C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Discussion on the Power of Books and Writing in Conflicted Times
1 hour, 26 minutesAuthors Ben Okri ("A Fire in My Head"), Rachel Clarke ("Dear Life") and Halyna Kruk ("A Crash Course in Molotov Cocktails") talked about the power of books and writing during wartime. This event was part of the 2023 Lviv Book Forum held in Ukraine.
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Lectures in History: Cults & American Culture
1 hour, 9 minutesSanta Clara religious studies professor Jim Bennett taught a class on the formation of cults and the history of notorious American cults. Santa Clara University is a Jesuit university located in California.
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Reel America: How Records Are Made - 1942
19 minutesThis 1942 RCA Victor Corporation film showed the process of how records are made, including making the master plate and additional pressings. It was released as "Command Performance." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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LBJ's Political Legacy
51 minutesA half-century after Lyndon Johnson died in 1973, his Austin, Texas, library hosted presidential scholars discussing his place in American politics. Speakers included LBJ Presidential Library Director Mark Lawrence, Miller Center Presidential Studies Director Marc Selverstone, Princeton University history professor Julian Zelizer, and Vanderbilt University history professor Nicole Hemmer.
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Reel America: President Nixon 1970 State of the Union Address
40 minutesSpeaking at the U.S. Capitol before a joint session of Congress, President Richard Nixon discussed his initiatives regarding foreign relations, increased funding for law enforcement, and protecting the environment with cleaner water, cleaner air, and more park lands.
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Lectures in History: Cults & American Culture
1 hour, 10 minutesSanta Clara religious studies professor Jim Bennett taught a class on the formation of cults and the history of notorious American cults. Santa Clara University is a Jesuit university located in California.
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Reel America: How Records Are Made - 1942
20 minutesThis 1942 RCA Victor Corporation film showed the process of how records are made, including making the master plate and additional pressings. It was released as "Command Performance." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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LBJ's Political Legacy
50 minutesA half-century after Lyndon Johnson died in 1973, his Austin, Texas, library hosted presidential scholars discussing his place in American politics. Speakers included LBJ Presidential Library Director Mark Lawrence, Miller Center Presidential Studies Director Marc Selverstone, Princeton University history professor Julian Zelizer, and Vanderbilt University history professor Nicole Hemmer.
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Reel America: President Nixon 1970 State of the Union Address
39 minutesSpeaking at the U.S. Capitol before a joint session of Congress, President Richard Nixon discussed his initiatives regarding foreign relations, increased funding for law enforcement, and protecting the environment with cleaner water, cleaner air, and more park lands.
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The Civil War: 1864 Battle of Resaca
1 hour, 11 minutesHistorian Brian Wills discussed the Battle of Resaca in Georgia, the first battle of the Atlanta Campaign in 1864. Union divisions crossed the Oostanaula River, flanking Confederate General Joseph Johnston's entrenched army and forcing a retreat. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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Michael Schoeppner, "Moral Contagion"
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor Michael Schoeppner discussed the some 20,000 free Black maritime workers who were imprisoned by officials in Southern port cities between 1822 and 1857. The subtitle of his book is "Black Atlantic Sailors, Citizenship, and Diplomacy in Antebellum America." The Museum of Old Newbury in Newburyport, Massachusetts, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Memphis Belle - A Story of a Flying Fortress" - 1944
40 minutesCreated for the Office of War Information by director William Wyler and a crew of photographers, this film documents several missions of the Memphis Belle B-17 bomber in 1943. In May of that year, Memphis Belle became one of the first B-17s to complete 25 missions in Europe and return from the war under its own power, where she and her crew toured the United States. The documentary was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry.
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World War II Museum Liberation Pavilion Grand Opening
1 hour, 14 minutesActor Tom Hanks joined World War II veterans and Holocaust survivors to celebrate the opening of the National World War II Museum's Liberation Pavilion. The exhibit hall explores the end of the war and its ongoing relevance. The National World War II Museum is located in New Orleans.
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Creating the National World War II Museum's Liberation Pavilion
1 hour, 5 minutesNational World War II Museum executives and exhibit designers discussed the creation of Liberation Pavilion, the museum's seventh and final permanent exhibit hall. The National World War II Museum is located in New Orleans.
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Nick Mueller, "Building the National World War II Museum"
41 minutesHistorian Nick Mueller discussed working with author Stephen Ambrose to create the National World War II Museum. Nick Mueller serves as President and CEO Emeritus of the National World War II Museum, located in New Orleans.
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Lectures in History: Cults & American Culture
1 hour, 10 minutesSanta Clara religious studies professor Jim Bennett taught a class on the formation of cults and the history of notorious American cults. Santa Clara University is a Jesuit university located in California.
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Reel America: How Records Are Made - 1942
20 minutesThis 1942 RCA Victor Corporation film showed the process of how records are made, including making the master plate and additional pressings. It was released as "Command Performance." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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LBJ's Political Legacy
50 minutesA half-century after Lyndon Johnson died in 1973, his Austin, Texas, library hosted presidential scholars discussing his place in American politics. Speakers included LBJ Presidential Library Director Mark Lawrence, Miller Center Presidential Studies Director Marc Selverstone, Princeton University history professor Julian Zelizer, and Vanderbilt University history professor Nicole Hemmer.
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Reel America: President Nixon 1970 State of the Union Address
40 minutesSpeaking at the U.S. Capitol before a joint session of Congress, President Richard Nixon discussed his initiatives regarding foreign relations, increased funding for law enforcement, and protecting the environment with cleaner water, cleaner air, and more park lands.
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Lectures in History: Cults & American Culture
1 hour, 10 minutesSanta Clara religious studies professor Jim Bennett taught a class on the formation of cults and the history of notorious American cults. Santa Clara University is a Jesuit university located in California.
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Reel America: How Records Are Made - 1942
20 minutesThis 1942 RCA Victor Corporation film showed the process of how records are made, including making the master plate and additional pressings. It was released as "Command Performance." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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LBJ's Political Legacy
50 minutesA half-century after Lyndon Johnson died in 1973, his Austin, Texas, library hosted presidential scholars discussing his place in American politics. Speakers included LBJ Presidential Library Director Mark Lawrence, Miller Center Presidential Studies Director Marc Selverstone, Princeton University history professor Julian Zelizer, and Vanderbilt University history professor Nicole Hemmer.
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Reel America: President Nixon 1970 State of the Union Address
40 minutesSpeaking at the U.S. Capitol before a joint session of Congress, President Richard Nixon discussed his initiatives regarding foreign relations, increased funding for law enforcement, and protecting the environment with cleaner water, cleaner air, and more park lands.
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The Civil War: 1864 Battle of Resaca
1 hour, 10 minutesHistorian Brian Wills discussed the Battle of Resaca in Georgia, the first battle of the Atlanta Campaign in 1864. Union divisions crossed the Oostanaula River, flanking Confederate General Joseph Johnston's entrenched army and forcing a retreat. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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Michael Schoeppner, "Moral Contagion"
1 hour, 10 minutesAuthor Michael Schoeppner discussed the some 20,000 free Black maritime workers who were imprisoned by officials in Southern port cities between 1822 and 1857. The subtitle of his book is "Black Atlantic Sailors, Citizenship, and Diplomacy in Antebellum America." The Museum of Old Newbury in Newburyport, Massachusetts, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Memphis Belle - A Story of a Flying Fortress" - 1944
40 minutesCreated for the Office of War Information by director William Wyler and a crew of photographers, this film documents several missions of the Memphis Belle B-17 bomber in 1943. In May of that year, Memphis Belle became one of the first B-17s to complete 25 missions in Europe and return from the war under its own power, where she and her crew toured the United States. The documentary was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry.
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World War II Museum Liberation Pavilion Grand Opening
1 hour, 14 minutesActor Tom Hanks joined World War II veterans and Holocaust survivors to celebrate the opening of the National World War II Museum's Liberation Pavilion. The exhibit hall explores the end of the war and its ongoing relevance. The National World War II Museum is located in New Orleans.
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Creating the National World War II Museum's Liberation Pavilion
1 hour, 6 minutesNational World War II Museum executives and exhibit designers discussed the creation of Liberation Pavilion, the museum's seventh and final permanent exhibit hall. The National World War II Museum is located in New Orleans.