C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Nathan Thrall, "A Day in the Life of Abed Salama"
1 hour, 39 minutesNathan Thrall, former Arab-Israeli Project director at the International Crisis Group, discussed his book about the plight of a Palestinian man whose 5-year-old son was a in a school bus crash in the West Bank. This event was held at the First United Methodist Church of Chicago.
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Lectures in History: The Oregon Country
59 minutesUniversity 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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American Artifacts: 1619 Thanksgiving at Berkeley, Virginia
29 minutesIn 1619, 35 English settlers arrived in Berkeley, Virginia, upriver from Jamestown. We talked to Graham Woodlief, descendant of the group's leader, Captain John Woodlief, about how these colonists celebrated the first English Thanksgiving in America. Later, archaeologist Mark Horton described his current project: looking for artifacts from the settlement to determine its exact location.
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Rosalynn Carter Interview
1 hour, 0 minuteFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter talked about her political partnership with Jimmy Carter, the 1976 campaign, and what she learned as first lady of Georgia, as well as her time in the White House: attending cabinet meetings, working on mental health issues, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Topics included negative press coverage of her as first lady and what she hoped her legacy would be. She also talked about her work with the Carter Center after leaving the White House and her continuing work with former President Jimmy Carter on election monitoring, affordable housing, and fighting disease in Africa. She was interviewed for the series "First Ladies: Influence and Image" while at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Reel America: "This is Coffee" - 1961
15 minutesThis 1961 film produced by the Coffee Brewing Institute showed where coffee comes from, how it's served in different cultures and different ways to brew it. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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JFK In Fort Worth
15 minutesFort Worth's General Worth Square is the place where John F. Kennedy gave an impromptu speech to thousands of spectators the morning he was assassinated. Andy Taft, president of Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., shared this story and described the tribute that now represents his historic visit.
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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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American Artifacts: 1619 Thanksgiving at Berkeley, Virginia
30 minutesIn 1619, 35 English settlers arrived in Berkeley, Virginia, upriver from Jamestown. We talked to Graham Woodlief, descendant of the group's leader, Captain John Woodlief, about how these colonists celebrated the first English Thanksgiving in America. Later, archaeologist Mark Horton described his current project: looking for artifacts from the settlement to determine its exact location.
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Rosalynn Carter Interview
1 hour, 0 minuteFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter talked about her political partnership with Jimmy Carter, the 1976 campaign, and what she learned as first lady of Georgia, as well as her time in the White House: attending cabinet meetings, working on mental health issues, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Topics included negative press coverage of her as first lady and what she hoped her legacy would be. She also talked about her work with the Carter Center after leaving the White House and her continuing work with former President Jimmy Carter on election monitoring, affordable housing, and fighting disease in Africa. She was interviewed for the series "First Ladies: Influence and Image" while at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Reel America: "This is Coffee" - 1961
15 minutesThis 1961 film produced by the Coffee Brewing Institute showed where coffee comes from, how it's served in different cultures and different ways to brew it. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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JFK In Fort Worth
15 minutesFort Worth's General Worth Square is the place where John F. Kennedy gave an impromptu speech to thousands of spectators the morning he was assassinated. Andy Taft, president of Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., shared this story and described the tribute that now represents his historic visit.
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The Civil War: Confederate Soldiers & Literacy
1 hour, 1 minutePeter Carmichael, director of the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute, talked about the range of literacy that Confederate soldiers had and how that impacted their communication with the home front. This program was part of Gettysburg College's 2023 Civil War Institute conference.
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Historical Patterns in the Present
1 hour, 9 minutesAssociation for Documentary Editing scholars discussed recognizing historical patterns in the present.
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Public Humanities and Indigenous Voices
1 hour, 6 minutesAssociation for Documentary Editing scholars discussed how historical memory is embedded in indigenous languages, and how to preserve those languages.
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Reel America: "Little Smokey" - 1953
14 minutesThis U.S. Forest Service film tells the story of the real Smokey Bear, from his rescue during a 1950 forest fire in New Mexico's Capitan Mountains to his life at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. This short fire prevention film is hosted by Hopalong Cassidy, a popular mid-twentieth century Hollywood cowboy played by actor William Boyd.
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Laura Meckler, "Dream Town"
1 hour, 1 minuteWashington Post education reporter Laura Meckler explored how the community of Shaker Heights, Ohio, has addressed the issue of racial integration from its founding through recent school curriculum controversies. Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
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JFK's White House Tapes
1 hour, 29 minutesUniversity of Virginia presidential recordings expert Ken Hughes talked about President Kennedy's mystique and his White House tapes with Martin Di Caro, host of the Washington Times' "History As It Happens" podcast. Among their topics were the 1963 coup that ended in South Vietnamese President Diem's assassination and covert actions against Fidel Castro's Cuban regime.
