C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Reel America Don't Be a Sucker 1947
24 minutesProduced by the War Department in 1947, this dramatized film uses the experience of a Hungarian American to warn against the dangers of persecuting minorities. Reacting to a hate-filled political speech in an American city, he recalls how similar speeches led to Nazi persecution of minority groups, and the eventual destruction of German society.
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American Artifacts World War I & American Art
48 minutesArt and film historian David Lubin describes many of the images featured in his book, "Grand Illusions: American Art & the First World War."
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1968 - America in Turmoil The Cold War
1 hour, 34 minutesThe Cold War provided the backdrop for the events of 1968, whether in Vietnam, during the presidential campaign or in the space race. As the year came to a close, the Apollo 8 mission sent three astronauts into the moon's orbit for the first time, and their live Christmas Eve broadcast reading from Genesis was watched by millions worldwide."You saved 1968," read one telegram to the crew. Guests included historian and documentary filmmaker Elizabeth Cobbs and Mark Kramer, program director of Harvard University's Project on Cold War Studies.
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America First & Foreign Policy, 1945-68
1 hour, 37 minutesDuring the 1916 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson ran on the slogans "He Kept Us Out of War" and "America First." In this program, a panel of historians talked about how "America First" thinking impacted U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War era between 1945 and 1968. Topics included international trade policy, the rise of anti-communism in America and how conservatives like William Buckley, Jr. critiqued society during this period. The Miller Center in Charlottesville, Virginia hosted this event.
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Reel America Nuclear Attack Preparedness Procedures, Survive to Fight - 1968
24 minutesThis 1968 U.S. Air Force training film dramatizes activities at a military base following a nuclear attack. This Cold War film outlines procedures for assessing damage, stabilizing and securing the base and communications, and offering medical treatment for radiation exposure.
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Reel America NATO, Background to Berlin - 1962
31 minutesThis 1962 film documents the city of Berlin from the end of World War II to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Produced by the NATO Information Service, the film details the Soviet Union's 1948 blockade of Berlin's western sectors, the Berlin Airlift organized by western powers, and the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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1968 - America in Turmoil The Cold War
1 hour, 35 minutesThe Cold War provided the backdrop for the events of 1968, whether in Vietnam, during the presidential campaign or in the space race. As the year came to a close, the Apollo 8 mission sent three astronauts into the moon's orbit for the first time, and their live Christmas Eve broadcast reading from Genesis was watched by millions worldwide."You saved 1968," read one telegram to the crew. Guests included historian and documentary filmmaker Elizabeth Cobbs and Mark Kramer, program director of Harvard University's Project on Cold War Studies.
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America First & Foreign Policy, 1945-68
1 hour, 37 minutesDuring the 1916 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson ran on the slogans "He Kept Us Out of War" and "America First." In this program, a panel of historians talked about how "America First" thinking impacted U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War era between 1945 and 1968. Topics included international trade policy, the rise of anti-communism in America and how conservatives like William Buckley, Jr. critiqued society during this period. The Miller Center in Charlottesville, Virginia hosted this event.
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Reel America Nuclear Attack Preparedness Procedures, Survive to Fight - 1968
24 minutesThis 1968 U.S. Air Force training film dramatizes activities at a military base following a nuclear attack. This Cold War film outlines procedures for assessing damage, stabilizing and securing the base and communications, and offering medical treatment for radiation exposure.
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Reel America NATO, Background to Berlin - 1962
30 minutesThis 1962 film documents the city of Berlin from the end of World War II to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Produced by the NATO Information Service, the film details the Soviet Union's 1948 blockade of Berlin's western sectors, the Berlin Airlift organized by western powers, and the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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1968 - America in Turmoil The Cold War
1 hour, 36 minutesThe Cold War provided the backdrop for the events of 1968, whether in Vietnam, during the presidential campaign or in the space race. As the year came to a close, the Apollo 8 mission sent three astronauts into the moon's orbit for the first time, and their live Christmas Eve broadcast reading from Genesis was watched by millions worldwide."You saved 1968," read one telegram to the crew. Guests included historian and documentary filmmaker Elizabeth Cobbs and Mark Kramer, program director of Harvard University's Project on Cold War Studies.
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America First & Foreign Policy, 1945-68
1 hour, 37 minutesDuring the 1916 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson ran on the slogans "He Kept Us Out of War" and "America First." In this program, a panel of historians talked about how "America First" thinking impacted U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War era between 1945 and 1968. Topics included international trade policy, the rise of anti-communism in America and how conservatives like William Buckley, Jr. critiqued society during this period. The Miller Center in Charlottesville, Virginia hosted this event.
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Reel America The Road to the Wall - 1962
36 minutesNarrated by actor James Cagney, this 1962 U.S. Army film presented a critical history of Soviet communism beginning with a 1905 failed revolution up to the construction of the Berlin Wall. The film was nominated for a 1963 short subject documentary Academy Award.
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1968 - America in Turmoil The Cold War
1 hour, 35 minutesThe Cold War provided the backdrop for the events of 1968, whether in Vietnam, during the presidential campaign or in the space race. As the year came to a close, the Apollo 8 mission sent three astronauts into the moon's orbit for the first time, and their live Christmas Eve broadcast reading from Genesis was watched by millions worldwide."You saved 1968," read one telegram to the crew. Guests included historian and documentary filmmaker Elizabeth Cobbs and Mark Kramer, program director of Harvard University's Project on Cold War Studies.
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America First & Foreign Policy, 1945-68
1 hour, 36 minutesDuring the 1916 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson ran on the slogans "He Kept Us Out of War" and "America First." In this program, a panel of historians talked about how "America First" thinking impacted U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War era between 1945 and 1968. Topics included international trade policy, the rise of anti-communism in America and how conservatives like William Buckley, Jr. critiqued society during this period. The Miller Center in Charlottesville, Virginia hosted this event.
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Reel America Nuclear Attack Preparedness Procedures, Survive to Fight - 1968
25 minutesThis 1968 U.S. Air Force training film dramatizes activities at a military base following a nuclear attack. This Cold War film outlines procedures for assessing damage, stabilizing and securing the base and communications, and offering medical treatment for radiation exposure.
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Reel America NATO, Background to Berlin - 1962
31 minutesThis 1962 film documents the city of Berlin from the end of World War II to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Produced by the NATO Information Service, the film details the Soviet Union's 1948 blockade of Berlin's western sectors, the Berlin Airlift organized by western powers, and the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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1968 - America in Turmoil The Cold War
1 hour, 35 minutesThe Cold War provided the backdrop for the events of 1968, whether in Vietnam, during the presidential campaign or in the space race. As the year came to a close, the Apollo 8 mission sent three astronauts into the moon's orbit for the first time, and their live Christmas Eve broadcast reading from Genesis was watched by millions worldwide."You saved 1968," read one telegram to the crew. Guests included historian and documentary filmmaker Elizabeth Cobbs and Mark Kramer, program director of Harvard University's Project on Cold War Studies.
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America First & Foreign Policy, 1945-68
1 hour, 36 minutesDuring the 1916 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson ran on the slogans "He Kept Us Out of War" and "America First." In this program, a panel of historians talked about how "America First" thinking impacted U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War era between 1945 and 1968. Topics included international trade policy, the rise of anti-communism in America and how conservatives like William Buckley, Jr. critiqued society during this period. The Miller Center in Charlottesville, Virginia hosted this event.
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Reel America Nuclear Attack Preparedness Procedures, Survive to Fight - 1968
25 minutesThis 1968 U.S. Air Force training film dramatizes activities at a military base following a nuclear attack. This Cold War film outlines procedures for assessing damage, stabilizing and securing the base and communications, and offering medical treatment for radiation exposure.
