C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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93rd Annual Black History Luncheon
1 hour, 23 minutes2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the forced migration of Africans to the Virginia Colony in 1619. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History hosted their 93rd annual Black History luncheon where speakers reflected on the theme of Black migration. They explored forced migration into slavery and the northern and western migration of African Americans in the 20th century.
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Commander of U.S. Central Command Testifies on Syria & Afghanistan
2 hours, 19 minutesGen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee about military operations in the Middle East. Gen. Votel answered several rounds of questions regarding the U.S. troop withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan, Iranian influence in the region, Russia and China, and the strategy for combating ISIS and other extremist groups.
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Rep. Seth Moulton on Defense Policy
1 hour, 33 minutesRep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), a former Marine Corps captain, delivered remarks on defense policy and national security at an event hosted by the Brookings Institution. He outlined his top defense priorities which included strengthening partnerships with allies, combating adversaries and embracing next generation defense technologies. In addition, Rep. Moulton answered questions about the defense budget, arms control agreements and U.S. policy toward Syria, China and North Korea. Brookings Institution Foreign Policy Research Director Michael O'Hanlon moderated the discussion.
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Experts Testify at Election Security Hearing
3 hours, 20 minutesThe California and Alabama secretaries of state were among the witnesses at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on efforts to secure elections. Lawmakers and witnesses discussed efforts to secure vulnerabilities in the nation's election systems, as well as the merits of H.R. 1, a Democrat-proposed package of legislation that would change the nation's election and redistricting laws.
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CSIS Discussion on 2020 Defense Budget
1 hour, 0 minuteThe Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) held a panel discussion to preview the Trump administration's 2020 defense budget request. Former Bush and Obama administration officials and defense policy experts considered what they predicted would be a budget of between $700 billion and $750 billion, and how that funding would be allocated and spent by the Pentagon. They also talked about the potential inclusion of funding for construction of a wall along the southern border, as well as the likely political implications.
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Brookings Institution Discussion on Naval Operations and Outlook
1 hour, 0 minuteThe Brookings Institution hosted Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson to discuss the Navy's operational outlook and modernization efforts. Admiral Richardson presented his priorities and areas of focus in which ongoing improvements were being made, including technology, readiness, diversity, industry partnerships, and communications with naval counterparts around the globe, specifically China.
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Aspen Economic Strategy Group on Economic Oppotunities - Panel on Community Colleges
1 hour, 1 minuteThe Aspen Institute's Economic Strategy Group hosted a series of presentations and discussions on expanding American economic opportunity. This portion featured a panel discussion about community colleges, and what local, state and federal governments could do to improve programs offered by these schools, as well as the benefits of partnerships between public community colleges and private industry. Participants included White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Coordination Chris Liddell and former Obama administration Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker.
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Hearing on U.S. Special Operations & Cyber Commands
2 hours, 1 minuteSpecial Operations Commander Gen. Raymond Thomas and Cyber Commander Gen. Paul Nakasone testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the priorities of their respective combatant commands. They addressed such topics as election system and critical infrastructure security, counterterrorism operations in the Middle East and combating foreign adversaries in cyberspace. Assistant Defense Secretary for Special Operations Owen West also delivered testimony before the committee.
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Landmark Cases Tinker v. Des Moines
1 hour, 34 minutesLandmark Cases tells the story of five Des Moines, Iowa students who wore black arm bands to school to protest the war in Vietnam, violating local school policies. The Supreme Court ruled students do not lose their 1st Amendment rights at school.
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1940s Supreme Court Cases on Flag Salute in Schools
25 minutesIn 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette case that public school students could not be forced to salute the American flag. This decision overturned the 1940 Minersville School District v. Gobitis case. World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses Senior Communications Officer Robert Zick told the story of both cases and talked with the daughter of Lillian Gobitas, one of the students expelled for refusing to salute the flag for religious reasons. This program was part of a day-long event hosted by the Robert H. Jackson Center to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette U.S. Supreme Court case.
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Jehovah's Witnesses on Mandatory Flag Salute
35 minutesOn June 14, 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public school students could not be forced to pledge allegiance to the American flag. This ruling overturned a 1940 case that upheld mandatory flag pledging. In this program, several Jehovah's Witnesses recounted their childhood experiences of being expelled from school for refusing to salute the American flag, and were joined in conversation by the daughter of an expelled student. This program was part of a day-long event hosted by the Robert H. Jackson Center to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette First Amendment case.
