Manhattan Project
The C-SPAN Bus crew toured the site of the Manhattan Project, the scientific laboratory which developed the atom bomb in Los Alamos.
198 viewsThe C-SPAN Bus crew toured the site of the Manhattan Project, the scientific laboratory which developed the atom bomb in Los Alamos.
198 viewsDr. Billington spoke during a brief vignette on the history and business of the Library of Congress, the national repository for published material.
60 viewsThis C-SPAN Classroom takes a look at the Supreme Court. Guests include C-SPAN courts producer, Beryl Anderson and University of Virginia professors David O’Brien and Henry Abraham. Topics d…
95 viewsA 1963 Universal International newsreel report on the largest peaceful demonstration in the history of the United States shows scenes from throughout the day. A short portion of a speech by …
10,690 viewsThe C-SPAN School Bus visited the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, located in the former Lorraine Motel where Dr. King was assassinated in 1968. Juanita Moore described some the history featu…
132 viewsKaren Portik and Terry Atkin of the House Information Systems Office talked about the process for making the charts used by members of Congress.
132 viewsMr. Raisian talked about the history of the institution, which stores original materials mostly related to international relations and Ms. Van Camp provided some examples of some of these ma…
23 viewsRuth Messinger discussed her position as president of the Manhattan Borough.
58 viewsJohn Rhoades the director of the Bradbury Science Museum talks about the museum located in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
37 viewsThe C-SPAN School Bus learned about the Thunderbirds, a U.S. Air Force demonstration team.
122 viewsA C-SPAN School Bus vignette detailed a tour by Michael S. Malone took C-SPAN on a tour of "Silicon Valley", that portion of central California which fathered the computer industry in the U.…
37 viewsC-SPAN showed highlights of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon during that week of the 25th anniversary of the event. Also shown are some highlighted political cartoons from that week from a…
88 viewsMs. Lucid gave the C-SPAN crew a tour of the Lindon Baines Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
41 viewsActing Director Timothy Walch gave a tour of the Herbert Hoover Library and Museum.
148 viewsAssistant Director George Curtis gave the C-SPAN School Bus crew a tour of the Truman Presidential Library.
137 viewsMs. Nickels discussed “how a bill becomes a law.” The vignette included video demonstrating the steps involved in making a law.
4,947 viewsSilicon Valley historian and author, Michael S. Malone took C-SPAN on a tour of "Silicon Valley", that portion of central California which fathered the computer industry in the U.S. The prog…
19 viewsDuring a stop of the C-SPAN School Bus, Daniel Holt, Dwight D. Eisenhower Center Director, spoke about historical research and the importance of the Eisenhower Center to this research.
130 viewsThe School Bus visited Chinatown in San Francisco and learned the history of its residents and the social issues with which they are concerned.
156 viewsDuring a visit by the School Bus, Mr. Quevedo discussed the life of Jose Marti and the changes that his arrival in the U.S. caused in Cuban-U.S. relations. Mr. Salcinas took School Bus staff…
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