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Reel America NATO, Background to Berlin - 1962
30 minutesThis 1962 film documents the city of Berlin from the end of World War II to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Produced by the NATO Information Service, the film details the Soviet Union's 1948 blockade of Berlin's western sectors, the Berlin Airlift organized by western powers, and the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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1968 - America in Turmoil The Cold War
1 hour, 35 minutesThe Cold War provided the backdrop for the events of 1968, whether in Vietnam, during the presidential campaign or in the space race. As the year came to a close, the Apollo 8 mission sent three astronauts into the moon's orbit for the first time, and their live Christmas Eve broadcast reading from Genesis was watched by millions worldwide."You saved 1968," read one telegram to the crew. Guests included historian and documentary filmmaker Elizabeth Cobbs and Mark Kramer, program director of Harvard University's Project on Cold War Studies.
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America First & Foreign Policy, 1945-68
1 hour, 36 minutesDuring the 1916 presidential election, Woodrow Wilson ran on the slogans "He Kept Us Out of War" and "America First." In this program, a panel of historians talked about how "America First" thinking impacted U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War era between 1945 and 1968. Topics included international trade policy, the rise of anti-communism in America and how conservatives like William Buckley, Jr. critiqued society during this period. The Miller Center in Charlottesville, Virginia hosted this event.
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Reel America The Road to the Wall - 1962
35 minutesNarrated by actor James Cagney, this 1962 U.S. Army film presented a critical history of Soviet communism beginning with a 1905 failed revolution up to the construction of the Berlin Wall. The film was nominated for a 1963 short subject documentary Academy Award.
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American Artifacts Cars in America - Ford Model A to the Mustang
34 minutesWe toured the "Driving America" exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson showed us early vehicles made by Henry Ford, including the iconic Model T. We also saw the sporty and stylized Mustang and heard how and why the brand changed over time.
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American Artifacts Cars in America - 1930s to 1980s
24 minutesIn the second of a two-part program, we toured the "Driving America" exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson showed us a 1931 Bugatti and described how auto manufacturing changed during World War II. We also learned how vehicles evolved based on customer preference and available technology.
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Lectures in History Post-World War II U.S. Auto Industry Mavericks
54 minutesUniversity of Central Florida professor Yanek Mieczkowski taught a class about some of the people who challenged the status quo of the U.S. auto industry from the post-World War II era to the present day. He discussed the successes and failures of people such as Harley Earl, Preston Tucker, John DeLorean and Elon Musk.
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Reel America AHTV - The American Road - 1953
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American Artifacts Henry Ford's Garage and Childhood Home
18 minutesHistoric structures curator Jim Johnson showed us the garage where Henry Ford built his first car, the quadricycle. Then we walked through Ford's childhood home, where he was born in 1863. Both buildings were relocated to Greenfield Village, the living history section of The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Reel America Give Yourself the Green Light 1954
27 minutes"Give Yourself the Green Light" is a 1954 General Motors film encouraging citizens to support programs to improve roads and highways. The film begins by depicting traffic jams, unsafe roads, and city congestion, then documents the results of a nationwide GM contest seeking road system ideas. Infrastructure advocacy such as this film helped result in the passage of the $25 billion Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.
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Reel America Freedom of the American Road - 1955
30 minutesHenry Ford II introduces this film designed to encourage private citizens and communities to support road improvements and safety. Part of the lobbying campaign that culminated in legislation authorizing the Interstate Highway system in 1956, this film features the Bayshore Highway in the San Francisco Bay Area; congestion and parking relief in Pittsburgh, the development of Boston's Route 128 around the city, a rural roads improvement initiative in North Carolina, and coordinated community efforts at safety education in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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American Artifacts Cars in America - Ford Model A to the Mustang
34 minutesWe toured the "Driving America" exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson showed us early vehicles made by Henry Ford, including the iconic Model T. We also saw the sporty and stylized Mustang and heard how and why the brand changed over time.
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American Artifacts Cars in America - 1930s to 1980s
23 minutesIn the second of a two-part program, we toured the "Driving America" exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson showed us a 1931 Bugatti and described how auto manufacturing changed during World War II. We also learned how vehicles evolved based on customer preference and available technology.
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Lectures in History Post-World War II U.S. Auto Industry Mavericks
54 minutesUniversity of Central Florida professor Yanek Mieczkowski taught a class about some of the people who challenged the status quo of the U.S. auto industry from the post-World War II era to the present day. He discussed the successes and failures of people such as Harley Earl, Preston Tucker, John DeLorean and Elon Musk.
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Reel America AHTV - The American Road - 1953
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American Artifacts Henry Ford's Garage and Childhood Home
18 minutesHistoric structures curator Jim Johnson showed us the garage where Henry Ford built his first car, the quadricycle. Then we walked through Ford's childhood home, where he was born in 1863. Both buildings were relocated to Greenfield Village, the living history section of The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Reel America Give Yourself the Green Light 1954
28 minutes"Give Yourself the Green Light" is a 1954 General Motors film encouraging citizens to support programs to improve roads and highways. The film begins by depicting traffic jams, unsafe roads, and city congestion, then documents the results of a nationwide GM contest seeking road system ideas. Infrastructure advocacy such as this film helped result in the passage of the $25 billion Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.
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Reel America Freedom of the American Road - 1955
30 minutesHenry Ford II introduces this film designed to encourage private citizens and communities to support road improvements and safety. Part of the lobbying campaign that culminated in legislation authorizing the Interstate Highway system in 1956, this film features the Bayshore Highway in the San Francisco Bay Area; congestion and parking relief in Pittsburgh, the development of Boston's Route 128 around the city, a rural roads improvement initiative in North Carolina, and coordinated community efforts at safety education in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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American Artifacts Cars in America - Ford Model A to the Mustang
33 minutesWe toured the "Driving America" exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson showed us early vehicles made by Henry Ford, including the iconic Model T. We also saw the sporty and stylized Mustang and heard how and why the brand changed over time.
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American Artifacts Cars in America - 1930s to 1980s
23 minutesIn the second of a two-part program, we toured the "Driving America" exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson showed us a 1931 Bugatti and described how auto manufacturing changed during World War II. We also learned how vehicles evolved based on customer preference and available technology.
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Lectures in History Post-World War II U.S. Auto Industry Mavericks
54 minutesUniversity of Central Florida professor Yanek Mieczkowski taught a class about some of the people who challenged the status quo of the U.S. auto industry from the post-World War II era to the present day. He discussed the successes and failures of people such as Harley Earl, Preston Tucker, John DeLorean and Elon Musk.
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Reel America AHTV - The American Road - 1953
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American Artifacts Henry Ford's Garage and Childhood Home
18 minutesHistoric structures curator Jim Johnson showed us the garage where Henry Ford built his first car, the quadricycle. Then we walked through Ford's childhood home, where he was born in 1863. Both buildings were relocated to Greenfield Village, the living history section of The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Reel America Give Yourself the Green Light 1954
27 minutes"Give Yourself the Green Light" is a 1954 General Motors film encouraging citizens to support programs to improve roads and highways. The film begins by depicting traffic jams, unsafe roads, and city congestion, then documents the results of a nationwide GM contest seeking road system ideas. Infrastructure advocacy such as this film helped result in the passage of the $25 billion Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.
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Reel America Freedom of the American Road - 1955
29 minutesHenry Ford II introduces this film designed to encourage private citizens and communities to support road improvements and safety. Part of the lobbying campaign that culminated in legislation authorizing the Interstate Highway system in 1956, this film features the Bayshore Highway in the San Francisco Bay Area; congestion and parking relief in Pittsburgh, the development of Boston's Route 128 around the city, a rural roads improvement initiative in North Carolina, and coordinated community efforts at safety education in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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American Artifacts Railroads & Railcars
37 minutesWe toured the railroad exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson talked about the progression of American rail from the early 1800s through the 1950s. He showed us an 1831 steam locomotive and a 125-foot Allegheny engine that weighs nearly 400 tons.
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American Artifacts Cars in America - Ford Model A to the Mustang
38 minutesWe toured the "Driving America" exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson showed us early vehicles made by Henry Ford, including the iconic Model T. We also saw the sporty and stylized Mustang and heard how and why the brand changed over time.