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Jehovah's Witnesses & Human Rights
40 minutesIn this talk, general counsel Philip Brumley talked about the legal struggles of Jehovah's Witnesses and argued that their efforts have advanced the protection of human and civil rights globally. In 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a six to three decision that public school students could not be forced to salute the American flag after several Jehovah's Witnesses challenged their expulsion from a West Virginia public school. This program was a session from a day-long event hosted by the Robert H. Jackson Center to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette U.S. Supreme Court case.
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Supreme Court Trivia
46 minutesTwo teams of litigators faced off in a trivia competition, answering questions on U.S. Supreme Court history. The National Constitution Center and Heritage Foundation co-hosted the contest.
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Landmark Cases Tinker v. Des Moines
1 hour, 34 minutesLandmark Cases tells the story of five Des Moines, Iowa students who wore black arm bands to school to protest the war in Vietnam, violating local school policies. The Supreme Court ruled students do not lose their 1st Amendment rights at school.
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1940s Supreme Court Cases on Flag Salute in Schools
25 minutesIn 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette case that public school students could not be forced to salute the American flag. This decision overturned the 1940 Minersville School District v. Gobitis case. World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses Senior Communications Officer Robert Zick told the story of both cases and talked with the daughter of Lillian Gobitas, one of the students expelled for refusing to salute the flag for religious reasons. This program was part of a day-long event hosted by the Robert H. Jackson Center to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette U.S. Supreme Court case.
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Jehovah's Witnesses on Mandatory Flag Salute
35 minutesOn June 14, 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public school students could not be forced to pledge allegiance to the American flag. This ruling overturned a 1940 case that upheld mandatory flag pledging. In this program, several Jehovah's Witnesses recounted their childhood experiences of being expelled from school for refusing to salute the American flag, and were joined in conversation by the daughter of an expelled student. This program was part of a day-long event hosted by the Robert H. Jackson Center to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette First Amendment case.
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Jehovah's Witnesses & Human Rights
40 minutesIn this talk, general counsel Philip Brumley talked about the legal struggles of Jehovah's Witnesses and argued that their efforts have advanced the protection of human and civil rights globally. In 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a six to three decision that public school students could not be forced to salute the American flag after several Jehovah's Witnesses challenged their expulsion from a West Virginia public school. This program was a session from a day-long event hosted by the Robert H. Jackson Center to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette U.S. Supreme Court case.
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Supreme Court Trivia
45 minutesTwo teams of litigators faced off in a trivia competition, answering questions on U.S. Supreme Court history. The National Constitution Center and Heritage Foundation co-hosted the contest.
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Landmark Cases Tinker v. Des Moines
1 hour, 35 minutesLandmark Cases tells the story of five Des Moines, Iowa students who wore black arm bands to school to protest the war in Vietnam, violating local school policies. The Supreme Court ruled students do not lose their 1st Amendment rights at school.
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1940s Supreme Court Cases on Flag Salute in Schools
25 minutesIn 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette case that public school students could not be forced to salute the American flag. This decision overturned the 1940 Minersville School District v. Gobitis case. World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses Senior Communications Officer Robert Zick told the story of both cases and talked with the daughter of Lillian Gobitas, one of the students expelled for refusing to salute the flag for religious reasons. This program was part of a day-long event hosted by the Robert H. Jackson Center to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette U.S. Supreme Court case.
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Jehovah's Witnesses on Mandatory Flag Salute
35 minutesOn June 14, 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public school students could not be forced to pledge allegiance to the American flag. This ruling overturned a 1940 case that upheld mandatory flag pledging. In this program, several Jehovah's Witnesses recounted their childhood experiences of being expelled from school for refusing to salute the American flag, and were joined in conversation by the daughter of an expelled student. This program was part of a day-long event hosted by the Robert H. Jackson Center to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette First Amendment case.
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Jehovah's Witnesses & Human Rights
40 minutesIn this talk, general counsel Philip Brumley talked about the legal struggles of Jehovah's Witnesses and argued that their efforts have advanced the protection of human and civil rights globally. In 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a six to three decision that public school students could not be forced to salute the American flag after several Jehovah's Witnesses challenged their expulsion from a West Virginia public school. This program was a session from a day-long event hosted by the Robert H. Jackson Center to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette U.S. Supreme Court case.
