C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Reel America: "Turning of the Tide" - 1951
29 minutesThis U.S. Army report describes events in Korea from August 10 to September 20, 1950 when U.S.- led forces in South Korea were in retreat, then held the line and carried out several counterattacks. The film shows the arrival of British forces, air support operations, defensive operations around Pusan, and the invasion of Inchon by General MacArthur and a subsequent drive to retake the capitall city of Seoul near the 38th parallel.
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The Civil War: Siege of Charleston 1863
52 minutesHistorian Neil Chatelain discussed the Siege of Charleston Harbor in 1863, a combined naval and land assault, which he claims was a test of military and naval cooperation and an experiment with new technology and tactics. The Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge in Spotsylvania, Virginia, hosted this event.
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Lectures in History: Obama's 2004 DNC Keynote Address
1 hour, 3 minutesBarack Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of Kansas is in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Cable TV, Hollywood & Presidential Politics
51 minutesHistorian Kathryn Brownell talked about the rise of cable television and the mingling of Hollywood celebrity with politics, and how they've impacted presidential campaigns and the presidency itself. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this program.
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Reel America: "Valley of the Tennessee" - 1944
30 minutesThis 1944 film was made by the U.S. Office of War Information's Overseas Motion Picture Bureau. It details the history of the Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, which was founded in 1933 to address issues in energy, the environment, and economic development in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, and Mississippi. During World War II, as Allied forces liberated cities and towns in Western Europe, they were quickly followed by crews with projectors and propaganda films such as "Valley of the Tennessee" to be shown for free in local theaters. The Bureau created 26 short documentaries designed to introduce America to liberated and conquered nations.
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The Civil War: Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg in Tennessee
57 minutesHistorian Cecily Zander discussed Confederate General Braxton Bragg, who achieved the most significant southern victory in the Western Theater at the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga but was later defeated by Union General Grant at Chattanooga that same year. The Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge in Spotsylvania, Virginia, hosted this event.
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Remembering a Complicated Past
57 minutesHow do we remember a complicated past? What do we owe those who lived in the past? What do we owe future generations? These are some of the questions scholars considered when looking at how we memorialize past events and historical figures. This event was sponsored by Zocalo Public Square, which is based in Los Angeles.
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World War II Revisionism
53 minutesA Herbert Hoover Presidential Library conference reconsidered the 31st president's World War II-era views and politics. Bard College history professor Sean McMeekin discusses different perspectives on key wartime events, including Soviet Union premier Joseph Stalin's role in the outbreak of war. The Hoover Presidential Library is in West Branch, Iowa.
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Faith and the American Soldier During World War II
1 hour, 3 minutesFlorida State professor Kurt Piehler discussed how the U.S. military sought to meet the spiritual needs of the millions who served in uniform during World War II. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted this event.
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Lectures in History: Obama's 2004 DNC Keynote Address
52 minutesBarack Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of Kansas is in Lawrence, Kansas.
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State and Local Officials Testify on Threats to Election Administration
1 hour, 44 minutesSecretaries of state for Pennsylvania and Arizona join other state and local officials to testify before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee on threats to the administration of elections.
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Cable TV, Hollywood & Presidential Politics
51 minutesHistorian Kathryn Brownell talked about the rise of cable television and the mingling of Hollywood celebrity with politics, and how they've impacted presidential campaigns and the presidency itself. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this program.
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Reel America: "Valley of the Tennessee" - 1944
31 minutesThis 1944 film was made by the U.S. Office of War Information's Overseas Motion Picture Bureau. It details the history of the Tennessee Valley Authority, or TVA, which was founded in 1933 to address issues in energy, the environment, and economic development in Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, and Mississippi. During World War II, as Allied forces liberated cities and towns in Western Europe, they were quickly followed by crews with projectors and propaganda films such as "Valley of the Tennessee" to be shown for free in local theaters. The Bureau created 26 short documentaries designed to introduce America to liberated and conquered nations.
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The Civil War: Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg in Tennessee
57 minutesHistorian Cecily Zander discussed Confederate General Braxton Bragg, who achieved the most significant southern victory in the Western Theater at the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga but was later defeated by Union General Grant at Chattanooga that same year. The Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge in Spotsylvania, Virginia, hosted this event.
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Remembering a Complicated Past
56 minutesHow do we remember a complicated past? What do we owe those who lived in the past? What do we owe future generations? These are some of the questions scholars considered when looking at how we memorialize past events and historical figures. This event was sponsored by Zocalo Public Square, which is based in Los Angeles.
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World War II Revisionism
52 minutesA Herbert Hoover Presidential Library conference reconsidered the 31st president's World War II-era views and politics. Bard College history professor Sean McMeekin discusses different perspectives on key wartime events, including Soviet Union premier Joseph Stalin's role in the outbreak of war. The Hoover Presidential Library is in West Branch, Iowa.
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Faith and the American Soldier During World War II
1 hour, 4 minutesFlorida State professor Kurt Piehler discussed how the U.S. military sought to meet the spiritual needs of the millions who served in uniform during World War II. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted this event.
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Lectures in History: Obama's 2004 DNC Keynote Address
1 hour, 2 minutesBarack Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of Kansas is in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Cable TV, Hollywood & Presidential Politics
52 minutesHistorian Kathryn Brownell talked about the rise of cable television and the mingling of Hollywood celebrity with politics, and how they've impacted presidential campaigns and the presidency itself. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this program.
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The Civil War: Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg in Tennessee
57 minutesHistorian Cecily Zander discussed Confederate General Braxton Bragg, who achieved the most significant southern victory in the Western Theater at the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga but was later defeated by Union General Grant at Chattanooga that same year. The Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge in Spotsylvania, Virginia, hosted this event.
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Remembering a Complicated Past
56 minutesHow do we remember a complicated past? What do we owe those who lived in the past? What do we owe future generations? These are some of the questions scholars considered when looking at how we memorialize past events and historical figures. This event was sponsored by Zocalo Public Square, which is based in Los Angeles.
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World War II Revisionism
53 minutesA Herbert Hoover Presidential Library conference reconsidered the 31st president's World War II-era views and politics. Bard College history professor Sean McMeekin discusses different perspectives on key wartime events, including Soviet Union premier Joseph Stalin's role in the outbreak of war. The Hoover Presidential Library is in West Branch, Iowa.
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Faith and the American Soldier During World War II
1 hour, 3 minutesFlorida State professor Kurt Piehler discussed how the U.S. military sought to meet the spiritual needs of the millions who served in uniform during World War II. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted this event.
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Lectures in History: Obama's 2004 DNC Keynote Address
1 hour, 3 minutesBarack Obama's keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of Kansas is in Lawrence, Kansas.
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Cable TV, Hollywood & Presidential Politics
52 minutesHistorian Kathryn Brownell talked about the rise of cable television and the mingling of Hollywood celebrity with politics, and how they've impacted presidential campaigns and the presidency itself. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this program.
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The Civil War: Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg in Tennessee
58 minutesHistorian Cecily Zander discussed Confederate General Braxton Bragg, who achieved the most significant southern victory in the Western Theater at the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga but was later defeated by Union General Grant at Chattanooga that same year. The Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge in Spotsylvania, Virginia, hosted this event.
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Remembering a Complicated Past
56 minutesHow do we remember a complicated past? What do we owe those who lived in the past? What do we owe future generations? These are some of the questions scholars considered when looking at how we memorialize past events and historical figures. This event was sponsored by Zocalo Public Square, which is based in Los Angeles.