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American Artifacts Cars in America - 1930s to 1980s
23 minutesIn the second of a two-part program, we toured the "Driving America" exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson showed us a 1931 Bugatti and described how auto manufacturing changed during World War II. We also learned how vehicles evolved based on customer preference and available technology.
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Lectures in History Post-World War II U.S. Auto Industry Mavericks
54 minutesUniversity of Central Florida professor Yanek Mieczkowski taught a class about some of the people who challenged the status quo of the U.S. auto industry from the post-World War II era to the present day. He discussed the successes and failures of people such as Harley Earl, Preston Tucker, John DeLorean and Elon Musk.
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Reel America AHTV - The American Road - 1953
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American Artifacts Henry Ford's Garage and Childhood Home
17 minutesHistoric structures curator Jim Johnson showed us the garage where Henry Ford built his first car, the quadricycle. Then we walked through Ford's childhood home, where he was born in 1863. Both buildings were relocated to Greenfield Village, the living history section of The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Reel America Give Yourself the Green Light 1954
28 minutes"Give Yourself the Green Light" is a 1954 General Motors film encouraging citizens to support programs to improve roads and highways. The film begins by depicting traffic jams, unsafe roads, and city congestion, then documents the results of a nationwide GM contest seeking road system ideas. Infrastructure advocacy such as this film helped result in the passage of the $25 billion Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.
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Reel America Freedom of the American Road - 1955
30 minutesHenry Ford II introduces this film designed to encourage private citizens and communities to support road improvements and safety. Part of the lobbying campaign that culminated in legislation authorizing the Interstate Highway system in 1956, this film features the Bayshore Highway in the San Francisco Bay Area; congestion and parking relief in Pittsburgh, the development of Boston's Route 128 around the city, a rural roads improvement initiative in North Carolina, and coordinated community efforts at safety education in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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American Artifacts Cars in America - Ford Model A to the Mustang
34 minutesWe toured the "Driving America" exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson showed us early vehicles made by Henry Ford, including the iconic Model T. We also saw the sporty and stylized Mustang and heard how and why the brand changed over time.
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American Artifacts Cars in America - 1930s to 1980s
24 minutesIn the second of a two-part program, we toured the "Driving America" exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson showed us a 1931 Bugatti and described how auto manufacturing changed during World War II. We also learned how vehicles evolved based on customer preference and available technology.
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Lectures in History Post-World War II U.S. Auto Industry Mavericks
54 minutesUniversity of Central Florida professor Yanek Mieczkowski taught a class about some of the people who challenged the status quo of the U.S. auto industry from the post-World War II era to the present day. He discussed the successes and failures of people such as Harley Earl, Preston Tucker, John DeLorean and Elon Musk.
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Reel America AHTV - The American Road - 1953
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American Artifacts Henry Ford's Garage and Childhood Home
18 minutesHistoric structures curator Jim Johnson showed us the garage where Henry Ford built his first car, the quadricycle. Then we walked through Ford's childhood home, where he was born in 1863. Both buildings were relocated to Greenfield Village, the living history section of The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Reel America Give Yourself the Green Light 1954
28 minutes"Give Yourself the Green Light" is a 1954 General Motors film encouraging citizens to support programs to improve roads and highways. The film begins by depicting traffic jams, unsafe roads, and city congestion, then documents the results of a nationwide GM contest seeking road system ideas. Infrastructure advocacy such as this film helped result in the passage of the $25 billion Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.
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Reel America Freedom of the American Road - 1955
30 minutesHenry Ford II introduces this film designed to encourage private citizens and communities to support road improvements and safety. Part of the lobbying campaign that culminated in legislation authorizing the Interstate Highway system in 1956, this film features the Bayshore Highway in the San Francisco Bay Area; congestion and parking relief in Pittsburgh, the development of Boston's Route 128 around the city, a rural roads improvement initiative in North Carolina, and coordinated community efforts at safety education in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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American Artifacts Cars in America - Ford Model A to the Mustang
34 minutesWe toured the "Driving America" exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson showed us early vehicles made by Henry Ford, including the iconic Model T. We also saw the sporty and stylized Mustang and heard how and why the brand changed over time.
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American Artifacts Cars in America - 1930s to 1980s
24 minutesIn the second of a two-part program, we toured the "Driving America" exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson showed us a 1931 Bugatti and described how auto manufacturing changed during World War II. We also learned how vehicles evolved based on customer preference and available technology.
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Lectures in History Post-World War II U.S. Auto Industry Mavericks
54 minutesUniversity of Central Florida professor Yanek Mieczkowski taught a class about some of the people who challenged the status quo of the U.S. auto industry from the post-World War II era to the present day. He discussed the successes and failures of people such as Harley Earl, Preston Tucker, John DeLorean and Elon Musk.
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Reel America AHTV - The American Road - 1953
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American Artifacts Henry Ford's Garage and Childhood Home
18 minutesHistoric structures curator Jim Johnson showed us the garage where Henry Ford built his first car, the quadricycle. Then we walked through Ford's childhood home, where he was born in 1863. Both buildings were relocated to Greenfield Village, the living history section of The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan.
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Reel America Give Yourself the Green Light 1954
26 minutes"Give Yourself the Green Light" is a 1954 General Motors film encouraging citizens to support programs to improve roads and highways. The film begins by depicting traffic jams, unsafe roads, and city congestion, then documents the results of a nationwide GM contest seeking road system ideas. Infrastructure advocacy such as this film helped result in the passage of the $25 billion Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956.
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Reel America Freedom of the American Road - 1955
30 minutesHenry Ford II introduces this film designed to encourage private citizens and communities to support road improvements and safety. Part of the lobbying campaign that culminated in legislation authorizing the Interstate Highway system in 1956, this film features the Bayshore Highway in the San Francisco Bay Area; congestion and parking relief in Pittsburgh, the development of Boston's Route 128 around the city, a rural roads improvement initiative in North Carolina, and coordinated community efforts at safety education in St. Joseph, Missouri.
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American Artifacts Railroads & Railcars
34 minutesWe toured the railroad exhibit at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. Transportation curator Matt Anderson talked about the progression of American rail from the early 1800s through the 1950s. He showed us an 1831 steam locomotive and a 125-foot Allegheny engine that weighs nearly 400 tons.
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Martin Luther King Assassination - 50th Anniversary Commemoration
1 hour, 58 minutesAn outdoor service from Memphis commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination. The ceremony at the National Civil Rights Museum's plaza in front of the preserved Lorraine Motel included a wreath-laying at the spot where Rev. King fell mortally wounded, as well as remarks by religious and civil rights leaders, including Andrew Young and Jesse Jackson, both of whom were with Martin Luther King at the motel at the time of the shooting. The commemoration ended with the tolling of a bell at 6:01pm local time (7:01pm ET), exactly 50 years after the assassination.
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FCC Commissioners Testify at Senate Commerce Oversight Hearing
2 hours, 30 minutesFCC Chair Ajit Pai, along with the other three commissioners, testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on the agency's duties and activities.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mountaintop Speech 50th Anniversary
2 hours, 21 minutesA ceremony commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Mountaintop" speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis the night before his assassination. In the speech, he reaffirmed his dedication to nonviolent protest as the means for bringing about change and predicted eventual success for the aims of the civil rights movement. But it's best remembered because he candidly discussed the threats against him in a manner that seemed to foreshadow his death. Speakers included two of Rev. King's children, Bernice King and Martin Luther King III, as well as Andrew Young, who was with MLK on the Lorraine Motel balcony at the time of the shooting. The event took place at the Mason Temple and was co-organized by the church and AFSCME.
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FBI Surveillance of White Southern Students-1960s
18 minutesUniversity of Texas at San Antonio history professor Gregg Michel described how the FBI's covert surveillance program, COINTELPRO, targeted student organizations during the civil rights movement. He is the author of "Struggle for a Better South: The Southern Student Organizing Committee, 1964-1969."
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Frank Rizzo and White Working-Class Voters
22 minutesIn this interview recorded at the Organization of American Historians annual meeting in Sacramento, California, professor Timothy Lombardo of the University of South Alabama discussed former Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo, the concerns of white working-class voters in the 1970s, and made comparisons to today's political climate.
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Oral Histories African Americans and Eugenics
16 minutesJohns Hopkins Ph.D. candidate Ayah Nurridin talked about the history of history African Americans and eugenics in this interview recorded at the American Historical Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Martin Luther King Assassination - 50th Anniversary Commemoration
2 hours, 43 minutesAn outdoor service from Memphis commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination. The ceremony at the National Civil Rights Museum's plaza in front of the preserved Lorraine Motel included a wreath-laying at the spot where Rev. King fell mortally wounded, as well as remarks by religious and civil rights leaders, including Andrew Young and Jesse Jackson, both of whom were with Martin Luther King at the motel at the time of the shooting. The commemoration ended with the tolling of a bell at 6:01pm local time (7:01pm ET), exactly 50 years after the assassination.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mountaintop Speech 50th Anniversary
1 hour, 32 minutesA ceremony commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Mountaintop" speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis the night before his assassination. In the speech, he reaffirmed his dedication to nonviolent protest as the means for bringing about change and predicted eventual success for the aims of the civil rights movement. But it's best remembered because he candidly discussed the threats against him in a manner that seemed to foreshadow his death. Speakers included two of Rev. King's children, Bernice King and Martin Luther King III, as well as Andrew Young, who was with MLK on the Lorraine Motel balcony at the time of the shooting. The event took place at the Mason Temple and was co-organized by the church and AFSCME.
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Martin Luther King Assassination - 50th Anniversary Commemoration
49 minutesAn outdoor service from Memphis commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination. The ceremony at the National Civil Rights Museum's plaza in front of the preserved Lorraine Motel included a wreath-laying at the spot where Rev. King fell mortally wounded, as well as remarks by religious and civil rights leaders, including Andrew Young and Jesse Jackson, both of whom were with Martin Luther King at the motel at the time of the shooting. The commemoration ended with the tolling of a bell at 6:01pm local time (7:01pm ET), exactly 50 years after the assassination.
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FBI Surveillance of White Southern Students-1960s
18 minutesUniversity of Texas at San Antonio history professor Gregg Michel described how the FBI's covert surveillance program, COINTELPRO, targeted student organizations during the civil rights movement. He is the author of "Struggle for a Better South: The Southern Student Organizing Committee, 1964-1969."
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Frank Rizzo and White Working-Class Voters
22 minutesIn this interview recorded at the Organization of American Historians annual meeting in Sacramento, California, professor Timothy Lombardo of the University of South Alabama discussed former Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo, the concerns of white working-class voters in the 1970s, and made comparisons to today's political climate.
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Martin Luther King Assassination - 50th Anniversary Commemoration
1 hour, 14 minutesAn outdoor service from Memphis commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination. The ceremony at the National Civil Rights Museum's plaza in front of the preserved Lorraine Motel included a wreath-laying at the spot where Rev. King fell mortally wounded, as well as remarks by religious and civil rights leaders, including Andrew Young and Jesse Jackson, both of whom were with Martin Luther King at the motel at the time of the shooting. The commemoration ended with the tolling of a bell at 6:01pm local time (7:01pm ET), exactly 50 years after the assassination.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mountaintop Speech 50th Anniversary
2 hours, 22 minutesA ceremony commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Mountaintop" speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis the night before his assassination. In the speech, he reaffirmed his dedication to nonviolent protest as the means for bringing about change and predicted eventual success for the aims of the civil rights movement. But it's best remembered because he candidly discussed the threats against him in a manner that seemed to foreshadow his death. Speakers included two of Rev. King's children, Bernice King and Martin Luther King III, as well as Andrew Young, who was with MLK on the Lorraine Motel balcony at the time of the shooting. The event took place at the Mason Temple and was co-organized by the church and AFSCME.
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FBI Surveillance of White Southern Students-1960s
17 minutesUniversity of Texas at San Antonio history professor Gregg Michel described how the FBI's covert surveillance program, COINTELPRO, targeted student organizations during the civil rights movement. He is the author of "Struggle for a Better South: The Southern Student Organizing Committee, 1964-1969."
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Frank Rizzo and White Working-Class Voters
22 minutesIn this interview recorded at the Organization of American Historians annual meeting in Sacramento, California, professor Timothy Lombardo of the University of South Alabama discussed former Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo, the concerns of white working-class voters in the 1970s, and made comparisons to today's political climate.
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Oral Histories African Americans and Eugenics
16 minutesJohns Hopkins Ph.D. candidate Ayah Nurridin talked about the history of history African Americans and eugenics in this interview recorded at the American Historical Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Martin Luther King Assassination - 50th Anniversary Commemoration
2 hours, 43 minutesAn outdoor service from Memphis commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's assassination. The ceremony at the National Civil Rights Museum's plaza in front of the preserved Lorraine Motel included a wreath-laying at the spot where Rev. King fell mortally wounded, as well as remarks by religious and civil rights leaders, including Andrew Young and Jesse Jackson, both of whom were with Martin Luther King at the motel at the time of the shooting. The commemoration ended with the tolling of a bell at 6:01pm local time (7:01pm ET), exactly 50 years after the assassination.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Mountaintop Speech 50th Anniversary
2 hours, 21 minutesA ceremony commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Mountaintop" speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis the night before his assassination. In the speech, he reaffirmed his dedication to nonviolent protest as the means for bringing about change and predicted eventual success for the aims of the civil rights movement. But it's best remembered because he candidly discussed the threats against him in a manner that seemed to foreshadow his death. Speakers included two of Rev. King's children, Bernice King and Martin Luther King III, as well as Andrew Young, who was with MLK on the Lorraine Motel balcony at the time of the shooting. The event took place at the Mason Temple and was co-organized by the church and AFSCME.
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FBI Surveillance of White Southern Students-1960s
18 minutesUniversity of Texas at San Antonio history professor Gregg Michel described how the FBI's covert surveillance program, COINTELPRO, targeted student organizations during the civil rights movement. He is the author of "Struggle for a Better South: The Southern Student Organizing Committee, 1964-1969."
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Frank Rizzo and White Working-Class Voters
22 minutesIn this interview recorded at the Organization of American Historians annual meeting in Sacramento, California, professor Timothy Lombardo of the University of South Alabama discussed former Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo, the concerns of white working-class voters in the 1970s, and made comparisons to today's political climate.
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Oral Histories African Americans and Eugenics
14 minutesJohns Hopkins Ph.D. candidate Ayah Nurridin talked about the history of history African Americans and eugenics in this interview recorded at the American Historical Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Aisne-Marne American Cemetery World War I Memorial Ceremony
1 hour, 40 minutesThe U.S. entered World War I in April 1917, but it was a year later when American Army soldiers and Marines saw their first major combat on the Western Front near the town of Chateau-Thierry and at Belleau Wood. More than 10,000 Americans died, were wounded, or went missing in this area. In this program, a memorial ceremony marking the centennial at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France, where many of the dead from the fighting at Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood are buried.
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Washington Journal WWI Centennial - U.S. in France, 1918
1 hour, 0 minuteHistorian Edward Lengel, author of "Thunder and Flames: Americans in the Crucible of Combat, 1917-1918," appeared to take viewer calls and to discuss the battles, monuments, and cemeteries associated with the battles of Belleau Wood and Chateau-Thierry in May and June of 1918.
