's Asian Journey" - 1962
31 minutesThis United States Information Agency film covers Jacqueline Kennedy's visit to India and Pakistan in March of 1962. According to the closing credits, it was shown in 106 nations. The Cold War effort to show the U.S. in a positive light was narrated by actor Raymond Massey and directed by Kennedy White House cinematographer and Academy Award-winner Leo Seltzer.
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Reel America: "Nixon in China" - 1972
45 minutesThis compilation of film and audio recordings from many National Archives sources was produced by the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in 2012. The documentary consists of films by the Naval Photographic Center, Super 8 films by Nixon's advisers and staff, White House Communications Agency sound recordings, and the H.R. Haldeman audio diaries.
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Reel America: "My Trip Abroad by Eleanor Roosevelt" - 1950
11 minutesIn this short film, popular newspaper columnist and former first lady Elearnor Roosevelt narrates her trip to Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Holland, France, and England to observe economic progress following World War II. This newsreel-style film was produced by March of Time, New York, for the Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA), which was established in 1948 to administer Marshall Plan funds to rebuild Europe following the war.
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Reel America: "The Hudson" - 1968
25 minutesIn this film produced by the Naval White House Photographic Unit, Lady Bird Johnson begins at the Statue of Liberty, where she dedicates the American Museum of Immigration. She then visits New York City and travels up the Hudson River by boat to visit cultural sites and encourage historic preservation.
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Reel America: July 1960 Universal Newsreel
8 minutesThis newsreel includes stories about Texas Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson's nomination at the Democratic National Convention as John Kennedy's running mate, and the Republican National Convention starting in Chicago.
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American Artifacts: Alexander von Humboldt & the United States Exhibit
44 minutesIn the second of a two-part program, we toured the exhibit "Alexander von Humboldt and the United States: Art, Nature, and Culture" with Smithsonian curator Eleanor Jones Harvey. She describes how the 19th century German author & naturalist influenced several generations of Americans, from Thomas Jefferson to abolitionists, inventors, scientists, explorers, and artists. This program begins with a gallery focusing on Humboldt's opposition to slavery.
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How World War I Affected the U.S.
1 hour, 18 minutesHistorian Garrett Peck talked about his book, "The Great War in America: World War I and Its Aftermath." He chronicled how the war impacted Americans as well as societal issues such as Prohibition, women's suffrage and race riots. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event.
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Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum
45 minutesDwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum director Dawn Hammatt took us on a virtual tour of the facility in Abilene, Kansas. The museum showcases the legacy of the nation's 34th president. Ms. Hammatt also answered questions from viewers and National Archives Foundation executive director Patrick Madden. The foundation hosted this event and provided the video.
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LBJ Presidential Library & Museum
1 hour, 13 minutesMark Lawrence, director of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum took us on a virtual tour of the facility in Austin, Texas which showcases the legacy of the nation's 36th president. Mr. Lawrence also answered questions from viewers and National Archives Foundation executive director Patrick Madden. The foundation hosted this event and provided the video.