C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Breaking the German Enigma Code
1 hour, 39 minutesDermot Turning, nephew of British codebreaker Alan Turing, talked about his book, "X, Y & Z: The Real Story of How Enigma Was Broken." He chronicled how French, British and Polish spies and mathematicians were able to decipher the German Enigma code during World War II. The International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. hosted this event.
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Secret Service Protection
57 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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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
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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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, 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
47 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: "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: President Reagan New Year's Radio Address - 1983
10 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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The Civil War: Mid-19th Century Presidential Press Coverage
1 hour, 30 minutesA panel of journalism & media scholars discussed the press coverage of presidents and presidential candidates in the mid-nineteenth century. The online event was part of the twenty-eighth annual 19th Century Press, the Civil War, & Free Expression symposium. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga hosted the event and provided the video.
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History Bookshelf: John Shaw, "Rising Star, Setting Sun"
1 hour, 0 minuteJohn Shaw recounted the presidential transition between Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy; from Kennedy's close election victory on November 8, 1960, to his inauguration on January 20, 1961.
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The Cold War & Popular Culture
59 minutesUniversity of Virginia professor Grace Elizabeth Hale looks at the Cold War era and its influence on popular culture. The Georgia Historical Society and UVA Club of Savannah co-hosted the event and provided the video.
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The Civil War: Depicting Soldier Experiences in the Civil War Press
2 hours, 0 minuteA group of scholars discussed how the Civil War press depicted soldier experiences, exploring how information was transmitted and the scope of reporting. They talked about soldiers writing to editors of their hometown newspapers, the role of abolitionist papers, the lack of material on Mexican-American combatants and how the wartime press portrayed women. This session was part an annual symposium on the 19th century press and the Civil War hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The school provided this video.
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Lectures in History: 1783 Treaty of Paris
33 minutesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Kathleen DuVal taught a class about the end of the American Revolution and the 1783 Treaty of Paris. She talked about the competing goals between the United States, British Empire, France and Spain and how delegates reached a compromise. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provided this video.
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Lectures in History: Politics of the Early Republic
42 minutesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Kathleen DuVal taught a class about political issues in the early American republic, including clashes between Federalists and Anti-Federalists and U.S. relationships with Britain and France. She described the mixed reception to the French and Haitian revolutions as well as domestic unrest over whiskey taxes and the Alien and Sedition Acts. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provided this video.
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1936 Berlin Olympics - Defying the "Master Race"
46 minutesThe 1936 Olympic Games were held in Berlin, Germany despite concerns about the racist Nazi government and Adolf Hitler. In an event hosted by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, participants discussed Hitler's objective to showcase the so-called "master race," and the experiences of black and Jewish athletes who decided to participate in the games. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum also provided the video for this online event.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community - Introducing France" - 1954
19 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The series was designed to familiarize the 12 NATO founding member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode features France.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community, Introducing Germany" - 1955
23 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The films were designed to familiarize NATO member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode features West Germany before the Berlin Wall was constructed, when a flow of refugees from East Germany was a challenge for the new democracy.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community - Introducing the United Kingdom" - 1956
21 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The series was designed to familiarize NATO member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode is an introduction to the United Kingdom.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community - Introducing Canada" - 1956
23 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The series was designed to familiarize the NATO member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode features Canada.
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Reel America: "The Atlantic Community - Introducing the United States' - 1956
20 minutes"The Atlantic Community" is a series of twenty-minute films produced between 1954 and 1956 and financed by the U.S. government. The series was designed to familiarize NATO member countries with the culture, history, industries, tourist attractions, and military contributions of their NATO partners and was distributed in many different languages for television and cinema audiences. This episode is an introduction to the United States for audiences in Europe and Canada.
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American Artifacts: Women's History
18 minutesEfforts to build a National Women's History Museum in Washington, D.C. have been underway for more than 20 years. It currently exists as an online museum and offers local walking tours focused on women's history. We visited Alexandria, Virginia to see Civil War-related sites where women worked as nurses, sold goods to soldiers, and aided communities of newly freed slaves.
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Lectures in History: 1783 Treaty of Paris
32 minutesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Kathleen DuVal taught a class about the end of the American Revolution and the 1783 Treaty of Paris. She talked about the competing goals between the United States, British Empire, France and Spain and how delegates reached a compromise. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provided this video.
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Lectures in History: Politics of the Early Republic
41 minutesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Kathleen DuVal taught a class about political issues in the early American republic, including clashes between Federalists and Anti-Federalists and U.S. relationships with Britain and France. She described the mixed reception to the French and Haitian revolutions as well as domestic unrest over whiskey taxes and the Alien and Sedition Acts. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provided this video.
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1936 Berlin Olympics - Defying the "Master Race"
43 minutesThe 1936 Olympic Games were held in Berlin, Germany despite concerns about the racist Nazi government and Adolf Hitler. In an event hosted by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, participants discussed Hitler's objective to showcase the so-called "master race," and the experiences of black and Jewish athletes who decided to participate in the games. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum also provided the video for this online event.
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History Bookshelf: John Shaw, "Rising Star, Setting Sun"
1 hour, 0 minuteJohn Shaw recounted the presidential transition between Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy; from Kennedy's close election victory on November 8, 1960, to his inauguration on January 20, 1961.
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The Cold War & Popular Culture
1 hour, 0 minuteUniversity of Virginia professor Grace Elizabeth Hale looks at the Cold War era and its influence on popular culture. The Georgia Historical Society and UVA Club of Savannah co-hosted the event and provided the video.
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The Civil War: Depicting Soldier Experiences in the Civil War Press
2 hours, 0 minuteA group of scholars discussed how the Civil War press depicted soldier experiences, exploring how information was transmitted and the scope of reporting. They talked about soldiers writing to editors of their hometown newspapers, the role of abolitionist papers, the lack of material on Mexican-American combatants and how the wartime press portrayed women. This session was part an annual symposium on the 19th century press and the Civil War hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The school provided this video.
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Lectures in History: 1783 Treaty of Paris
32 minutesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Kathleen DuVal taught a class about the end of the American Revolution and the 1783 Treaty of Paris. She talked about the competing goals between the United States, British Empire, France and Spain and how delegates reached a compromise. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provided this video.
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Lectures in History: Politics of the Early Republic
41 minutesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Kathleen DuVal taught a class about political issues in the early American republic, including clashes between Federalists and Anti-Federalists and U.S. relationships with Britain and France. She described the mixed reception to the French and Haitian revolutions as well as domestic unrest over whiskey taxes and the Alien and Sedition Acts. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provided this video.