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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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American Artifacts: 1619 Thanksgiving at Berkeley, Virginia
30 minutesIn 1619, 35 English settlers arrived in Berkeley, Virginia, upriver from Jamestown. We talked to Graham Woodlief, descendant of the group's leader, Captain John Woodlief, about how these colonists celebrated the first English Thanksgiving in America. Later, archaeologist Mark Horton described his current project: looking for artifacts from the settlement to determine its exact location.
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Rosalynn Carter Interview
1 hour, 0 minuteFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter talked about her political partnership with Jimmy Carter, the 1976 campaign, and what she learned as first lady of Georgia, as well as her time in the White House: attending cabinet meetings, working on mental health issues, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Topics included negative press coverage of her as first lady and what she hoped her legacy would be. She also talked about her work with the Carter Center after leaving the White House and her continuing work with former President Jimmy Carter on election monitoring, affordable housing, and fighting disease in Africa. She was interviewed for the series "First Ladies: Influence and Image" while at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Reel America: "This is Coffee" - 1961
15 minutesThis 1961 film produced by the Coffee Brewing Institute showed where coffee comes from, how it's served in different cultures and different ways to brew it. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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JFK In Fort Worth
15 minutesFort Worth's General Worth Square is the place where John F. Kennedy gave an impromptu speech to thousands of spectators the morning he was assassinated. Andy Taft, president of Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., shared this story and described the tribute that now represents his historic visit.
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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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American Artifacts: 1619 Thanksgiving at Berkeley, Virginia
30 minutesIn 1619, 35 English settlers arrived in Berkeley, Virginia, upriver from Jamestown. We talked to Graham Woodlief, descendant of the group's leader, Captain John Woodlief, about how these colonists celebrated the first English Thanksgiving in America. Later, archaeologist Mark Horton described his current project: looking for artifacts from the settlement to determine its exact location.
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Rosalynn Carter Interview
1 hour, 0 minuteFormer first lady Rosalynn Carter talked about her political partnership with Jimmy Carter, the 1976 campaign, and what she learned as first lady of Georgia, as well as her time in the White House: attending cabinet meetings, working on mental health issues, and the Iranian hostage crisis. Topics included negative press coverage of her as first lady and what she hoped her legacy would be. She also talked about her work with the Carter Center after leaving the White House and her continuing work with former President Jimmy Carter on election monitoring, affordable housing, and fighting disease in Africa. She was interviewed for the series "First Ladies: Influence and Image" while at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Reel America: "This is Coffee" - 1961
15 minutesThis 1961 film produced by the Coffee Brewing Institute showed where coffee comes from, how it's served in different cultures and different ways to brew it. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
-
JFK In Fort Worth
15 minutesFort Worth's General Worth Square is the place where John F. Kennedy gave an impromptu speech to thousands of spectators the morning he was assassinated. Andy Taft, president of Downtown Fort Worth, Inc., shared this story and described the tribute that now represents his historic visit.
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The Civil War: Confederate Soldiers & Literacy
1 hour, 1 minutePeter Carmichael, director of the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute, talked about the range of literacy that Confederate soldiers had and how that impacted their communication with the home front. This program was part of Gettysburg College's 2023 Civil War Institute conference.
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Historical Patterns in the Present
1 hour, 9 minutesAssociation for Documentary Editing scholars discussed recognizing historical patterns in the present.
-
Public Humanities and Indigenous Voices
1 hour, 6 minutesAssociation for Documentary Editing scholars discussed how historical memory is embedded in indigenous languages, and how to preserve those languages.
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Reel America: "Little Smokey" - 1953
14 minutesThis U.S. Forest Service film tells the story of the real Smokey Bear, from his rescue during a 1950 forest fire in New Mexico's Capitan Mountains to his life at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. This short fire prevention film is hosted by Hopalong Cassidy, a popular mid-twentieth century Hollywood cowboy played by actor William Boyd.
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Laura Meckler, "Dream Town"
1 hour, 1 minuteWashington Post education reporter Laura Meckler explored how the community of Shaker Heights, Ohio, has addressed the issue of racial integration from its founding through recent school curriculum controversies. Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
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JFK's White House Tapes
1 hour, 28 minutesUniversity of Virginia presidential recordings expert Ken Hughes talked about President Kennedy's mystique and his White House tapes with Martin Di Caro, host of the Washington Times' "History As It Happens" podcast. Among their topics were the 1963 coup that ended in South Vietnamese President Diem's assassination and covert actions against Fidel Castro's Cuban regime.