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Supreme Court Trivia
47 minutesTwo teams of litigators faced off in a trivia competition, answering questions on U.S. Supreme Court history. The National Constitution Center and Heritage Foundation co-hosted the contest.
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Reel America Booker T. Washington, The Life and the Legacy - 1986
34 minutesDirected by William Greaves for the National Park Service, this film portrays the life of Booker T. Washington through reenactments, archival photographs and interviews with actors portraying Washington and his contemporaries. The film documents the establishment of Tuskegee Institute and other notable events in the civil rights leader's life.
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Recovering Soldiers' Remains on Tarawa
1 hour, 4 minutesOn November 20, 1943, 18,000 U.S. Marines landed on the Pacific island of Tarawa, occupied by Japan. After 3 days of combat, more than 1,000 U.S. troops had died and about 2,000 were wounded. Clay Bonnyman Evans, author of "Bones of My Grandfather: Reclaiming a Lost Hero of WWII," detailed his grandfather's experience as a soldier in the Battle of Tarawa, and his journey to recover his remains. Rebecca Taylor, a forensic anthropologist for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, explained the current efforts to excavate the remains of unidentified soldiers there. This talk was part of a three-day conference hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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Reel America With the Marines at Tarawa - 1944
21 minutesThis documentary about the November 1943 Battle of Tarawa was filmed by U.S. Marine cameramen and won the 1944 Academy Award for best documentary short. About 18,000 Marines made an amphibious assault on the small, Japanese-occupied island of Tarawa in the central Pacific. More than 1000 were killed and 2000 injured in one of the most difficult battles in U.S. Marine history. This twenty-minute film includes graphic language and scenes of death that may be disturbing to some viewers.
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American Artifacts U.S. Army Medical Advances
25 minutesWe toured the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio to see several advances made by Army medics in the past 200 years. Director George Wunderlich showed us a Civil War-era electrotherapy machine, transport helicopters used during the Vietnam War, and a unique contraption to combat hypothermia built in an Baghdad field hospital.
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Sculptor Vinnie Ream, Daniel Sickles & Andrew Johnson's Impeachment
1 hour, 22 minutesCivil War scholar Patrick Hickey presented a program titled, "The Devil vs. the Hummingbird: The Midnight Confrontation on Capitol Hill that Determined the Fate of a Presidency and Ensured the Survival of Constitutional Government." Mr. Hickey's illustrated talk featured controversial Civil War General Daniel Sickles (The Devil), and 21 year-old sculptor Vinnie Ream (The Hummingbird), and described how the two were involved in the political fight over the 1868 impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Vinnie Ream sculpted the statue of President Lincoln that stands in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. This was a Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia program.
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1908 Race Riot
13 minutesIn 1908, 5,000 white citizens stormed into the black neighborhood of Springfield resulting in the lynching of black citizens and the burning of businesses. Kathryn Harris recounted the events leading up to the riot and the effects it has had on the city.
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George Washington & Designing the Capital City
30 minutesMatthew Costello reached back to 1790s politics to explain George Washington's vision for the capital city later named for him. Washington's influence extended not only to the city's design, but also to the building of the White House and U.S. Capitol. Mr. Costello is the senior historian at the White House Historical Association. His talk was part of a conference co-hosted by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society that highlighted the work of William Thornton, who is known as the Capitol's first architect.
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Conflicting Memories of World War II
1 hour, 5 minutesKeith Lowe discussed the different ways in which the public remembers World War II, and what we can learn from conflicting historic interpretations. Mr. Lowe is the author of "The Fear and the Freedom: How the Second World War Changed Us." This talk was part of a three-day conference hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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American Artifacts 1876 Synagogue in Washington, DC
30 minutesWe see artifacts related to Jewish history, tour the interior of the oldest synagogue in Washington, D.C. and learn how the 1876 building was moved 800 feet to be incorporated into a soon-to-be-built Capital Jewish Museum.
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Chinese Americans in California
1 hour, 55 minutesA historian and a philanthropist looked at the struggles and discrimination faced by Chinese immigrants in nineteenth and early twentieth century California. First, historian Beth Lew-Williams talked about her book "The Chinese Must Go: Violence, Exclusion and the Making of the Alien in America." She was followed by philanthropist David Lei, who gave an illustrated talk showing items in the California Historical Society's collections that illustrate systematic discrimination against the Chinese. The California Historical Society and the Chinese Historical Society of America co-hosted this event.
