C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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The American Vice Presidency
52 minutesNew York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker talked about the evolution of the American vice presidency. Having covered presidents from Bill Clinton through Joe Biden, he's observed the vice presidential tenures of Al Gore, Dick Cheney, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, and Kamala Harris. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this event.
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The Civil War: Military Communication During Civil War Battles
54 minutesU.S. Naval Academy professor Wayne Hsieh described how Civil War generals were able to see aerial views of the battlefield for the first time through military balloons and how they could communicate between widely dispersed troops via the telegram. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg hosted this event.
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Missionary Diplomacy in the 19th Century
1 hour, 29 minutesHistorians discussed the role of 19th century Protestant missionaries and how they shaped American foreign relations. This program was part of the 2024 Organization of American Historians conference in New Orleans.
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Immigration Act of 1924 Legacy
1 hour, 29 minutes100 years after the Immigration Act of 1924, historians discussed its legacy, how limits on immigration became a federal issue, and how it continues to affect different groups today. This program was part of the 2024 Organization of American Historians conference in New Orleans.
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Lectures in History: The West Virginia Mine Wars
1 hour, 13 minutesVirginia Tech lecturer Taulby Edmondson discussed unionization efforts in the West Virginia mining industry that led to a series of armed conflicts in the 1910s and 1920s. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg.
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The American Vice Presidency
52 minutesNew York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker talked about the evolution of the American vice presidency. Having covered presidents from Bill Clinton through Joe Biden, he's observed the vice presidential tenures of Al Gore, Dick Cheney, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, and Kamala Harris. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this event.
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The Civil War: Military Communication During Civil War Battles
54 minutesU.S. Naval Academy professor Wayne Hsieh described how Civil War generals were able to see aerial views of the battlefield for the first time through military balloons and how they could communicate between widely dispersed troops via the telegram. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg hosted this event.
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Missionary Diplomacy in the 19th Century
1 hour, 29 minutesHistorians discussed the role of 19th century Protestant missionaries and how they shaped American foreign relations. This program was part of the 2024 Organization of American Historians conference in New Orleans.
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Immigration Act of 1924 Legacy
1 hour, 29 minutes100 years after the Immigration Act of 1924, historians discussed its legacy, how limits on immigration became a federal issue, and how it continues to affect different groups today. This program was part of the 2024 Organization of American Historians conference in New Orleans.
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Lectures in History: The West Virginia Mine Wars
1 hour, 13 minutesVirginia Tech lecturer Taulby Edmondson discussed unionization efforts in the West Virginia mining industry that led to a series of armed conflicts in the 1910s and 1920s. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg.
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The American Vice Presidency
52 minutesNew York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker talked about the evolution of the American vice presidency. Having covered presidents from Bill Clinton through Joe Biden, he's observed the vice presidential tenures of Al Gore, Dick Cheney, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, and Kamala Harris. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this event.
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The Civil War: Military Communication During Civil War Battles
54 minutesU.S. Naval Academy professor Wayne Hsieh described how Civil War generals were able to see aerial views of the battlefield for the first time through military balloons and how they could communicate between widely dispersed troops via the telegram. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg hosted this event.
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Missionary Diplomacy in the 19th Century
1 hour, 29 minutesHistorians discussed the role of 19th century Protestant missionaries and how they shaped American foreign relations. This program was part of the 2024 Organization of American Historians conference in New Orleans.
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Immigration Act of 1924 Legacy
1 hour, 33 minutes100 years after the Immigration Act of 1924, historians discussed its legacy, how limits on immigration became a federal issue, and how it continues to affect different groups today. This program was part of the 2024 Organization of American Historians conference in New Orleans.
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Lectures in History: The West Virginia Mine Wars
1 hour, 16 minutesVirginia Tech lecturer Taulby Edmondson discussed unionization efforts in the West Virginia mining industry that led to a series of armed conflicts in the 1910s and 1920s. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg.
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The American Vice Presidency
53 minutesNew York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker talked about the evolution of the American vice presidency. Having covered presidents from Bill Clinton through Joe Biden, he's observed the vice presidential tenures of Al Gore, Dick Cheney, Joe Biden, Mike Pence, and Kamala Harris. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this event.
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The Civil War: Military Communication During Civil War Battles
56 minutesU.S. Naval Academy professor Wayne Hsieh described how Civil War generals were able to see aerial views of the battlefield for the first time through military balloons and how they could communicate between widely dispersed troops via the telegram. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg hosted this event.
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Missionary Diplomacy in the 19th Century
1 hour, 29 minutesHistorians discussed the role of 19th century Protestant missionaries and how they shaped American foreign relations. This program was part of the 2024 Organization of American Historians conference in New Orleans.
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Immigration Act of 1924 Legacy
1 hour, 30 minutes100 years after the Immigration Act of 1924, historians discussed its legacy, how limits on immigration became a federal issue, and how it continues to affect different groups today. This program was part of the 2024 Organization of American Historians conference in New Orleans.
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President Biden Signs Juneteenth Federal Holiday Bill
32 minutesPresident Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making it now the 11th annual federal holiday and the first one established since the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. "I've only been president for several months, but I think this will go down for me as one of the greatest honors I will have had as president" he told an audience of lawmakers and guests at the White House. He added, "Great nations don't ignore their most painful moments." Also in attendance at the signing was Vice President Kamala Harris, members of the Congressional Black Caucus and Opal Lee, the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth.
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Annette Gordon-Reed, "On Juneteenth"
55 minutesOn June 19, 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger announced the end of legalized slavery in Texas. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed explained the significance of Juneteenth for Texas and nationally. This program was part of the Lincoln Forum's annual meeting in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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African American Letters to Lincoln
1 hour, 38 minutesActors read letters from African Americans to Abraham Lincoln onstage at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., where the 16th president was assassinated in 1865. Author Jonathan White and historian Edna Greene Medford talked between performances about African American attitudes and beliefs about President Lincoln.