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American Artifacts American World War I Soldiers
27 minutesMichael McCloskey, a reenactor portraying a World War I American soldier discussed his equipment, the life of the common soldier, and U.S. participation in the Great War. Mr. McCloskey is a history professor at Harrisburg Community College, Gettysburg campus and was a participant in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts German World War I Soldiers
22 minutesThree reenactors portraying German World War I soldiers discussed their uniforms, equipment, and the difficulties the common soldier faced. They were participants in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts French World War I Soldiers
19 minutesTwo U.S. Army veterans portrayed French World War I soldiers in a mock trench. Wearing uniforms and gear from the last two years of the conflict, the soldiers discussed the French experience in the Great War. They were participants in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts World War I Combat Artists
27 minutesAmerican History TV visited the National Air & Space Museum to learn about U.S. Army combat artists who were recruited to be part of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Our guide was the museum's chief curator, Peter Jakab. The exhibit is titled "Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War," and is a collaboration between the National Air and Space Museum and National Museum of American History.
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American Artifacts World War I Soldiers and Art in the Trenches
33 minutesAmerican History TV visited the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum to learn about stone carvings left behind in bunkers and trenches by World War I soldiers and only recently rediscovered. Our guide was Dr. Jeff Gusky, whose photographs of the carvings are featured in the exhibit titled "Soldier Artists: Self-Expression in the Trenches."
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Aisne-Marne American Cemetery World War I Memorial Ceremony
1 hour, 42 minutesThe U.S. entered World War I in April 1917, but it was a year later when American Army soldiers and Marines saw their first major combat on the Western Front near the town of Chateau-Thierry and at Belleau Wood. More than 10,000 Americans died, were wounded, or went missing in this area. In this program, a memorial ceremony marking the centennial at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France, where many of the dead from the fighting at Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood are buried.
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Washington Journal WWI Centennial - U.S. in France, 1918
59 minutesHistorian Edward Lengel, author of "Thunder and Flames: Americans in the Crucible of Combat, 1917-1918," appeared to take viewer calls and to discuss the battles, monuments, and cemeteries associated with the battles of Belleau Wood and Chateau-Thierry in May and June of 1918.
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American Artifacts American World War I Soldiers
29 minutesMichael McCloskey, a reenactor portraying a World War I American soldier discussed his equipment, the life of the common soldier, and U.S. participation in the Great War. Mr. McCloskey is a history professor at Harrisburg Community College, Gettysburg campus and was a participant in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts German World War I Soldiers
25 minutesThree reenactors portraying German World War I soldiers discussed their uniforms, equipment, and the difficulties the common soldier faced. They were participants in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts French World War I Soldiers
22 minutesTwo U.S. Army veterans portrayed French World War I soldiers in a mock trench. Wearing uniforms and gear from the last two years of the conflict, the soldiers discussed the French experience in the Great War. They were participants in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts World War I Combat Artists
30 minutesAmerican History TV visited the National Air & Space Museum to learn about U.S. Army combat artists who were recruited to be part of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Our guide was the museum's chief curator, Peter Jakab. The exhibit is titled "Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War," and is a collaboration between the National Air and Space Museum and National Museum of American History.
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American Artifacts World War I Soldiers and Art in the Trenches
47 minutesAmerican History TV visited the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum to learn about stone carvings left behind in bunkers and trenches by World War I soldiers and only recently rediscovered. Our guide was Dr. Jeff Gusky, whose photographs of the carvings are featured in the exhibit titled "Soldier Artists: Self-Expression in the Trenches."
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American Artifacts American World War I Soldiers
30 minutesMichael McCloskey, a reenactor portraying a World War I American soldier discussed his equipment, the life of the common soldier, and U.S. participation in the Great War. Mr. McCloskey is a history professor at Harrisburg Community College, Gettysburg campus and was a participant in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts German World War I Soldiers
25 minutesThree reenactors portraying German World War I soldiers discussed their uniforms, equipment, and the difficulties the common soldier faced. They were participants in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts French World War I Soldiers
21 minutesTwo U.S. Army veterans portrayed French World War I soldiers in a mock trench. Wearing uniforms and gear from the last two years of the conflict, the soldiers discussed the French experience in the Great War. They were participants in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts World War I Combat Artists
42 minutesAmerican History TV visited the National Air & Space Museum to learn about U.S. Army combat artists who were recruited to be part of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Our guide was the museum's chief curator, Peter Jakab. The exhibit is titled "Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War," and is a collaboration between the National Air and Space Museum and National Museum of American History.
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Aisne-Marne American Cemetery World War I Memorial Ceremony
1 hour, 42 minutesThe U.S. entered World War I in April 1917, but it was a year later when American Army soldiers and Marines saw their first major combat on the Western Front near the town of Chateau-Thierry and at Belleau Wood. More than 10,000 Americans died, were wounded, or went missing in this area. In this program, a memorial ceremony marking the centennial at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France, where many of the dead from the fighting at Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood are buried.
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Washington Journal WWI Centennial - U.S. in France, 1918
59 minutesHistorian Edward Lengel, author of "Thunder and Flames: Americans in the Crucible of Combat, 1917-1918," appeared to take viewer calls and to discuss the battles, monuments, and cemeteries associated with the battles of Belleau Wood and Chateau-Thierry in May and June of 1918.
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American Artifacts American World War I Soldiers
29 minutesMichael McCloskey, a reenactor portraying a World War I American soldier discussed his equipment, the life of the common soldier, and U.S. participation in the Great War. Mr. McCloskey is a history professor at Harrisburg Community College, Gettysburg campus and was a participant in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts German World War I Soldiers
25 minutesThree reenactors portraying German World War I soldiers discussed their uniforms, equipment, and the difficulties the common soldier faced. They were participants in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts French World War I Soldiers
22 minutesTwo U.S. Army veterans portrayed French World War I soldiers in a mock trench. Wearing uniforms and gear from the last two years of the conflict, the soldiers discussed the French experience in the Great War. They were participants in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts World War I Combat Artists
30 minutesAmerican History TV visited the National Air & Space Museum to learn about U.S. Army combat artists who were recruited to be part of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Our guide was the museum's chief curator, Peter Jakab. The exhibit is titled "Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War," and is a collaboration between the National Air and Space Museum and National Museum of American History.
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American Artifacts World War I Soldiers and Art in the Trenches
32 minutesAmerican History TV visited the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum to learn about stone carvings left behind in bunkers and trenches by World War I soldiers and only recently rediscovered. Our guide was Dr. Jeff Gusky, whose photographs of the carvings are featured in the exhibit titled "Soldier Artists: Self-Expression in the Trenches."
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Aisne-Marne American Cemetery World War I Memorial Ceremony
1 hour, 43 minutesThe U.S. entered World War I in April 1917, but it was a year later when American Army soldiers and Marines saw their first major combat on the Western Front near the town of Chateau-Thierry and at Belleau Wood. More than 10,000 Americans died, were wounded, or went missing in this area. In this program, a memorial ceremony marking the centennial at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France, where many of the dead from the fighting at Chateau-Thierry and Belleau Wood are buried.
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Washington Journal WWI Centennial - U.S. in France, 1918
59 minutesHistorian Edward Lengel, author of "Thunder and Flames: Americans in the Crucible of Combat, 1917-1918," appeared to take viewer calls and to discuss the battles, monuments, and cemeteries associated with the battles of Belleau Wood and Chateau-Thierry in May and June of 1918.
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American Artifacts American World War I Soldiers
29 minutesMichael McCloskey, a reenactor portraying a World War I American soldier discussed his equipment, the life of the common soldier, and U.S. participation in the Great War. Mr. McCloskey is a history professor at Harrisburg Community College, Gettysburg campus and was a participant in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts German World War I Soldiers
25 minutesThree reenactors portraying German World War I soldiers discussed their uniforms, equipment, and the difficulties the common soldier faced. They were participants in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts French World War I Soldiers
22 minutesTwo U.S. Army veterans portrayed French World War I soldiers in a mock trench. Wearing uniforms and gear from the last two years of the conflict, the soldiers discussed the French experience in the Great War. They were participants in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts World War I Combat Artists
30 minutesAmerican History TV visited the National Air & Space Museum to learn about U.S. Army combat artists who were recruited to be part of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Our guide was the museum's chief curator, Peter Jakab. The exhibit is titled "Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War," and is a collaboration between the National Air and Space Museum and National Museum of American History.