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History Bookshelf Peniel Joseph, Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour
1 hour, 30 minutesPeniel Joseph talked about his book "Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America," published by Holt. His book chronicles the history of the black power movement in America. Professor Joseph follows a group of activists that built their movement upon the work of Malcolm X. The author relays the rise of the Black Panthers and profiles leaders of the black power movement such as Huey P. Newton, Stokely Carmichael and Angela Davis. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This installment of Clark University's Higgins Lecture Series was held in the Dana Commons.
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Reel America Unconditional Surrender -1956
15 minutesThis 1956 National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis documentary shows how the new polio vaccine is manufactured and promotes using the medial breakthrough to end the disease.
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Education Reform in 1960s Chicago
15 minutesElizabeth Todd-Breland talked about her book, "A Political Education: Black Politics and Education Reform in Chicago since the 1960s." She described the overcrowding in African American neighborhood schools and shared stories of parents and teachers who pushed for better conditions. We recorded this interview at the annual American Historical Association meeting in Chicago.
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The Civil War Abraham Lincoln, Politics and the Supreme Court
1 hour, 30 minutesRhodes College professor Timothy Huebner described how Abraham Lincoln changed the Supreme Court during his presidency and analyzed the question of whether Lincoln "packed the court." After his remarks, Mr. Huebner sat down for a conversation about the history of political influence on the Supreme Court with University of Richmond law professor Henry Chambers. The American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia hosted this event.
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American Artifacts Baseball in America - Origins of the Modern Game
30 minutesAmerican History TV visited the "Baseball Americana" exhibit at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. to learn about the origins of the modern game, including the birth of several baseball traditions, the impact of immigrants, and the increasing importance of statistics. Our guide was exhibit curator Susan Reyburn.
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Lectures in History U.S. & Soviet Relations Under President Reagan
1 hour, 20 minutesGeorge Washington University professor Chris Tudda taught a class about foreign relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during President Reagan's administration. He began with the Iran-Contra affair, but then examined how changes in Soviet leadership during the 1980s impacted Cold War policies in both countries.
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American Artifacts National Museum of the American Indian Trail of Tears Exhibit
40 minutesThe "Trail of Tears" gallery at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. looks at the national debate over the 1830 Indian Removal Act and its impact on southern tribes. Associate Curator Paul Chaat Smith led us through the gallery after an introduction in the "Americans" exhibit, which examines how Indian imagery is prevalent in products, toys and mascots.
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Reel America Roy Wilkins, The Right to Dignity - 1978
25 minutesNarrated by actor Sidney Poitier, this tribute to civil rights leader Roy Wilkins (1901-1981) was produced by the U.S. Information Agency. Mr. Wilkins was at the forefront of the civil rights movement as head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1955 to 1977. The film includes scenes of the 1977 NAACP convention, archival film and photographs, and interviews with Wilkins and his NAACP colleagues, Clarence Mitchell and Benjamin Hooks, who reflect on their philosophies and strategies to advance civil rights.
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Education Reform in 1960s Chicago
15 minutesElizabeth Todd-Breland talked about her book, "A Political Education: Black Politics and Education Reform in Chicago since the 1960s." She described the overcrowding in African American neighborhood schools and shared stories of parents and teachers who pushed for better conditions. We recorded this interview at the annual American Historical Association meeting in Chicago.
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Reel America Unconditional Surrender -1956
15 minutesThis 1956 National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis documentary shows how the new polio vaccine is manufactured and promotes using the medial breakthrough to end the disease.
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Writing World War II Fiction
1 hour, 5 minutesAuthor Donald Miller interviewed Jessica Shattuck about her novel, "The Women in the Castle." She explained how her family's connection to Nazi Germany influenced her work, and how her research informed her understanding of German citzens during World War II. This talk was part of a three-day conference hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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Lectures in History U.S. & Soviet Relations Under President Reagan
1 hour, 20 minutesGeorge Washington University professor Chris Tudda taught a class about foreign relations between the United States and the Soviet Union during President Reagan's administration. He began with the Iran-Contra affair, but then examined how changes in Soviet leadership during the 1980s impacted Cold War policies in both countries.
