C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Former Senator Sam Nunn D-Georgia - the Cold War at 75
1 hour, 4 minutesThe Georgia Historical Society's senior historian Stan Deaton interviewed former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn about the Cold War 75 years after it began. Senator Nunn served from 1972 to 1997 as a Democrat from Georgia, and as Senate Armed Services Committee chair from 1987 to 1995. In 2001, he co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Senator Nunn reflected on his experience during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the leadership of presidents from Harry Truman to George H.W. Bush, foreign leaders who influenced events during the Cold War years, as well as the continuing threat of nuclear war.
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1918 Flu Pandemic
1 hour, 44 minutesThe 1918 flu pandemic altered American life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful, college classes were held outside, sports were cancelled, masks were challenged as un-American and fines imposed on those who refused to wear them. Christopher McKnight Nichols recounted how the country experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs Oregon State University's Center for the Humanities. The Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas hosted this event and provided the video.
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Leprosy Treatment & Stigma
1 hour, 2 minutesAuthor and National Public Radio correspondent Pam Fessler discussed her book, "Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice." It looks at the history of the residential hospital for Americans with leprosy in Carville, Louisiana which began operation in 1894 and closed in 1999. The Kansas City Library Public Library hosted the program and provided the video.
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Lectures in History: Polio Epidemic in the United States
1 hour, 8 minutesDavidson College professor Sally McMillen talked about the polio epidemic in the United States in the early to mid-20th century. Fear of contracting polio grew following a series of outbreaks, including one in 1916 that started in Brooklyn, New York, and eventually killed more than 6,000 people. She also spoke about the efforts of President Franklin Roosevelt to help find a cure, in part by starting the March of Dimes organization.
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Reel America: "We Heard the Bells, The Influenza of 1918"
58 minutesCommissioned by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, this 2010 documentary includes survivors of the 1918 flu telling their stories, a history of the pandemic, and a look at the science of flu and the genetic sequencing of the 1918 strain based on remnants of the virus extracted from frozen bodies under Alaskan permafrost. The 1918 influenza pandemic killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide, including more than 600,000 Americans.
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Historical Perspectives on Pandemics
1 hour, 8 minutesHistorians discussed previous global pandemics such as cholera, typhoid, and smallpox. They examined preventative measures, spread, and how the diseases affected different populations. This video was provided by the Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research.
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1918 Flu Pandemic
1 hour, 43 minutesThe 1918 flu pandemic altered American life in ways that are familiar to those living through the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Conflicting information left people wary and fearful, college classes were held outside, sports were cancelled, masks were challenged as un-American and fines imposed on those who refused to wear them. Christopher McKnight Nichols recounted how the country experienced the events of a century ago and the lessons we might learn. He directs Oregon State University's Center for the Humanities. The Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas hosted this event and provided the video.
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Leprosy Treatment & Stigma
1 hour, 3 minutesAuthor and National Public Radio correspondent Pam Fessler discussed her book, "Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice." It looks at the history of the residential hospital for Americans with leprosy in Carville, Louisiana which began operation in 1894 and closed in 1999. The Kansas City Library Public Library hosted the program and provided the video.
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Lectures in History: Polio Epidemic in the United States
1 hour, 9 minutesDavidson College professor Sally McMillen talked about the polio epidemic in the United States in the early to mid-20th century. Fear of contracting polio grew following a series of outbreaks, including one in 1916 that started in Brooklyn, New York, and eventually killed more than 6,000 people. She also spoke about the efforts of President Franklin Roosevelt to help find a cure, in part by starting the March of Dimes organization.
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Reel America: "We Heard the Bells, The Influenza of 1918"
58 minutesCommissioned by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, this 2010 documentary includes survivors of the 1918 flu telling their stories, a history of the pandemic, and a look at the science of flu and the genetic sequencing of the 1918 strain based on remnants of the virus extracted from frozen bodies under Alaskan permafrost. The 1918 influenza pandemic killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide, including more than 600,000 Americans.
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Historical Perspectives on Pandemics
1 hour, 9 minutesHistorians discussed previous global pandemics such as cholera, typhoid, and smallpox. They examined preventative measures, spread, and how the diseases affected different populations. This video was provided by the Wyoming Institute for Humanities Research.
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Al Gore Concession Speech
9 minutesIn the 2000 presidential election, Texas Governor George W. Bush defeated Democrat Al Gore in one of the most highly contested races in U.S. history. The outcome was not decided until five weeks after voters went to the polls, when the U.S. Supreme Court stopped a Florida recount. This ultimately awarded the state's electoral votes -- and the presidency -- to Governor Bush. This is Vice President Gore's concession speech from December 13, 2000. It took place at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC.
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Gov. George W. Bush Victory Speech
13 minutesIn the 2000 presidential election, Texas Governor George W. Bush defeated Democrat Al Gore in one of the most highly contested races in U.S. history. The outcome was not decided until five weeks after voters went to the polls, when the U.S. Supreme Court stopped a Florida recount. This ultimately awarded the state's electoral votes -- and the presidency -- to Governor Bush. This is President-elect Bush's victory speech from December 13, 2000. It took place in the Texas House of Representatives chamber in Austin.
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Ross Perot Concession Speech
14 minutesIndependent presidential candidate Ross Perot spoke to supporters at the Grand Kempinski Hotel in Dallas on the evening of election day, shortly after early returns projected a victory by Democratic presidential nominee Gov. Bill Clinton. Mr. Perot honored his supporters for creating a political movement, and after dancing with his wife and daughters to "Crazy," Mr. Perot congratulated Gov. Clinton for his victory, and urged his supporters to work together to improve the country. Following his remarks, Mr. Perot posed for photos with his families, and introduced his running mate Adm. James Stockdale. At the end of the rally coverage, Mr. Perot held up a bumper sticker reading, "Perot in '96."
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George H.W. Bush Concession Speech
10 minutesPresident Bush spoke to supporters at the Bush/Quayle campaign headquarters in the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston after election returns indicated that Gov. Clinton won the election. Arising to the podium to cheers of "Thank you, George!" the president urged his supporters to stand behind the new president, and thanked key people in his campaign including former Secy. of State James Baker and his wife, Barbara. Following his remarks, the president and his wife waved to supporters from the stage.
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Bill Clinton Victory Speech
18 minutesDemocratic presidential nominee Gov. Bill Clinton spoke to supporters shortly after returns projected a Clinton presidential victory at a rally outside the Old Statehouse in Little Rock. Following warmly received introductions of the Clinton family and the family of his running mate Sen. Al Gore, Gov. Clinton noted the voters' call for a new beginning, and thanked his family and supporters for their help in the campaign. He also briefly discussed issues in his election agenda, and professed his belief in "a place called Hope."} Sen. Gore thanked his family and supporters for their aid in the campaign, honored his running mate's agenda, and pledged to change the country. Following his remarks, Gov. Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Gore, and Tipper Gore shook hands with supporters in the crowd as the PA played "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac.
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Bob Dole Concession Speech
14 minutesRepublican presidential candidate Bob Dole thanked supporters, family and staff members and conceded defeat in the 1996 election.
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Bill Clinton Victory Speech
25 minutesOn the steps of the Old State House where he celebrated victory four years ago, President Clinton called for bipartisanship and recalled the accomplishments of his first term. He also thanked his wife, his daughter Chelsea, Vice President Gore and other relatives, friends and staff members. He invoked his campaign theme of building a bridge to the 21st century, saying that the U.S. must be committed to making better opportunities for children and families. Prior to the president's speech, Vice President Gore also thanked family and friends, praised Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Clinton and referred to his efforts to reform the federal government. There were reportedly tens of thousands of supporters at the outdoor rally.
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John Kerry Concession Speech
21 minutesSenators Edwards and Kerry spoke to supporters and conceded defeat in the presidential election. They congratulated their opponents and thanked their supporters, staff, family, and friends. Senator Edwards told supporters, "You can be disappointed but you cannot walk away. This fight has just begun." He spoke about the need "to build one America." Senator Kerry spoke about his conversation with President Bush and offered his congratulations. He spoke about the "danger of division in our country, and the need - the desperate need - for unity, for finding the common ground and coming together."
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George W. Bush Victory Speech
14 minutesPresident George W. Bush spoke to supporters after learning of his victory in the 2004 presidential election.
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History Bookshelf: 1876 Disputed Presidential Election
1 hour, 4 minutesMichael Holt talked about his book By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876 (University Press of Kansas, 2011). Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes won the 1876 presidential election over Governor Samuel J. Tilden of New York by a single electoral vote in one of the most disputed American presidential elections ever. Their contest produced the highest voter turnout in U.S. history" 81.8 percent of males over 21 cast a ballot. Michael Holt talked about why this election was so close and what were the areas of dispute. He responded to questions from members of the audience. "By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876" was a Miller Center Forum held on March 4, 2011, at the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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History Bookshelf: Jonathan Darman,"Landslide" & Chase Untermeyer, "When Things Went Right"
48 minutesChase Untermeyer, author of When Things Went Right: The Dawn of the Reagan-Bush Administration, and Jonathan Darman, author of Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America, talked about their books. They spoke in the C-SPAN 2/BookTV tent at the 2014 Texas Book Festival. The festival was held from October 25-26 at the State Capitol and surrounding grounds in Austin.
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Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Decision
1 hour, 32 minutesLegal experts discuss the 2000 Bush v. Gore U.S. Supreme Court case, including the decision's merits, the precedents it set, and whether the ruling was driven by partisan politics. The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy hosted this event.
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Al Gore Concession Speech
9 minutesIn the 2000 presidential election, Texas Governor George W. Bush defeated Democrat Al Gore in one of the most highly contested races in U.S. history. The outcome was not decided until five weeks after voters went to the polls, when the U.S. Supreme Court stopped a Florida recount. This ultimately awarded the state's electoral votes -- and the presidency -- to Governor Bush. This is Vice President Gore's concession speech from December 13, 2000. It took place at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC.
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Gov. George W. Bush Victory Speech
13 minutesIn the 2000 presidential election, Texas Governor George W. Bush defeated Democrat Al Gore in one of the most highly contested races in U.S. history. The outcome was not decided until five weeks after voters went to the polls, when the U.S. Supreme Court stopped a Florida recount. This ultimately awarded the state's electoral votes -- and the presidency -- to Governor Bush. This is President-elect Bush's victory speech from December 13, 2000. It took place in the Texas House of Representatives chamber in Austin.
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Ross Perot Concession Speech
14 minutesIndependent presidential candidate Ross Perot spoke to supporters at the Grand Kempinski Hotel in Dallas on the evening of election day, shortly after early returns projected a victory by Democratic presidential nominee Gov. Bill Clinton. Mr. Perot honored his supporters for creating a political movement, and after dancing with his wife and daughters to "Crazy," Mr. Perot congratulated Gov. Clinton for his victory, and urged his supporters to work together to improve the country. Following his remarks, Mr. Perot posed for photos with his families, and introduced his running mate Adm. James Stockdale. At the end of the rally coverage, Mr. Perot held up a bumper sticker reading, "Perot in '96."
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George H.W. Bush Concession Speech
10 minutesPresident Bush spoke to supporters at the Bush/Quayle campaign headquarters in the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston after election returns indicated that Gov. Clinton won the election. Arising to the podium to cheers of "Thank you, George!" the president urged his supporters to stand behind the new president, and thanked key people in his campaign including former Secy. of State James Baker and his wife, Barbara. Following his remarks, the president and his wife waved to supporters from the stage.
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Bill Clinton Victory Speech
18 minutesDemocratic presidential nominee Gov. Bill Clinton spoke to supporters shortly after returns projected a Clinton presidential victory at a rally outside the Old Statehouse in Little Rock. Following warmly received introductions of the Clinton family and the family of his running mate Sen. Al Gore, Gov. Clinton noted the voters' call for a new beginning, and thanked his family and supporters for their help in the campaign. He also briefly discussed issues in his election agenda, and professed his belief in "a place called Hope."} Sen. Gore thanked his family and supporters for their aid in the campaign, honored his running mate's agenda, and pledged to change the country. Following his remarks, Gov. Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Gore, and Tipper Gore shook hands with supporters in the crowd as the PA played "Don't Stop" by Fleetwood Mac.
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Bob Dole Concession Speech
14 minutesRepublican presidential candidate Bob Dole thanked supporters, family and staff members and conceded defeat in the 1996 election.
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Bill Clinton Victory Speech
25 minutesOn the steps of the Old State House where he celebrated victory four years ago, President Clinton called for bipartisanship and recalled the accomplishments of his first term. He also thanked his wife, his daughter Chelsea, Vice President Gore and other relatives, friends and staff members. He invoked his campaign theme of building a bridge to the 21st century, saying that the U.S. must be committed to making better opportunities for children and families. Prior to the president's speech, Vice President Gore also thanked family and friends, praised Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Clinton and referred to his efforts to reform the federal government. There were reportedly tens of thousands of supporters at the outdoor rally.
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John Kerry Concession Speech
20 minutesSenators Edwards and Kerry spoke to supporters and conceded defeat in the presidential election. They congratulated their opponents and thanked their supporters, staff, family, and friends. Senator Edwards told supporters, "You can be disappointed but you cannot walk away. This fight has just begun." He spoke about the need "to build one America." Senator Kerry spoke about his conversation with President Bush and offered his congratulations. He spoke about the "danger of division in our country, and the need - the desperate need - for unity, for finding the common ground and coming together."
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George W. Bush Victory Speech
13 minutesPresident George W. Bush spoke to supporters after learning of his victory in the 2004 presidential election.
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History Bookshelf: 1876 Disputed Presidential Election
1 hour, 4 minutesMichael Holt talked about his book By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876 (University Press of Kansas, 2011). Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes won the 1876 presidential election over Governor Samuel J. Tilden of New York by a single electoral vote in one of the most disputed American presidential elections ever. Their contest produced the highest voter turnout in U.S. history" 81.8 percent of males over 21 cast a ballot. Michael Holt talked about why this election was so close and what were the areas of dispute. He responded to questions from members of the audience. "By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876" was a Miller Center Forum held on March 4, 2011, at the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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History Bookshelf: Jonathan Darman,"Landslide" & Chase Untermeyer, "When Things Went Right"
48 minutesChase Untermeyer, author of When Things Went Right: The Dawn of the Reagan-Bush Administration, and Jonathan Darman, author of Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America, talked about their books. They spoke in the C-SPAN 2/BookTV tent at the 2014 Texas Book Festival. The festival was held from October 25-26 at the State Capitol and surrounding grounds in Austin.
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Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Decision
1 hour, 29 minutesLegal experts discuss the 2000 Bush v. Gore U.S. Supreme Court case, including the decision's merits, the precedents it set, and whether the ruling was driven by partisan politics. The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy hosted this event.