C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
1 hour, 1 minuteDirector Kevin Gover joined us in the "Americans" exhibit to talk about the museum's history, artifacts, and issues of importance to Native Americans today.
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
59 minutesMilitary history guest curator Krewasky Salter joined us from the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History & Culture. He was in the exhibit, "We Return Fighting: The African American Experience in World War I." He talked about the African American soldiers who served during what was then called "The Great War," and how their experiences served as a catalyst for the civil rights movement.
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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.
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Camp David
1 hour, 5 minutesCamp 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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Reel America: "In the Suburbs" - 1957
20 minutesThis Redbook Magazine film shows how young adults with children are a booming demographic and argues that the magazine can help them navigate a new way of life. It uses photographs, magazine text, and color and black and white film to show families engaged in leisure activities at home and at the new hub of suburban activity - the shopping center.
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Reel America: "American Look" - 1958
30 minutesThis vivid color film highlights the work of interior, industrial, product, and auto designers who create stylish new looks for mass-produced consumer goods. The narrator states that "the greatest freedom of the American people is the freedom of individual choice," and the film celebrates American abundance. It ends by showing designers at work on the 1959 Chevrolet Impala at General Motors' colorful Technical Center in Warren, Michigan.
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White House Conference on American History
1 hour, 25 minutesOn September 17, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing a national commission to promote patriotic education. The same day, a panel discussed the state of history education in the United States. The White House hosted and provided this video.
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Reel America: "Crisis in Levittown, PA" - 1957
35 minutesThis film explores the attitudes of homeowners after an African American family moves into the all-white suburban development of 60,000. Located about 25 miles from Philadelphia, Levittown was the second of seven post-World War II developments geared towards veterans. Levittown management prohibited the sale of homes directly to African Americans, although it allowed private owners to do so.
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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: President Reagan New Year's Radio Address - 1983
8 minutesPresident Ronald Reagan delivers a New Year's radio address to the nation on the topic of drunk driving prevention. This recording is from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum collections.
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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.
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Camp David
1 hour, 5 minutesCamp 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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Reel America: "In the Suburbs" - 1957
20 minutesThis Redbook Magazine film shows how young adults with children are a booming demographic and argues that the magazine can help them navigate a new way of life. It uses photographs, magazine text, and color and black and white film to show families engaged in leisure activities at home and at the new hub of suburban activity - the shopping center.
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Reel America: "American Look" - 1958
30 minutesThis vivid color film highlights the work of interior, industrial, product, and auto designers who create stylish new looks for mass-produced consumer goods. The narrator states that "the greatest freedom of the American people is the freedom of individual choice," and the film celebrates American abundance. It ends by showing designers at work on the 1959 Chevrolet Impala at General Motors' colorful Technical Center in Warren, Michigan.
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White House Conference on American History
1 hour, 25 minutesOn September 17, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing a national commission to promote patriotic education. The same day, a panel discussed the state of history education in the United States. The White House hosted and provided this video.
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Reel America: "Crisis in Levittown, PA" - 1957
35 minutesThis film explores the attitudes of homeowners after an African American family moves into the all-white suburban development of 60,000. Located about 25 miles from Philadelphia, Levittown was the second of seven post-World War II developments geared towards veterans. Levittown management prohibited the sale of homes directly to African Americans, although it allowed private owners to do so.
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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: President Reagan New Year's Radio Address - 1983
8 minutesPresident Ronald Reagan delivers a New Year's radio address to the nation on the topic of drunk driving prevention. This recording is from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum collections.
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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.
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Camp David
1 hour, 5 minutesCamp 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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Reel America: "In the Suburbs" - 1957
20 minutesThis Redbook Magazine film shows how young adults with children are a booming demographic and argues that the magazine can help them navigate a new way of life. It uses photographs, magazine text, and color and black and white film to show families engaged in leisure activities at home and at the new hub of suburban activity - the shopping center.
-
Reel America: "American Look" - 1958
30 minutesThis vivid color film highlights the work of interior, industrial, product, and auto designers who create stylish new looks for mass-produced consumer goods. The narrator states that "the greatest freedom of the American people is the freedom of individual choice," and the film celebrates American abundance. It ends by showing designers at work on the 1959 Chevrolet Impala at General Motors' colorful Technical Center in Warren, Michigan.
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White House Conference on American History
1 hour, 25 minutesOn September 17, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing a national commission to promote patriotic education. The same day, a panel discussed the state of history education in the United States. The White House hosted and provided this video.
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Reel America: "Crisis in Levittown, PA" - 1957
35 minutesThis film explores the attitudes of homeowners after an African American family moves into the all-white suburban development of 60,000. Located about 25 miles from Philadelphia, Levittown was the second of seven post-World War II developments geared towards veterans. Levittown management prohibited the sale of homes directly to African Americans, although it allowed private owners to do so.
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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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Reel America: "Nixon in China" - 1972
46 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.