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American Artifacts National Museum of the American Indian Trail of Tears Exhibit
40 minutesThe "Trail of Tears" gallery at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. looks at the national debate over the 1830 Indian Removal Act and its impact on southern tribes. Associate Curator Paul Chaat Smith led us through the gallery after an introduction in the "Americans" exhibit, which examines how Indian imagery is prevalent in products, toys and mascots.
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History Bookshelf Peniel Joseph, Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour
1 hour, 31 minutesPeniel Joseph talked about his book "Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America," published by Holt. His book chronicles the history of the black power movement in America. Professor Joseph follows a group of activists that built their movement upon the work of Malcolm X. The author relays the rise of the Black Panthers and profiles leaders of the black power movement such as Huey P. Newton, Stokely Carmichael and Angela Davis. He responded to questions from members of the audience. This installment of Clark University's Higgins Lecture Series was held in the Dana Commons.
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The Civil War Abraham Lincoln, Politics and the Supreme Court
1 hour, 29 minutesRhodes College professor Timothy Huebner described how Abraham Lincoln changed the Supreme Court during his presidency and analyzed the question of whether Lincoln "packed the court." After his remarks, Mr. Huebner sat down for a conversation about the history of political influence on the Supreme Court with University of Richmond law professor Henry Chambers. The American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia hosted this event.
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Conflicting Memories of World War II
1 hour, 5 minutesKeith Lowe discussed the different ways in which the public remembers World War II, and what we can learn from conflicting historic interpretations. Mr. Lowe is the author of "The Fear and the Freedom: How the Second World War Changed Us." This talk was part of a three-day conference hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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Stephen Decatur's Naval Career & Legacy
55 minutesThe 240th anniversary of early naval war hero Stephen Decatur's birth is in 2019. U.S. Naval Academy representatives discussed Decatur's military career, including the recapture of the USS Philadelphia and the capture of the HMS Macedonian, and explored his legacy for the 21st century navy. The White House Historical Association hosted this event at the historic Decatur House in Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Square.
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Student Free Speech & Tinker v. Des Moines Anniversary
1 hour, 0 minuteFifty years ago, on February 24, 1969, the Supreme Court decided in Tinker v. Des Moines that students do not lose their First Amendment rights on school grounds. The court ruled in favor of three Des Moines, Iowa students who were suspended for wearing black arm bands to school to protest the Vietnam War, violating local school policies. The State Historical Society of Iowa marked the 50th anniversary of the decision with an event featuring remarks by Mary Beth Tinker and her brother John, co-petitioners in the case.
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Washington Journal Student Free Speech & Tinker v. Des Moines Anniversary
1 hour, 0 minuteAmerican History TV & the Washington Journal mark the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Tinker v. Des Moines case regarding student free speech. Mary Beth and John Tinker, two petitioners in the case, join us LIVE.
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Unknown Soldier of World War I
1 hour, 0 minuteOn November 11, 1921, the remains of an unidentified WWI soldier were interred at Arlington National Cemetery. Combat historian Patrick O'Donnell explained how the soldier's remains were chosen and transported from France to America, and detailed the stories of the WWI servicemen who served as Body Bearers. He is the author of, "The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and WWI's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home." This talk was part of a three-day conference hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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The Civil War Women Soldiers in the Civil War
1 hour, 15 minutesHistorical interpreters told stories of some of the women who disguised themselves as young men and fought in the Civil War. They outlined how and why these women disguised themselves, what battles they fought in and how they were discovered. The Frederick County Civil War Roundtable hosted this discussion.
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History Bookshelf Candice Shy Hooper, Lincoln's Generals' Wives
45 minutesCandice Shy Hooper talked about her book "Lincoln's Generals' Wives: Four Women Who Influenced the Civil War for Better and for Worse," in which she profiles the wives of Lincoln's generals, Ellen Sherman, Julia Grant, Jessie Fremont, and Nelly McClellan, and how their relationships with their respective husbands and President Lincoln affected the Civil War.
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Lectures in History Johnson & Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
1 hour, 20 minutesBrooklyn College professor KC Johnson taught a class on Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon's Supreme Court nominations. He described Johnson's plan to fill the bench with liberal justices and the difficulties he ran into getting them confirmed. He outlined the pushback from conservative senators in the confirmation hearings and concluded with background on some of Nixon's nominations to the court.
