C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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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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Reel America: "Voyager II - Rendezvous with Saturn" - 1986
28 minutesThis U.S. Information Agency video from 1986 showed discoveries photographed by Voyager II as the satellite made its closest approach to Saturn in August of 1981. Voyager II was launched in 1977. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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B.J. Hollars, "Wisconsin for Kennedy"
49 minutesAuthor B.J. Hollars revealed how Senator John Kennedy - in a political first - sought to position himself as the Democratic presidential nominee by winning the 1960 Wisconsin primary and creating an aura of inevitability. His research uncovered oral histories with long forgotten characters in this story, including a cranberry farmer, union leader, mayor and an architect.
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Reel America: Debate over Homelessness - 1986
30 minutesThis 1986 National Institute of Justice video examined the rights of homeless individuals as well as the public and police response to these populations in Santa Barbara and Philadelphia. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Wyoming Women's Suffrage
10 minutesWyoming's territorial assembly passed the Women's Suffrage Act on December 10, 1869, which opened avenues for the state's first woman bailiff, their first women voter and eventually America's first female governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross. Laramie Plains Museum Executive Director Mary Mountain gave a tour of the museum's Suffrage exhibit and highlighted the women of Wyoming who became some of the most prominent pioneers in history.
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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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Reel America: "Voyager II - Rendezvous with Saturn" - 1986
28 minutesThis U.S. Information Agency video from 1986 showed discoveries photographed by Voyager II as the satellite made its closest approach to Saturn in August of 1981. Voyager II was launched in 1977. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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B.J. Hollars, "Wisconsin for Kennedy"
50 minutesAuthor B.J. Hollars revealed how Senator John Kennedy - in a political first - sought to position himself as the Democratic presidential nominee by winning the 1960 Wisconsin primary and creating an aura of inevitability. His research uncovered oral histories with long forgotten characters in this story, including a cranberry farmer, union leader, mayor and an architect.
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Reel America: Debate over Homelessness - 1986
30 minutesThis 1986 National Institute of Justice video examined the rights of homeless individuals as well as the public and police response to these populations in Santa Barbara and Philadelphia. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Wyoming Women's Suffrage
10 minutesWyoming's territorial assembly passed the Women's Suffrage Act on December 10, 1869, which opened avenues for the state's first woman bailiff, their first women voter and eventually America's first female governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross. Laramie Plains Museum Executive Director Mary Mountain gave a tour of the museum's Suffrage exhibit and highlighted the women of Wyoming who became some of the most prominent pioneers in history.
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The Civil War: Candice Shy Hooper, "Delivered Under Fire"
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Candice Shy Hooper talked about Absalom Hanks Markland also known as "Grant's Postmaster General," a U.S. Post Office Department Special Agent who ensured that military mail was delivered during the Civil War. The National Postal Museum in Washington, DC, hosted this program.
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Suffragists & the 19th Amendment
1 hour, 20 minutesAuthor Rebecca Roberts talked about the decade leading up to the passage of the 19th Amendment and how women gained their right to vote through marching, picketing, and persistence. Ms. Roberts is the author of "Suffragists in Washington, D.C.: The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote." The White House Historical Association hosted this discussion.
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Reel America: "Japan Surrenders" - 1945
10 minutesThis 1945 U.S. Office of War Information "United News" newsreel showed an overview of Japan at war in the Pacific since 1931 through the celebration of Japan's surrender and the end of World War II in Times Square. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Q&A: World War II Veterans Steve Ellis & Rolf Slen
1 hour, 0 minuteWorld War II veterans - former U.S. Navy gunnery officer Steven Ellis and former U.S. Army Air Force B-24 navigator Rolf Slen - talked about their experiences during the war. Mr. Ellis, age 99, and Mr. Slen, age 100, both served in the Pacific Theater.
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Paul Hendrickson, "Fighting the Night"
1 hour, 5 minutesAuthor Paul Hendrickson discussed his father's World War II service as a fighter pilot who flew nighttime missions during the 1945 Iwo Jima campaign. This event was hosted by the Leon Levy Center for Biography at the City University of New York Graduate Center.
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Reel America: "The Negro Sailor" 1945
30 minutesThis 1945 U.S. Navy film follows a draftee from his civilian job at a black newspaper through boot camp and an assignment in the Pacific. Completed after the surrender of Japan, the film celebrates teamwork, diversity, and the actions of several distinguished African American sailors. The film was restored by the National Archives in 2016.
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Historic Convention Speeches: Barack Obama - 2004
18 minutesU.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) emerged on the national stage while giving a keynote speech endorsing Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) for president at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.
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Historic Convention Speeches: Mitt Romney - 2008
13 minutesFormer Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney spoke at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, after losing the party's presidential nomination to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Romney won 22 percent of the party's vote and nominated Sen. McCain for president. Romney would later win the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
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NASA Historian Jennifer Ross-Nazzal
24 minutesJennifer Ross-Nazzal talked about her work on NASA oral history projects and described the wide range of jobs and positions women have held at NASA, from early human computers to the first female astronauts. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans.