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American Artifacts World War I Soldiers and Art in the Trenches
32 minutesAmerican History TV visited the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum to learn about stone carvings left behind in bunkers and trenches by World War I soldiers and only recently rediscovered. Our guide was Dr. Jeff Gusky, whose photographs of the carvings are featured in the exhibit titled "Soldier Artists: Self-Expression in the Trenches."
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American Artifacts American World War I Soldiers
30 minutesMichael McCloskey, a reenactor portraying a World War I American soldier discussed his equipment, the life of the common soldier, and U.S. participation in the Great War. Mr. McCloskey is a history professor at Harrisburg Community College, Gettysburg campus and was a participant in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts German World War I Soldiers
25 minutesThree reenactors portraying German World War I soldiers discussed their uniforms, equipment, and the difficulties the common soldier faced. They were participants in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts French World War I Soldiers
21 minutesTwo U.S. Army veterans portrayed French World War I soldiers in a mock trench. Wearing uniforms and gear from the last two years of the conflict, the soldiers discussed the French experience in the Great War. They were participants in a living history event hosted each year by the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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American Artifacts World War I Combat Artists
46 minutesAmerican History TV visited the National Air & Space Museum to learn about U.S. Army combat artists who were recruited to be part of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. Our guide was the museum's chief curator, Peter Jakab. The exhibit is titled "Artist Soldiers: Artistic Expression in the First World War," and is a collaboration between the National Air and Space Museum and National Museum of American History.
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Reel America Why We Fight, Prelude to War - 1942
54 minutesThis is the first of seven films in the "Why We Fight" series, covering the outbreak of World War II to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The documentary explores the rise of authoritarianism in Germany, Italy, and Japan, and paints the conflict between the Axis and Allies as slavery against freedom. After the December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, General George C. Marshall ordered that a series of films be created to explain the causes of World War II. Under the supervision of Academy Award-winning director Frank Capra, the US Army Signal Corps produced the "Why We Fight" films between 1942 and 1945. They were shown to Army troops before deployment and eventually to the American public. "Prelude to War" won the Academy Award for best documentary in 1943.
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Washington DC's Lafayette Square
1 hour, 5 minutesGil Klein talked about his book, "Trouble in Lafayette Square: Assassination, Protest & Murder at the White House," in which he shared stories about the dramatic events in the park located across from the White House. The National Press Club hosted this event.
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American Artifacts Jim Wright Special Collections
50 minutesJim Wright represented Texas' Twelfth District for thirty-four years, rising to the Speakership in 1987 and eventually resigning because of an ethics investigation. Mary Saffell, Senior Archivist at Texas Christian University's Special Collections, shared items in his collection that provide insight into his relationship with his home district and his colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Civil Unrest & Economic Conditions Before 1968
1 hour, 10 minutesThis year is the 50th anniversary of the 1968 "Poor People's Campaign" envisioned by Martin Luther King Jr. to shift the focus of the civil rights movement to economic issues. Reverend King was assassinated a few weeks before the campaign got underway in Washington, D.C. This program is from the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and featured a discussion on civil unrest and economic conditions leading up to 1968, particularly in Detroit, Michigan and Newark, New Jersey.
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1849 Murder at Harvard University
1 hour, 10 minutesOn November 23rd, 1849, Doctor George Parkman, one of the wealthiest men in Boston, disappeared. He was last seen visiting his Alma mater; Harvard Medical School. Paul Collins, an English professor who specializes in books about nineteenth century crimes, discussed his latest effort: "Blood & Ivy: The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard." Mr. Collins detailed an investigation conducted by the suspect's medical school colleagues, using the new field of forensic science, to locate the victim in a building already full of dead bodies.
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Green Berets at Vietnam's A Shau Valley
1 hour, 10 minutesMedal of Honor recipient Bennie Adkins was interviewed by the co-author of his book "A Tiger among Us: A Story of Valor in Vietnam's A Shau Valley" Sergeant Adkins described how he and sixteen of his fellow Green Berets were attacked by a large force of North Vietnamese and Vietcong troops from March 9 to March 12, 1966, and he also told the story of a tiger that saved his life during the battle. On September 15, 2014, President Barack Obama awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to Bennie Adkins for his actions during combat in Vietnam's A Shau Valley.
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Oral Histories Women in Congress - Sue Myrick Interview
1 hour, 40 minutesSue Myrick served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2013. She was the first Republican woman from North Carolina elected to Congress. In this interview conducted by the U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian, she talked about chairing the Republican Study Committee, the role of mentorship, her personal fight against breast cancer and the influence it had on her legislative career.
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History Bookshelf Dan Hampton, The Flight
55 minutesDan Hampton talked about his book The Flight: Charles Lindbergh's Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing, in which he reports on Charles Lindbergh's trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris on May 20, 1927. Mr. Lindbergh was the first to complete the trip, after logging 33 hours in his monoplane, the "Spirit of St. Louis."
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Washington DC's Lafayette Square
1 hour, 5 minutesGil Klein talked about his book, "Trouble in Lafayette Square: Assassination, Protest & Murder at the White House," in which he shared stories about the dramatic events in the park located across from the White House. The National Press Club hosted this event.
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The Civil War Mourning During the Victorian Era
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Bernadette Loeffel-Atkins talked about mourning during the Victorian era. She described the different rituals for men, women, and children when a family member died and how the Civil War impacted previous norms. The Gettysburg Heritage Center hosted this talk.
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The Civil War Civilian John Burns at the Battle of Gettysburg
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Timothy Smith discussed his book, "John Burns: 'The Hero of Gettysburg,'" about a local civilian who, despite not being part of either army, decided to fight on the side of the Union and was subsequently injured at the Battle of Gettysburg. Timothy Smith also explores some of the myths and alternate versions of the John Burns story that have been passed down over the years. The Gettysburg Heritage Center hosted this talk.
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Lectures in History Environmental Movement & Litigation
1 hour, 10 minutesRutgers University professor Jefferson Decker taught a class on the history of the environmental movement and laws and litigation regarding natural resources. He described the relationship between private property and government regulation and explored who is legally allowed to represent environmental interests in court.
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Centennial of Quentin Roosevelt's Death
50 minutesTo mark the centennial of the July 14, 1918 death of Theodore Roosevelt's youngest son Quentin, historian David Pietrusza discussed the Army aviator's brief twenty years of life, his World War I service as an officer, and how his death affected his father. Mr. Pietrusza, who is the author of "TR's Last War: Theodore Roosevelt, the Great War, and a Journey of Triumph and Tragedy," also discussed the World War I service of Quentin's three brothers. Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt was shot down and killed while flying a patrol over enemy territory in Northeastern France.
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Reel America Why We Fight, Divide and Conquer - 1943
1 hour, 0 minuteThe third of seven films in the "Why We Fight" series details military aggression by Germany after the September 1, 1939 invasion of Poland. Using animated maps created at Disney studios, newsreels, Army and Nazi footage and some dramatized scenes, the film details the invasions of Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and France. Designed to explain the causes and course of the war to U.S. Army troops before they went overseas, the "Why We Fight" films were produced between 1942 and 1945 by Academy Award winner Frank Capra and a team of Army Signal Corps technicians and Hollywood veterans.
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Psychiatry & World War I Shell Shock
1 hour, 0 minuteHistorian Rachel Levandoski gave an illustrated talk about psychiatry and World War I shell shock at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. A historian in the Secretary of Defense's historical office, Ms. Levandoski detailed the nature of shell shock and the lessons learned, or not learned by military psychiatrists at the time. Shell shock is a term coined during World War I to describe psychological trauma and symptoms associated with the relentless and sometimes days long artillery attacks soldiers were forced to endure in the trenches.