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James Shepard & North Carolina College
20 minutesIn the early 1900s, James Edward Shepard founded North Carolina College in Durham, which evolved into what is now North Carolina Central University. Florida A&M professor Reginald Ellis is the author of "Between Washington and Du Bois: The Racial Politics of James Edward Shepard." In this interview recorded at the annual American Historical Association meeting he talked about Shepard's involvement in education and politics, his impact on North Carolina, and how he navigated the Jim Crow era.
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Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Speech
1 hour, 10 minutesJournalist Jamie Stiehm and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Clarence Page commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 90th birthday by discussing King's "I Have a Dream" speech, and the August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom attended by an estimated 250,000 at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Feminism in the 1960s & 1970s
1 hour, 10 minutesFordham University history professor Kirsten Swinth talked about her book "Feminism's Forgotten Fight: The Unfinished Struggle for Work and Family." She was joined by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Feminist Majority Foundation president Eleanor Smeal to discuss their involvement in the women's rights movement. The Feminist Majority Foundation, National Woman's Party and East City Bookshop co-hosted this event.
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Reel America Roy Wilkins, The Right to Dignity - 1978
25 minutesNarrated by actor Sidney Poitier, this tribute to civil rights leader Roy Wilkins (1901-1981) was produced by the U.S. Information Agency. Mr. Wilkins was at the forefront of the civil rights movement as head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1955 to 1977. The film includes scenes of the 1977 NAACP convention, archival film and photographs, and interviews with Wilkins and his NAACP colleagues, Clarence Mitchell and Benjamin Hooks, who reflect on their philosophies and strategies to advance civil rights.
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Writing World War II Fiction
1 hour, 5 minutesAuthor Donald Miller interviewed Jessica Shattuck about her novel, "The Women in the Castle." She explained how her family's connection to Nazi Germany influenced her work, and how her research informed her understanding of German citzens during World War II. This talk was part of a three-day conference hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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Student Free Speech & Tinker v. Des Moines Anniversary
57 minutesFifty years ago, on February 24, 1969, the Supreme Court decided in Tinker v. Des Moines that students do not lose their First Amendment rights on school grounds. The court ruled in favor of three Des Moines, Iowa students who were suspended for wearing black arm bands to school to protest the Vietnam War, violating local school policies. The State Historical Society of Iowa marked the 50th anniversary of the decision with an event featuring remarks by Mary Beth Tinker and her brother John, co-petitioners in the case.
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Washington Journal Student Free Speech & Tinker v. Des Moines Anniversary
1 hour, 1 minuteOn February 24, 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Tinker v. Des Moines that students do not lose their First Amendment rights on school grounds. The court ruled in favor of three Des Moines, Iowa students who were suspended for wearing black arm bands to school to protest the Vietnam War, violating local school policies. American History TV & the Washington Journal marked the 50th anniversary of the court's decision with Mary Beth Tinker and John Tinker, siblings and co-petitioners in the case, who joined us LIVE to take viewer questions about their experience and to discuss student free speech today.
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The Cold War, CIA and Radio Free Europe
32 minutesIn the 1950s and 60s, the CIA secretly funded Radio Free Europe, which broadcast anti-Communist propaganda behind the Iron Curtain. Kenneth Osgood, author of "Total Cold War," talked about the program's U.S. operations, which sought funds and support from politicians, corporations, and American citizens. This interview was recorded at the American Historical Association's annual meeting in Chicago.
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The Presidency Humor in the White House
1 hour, 7 minutesHistorian H.W. Brands talked about humor in the White House -- and the role it plays in presidential politics. From George Washington to Donald Trump, he considered how funny our chief executives have been -- or not -- and whether they have used humor to their advantage. The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum co-hosted this event.
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James Shepard & North Carolina College
23 minutesIn the early 1900s, James Edward Shepard founded North Carolina College in Durham, which evolved into what is now North Carolina Central University. Florida A&M professor Reginald Ellis is the author of "Between Washington and Du Bois: The Racial Politics of James Edward Shepard." In this interview recorded at the annual American Historical Association meeting he talked about Shepard's involvement in education and politics, his impact on North Carolina, and how he navigated the Jim Crow era.
