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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum director Alan Lowe described how Abraham Lincoln made his decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

• 2 minutes
• 237 views

Don Holloway, curator at the Gerald Ford Presidential Library described the events that took place that led to Gerald Ford becoming President Nixon's vice president. He discussed the resignation of Spiro Agnew, the nomination process and his brief term as vice president.

• 5 minutes
• 157 views

The House voted to create a select committee to investigate the January 6 attack of the Capitol. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) provided remarks during the floor debate of the bill.

• 5 minutes
• 63 views

C-SPAN announced the results of the 2021 Presidential Historians Survey.

• 5 minutes
• 2,274 views

Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello hosted a conversation between Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson as portrayed by Bill Robling and Bill Barker. The two discussed the Albany Plan of Union which was proposed by Benjamin Franklin and was one of the first efforts by the colonies to work collectively.

• 2 minutes
• 430 views

National Fire Protection Association’s Michele Steinberg discussed the causes of wildfires and how individuals can prevent these fires. She also spoke about federal legislative efforts to address the growing number and intensity of wildfires each year.

• 4 minutes
• 50 views

Reuters immigration reporter Ted Hesson discussed the challenges facing the Biden Administration in regard to immigration and the Border.

• 5 minutes
• 27 views

Lacey Villiva, education manager at Gunston Hall Plantation, explained George Mason's writing of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and influence on the inclusion of a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.

• 4 minutes
• 407 views

Following a meeting with President Biden at the White House, a bipartisan group of senators announced that they had reached an agreement on infrastructure legislation. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) spoke to reporters about the deal in front of the West Wing of the White House.

• 2 minutes
• 84 views

Crime analyst Jeff Asher talked about statistics relating to violent crimes and homicides in 2021. He also discussed federal efforts to address the recent increases.

• 4 minutes
• 54 views