C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Ben Jealous, "Never Forget Our People Were Always Free"
1 hour, 7 minutesFormer NAACP president Ben Jealous spoke about healing America using parables and through conversations he had with notable Americans. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
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Lectures in History: White House Myths
1 hour, 38 minutesWhite House Historical Association historian and American University lecturer Matthew Costello taught a class on White House myths. He talked about the realities and legends behind often repeated stories such as the tunnel system, a gift alligator, how decorating traditions began, and Dolley Madison rescuing George Washington's portrait.
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Hal Wert, "Hoover vs. Roosevelt"
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Hal Wert detailed the political differences between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt over confronting German aggression and the humanitarian crises in Poland and Finland at the onset of World War II. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "The Battle of Midway" - 1942
20 minutesHollywood director John Ford made an 18 minute documentary for the U.S. Navy about the Battle of Midway in June of 1942. The Battle of Midway presented a victory in vivid color to an American public eager for good war news.
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Lectures in History: White House Myths
1 hour, 39 minutesWhite House Historical Association historian and American University lecturer Matthew Costello taught a class on White House myths. He talked about the realities and legends behind often repeated stories such as the tunnel system, a gift alligator, how decorating traditions began, and Dolley Madison rescuing George Washington's portrait.
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Hal Wert, "Hoover vs. Roosevelt"
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Hal Wert detailed the political differences between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt over confronting German aggression and the humanitarian crises in Poland and Finland at the onset of World War II. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "The Battle of Midway" - 1942
20 minutesHollywood director John Ford made an 18 minute documentary for the U.S. Navy about the Battle of Midway in June of 1942. The Battle of Midway presented a victory in vivid color to an American public eager for good war news.
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The Civil War: 1862 Battle of Williamsburg
50 minutesDrew Gruber talked about the 1862 Battle of Williamsburg in Virginia - and why it was overshadowed that year by larger and bloodier battles. We also heard why Williamsburg's colonial history has long obscured its Civil War story. Mr. Gruber is executive director of Civil War Trails. This was part of the "Emerging Civil War" Blog symposium.
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Elliott West, "Continental Reckoning"
1 hour, 10 minutesUniversity of Arkansas professor emeritus Elliott West talked about America's expansion westward from the 1840s to the end of the 19th century. He described how through rails, telegraph wires and roads, the settling of the West and the emergence of modern America were linked. This program was hosted by the University of Arkansas' Pryor Center.
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Home Ownership and Racial Inequality
1 hour, 0 minuteVanderbilt University law professor Daniel Sharfstein talked about racial inequality in property laws and how people buy and sell homes. This program was hosted by Andrew Jackson's Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer, "Myth America"
1 hour, 0 minutePrinceton history professors Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer addressed myths about American history. Labyrinth Books in Princeton, New Jersey, hosted this event.
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"A New History of the American South"
1 hour, 0 minuteHistorians Fitzhugh Brundage, Jon Sensbach and Scott Nelson discussed how the South's economy, politics, religion, race relations & culture have impacted America over the last two centuries. The Atlanta History Center hosted this event.
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Declaration of Independence
1 hour, 0 minuteMartin DiCaro, host of the Washington Times "History As It Happens" podcast, talked to George Washington University history professor Denver Brunsman about the Declaration of Independence. This program was part of the Washington Times taping of their history podcast.
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Lectures in History: White House Myths
1 hour, 40 minutesWhite House Historical Association historian and American University lecturer Matthew Costello taught a class on White House myths. He talked about the realities and legends behind often repeated stories such as the tunnel system, a gift alligator, how decorating traditions began, and Dolley Madison rescuing George Washington's portrait.
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Hal Wert, "Hoover vs. Roosevelt"
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Hal Wert detailed the political differences between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt over confronting German aggression and the humanitarian crises in Poland and Finland at the onset of World War II. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "The Battle of Midway" - 1942
20 minutesHollywood director John Ford made an 18 minute documentary for the U.S. Navy about the Battle of Midway in June of 1942. The Battle of Midway presented a victory in vivid color to an American public eager for good war news.
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Lectures in History: White House Myths
1 hour, 40 minutesWhite House Historical Association historian and American University lecturer Matthew Costello taught a class on White House myths. He talked about the realities and legends behind often repeated stories such as the tunnel system, a gift alligator, how decorating traditions began, and Dolley Madison rescuing George Washington's portrait.
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Hal Wert, "Hoover vs. Roosevelt"
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Hal Wert detailed the political differences between Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt over confronting German aggression and the humanitarian crises in Poland and Finland at the onset of World War II. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch, Iowa, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "The Battle of Midway" - 1942
20 minutesHollywood director John Ford made an 18 minute documentary for the U.S. Navy about the Battle of Midway in June of 1942. The Battle of Midway presented a victory in vivid color to an American public eager for good war news.
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The Civil War: 1862 Battle of Williamsburg
50 minutesDrew Gruber talked about the 1862 Battle of Williamsburg in Virginia - and why it was overshadowed that year by larger and bloodier battles. We also heard why Williamsburg's colonial history has long obscured its Civil War story. Mr. Gruber is executive director of Civil War Trails. This was part of the "Emerging Civil War" Blog symposium.
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Elliott West, "Continental Reckoning"
1 hour, 11 minutesUniversity of Arkansas professor emeritus Elliott West talked about America's expansion westward from the 1840s to the end of the 19th century. He described how through rails, telegraph wires and roads, the settling of the West and the emergence of modern America were linked. This program was hosted by the University of Arkansas' Pryor Center.
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Home Ownership and Racial Inequality
59 minutesVanderbilt University law professor Daniel Sharfstein talked about racial inequality in property laws and how people buy and sell homes. This program was hosted by Andrew Jackson's Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer, "Myth America"
1 hour, 0 minutePrinceton history professors Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer addressed myths about American history. Labyrinth Books in Princeton, New Jersey, hosted this event.
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"A New History of the American South"
1 hour, 0 minuteHistorians Fitzhugh Brundage, Jon Sensbach and Scott Nelson discussed how the South's economy, politics, religion, race relations & culture have impacted America over the last two centuries. The Atlanta History Center hosted this event.