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Lectures in History Environmental Movement & Litigation
1 hour, 10 minutesRutgers University professor Jefferson Decker taught a class on the history of the environmental movement and laws and litigation regarding natural resources. He described the relationship between private property and government regulation and explored who is legally allowed to represent environmental interests in court.
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Centennial of Quentin Roosevelt's Death
50 minutesTo mark the centennial of the July 14, 1918 death of Theodore Roosevelt's youngest son Quentin, historian David Pietrusza discussed the Army aviator's brief twenty years of life, his World War I service as an officer, and how his death affected his father. Mr. Pietrusza, who is the author of "TR's Last War: Theodore Roosevelt, the Great War, and a Journey of Triumph and Tragedy," also discussed the World War I service of Quentin's three brothers. Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt was shot down and killed while flying a patrol over enemy territory in Northeastern France.
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History Bookshelf Dan Hampton, The Flight
55 minutesDan Hampton talked about his book The Flight: Charles Lindbergh's Daring and Immortal 1927 Transatlantic Crossing, in which he reports on Charles Lindbergh's trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris on May 20, 1927. Mr. Lindbergh was the first to complete the trip, after logging 33 hours in his monoplane, the "Spirit of St. Louis."
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Washington DC's Lafayette Square
1 hour, 5 minutesGil Klein talked about his book, "Trouble in Lafayette Square: Assassination, Protest & Murder at the White House," in which he shared stories about the dramatic events in the park located across from the White House. The National Press Club hosted this event.
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The Civil War Mourning During the Victorian Era
1 hour, 0 minuteAuthor Bernadette Loeffel-Atkins talked about mourning during the Victorian era. She described the different rituals for men, women, and children when a family member died and how the Civil War impacted previous norms. The Gettysburg Heritage Center hosted this talk.
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Women and the Founding Era
2 hours, 0 minuteGeorge Mason University professor Rosemarie Zagarri looks at the role of women during America's founding era. She talks about how prior to the Revolution women had either no or very limited political and legal rights. She argues that because Patriot leaders needed a wide base of support for the Revolution, they actively recruited women to participate, giving women experience participating in politics and providing a basis for demanding more rights in the future. The James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation hosted this event.
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1849 Murder at Harvard University
1 hour, 0 minuteOn November 23rd, 1849, Doctor George Parkman, one of the wealthiest men in Boston, disappeared. He was last seen visiting his Alma mater; Harvard Medical School. Paul Collins, an English professor who specializes in books about nineteenth century crimes, discussed his latest effort: "Blood & Ivy: The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard." Mr. Collins detailed an investigation conducted by the suspect's medical school colleagues, using the new field of forensic science, to locate the victim in a building already full of dead bodies.
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History Bookshelf Diana Preston, Before the Fallout
1 hour, 0 minuteDiana Preston talked about her book, "Before The Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima," published by Walker and Company. On December 26, 1898, Marie Curie announced the discovery of radium and observed that "radioactivity seems to be an atomic property." A mere 47 years later, "Little Boy" exploded over Hiroshima. She told the story of the intervening half century, during which a quest to unravel the secrets of the material world revealed how to destroy it, and an open, international, scientific investigation changed into a secret wartime race for the bomb. After her presentation, Ms. Preston answered audience members' questions.
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1968 Poor People's Campaign Organizers
1 hour, 0 minuteFormer staffer to Robert F. Kennedy, Peter Edelman, and Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee founding member, Bernard Lafayette, sat down at the National Museum of African American History & Culture to discuss the originators of the 1968 Poor People's Campaign.
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Oral Histories Women in Congress - Eva Clayton Interview
2 hours, 0 minuteEva Clayton served as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1992 to 2003. She was the first African American woman to represent North Carolina in Congress. Ms. Clayton talked about serving as the congressional freshman class president, her assignment to the Agriculture Committee, and her focus on national hunger and nutrition legislation. The U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian conducted this interview.
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Lectures in History Public Lands & the Law in the Early Republic
1 hour, 20 minutesDuke University professor Laura Edwards taught a class on public lands and the law in the early American Republic. She looked at competing visions for westward expansion among the Founders, particularly Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. She also talked about the multiple federal laws aimed at controlling land distribution, and discussed the role of the law in usurping Native American lands.
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The Civil War Mourning During the Victorian Era
37 minutesAuthor Bernadette Loeffel-Atkins talked about mourning during the Victorian era. She described the different rituals for men, women, and children when a family member died and how the Civil War impacted previous norms. The Gettysburg Heritage Center hosted this talk.
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American History TV
2 hours, 3 minutesPeople and events that help document the American Story.
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Reel America Why We Fight, Divide and Conquer - 1943
1 hour, 0 minuteThe third of seven films in the "Why We Fight" series details military aggression by Germany after the September 1, 1939 invasion of Poland. Using animated maps created at Disney studios, newsreels, Army and Nazi footage and some dramatized scenes, the film details the invasions of Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and France. Designed to explain the causes and course of the war to U.S. Army troops before they went overseas, the "Why We Fight" films were produced between 1942 and 1945 by Academy Award winner Frank Capra and a team of Army Signal Corps technicians and Hollywood veterans.
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Psychiatry & World War I Shell Shock
1 hour, 0 minuteHistorian Rachel Levandoski gave an illustrated talk about psychiatry and World War I shell shock at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. A historian in the Secretary of Defense's historical office, Ms. Levandoski detailed the nature of shell shock and the lessons learned, or not learned by military psychiatrists at the time. Shell shock is a term coined during World War I to describe psychological trauma and symptoms associated with the relentless and sometimes days long artillery attacks soldiers were forced to endure in the trenches.
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American Artifacts WWII Museum Road to Tokyo Exhibit
30 minutesWe toured the "Road to Tokyo" exhibit at the National WWII Museum with senior historian Robert Citino. This exhibit explores the Pacific Theatre from 1941-1945, including the major battles, significant figures, and the conclusion of the war with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Desegregation of the U.S. Military
1 hour, 30 minutesRawn James, author of "The Double V: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military," and retired colonel Norma Jean Bradford discussed President Harry Truman's executive order to desegregate the armed forces on July 26, 1948. The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum hosted this event.
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The Presidency Harry S. Truman, Russia & the Cold War
2 hours, 0 minuteThis program from the annual Harry S. Truman Legacy Symposium focused on Russia and the Cold War. Panelists talked about the 33rd president's relationship with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the U.S. position in Berlin, and the origins of NATO, which Mr. Truman considered a signature accomplishment. The Harry S. Truman Little White House and Harry S. Truman Foundation, both in Key West, Florida, co-hosted the event. This is the first of two parts.
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American Artifacts WWII Museum Road to Tokyo Exhibit
30 minutesWe toured the "Road to Tokyo" exhibit at the National WWII Museum with senior historian Robert Citino. This exhibit explores the Pacific Theatre from 1941-1945, including the major battles, significant figures, and the conclusion of the war with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Desegregation of the U.S. Military
1 hour, 30 minutesRawn James, author of "The Double V: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military," and retired colonel Norma Jean Bradford discussed President Harry Truman's executive order to desegregate the armed forces on July 26, 1948. The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum hosted this event.
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The Presidency Harry S. Truman, Russia & the Cold War
2 hours, 0 minuteThis program from the annual Harry S. Truman Legacy Symposium focused on Russia and the Cold War. Panelists talked about the 33rd president's relationship with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the U.S. position in Berlin, and the origins of NATO, which Mr. Truman considered a signature accomplishment. The Harry S. Truman Little White House and Harry S. Truman Foundation, both in Key West, Florida, co-hosted the event. This is the first of two parts.
