C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule
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State and Local Law Enforcement Officials Testify on Law Enforcement Challenges
2 hours, 45 minutesState and local law enforcement officials testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on the challenges faced by law enforcement. Several topics were addressed, including gun violence, the prevention of school shootings, workforce recruitment and retention concerns, and the importance of collaboration among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. They also addressed the fentanyl crisis and the need for more funding and resources.
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Lectures in History: The Road to Brown v. Board of Education
1 hour, 10 minutesPrairie View A&M history professor Malachi Crawford discussed the evolution of civil rights law from efforts to dismantle Jim Crow and racial segregation to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision which declared public education segregation to be unconstitutional. Prairie View A&M University is an historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas.
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Reel America: "The Lonely Eagles" - 1979
20 minutesThis U.S. Air Force recruitment film profiles the World War II service of the Tuskegee airmen by interviewing the veterans and showing archival film of their training and combat.
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The American Vice Presidency
55 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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Reel America: "Apollo 10, To Sort Out The Unknowns" - 1969
35 minutesThis NASA film documents the May 18 to May 26, 1969 Apollo mission with astronauts Thomas Stafford, Eugene Cernan and John Young. A rehearsal for the July, 1969 moon landing, the mission tested the undocking and docking of the lunar module, and its descent within nine miles of the moon's surface.
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Lectures in History: The Road to Brown v. Board of Education
1 hour, 10 minutesPrairie View A&M history professor Malachi Crawford discussed the evolution of civil rights law from efforts to dismantle Jim Crow and racial segregation to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision which declared public education segregation to be unconstitutional. Prairie View A&M University is an historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas.
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Reel America: "The Lonely Eagles" - 1979
20 minutesThis U.S. Air Force recruitment film profiles the World War II service of the Tuskegee airmen by interviewing the veterans and showing archival film of their training and combat.
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The American Vice Presidency
55 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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Reel America: "Apollo 10, To Sort Out The Unknowns" - 1969
35 minutesThis NASA film documents the May 18 to May 26, 1969 Apollo mission with astronauts Thomas Stafford, Eugene Cernan and John Young. A rehearsal for the July, 1969 moon landing, the mission tested the undocking and docking of the lunar module, and its descent within nine miles of the moon's surface.
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The Civil War: Military Communication During Civil War Battles
55 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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War of 1812 Hero Stephen Decatur & the Early American Navy
40 minutesThe White House Historical Association commemorated War of 1812 hero Stephen Decatur with a discussion on the American and Royal navies during that conflict.
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Missionary Diplomacy in the 19th Century
1 hour, 28 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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U.S. Army in Vietnam and the All-Volunteer Force
21 minutesAuthor and historian Beth Bailey talked about the challenges the U.S. Army faced during the Vietnam War and how they transitioned away from the draft to the all-volunteer force we have today. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting in New Orleans.
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Immigration Act of 1924 Legacy
1 hour, 36 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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Congress Investigates: 1993 & 1995 Siege at Waco Hearings
1 hour, 0 minuteIn 1993 and 1995, House committees examined events surrounding the deadly 1993 siege carried out by the federal government and other law enforcement agencies at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas.
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Lectures in History: The Road to Brown v. Board of Education
1 hour, 10 minutesPrairie View A&M history professor Malachi Crawford discussed the evolution of civil rights law from efforts to dismantle Jim Crow and racial segregation to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision which declared public education segregation to be unconstitutional. Prairie View A&M University is an historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas.
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Reel America: "The Lonely Eagles" - 1979
20 minutesThis U.S. Air Force recruitment film profiles the World War II service of the Tuskegee airmen by interviewing the veterans and showing archival film of their training and combat.
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The American Vice Presidency
55 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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Reel America: "Apollo 10, To Sort Out The Unknowns" - 1969
35 minutesThis NASA film documents the May 18 to May 26, 1969 Apollo mission with astronauts Thomas Stafford, Eugene Cernan and John Young. A rehearsal for the July, 1969 moon landing, the mission tested the undocking and docking of the lunar module, and its descent within nine miles of the moon's surface.
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Lectures in History: The Road to Brown v. Board of Education
1 hour, 10 minutesPrairie View A&M history professor Malachi Crawford discussed the evolution of civil rights law from efforts to dismantle Jim Crow and racial segregation to the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision which declared public education segregation to be unconstitutional. Prairie View A&M University is an historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas.
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Reel America: "The Lonely Eagles" - 1979
20 minutesThis U.S. Air Force recruitment film profiles the World War II service of the Tuskegee airmen by interviewing the veterans and showing archival film of their training and combat.
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The American Vice Presidency
55 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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Reel America: "Apollo 10, To Sort Out The Unknowns" - 1969
35 minutesThis NASA film documents the May 18 to May 26, 1969 Apollo mission with astronauts Thomas Stafford, Eugene Cernan and John Young. A rehearsal for the July, 1969 moon landing, the mission tested the undocking and docking of the lunar module, and its descent within nine miles of the moon's surface.
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The Civil War: Military Communication During Civil War Battles
55 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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War of 1812 Hero Stephen Decatur & the Early American Navy
40 minutesThe White House Historical Association commemorated War of 1812 hero Stephen Decatur with a discussion on the American and Royal navies during that conflict.
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Missionary Diplomacy in the 19th Century
1 hour, 27 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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U.S. Army in Vietnam and the All-Volunteer Force
21 minutesAuthor and historian Beth Bailey talked about the challenges the U.S. Army faced during the Vietnam War and how they transitioned away from the draft to the all-volunteer force we have today. C-SPAN conducted this interview at the Organization of American Historians meeting 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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American History TV
1 hour, 7 minutesPeople and events that help document the American Story.