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Student Free Speech & Tinker v. Des Moines Anniversary
57 minutesFifty years ago, on February 24, 1969, the Supreme Court decided in Tinker v. Des Moines that students do not lose their First Amendment rights on school grounds. The court ruled in favor of three Des Moines, Iowa students who were suspended for wearing black arm bands to school to protest the Vietnam War, violating local school policies. The State Historical Society of Iowa marked the 50th anniversary of the decision with an event featuring remarks by Mary Beth Tinker and her brother John, co-petitioners in the case.
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Washington Journal Student Free Speech & Tinker v. Des Moines Anniversary
1 hour, 1 minuteOn February 24, 1969, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Tinker v. Des Moines that students do not lose their First Amendment rights on school grounds. The court ruled in favor of three Des Moines, Iowa students who were suspended for wearing black arm bands to school to protest the Vietnam War, violating local school policies. American History TV & the Washington Journal marked the 50th anniversary of the court's decision with Mary Beth Tinker and John Tinker, siblings and co-petitioners in the case, who joined us LIVE to take viewer questions about their experience and to discuss student free speech today.
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The Cold War, CIA and Radio Free Europe
32 minutesIn the 1950s and 60s, the CIA secretly funded Radio Free Europe, which broadcast anti-Communist propaganda behind the Iron Curtain. Kenneth Osgood, author of "Total Cold War," talked about the program's U.S. operations, which sought funds and support from politicians, corporations, and American citizens. This interview was recorded at the American Historical Association's annual meeting in Chicago.
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The Presidency Humor in the White House
1 hour, 7 minutesHistorian H.W. Brands talked about humor in the White House -- and the role it plays in presidential politics. From George Washington to Donald Trump, he considered how funny our chief executives have been -- or not -- and whether they have used humor to their advantage. The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum co-hosted this event.
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Apollo Program
18 minutesFormer NASA chief historian Roger Launius talked about the history of the Apollo program. He described how the Cold War influenced early space missions and the excitement over the moon landing in 1969. He also explored Apollo's legacy and speculated about the future of space travel. We recorded the interview at the annual American Historical Association meeting in Chicago.
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American Artifacts 1876 Synagogue in Washington, DC
35 minutesWe see artifacts related to Jewish history, tour the interior of the oldest synagogue in Washington, D.C. and learn how the 1876 building was moved 800 feet to be incorporated into a soon-to-be-built Capital Jewish Museum.
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Reel America Roy Wilkins, The Right to Dignity - 1978
25 minutesNarrated by actor Sidney Poitier, this tribute to civil rights leader Roy Wilkins (1901-1981) was produced by the U.S. Information Agency. Mr. Wilkins was at the forefront of the civil rights movement as head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) from 1955 to 1977. The film includes scenes of the 1977 NAACP convention, archival film and photographs, and interviews with Wilkins and his NAACP colleagues, Clarence Mitchell and Benjamin Hooks, who reflect on their philosophies and strategies to advance civil rights.
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Education Reform in 1960s Chicago
15 minutesElizabeth Todd-Breland talked about her book, "A Political Education: Black Politics and Education Reform in Chicago since the 1960s." She described the overcrowding in African American neighborhood schools and shared stories of parents and teachers who pushed for better conditions. We recorded this interview at the annual American Historical Association meeting in Chicago.
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Writing World War II Fiction
1 hour, 5 minutesAuthor Donald Miller interviewed Jessica Shattuck about her novel, "The Women in the Castle." She explained how her family's connection to Nazi Germany influenced her work, and how her research informed her understanding of German citzens during World War II. This talk was part of a three-day conference hosted by the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
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Feminism in the 1960s & 1970s
1 hour, 10 minutesFordham University history professor Kirsten Swinth talked about her book "Feminism's Forgotten Fight: The Unfinished Struggle for Work and Family." She was joined by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Feminist Majority Foundation president Eleanor Smeal to discuss their involvement in the women's rights movement. The Feminist Majority Foundation, National Woman's Party and East City Bookshop co-hosted this event.
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Martin Luther King Jr. I Have a Dream Speech
1 hour, 10 minutesJournalist Jamie Stiehm and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Clarence Page commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 90th birthday by discussing King's "I Have a Dream" speech, and the August 28, 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom attended by an estimated 250,000 at the Lincoln Memorial.