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Reel America Why We Fight, Divide and Conquer - 1943
1 hour, 0 minuteThe third of seven films in the "Why We Fight" series details military aggression by Germany after the September 1, 1939 invasion of Poland. Using animated maps created at Disney studios, newsreels, Army and Nazi footage and some dramatized scenes, the film details the invasions of Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and France. Designed to explain the causes and course of the war to U.S. Army troops before they went overseas, the "Why We Fight" films were produced between 1942 and 1945 by Academy Award winner Frank Capra and a team of Army Signal Corps technicians and Hollywood veterans.
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Psychiatry & World War I Shell Shock
49 minutesHistorian Rachel Levandoski gave an illustrated talk about psychiatry and World War I shell shock at the National Museum of Health and Medicine in Silver Spring, Maryland. A historian in the Secretary of Defense's historical office, Ms. Levandoski detailed the nature of shell shock and the lessons learned, or not learned by military psychiatrists at the time. Shell shock is a term coined during World War I to describe psychological trauma and symptoms associated with the relentless and sometimes days long artillery attacks soldiers were forced to endure in the trenches.
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American History TV
2 hours, 11 minutesPeople and events that help document the American Story.
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Oral Histories Women in Congress - Eva Clayton Interview
2 hours, 0 minuteEva Clayton served as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1992 to 2003. She was the first African American woman to represent North Carolina in Congress. Ms. Clayton talked about serving as the congressional freshman class president, her assignment to the Agriculture Committee, and her focus on national hunger and nutrition legislation. The U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Historian conducted this interview.
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Lectures in History Conspiracy Culture in American History
1 hour, 24 minutesIndiana University Bloomington professor Stephen Andrews taught a class about conspiracy culture in American history. He described how conspiracy theories have changed over time, but often include involvement of groups such as the Illuminati, Freemasons, and Skull and Bones. He talked about how in the 1950s a prominent aspect of conspiracy theories was the threat of communism, but in later decades a global "New World Order" was a more common feature. This is the first of a two-part seminar hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Lectures in History Conspiracy Culture in Modern American Society
1 hour, 35 minutesIndiana University Bloomington professor Stephen Andrews taught a class about conspiracy culture in modern American society. He looked at the demographics of what types of people believe in conspiracies and talked about how the internet has influenced these groups. He also discussed strategies teachers might use when speaking with students or peers about theories related to a fake moon landing, flat earth or 9/11 as a government action. This is the second of a two-part seminar hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Lectures in History 20th Century UFO Conspiracies
1 hour, 17 minutesEmory University professor Felix Harcourt teaches a class on how conspiracy theories about UFOs have shaped America culture. He begins in the late 1940s and describes how public opinion about extraterrestrials changed over the course of the 20th century, often paralleling societal anxieties.
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Lectures in History Conspiracy Culture in American History
1 hour, 24 minutesIndiana University Bloomington professor Stephen Andrews taught a class about conspiracy culture in American history. He described how conspiracy theories have changed over time, but often include involvement of groups such as the Illuminati, Freemasons, and Skull and Bones. He talked about how in the 1950s a prominent aspect of conspiracy theories was the threat of communism, but in later decades a global "New World Order" was a more common feature. This is the first of a two-part seminar hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Lectures in History Conspiracy Culture in Modern American Society
1 hour, 35 minutesIndiana University Bloomington professor Stephen Andrews taught a class about conspiracy culture in modern American society. He looked at the demographics of what types of people believe in conspiracies and talked about how the internet has influenced these groups. He also discussed strategies teachers might use when speaking with students or peers about theories related to a fake moon landing, flat earth or 9/11 as a government action. This is the second of a two-part seminar hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Lectures in History 20th Century UFO Conspiracies
1 hour, 17 minutesEmory University professor Felix Harcourt teaches a class on how conspiracy theories about UFOs have shaped America culture. He begins in the late 1940s and describes how public opinion about extraterrestrials changed over the course of the 20th century, often paralleling societal anxieties.
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Lectures in History Conspiracy Culture in American History
1 hour, 25 minutesIndiana University Bloomington professor Stephen Andrews taught a class about conspiracy culture in American history. He described how conspiracy theories have changed over time, but often include involvement of groups such as the Illuminati, Freemasons, and Skull and Bones. He talked about how in the 1950s a prominent aspect of conspiracy theories was the threat of communism, but in later decades a global "New World Order" was a more common feature. This is the first of a two-part seminar hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Lectures in History Conspiracy Culture in Modern American Society
1 hour, 32 minutesIndiana University Bloomington professor Stephen Andrews taught a class about conspiracy culture in modern American society. He looked at the demographics of what types of people believe in conspiracies and talked about how the internet has influenced these groups. He also discussed strategies teachers might use when speaking with students or peers about theories related to a fake moon landing, flat earth or 9/11 as a government action. This is the second of a two-part seminar hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Public Affairs Events
31 minutesPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
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Lectures in History Conspiracy Culture in American History
1 hour, 24 minutesIndiana University Bloomington professor Stephen Andrews taught a class about conspiracy culture in American history. He described how conspiracy theories have changed over time, but often include involvement of groups such as the Illuminati, Freemasons, and Skull and Bones. He talked about how in the 1950s a prominent aspect of conspiracy theories was the threat of communism, but in later decades a global "New World Order" was a more common feature. This is the first of a two-part seminar hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Lectures in History Conspiracy Culture in Modern American Society
1 hour, 35 minutesIndiana University Bloomington professor Stephen Andrews taught a class about conspiracy culture in modern American society. He looked at the demographics of what types of people believe in conspiracies and talked about how the internet has influenced these groups. He also discussed strategies teachers might use when speaking with students or peers about theories related to a fake moon landing, flat earth or 9/11 as a government action. This is the second of a two-part seminar hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Lectures in History 20th Century UFO Conspiracies
1 hour, 17 minutesEmory University professor Felix Harcourt teaches a class on how conspiracy theories about UFOs have shaped America culture. He begins in the late 1940s and describes how public opinion about extraterrestrials changed over the course of the 20th century, often paralleling societal anxieties.
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Lectures in History Conspiracy Culture in American History
1 hour, 24 minutesIndiana University Bloomington professor Stephen Andrews taught a class about conspiracy culture in American history. He described how conspiracy theories have changed over time, but often include involvement of groups such as the Illuminati, Freemasons, and Skull and Bones. He talked about how in the 1950s a prominent aspect of conspiracy theories was the threat of communism, but in later decades a global "New World Order" was a more common feature. This is the first of a two-part seminar hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Lectures in History Conspiracy Culture in Modern American Society
1 hour, 35 minutesIndiana University Bloomington professor Stephen Andrews taught a class about conspiracy culture in modern American society. He looked at the demographics of what types of people believe in conspiracies and talked about how the internet has influenced these groups. He also discussed strategies teachers might use when speaking with students or peers about theories related to a fake moon landing, flat earth or 9/11 as a government action. This is the second of a two-part seminar hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Lectures in History 20th Century UFO Conspiracies
1 hour, 17 minutesEmory University professor Felix Harcourt teaches a class on how conspiracy theories about UFOs have shaped America culture. He begins in the late 1940s and describes how public opinion about extraterrestrials changed over the course of the 20th century, often paralleling societal anxieties.
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Lectures in History Conspiracy Culture in American History
1 hour, 25 minutesIndiana University Bloomington professor Stephen Andrews taught a class about conspiracy culture in American history. He described how conspiracy theories have changed over time, but often include involvement of groups such as the Illuminati, Freemasons, and Skull and Bones. He talked about how in the 1950s a prominent aspect of conspiracy theories was the threat of communism, but in later decades a global "New World Order" was a more common feature. This is the first of a two-part seminar hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
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Lectures in History Conspiracy Culture in Modern American Society
1 hour, 32 minutesIndiana University Bloomington professor Stephen Andrews taught a class about conspiracy culture in modern American society. He looked at the demographics of what types of people believe in conspiracies and talked about how the internet has influenced these groups. He also discussed strategies teachers might use when speaking with students or peers about theories related to a fake moon landing, flat earth or 9/11 as a government action. This is the second of a two-part seminar hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.