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Lectures in History: Obama's 2004 DNC Keynote Address
1 hour, 1 minuteBarack 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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Reel America: "Voyager II - Rendezvous with Saturn" - 1986
29 minutesThis U.S. Information Agency video from 1986 showed discoveries photographed by Voyager II as the satellite made its closest approach to Saturn in August of 1981. Voyager II was launched in 1977. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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B.J. Hollars, "Wisconsin for Kennedy"
50 minutesAuthor B.J. Hollars revealed how Senator John Kennedy - in a political first - sought to position himself as the Democratic presidential nominee by winning the 1960 Wisconsin primary and creating an aura of inevitability. His research uncovered oral histories with long forgotten characters in this story, including a cranberry farmer, union leader, mayor and an architect.
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Reel America: Debate over Homelessness - 1986
30 minutesThis 1986 National Institute of Justice video examined the rights of homeless individuals as well as the public and police response to these populations in Santa Barbara and Philadelphia. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Wyoming Women's Suffrage
10 minutesWyoming's territorial assembly passed the Women's Suffrage Act on December 10, 1869, which opened avenues for the state's first woman bailiff, their first women voter and eventually America's first female governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross. Laramie Plains Museum Executive Director Mary Mountain gave a tour of the museum's Suffrage exhibit and highlighted the women of Wyoming who became some of the most prominent pioneers in history.
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Lectures in History: Obama's 2004 DNC Keynote Address
1 hour, 1 minuteBarack 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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Reel America: "Voyager II - Rendezvous with Saturn" - 1986
29 minutesThis U.S. Information Agency video from 1986 showed discoveries photographed by Voyager II as the satellite made its closest approach to Saturn in August of 1981. Voyager II was launched in 1977. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films produced mostly by government agencies.
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B.J. Hollars, "Wisconsin for Kennedy"
50 minutesAuthor B.J. Hollars revealed how Senator John Kennedy - in a political first - sought to position himself as the Democratic presidential nominee by winning the 1960 Wisconsin primary and creating an aura of inevitability. His research uncovered oral histories with long forgotten characters in this story, including a cranberry farmer, union leader, mayor and an architect.
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Reel America: Debate over Homelessness - 1986
30 minutesThis 1986 National Institute of Justice video examined the rights of homeless individuals as well as the public and police response to these populations in Santa Barbara and Philadelphia. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
-
Wyoming Women's Suffrage
10 minutesWyoming's territorial assembly passed the Women's Suffrage Act on December 10, 1869, which opened avenues for the state's first woman bailiff, their first women voter and eventually America's first female governor, Nellie Tayloe Ross. Laramie Plains Museum Executive Director Mary Mountain gave a tour of the museum's Suffrage exhibit and highlighted the women of Wyoming who became some of the most prominent pioneers in history.
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The Civil War: Candice Shy Hooper, "Delivered Under Fire"
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Candice Shy Hooper talked about Absalom Hanks Markland also known as "Grant's Postmaster General," a U.S. Post Office Department Special Agent who ensured that military mail was delivered during the Civil War. The National Postal Museum in Washington, DC, hosted this program.
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Suffragists & the 19th Amendment
1 hour, 20 minutesAuthor Rebecca Roberts talked about the decade leading up to the passage of the 19th Amendment and how women gained their right to vote through marching, picketing, and persistence. Ms. Roberts is the author of "Suffragists in Washington, D.C.: The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote." The White House Historical Association hosted this discussion.
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Reel America: "Japan Surrenders" - 1945
11 minutesThis 1945 U.S. Office of War Information "United News" newsreel showed an overview of Japan at war in the Pacific since 1931 through the celebration of Japan's surrender and the end of World War II in Times Square. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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Q&A: World War II Veterans Steve Ellis & Rolf Slen
59 minutesWorld War II veterans - former U.S. Navy gunnery officer Steven Ellis and former U.S. Army Air Force B-24 navigator Rolf Slen - talked about their experiences during the war. Mr. Ellis, age 99, and Mr. Slen, age 100, both served in the Pacific Theater.
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Paul Hendrickson, "Fighting the Night"
1 hour, 6 minutesAuthor Paul Hendrickson discussed his father's World War II service as a fighter pilot who flew nighttime missions during the 1945 Iwo Jima campaign. This event was hosted by the Leon Levy Center for Biography at the City University of New York Graduate Center.
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Reel America: "The Negro Sailor" 1945
29 minutesThis 1945 U.S. Navy film follows a draftee from his civilian job at a black newspaper through boot camp and an assignment in the Pacific. Completed after the surrender of Japan, the film celebrates teamwork, diversity, and the actions of several distinguished African American sailors. The film was restored by the National Archives in 2016.
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Historic Convention Speeches: Barack Obama - 2004
19 minutesU.S. Senate candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) emerged on the national stage while giving a keynote speech endorsing Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) for president at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.
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Historic Convention Speeches: Mitt Romney - 2008
12 minutesFormer Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney spoke at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, after losing the party's presidential nomination to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). Romney won 22 percent of the party's vote and nominated Sen. McCain for president. Romney would later win the 2012 Republican presidential nomination.
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NASA Historian Jennifer Ross-Nazzal
23 minutesJennifer Ross-Nazzal talked about her work on NASA oral history projects and described the wide range of jobs and positions women have held at NASA, from early human computers to the first female astronauts. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans.