C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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Michael Thurmond, "James Oglethorpe, Father of Georgia"
42 minutesDekalb County chief executive officer Michael Thurmond spoke about Georgia colony founder James Oglethorpe and his journey from slave trader to abolitionist.
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Dayton Duncan on the American Buffalo
46 minutesWriter Dayton Duncan looked at the history of the American buffalo, from prehistoric times to their co-existence alongside Native Americans, to their near extinction during western expansion efforts by early American settlers.
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Lectures in History: Richard Nixon & the 1968 Election
1 hour, 10 minutesChapman University history professor Luke Nichter discussed Richard Nixon's 1968 campaign and the issues in that year's presidential election. Chapman University is located in Orange, California.
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Robert F. Kennedy in Indianapolis
20 minutesIn Indianapolis on April 4th, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy announced to a waiting crowd that Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated. Historian Ray Boomhower recounted the events leading up to RFK's speech and the impact it had on the city. Indianapolis native Abie Robinson attended RFK's speech that day and talked about what it was like to hear the civil rights leader was dead.
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Society of Presidential Descendants Forum
1 hour, 40 minutesThe Society of Presidential Descendants gathered at the Truman Little White House in Key West, Florida, to reflect on how their ancestors exerted political influence during their presidencies. Participating were descendants of William McKinley, William Howard Taft, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and Jimmy Carter.
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Robert F. Kennedy in Indianapolis
15 minutesIn Indianapolis on April 4th, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy announced to a waiting crowd that Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated. Historian Ray Boomhower recounted the events leading up to RFK's speech and the impact it had on the city. Indianapolis native Abie Robinson attended RFK's speech that day and talked about what it was like to hear the civil rights leader was dead.
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Lectures in History: Richard Nixon & the 1968 Election
1 hour, 10 minutesChapman University history professor Luke Nichter discussed Richard Nixon's 1968 campaign and the issues in that year's presidential election. Chapman University is located in Orange, California.
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James Swanson, "Manhunt" Apple TV+ Series
1 hour, 0 minute"Manhunt" author James Swanson talked about the Apple TV+ series based on his account of the 12-day search for President Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. American History TV interviewed Mr. Swanson at the Surratt House Museum in Maryland, where the assassin made a hurried stop for supplies after shooting Mr. Lincoln during an April 14, 1865, performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
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Reel America: "Telegram for America" - 1956
25 minutesThis 1956 Western Union Telegraph Company film featured the history of the telegram, current use, and developing communication technology. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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The Civil War: Elizabeth Varon, "Longstreet"
1 hour, 5 minutesAuthor Elizabeth Varon discussed Confederate General James Longstreet, who later embraced Reconstruction and became an outcast in the South. The Atlanta History Center hosted this program.
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Four Presidents and a Constitution
1 hour, 10 minutesHistorian David Fisher discussed how four U.S. presidents who served between 1850-1865: Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanon, and Abraham Lincoln, viewed their obligation to the United States Constitution. LancasterHistory in Pennsylvania hosted this event.
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Reel America: Historically Black Colleges during WWII
10 minutesThis 1943 Office of War Information film showed how historically black colleges contributed to the WW II effort by training scientists, doctors, nurses, and soldiers. It featured Tuskegee Institute, Prairie View College, Howard University, and Hampton Institute and was released as "Negro Colleges in War Time." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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19th Century Dinosaur Fossil Hunting
1 hour, 32 minutesNatural History Museum paleontology curator Hans Sues discussed "The Bone Wars," a rivalry between Gilded Age scientists Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope to find new dinosaur fossils. The Smithsonian Associates provided this event.
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Jeffrey Rosen, "The Pursuit of Happiness"
1 hour, 4 minutesNational Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen talked with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, about how the Founding Fathers thought about virtue and were influenced by classical writers. The National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia hosted this event.
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Congress Investigates: 1912 Sinking of Titanic Hearings
59 minutesIn 1912, a special Senate committee heard from 82 witnesses about ice warnings that were ignored, the inadequate number of lifeboats, and treatment of different classes of passengers aboard the Titanic.
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Lectures in History: Richard Nixon & the 1968 Election
1 hour, 10 minutesChapman University history professor Luke Nichter discussed Richard Nixon's 1968 campaign and the issues in that year's presidential election. Chapman University is located in Orange, California.
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Robert F. Kennedy in Indianapolis
20 minutesIn Indianapolis on April 4th, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy announced to a waiting crowd that Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated. Historian Ray Boomhower recounted the events leading up to RFK's speech and the impact it had on the city. Indianapolis native Abie Robinson attended RFK's speech that day and talked about what it was like to hear the civil rights leader was dead.
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Society of Presidential Descendants Forum
1 hour, 40 minutesThe Society of Presidential Descendants gathered at the Truman Little White House in Key West, Florida, to reflect on how their ancestors exerted political influence during their presidencies. Participating were descendants of William McKinley, William Howard Taft, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, and Jimmy Carter.
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Robert F. Kennedy in Indianapolis
15 minutesIn Indianapolis on April 4th, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy announced to a waiting crowd that Martin Luther King, Jr. had been assassinated. Historian Ray Boomhower recounted the events leading up to RFK's speech and the impact it had on the city. Indianapolis native Abie Robinson attended RFK's speech that day and talked about what it was like to hear the civil rights leader was dead.
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Lectures in History: Richard Nixon & the 1968 Election
1 hour, 10 minutesChapman University history professor Luke Nichter discussed Richard Nixon's 1968 campaign and the issues in that year's presidential election. Chapman University is located in Orange, California.
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James Swanson, "Manhunt" Apple TV+ Series
1 hour, 0 minute"Manhunt" author James Swanson talked about the Apple TV+ series based on his account of the 12-day search for President Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. American History TV interviewed Mr. Swanson at the Surratt House Museum in Maryland, where the assassin made a hurried stop for supplies after shooting Mr. Lincoln during an April 14, 1865, performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.
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Reel America: "Telegram for America" - 1956
25 minutesThis 1956 Western Union Telegraph Company film featured the history of the telegram, current use, and developing communication technology. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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The Civil War: Elizabeth Varon, "Longstreet"
1 hour, 5 minutesAuthor Elizabeth Varon discussed Confederate General James Longstreet, who later embraced Reconstruction and became an outcast in the South. The Atlanta History Center hosted this program.
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Four Presidents and a Constitution
1 hour, 10 minutesHistorian David Fisher discussed how four U.S. presidents who served between 1850-1865: Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanon, and Abraham Lincoln, viewed their obligation to the United States Constitution. LancasterHistory in Pennsylvania hosted this event.
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Reel America: Historically Black Colleges during WWII
10 minutesThis 1943 Office of War Information film showed how historically black colleges contributed to the WW II effort by training scientists, doctors, nurses, and soldiers. It featured Tuskegee Institute, Prairie View College, Howard University, and Hampton Institute and was released as "Negro Colleges in War Time." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
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19th Century Dinosaur Fossil Hunting
1 hour, 33 minutesNatural History Museum paleontology curator Hans Sues discussed "The Bone Wars," a rivalry between Gilded Age scientists Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope to find new dinosaur fossils. The Smithsonian Associates provided this event.
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Jeffrey Rosen, "The Pursuit of Happiness"
1 hour, 5 minutesNational Constitution Center president and CEO Jeffrey Rosen talked with Jeffrey Goldberg, editor in chief of The Atlantic, about how the Founding Fathers thought about virtue and were influenced by classical writers. The National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia hosted this event.