C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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New York Governor Gives State of the State Address
1 hour, 6 minutes"The State of New York is stronger today than when I became governor," said Kathy Hochul (D) during her 2024 State of the State address from the Capitol in Albany. The governor highlighted her policy achievements and laid out her agenda for 2024. She touched on several topics, including crime and public safety, homelessness and housing demands, hate crime prevention, business investments, and technological innovation, including the development of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Indiana Gov. Delivers State of the State Address
31 minutesGov. Eric Holcomb (R-IN) delivered his State of the State address from the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. He celebrated Indiana winning federal partnerships for hubs in clean hydrogen, microelectronics, and biotechnology manufacturing, saying each would result in millions in new investments and thousands of high-paying jobs. He also promised that many goals would come to fruition in 2024, such as teachers' salaries averaging $60,000 per year. 2024 is Gov. Holcomb's final year as Indiana's top executive due to term limits; Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) is among the gubernatorial candidates hoping to succeed him.
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Lectures in History: 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial Part 1
51 minutesUniversity of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discussed the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial about teaching evolution and its cultural significance in 1920s America. This is the first of a two-part lecture.
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1980 State of the Union Address
38 minutesPresident Jimmy Carter's final State of the Union address in 1980. He ran for a second term in his last year in office, but lost to Ronald Reagan in the general election.
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Matthew Algeo, "When Harry Met Pablo"
51 minutesIn 1958, former President Harry Truman and artist Pablo Picasso spent time in each other's company during a Mediterranean vacation. Author Matthew Algeo detailed what happened next - a story involving Cold War-era politics, modern art, communism, and two men who forged an unlikely bond. The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Let's Go America!" - 1936
9 minutesThis National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to promote an optimistic view of the U.S. economy. The film shows dramatized scenes from the so-called "good old days" when Americans toiled for long hours with primitive tools. The 1936 film argues that American creativity, ingenuity and modern machines will make life easier and the future brighter.
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Historic Campaign Speeches: Ronald Reagan 1984 Iowa Caucus Speech
22 minutesPresident Ronald Reagan spoke at the Iowa Republican Caucus Kickoff. President Reagan highlighted his first term accomplishments and his plans for his next term.
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Historic Campaign Speeches: Bill Clinton 1992 New Hampshire Campaign Speech
23 minutesDemocratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton delivered a campaign speech during a campaign visit to a store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that is going out of business. He discussed the State of the Union speech delivered by President Bush the previous evening, terming it "too little, too late." He criticized the Bush administration's domestic programs, and set forth his proposals for domestic affairs including education.
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Lectures in History: 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial Part 1
55 minutesUniversity of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discussed the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial about teaching evolution and its cultural significance in 1920s America. This is the first of a two-part lecture.
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Matthew Algeo, "When Harry Met Pablo"
55 minutesIn 1958, former President Harry Truman and artist Pablo Picasso spent time in each other's company during a Mediterranean vacation. Author Matthew Algeo detailed what happened next - a story involving Cold War-era politics, modern art, communism, and two men who forged an unlikely bond. The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, hosted this event.
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Historic Campaign Speeches: Ronald Reagan 1984 Iowa Caucus Speech
22 minutesPresident Ronald Reagan spoke at the Iowa Republican Caucus Kickoff. President Reagan highlighted his first term accomplishments and his plans for his next term.
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Historic Campaign Speeches: Bill Clinton 1992 New Hampshire Campaign Speech
23 minutesDemocratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton delivered a campaign speech during a campaign visit to a store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that is going out of business. He discussed the State of the Union speech delivered by President Bush the previous evening, terming it "too little, too late." He criticized the Bush administration's domestic programs, and set forth his proposals for domestic affairs including education.
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Reel America: "Let's Go America!" - 1936
9 minutesThis National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to promote an optimistic view of the U.S. economy. The film shows dramatized scenes from the so-called "good old days" when Americans toiled for long hours with primitive tools. The 1936 film argues that American creativity, ingenuity and modern machines will make life easier and the future brighter.
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The Civil War: 1863 Union Supply Line in Chattanooga
1 hour, 1 minuteHistorian Wilson Greene discussed the supply line or "Cracker Line" of the Chattanooga Campaign of 1863. Union victory at Chattanooga left the rivers, rails, and roads of the area firmly under Union control, and transformed Chattanooga into a supply and communications base that paved the way for General Sherman's 1864 March to the Sea. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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America's Experiment in Democracy
1 hour, 15 minutesThe American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted a discussion commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of America's 1776 Declaration of Independence. This conversation focused on American democracy.
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The Declaration of Independence
1 hour, 12 minutesThe American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted a discussion commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of America's 1776 Declaration of Independence. This conversation was dedicated to the founding document itself.
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American Freedom & Democracy
1 hour, 18 minutesThe American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted a discussion commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of America's 1776 Declaration of Independence. This conversation highlighted America's democratic origins and how those ideas have prevailed into the present.
