Highlights This Weekend on American History TV May 30 - June 1, 2020
C-SPAN3's American History TV
8am Saturday, May 30 - 8am Monday, June 1, 2020
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Saturday 12pm ET
The Presidency: Jacqueline Kennedy's Televised White House Tour
We re-visit first lady Jacqueline Kennedy's televised White House tour from February 14, 1962, and her extensive restoration of the Executive Mansion. This 2012 presentation at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum marked the 50th anniversary of this television event, which was watched by millions and later awarded an honorary Emmy. Then White House curator William Allman talks about Mrs. Kennedy's work and the evolution of the White House collection. This video is courtesy of the Kennedy library. The audience watched a portion of Mrs. Kennedy's tour, but only a very brief clip is shown in the first few minutes of this program.
Saturday 6pm ET
The Civil War: Civil War Origins of Frontier Outlaws
American Civil War Museum interpretation specialist Karissa Marken talks about Civil War guerilla fighters who later became outlaws in the West including Jesse James, his brother Frank, and their gang. The American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia recorded the event.
Saturday 10pm & Sunday 4pm ET
Reel America: "A National Program in the Tennessee Valley" - 1936
Founded in 1933 during the Great Depression, the Tennessee Valley Authority's mission was to address environmental, energy, and economic development issues in a region suffering from soil erosion, floods, poverty, and unemployment. "A National Program in the Tennessee Valley" is a 1936 film created by the TVA to promote their efforts and to show the construction of two massive projects - Norris Dam in Tennessee and Wheeler Dam in Alabama. Both are still operational and on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sunday 8pm ET
The Presidency: "Peace Without Conquest" Vietnam Speech
We hear from President Lyndon B. Johnson who traveled to Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University in the spring of 1965 to explain American policy in Vietnam. In a televised speech titled "Peace Without Conquest," he posed the question: "Why must we take this painful road?" He went on to declare that the U.S. would not be defeated and would not withdraw before South Vietnam had gained its independence. The video is provided by the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas.
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