C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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A Cannabis Specialist Untangles the Truth about Marijuana"
59 minutesDr. Peter Grinspoon used medical data to look at both the benefits and dangers of marijuana as well as areas where more research is needed. This event was hosted by the Harvard Book Store.
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Fall Book Preview
31 minutesTampa Bay Times book critic Colette Bancroft previewed some of the most anticipated non-fiction books being released this fall. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news.
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Lectures in History: The Oregon Country
1 hour, 0 minuteUniversity of Washington lecturer Ross Coen discussed the development of the Oregon Country and how the United States and Britain divided the Northwest Coast. The University of Washington is located in Seattle.
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Reel America: "Airports Mean Business "- 1972
30 minutesThis 1972 video from the Department of Transportation explained how economic development may be linked to community airports. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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The White House & Television
1 hour, 0 minuteThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on how television portrays the White House. This was part of a day-long symposium on the White House in popular culture.
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Reel America: "Excavation of the Donner Party Site" - 1994
30 minutesThis 1994 U.S. Forest Service film showed an excavation of a site believed to be a Donner Party campsite. The Donner pioneers were migrating to California in a wagon train from the Midwest in the mid-1840s when they were stuck in a surprise October snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Lectures in History: The Oregon Country
1 hour, 0 minuteUniversity of Washington lecturer Ross Coen discussed the development of the Oregon Country and how the United States and Britain divided the Northwest Coast. The University of Washington is located in Seattle.
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Reel America: "Airports Mean Business "- 1972
30 minutesThis 1972 video from the Department of Transportation explained how economic development may be linked to community airports. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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The White House & Television
1 hour, 0 minuteThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on how television portrays the White House. This was part of a day-long symposium on the White House in popular culture.
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Reel America: "Excavation of the Donner Party Site" - 1994
30 minutesThis 1994 U.S. Forest Service film showed an excavation of a site believed to be a Donner Party campsite. The Donner pioneers were migrating to California in a wagon train from the Midwest in the mid-1840s when they were stuck in a surprise October snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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The Civil War: Opium Use in the Civil War Era
1 hour, 10 minutesVirginia Military Institute professor Jonathan Jones talked about how opium and morphine -- common treatments used for wartime injuries -- grew into lifelong drug dependence for many in the Shenandoah Valley. This talk was part of a conference hosted by Shenandoah University's Civil War Institute.
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Groundbreaking Women in Science & Journalism
1 hour, 5 minutesBiographers Allison Gilbert and Kate Zernike talked about the subjects of their books, columnist Elsie Robinson and scientist Nancy Hopkins. Elsie Robinson was a nationally syndicated columnist in the 1920s and Nancy Hopkins was a cancer researcher at MIT who fought for equality for women in science. This program was hosted by the Coffee House Club at the Salmagundi Club in New York City.
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John Charles Thomas, "The Poetic Justice"
1 hour, 5 minutesJohn Charles Thomas talked about his time on the Virginia Supreme Court as the first Black person to hold that office. He took office in 1983. James Monroe's Highland and the Virginia Festival of the Book co-hosted this event.
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Fred Kaplan, "His Masterly Pen"
1 hour, 20 minutesAuthor Fred Kaplan talked about Thomas Jefferson's writings, including his correspondence, his religious and scientific writings and his inaugural addresses. This program was hosted by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
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American Artifacts: Drafting the U.S. Constitution
35 minutesAmerican History TV visited the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to learn about the creation of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 and to see several rare early drafts. The Constitution Center's president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen was our guide.
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Victims of Communism Museum Tour
45 minutesAmerican History TV toured the Victims of Communism Museum in Washington, D.C., with founding director Elizabeth Spalding. The museum is within sight of the White House, and is designed to tell a story of political domination and persecution spanning more than a century and across national boundaries, from Lenin in Russia to Mao in China. Artifacts include a medical x-ray repurposed into a Beatles record in the old Soviet Union, and a transistor radio used to navigate out of communist-held Cambodia.
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Lectures in History: The Oregon Country
1 hour, 0 minuteUniversity of Washington lecturer Ross Coen discussed the development of the Oregon Country and how the United States and Britain divided the Northwest Coast. The University of Washington is located in Seattle.
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Reel America: "Airports Mean Business "- 1972
30 minutesThis 1972 video from the Department of Transportation explained how economic development may be linked to community airports. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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The White House & Television
1 hour, 0 minuteThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on how television portrays the White House. This was part of a day-long symposium on the White House in popular culture.
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Reel America: "Excavation of the Donner Party Site" - 1994
30 minutesThis 1994 U.S. Forest Service film showed an excavation of a site believed to be a Donner Party campsite. The Donner pioneers were migrating to California in a wagon train from the Midwest in the mid-1840s when they were stuck in a surprise October snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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Lectures in History: The Oregon Country
1 hour, 0 minuteUniversity of Washington lecturer Ross Coen discussed the development of the Oregon Country and how the United States and Britain divided the Northwest Coast. The University of Washington is located in Seattle.
-
Reel America: "Airports Mean Business "- 1972
30 minutesThis 1972 video from the Department of Transportation explained how economic development may be linked to community airports. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
-
The White House & Television
1 hour, 0 minuteThe White House Historical Association and the Library of Congress hosted a discussion on how television portrays the White House. This was part of a day-long symposium on the White House in popular culture.
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Reel America: "Excavation of the Donner Party Site" - 1994
30 minutesThis 1994 U.S. Forest Service film showed an excavation of a site believed to be a Donner Party campsite. The Donner pioneers were migrating to California in a wagon train from the Midwest in the mid-1840s when they were stuck in a surprise October snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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The Civil War: Opium Use in the Civil War Era
1 hour, 10 minutesVirginia Military Institute professor Jonathan Jones talked about how opium and morphine -- common treatments used for wartime injuries -- grew into lifelong drug dependence for many in the Shenandoah Valley. This talk was part of a conference hosted by Shenandoah University's Civil War Institute.
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Groundbreaking Women in Science & Journalism
1 hour, 5 minutesBiographers Allison Gilbert and Kate Zernike talked about the subjects of their books, columnist Elsie Robinson and scientist Nancy Hopkins. Elsie Robinson was a nationally syndicated columnist in the 1920s and Nancy Hopkins was a cancer researcher at MIT who fought for equality for women in science. This program was hosted by the Coffee House Club at the Salmagundi Club in New York City.
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John Charles Thomas, "The Poetic Justice"
1 hour, 5 minutesJohn Charles Thomas talked about his time on the Virginia Supreme Court as the first Black person to hold that office. He took office in 1983. James Monroe's Highland and the Virginia Festival of the Book co-hosted this event.
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Fred Kaplan, "His Masterly Pen"
1 hour, 20 minutesAuthor Fred Kaplan talked about Thomas Jefferson's writings, including his correspondence, his religious and scientific writings and his inaugural addresses. This program was hosted by the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
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American Artifacts: Drafting the U.S. Constitution
36 minutesAmerican History TV visited the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to learn about the creation of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 and to see several rare early drafts. The Constitution Center's president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen was our guide.