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Reel America: "Mob and Riot Control" - 1964
14 minutesThis police training film on how to properly handle protests and civil disturbances covers techniques for mob control and the use of equipment such as tear gas, smoke, and batons. The film is co-presented by educational film company Charles Cahill and Associates and Federal Laboratories, Inc., which was a manufacturer of a popular riot gun used to fire tear gas.
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Free to Choose: Milton Friedman on The Great Depression
1 hour, 1 minuteNobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman advocated for free market principles in the 1980 public TV series "Free to Choose." Episode three was titled "Anatomy of a Crisis" and looked at the Great Depression and lessons learned.
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Lectures in History: 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial Part 1
51 minutesUniversity of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discussed the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial about teaching evolution and its cultural significance in 1920s America. This is the first of a two-part lecture.
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1980 State of the Union Address
39 minutesPresident Jimmy Carter's final State of the Union address in 1980. He ran for a second term in his last year in office, but lost to Ronald Reagan in the general election.
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Matthew Algeo, "When Harry Met Pablo"
50 minutesIn 1958, former President Harry Truman and artist Pablo Picasso spent time in each other's company during a Mediterranean vacation. Author Matthew Algeo detailed what happened next - a story involving Cold War-era politics, modern art, communism, and two men who forged an unlikely bond. The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, hosted this event.
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Reel America: "Let's Go America!" - 1936
10 minutesThis National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to promote an optimistic view of the U.S. economy. The film shows dramatized scenes from the so-called "good old days" when Americans toiled for long hours with primitive tools. The 1936 film argues that American creativity, ingenuity and modern machines will make life easier and the future brighter.
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Historic Campaign Speeches: Ronald Reagan 1984 Iowa Caucus Speech
22 minutesPresident Ronald Reagan spoke at the Iowa Republican Caucus Kickoff. President Reagan highlighted his first term accomplishments and his plans for his next term.
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Historic Campaign Speeches: Bill Clinton 1992 New Hampshire Campaign Speech
23 minutesDemocratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton delivered a campaign speech during a campaign visit to a store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that is going out of business. He discussed the State of the Union speech delivered by President Bush the previous evening, terming it "too little, too late." He criticized the Bush administration's domestic programs, and set forth his proposals for domestic affairs including education.
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Lectures in History: 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial Part 1
55 minutesUniversity of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discussed the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial about teaching evolution and its cultural significance in 1920s America. This is the first of a two-part lecture.
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Matthew Algeo, "When Harry Met Pablo"
55 minutesIn 1958, former President Harry Truman and artist Pablo Picasso spent time in each other's company during a Mediterranean vacation. Author Matthew Algeo detailed what happened next - a story involving Cold War-era politics, modern art, communism, and two men who forged an unlikely bond. The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, hosted this event.
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Historic Campaign Speeches: Ronald Reagan 1984 Iowa Caucus Speech
22 minutesPresident Ronald Reagan spoke at the Iowa Republican Caucus Kickoff. President Reagan highlighted his first term accomplishments and his plans for his next term.
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Historic Campaign Speeches: Bill Clinton 1992 New Hampshire Campaign Speech
23 minutesDemocratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton delivered a campaign speech during a campaign visit to a store in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that is going out of business. He discussed the State of the Union speech delivered by President Bush the previous evening, terming it "too little, too late." He criticized the Bush administration's domestic programs, and set forth his proposals for domestic affairs including education.
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Reel America: "Let's Go America!" - 1936
10 minutesThis National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to promote an optimistic view of the U.S. economy. The film shows dramatized scenes from the so-called "good old days" when Americans toiled for long hours with primitive tools. The 1936 film argues that American creativity, ingenuity and modern machines will make life easier and the future brighter.
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The Civil War: 1863 Union Supply Line in Chattanooga
1 hour, 0 minuteHistorian Wilson Greene discussed the supply line or "Cracker Line" of the Chattanooga Campaign of 1863. Union victory at Chattanooga left the rivers, rails, and roads of the area firmly under Union control, and transformed Chattanooga into a supply and communications base that paved the way for General Sherman's 1864 March to the Sea. This was part of the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier's annual event in Petersburg, Virginia.
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America's Experiment in Democracy
1 hour, 15 minutesThe American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted a discussion commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of America's 1776 Declaration of Independence. This conversation focused on American democracy.
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The Declaration of Independence
1 hour, 12 minutesThe American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted a discussion commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of America's 1776 Declaration of Independence. This conversation was dedicated to the founding document itself.
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American Freedom & Democracy
1 hour, 18 minutesThe American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C., hosted a discussion commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of America's 1776 Declaration of Independence. This conversation highlighted America's democratic origins and how those ideas have prevailed into the present.
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Reel America: "Mob and Riot Control" - 1964
15 minutesThis police training film on how to properly handle protests and civil disturbances covers techniques for mob control and the use of equipment such as tear gas, smoke, and batons. The film is co-presented by educational film company Charles Cahill and Associates and Federal Laboratories, Inc., which was a manufacturer of a popular riot gun used to fire tear gas.