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Chinese Americans in California
1 hour, 55 minutesA historian and a philanthropist looked at the struggles and discrimination faced by Chinese immigrants in nineteenth and early twentieth century California. First, historian Beth Lew-Williams talked about her book "The Chinese Must Go: Violence, Exclusion and the Making of the Alien in America." She was followed by philanthropist David Lei, who gave an illustrated talk showing items in the California Historical Society's collections that illustrate systematic discrimination against the Chinese. The California Historical Society and the Chinese Historical Society of America co-hosted this event.
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T-Mobile & Sprint Executives Testify on Merger
3 hours, 10 minutesT-Mobile and Sprint executives testified before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology about the proposed merger between the two wireless companies. T-Mobile CEO John Legere fielded questions over whether the proposed merger would be a boon or bane for industry competition and innovation, whether it would create or eliminate jobs, and whether or not it would lead to an improved consumer experience of better service at lower cost. Panelists discussed what they considered as the potential positive and negative points of the proposed merger, and voiced support or opposition to its approval, which would ultimately be determined by the FCC and the Justice Department.
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Infrastructure Town Hall Discussion with Industry Stakeholders
50 minutesIndustry stakeholders talked about the need for Congress to act and approve a comprehensive infrastructure bill in 2019. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers hosted the discussion on infrastructure needs and projects in Washington, DC. They also debated the negative impacts over the lack of congressional action including productivity and local economies.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hosts U.S. Investment Summit
4 hours, 0 minuteCurrent and former governors of Kansas, Michigan, Colorado and Maine are among the speakers at the Invest in America! summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC.
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Key Capitol Hill Hearings
1 hour, 0 minuteKey Capitol Hill hearings, speeches from policy makers, and political coverage from around the country.
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House Rules Committee Hearing on President's National Emergency Declaration
3 hours, 0 minuteThe House Rules Committee meets to discuss a resolution related to the president's border security national emergency declaration.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hosts U.S. Investment Summit
3 hours, 58 minutesCurrent and former governors of Kansas, Michigan, Colorado and Maine were among the speakers at the Invest in America! summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC.
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Atlantic Council Discussion on Sanctions
2 hours, 2 minutesAt the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew discussed the benefits and risks of sanctions in light of recent action taken against Venezuela. He talked in detail about the sanctions policy toward Iran, North Korea and Russia while serving under the Obama administration. His comments came after a panel discussion with sanctions experts who addressed the same issue, and also discussed U.S. relations with allies and how European countries are applying new systems to address sanctions.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Hosts U.S. Investment Summit
3 hours, 58 minutesCurrent and former governors of Kansas, Michigan, Colorado and Maine were among the speakers at the Invest in America! summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC.
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Atlantic Council Discussion on Sanctions
2 hours, 1 minuteAt the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew discussed the benefits and risks of sanctions in light of recent action taken against Venezuela. He talked in detail about the sanctions policy toward Iran, North Korea and Russia while serving under the Obama administration. His comments came after a panel discussion with sanctions experts who addressed the same issue, and also discussed U.S. relations with allies and how European countries are applying new systems to address sanctions.
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Public Affairs Events
1 hour, 31 minutesPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
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Key Capitol Hill Hearings
10 hours, 30 minutesKey Capitol Hill hearings, speeches from policy makers, and political coverage from around the country.
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Politics and Public Policy Today
4 hours, 0 minuteThe day's major public affairs and political events presented without interruption.
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Politics and Public Policy Today
2 hours, 0 minuteThe day's major public affairs and political events presented without interruption.
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Public Affairs Events
7 hours, 30 minutesPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
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Key Capitol Hill Hearings
30 minutesKey Capitol Hill hearings, speeches from policy makers, and political coverage from around the country.
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Michael Cohen Testifies Before House Oversight Committee
4 hours, 0 minuteMichael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, testifies before the House Oversight and Reform Committee about various investigations relative to the 2016 Trump presidential campaign.
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Key Capitol Hill Hearings
6 hours, 0 minuteKey Capitol Hill hearings, speeches from policy makers, and political coverage from around the country.
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Politics and Public Policy Today
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Politics and Public Policy Today
2 hours, 0 minuteThe day's major public affairs and political events presented without interruption.
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Public Affairs Events
7 hours, 30 minutesPublic affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.
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Key Capitol Hill Hearings
10 hours, 30 minutesKey Capitol Hill hearings, speeches from policy makers, and political coverage from around the country.
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Politics and Public Policy Today
4 hours, 0 minuteThe day's major public affairs and political events presented without interruption.
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