C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Former Senator Sam Nunn D-Georgia - the Cold War at 75
1 hour, 3 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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Lectures in History: Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger & U.S. Foreign Policy
1 hour, 6 minutesEmory University professor Patrick Allitt taught a class about President Richard Nixon, his National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger and some of their key foreign policy initiatives. Professor Allitt focused on Nixon and Kissinger's attempts to thaw relations with the Soviet Union, which resulted in the first arms control treaty between the two countries. He also talked about their diplomatic overtures towards China, including Nixon's visit in 1972, which re-established official communications with the communist nation for the first time in 25 years. Later in the class, Professor Allitt and his students discused Kissinger's 1979 memoir recounting his activities during Nixon's first term. Emory University provided this video.
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Henry Kissinger & American Power, A Political Biography
58 minutesVanderbilt University history professor Thomas Schwartz talked about his book, "Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography." After his talk, Professor Schwartz took questions from a panel of three foreign policy scholars. The Wilson Center and National History Center hosted this online event and provided the video.
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Axios Discussion on Health Care
33 minutesAxios hosted a discussion on health care and expanded insurance access as more positive coronavirus cases spread through the country. Speakers included Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) who talked about advances in telehealth and mental health services.
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Federal Election Commission FEC Nominees Testify Before Senate Rules Committee
1 hour, 25 minutesThe Senate Rules and Administration Committee holds a confirmation hearing for three nominees to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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Jeremy Levin
35 minutesBiotechnology Innovation Organization Chairman Jeremy Levin Discussed how the biotech industry is helping in the fight against coronavirus.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci Provides Update on Coronavirus Pandemic
1 hour, 1 minuteDr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, provides the latest update on the coronavirus pandemic during a University of Virginia School of Medicine virtual event.
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HHS Secretary Azar & Officials Provide Update on COVID-19 Vaccines
41 minutesOfficials from the Defense Department and Health and Human Services provide an update on COVID-19 vaccines.
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Bill Gates & Pfizer CEO Discuss COVID-19 Vaccines
53 minutesBill Gates, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and Vaccine Confidence Project Director Heidi Larson joined the New York Times for a virtual panel discussion on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccination efforts. The panelists talked about the encouraging results from the vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna, how they would be distributed and how likely the public would be to take them.
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Brendan Buck
36 minutesBrendan Buck, who served under House Speakers Paul Ryan and John Boehner, will discussed the state of the Republican Party post the 2020 elections.
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Senate Hearing on Pandemic & Federal Teleworking
1 hour, 38 minutesA Senate subcommittee examines federal agencies' response to and transition to telework during the pandemic.
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President-elect Biden Meets with Frontline Workers
59 minutesPresident-elect Joe Biden met virtually with frontline workers to discuss their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. The president-elect listened to the workers' stories and asked how his administration can help them once he is in office. President-elect Biden also acknowledged the lack of a formal transition has the potential to put them behind once he is sworn in.
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SEC Chair Clayton Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee
1 hour, 40 minutesU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Jay Clayton virtually testified at an oversight hearing before the Senate Banking Committee. The day before the hearing, the SEC chair announced he would step down from the post at the end of the year. The outgoing chair reflected on his tenure and answered lawmakers' questions on a range of issues regarding capital markets, regulations and consumer protection.
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LaTosha Brown
33 minutesBlack Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown discussed the role black voters- particularlykblack women - played in Campaign 2020.
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The Capture of Nazi War Criminal Adolf Eichmann
1 hour, 2 minutesAuthor Neal Bascomb discussed his book, "Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi." Mr. Bascomb described how a tip from a Holocaust survivor and his daughter in Argentina led to the capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann by Israeli Mossad agents, who then smuggled their captive to Israel to stand trial. The National World War II Museum hosted this program and provided the video.
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History Bookshelf: Chris Dodd, "Letters From Nuremberg"
40 minutesSenator Chris Dodd talked about his book, Letters from Nuremberg: My Father's Narrative of a Quest for Justice, published by Crown. In the book he chronicles the Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders after WWII through his father's letters to his mother. Thomas J. Dodd was a prosecuter on the Nuremberg trials and wrote to his wife about the trial and the many people involved from a personal perspective. This is Senator Dodd's first book, written with Larry Bloom. Thomas Justin Dodd opened the program by reading excerpts from the letters. Yoni Battat provided a short musical interlude on the violin. Then Whitney Harris, one of only three surviving prosecutors of the Nuremburg Trials, made remarks. The event, co-sponsored by R.J. Julia Booksellers of Madison, Connecticut, was held in the Alumni Hall of Quinnipiac University. The letters are a portion of restricted materials in the Thomas J. Dodd Papers held in the university archives.
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American Artifacts: "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 1
37 minutesCurator Daniel Greene gave a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit which uses films, artifacts, and documents to explore how the U.S. public and government officials reacted to Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews between 1930 and 1939. The exhibit explains how restrictive quotas limited the number of refugees to the United States during this period, and uses Gallup poll results from the time to show public opinion of immigrants, war, and the economy. A second program focuses on 1939 to 1945.
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American Artifacts: "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 2
46 minutesIn the second of a two-part program, curator Daniel Greene gave a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit which uses films, artifacts, and documents to explore how the U.S. public and government officials reacted to Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews during World War II. The exhibit looks at the "America First" movement to stay out of the war, and sets out to examine two questions: what did Americans know about the Holocaust as it was happening, and what could have been done to save European Jews? The first program focused on the 1930 to 1939 time period and the rise of Nazi Germany, the second - from 1939 to 1945.
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Reel America: "Nuremberg"- 1948
1 hour, 16 minutesThis 1948 U.S. Army documentary of the Nuremberg trials was first screened in Germany in November, 1948 and was not released in the U.S. until a restored version was completed by a team in 2016. Using Nazi and allied films, documents, and testimony, "Nuremberg" chronicles the rise of Nazi Germany, its annexation of neighboring countries, military invasions, war crimes, and death camps. This version has English language narration recorded over the trial sound, and contains many scenes of war and death that some viewers may find disturbing.
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Nazi Persecution & Murder of the Disabled
59 minutesDuring World War II, a secret Nazi "euthanasia" program code-named T4 systematically murdered an estimated 250,000 people with mental and physical disabilities. Most were native-born Germans and many were children. Patricia Heberer Rice of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum detailed the atrocities and perpetrators of T4. She focused on an institute in Hadamar, Germany, one of several facilities used for the mass murder of individuals the Nazis viewed as undesirable. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted this online discussion and provided the video.
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The Capture of Nazi War Criminal Adolf Eichmann
1 hour, 1 minuteAuthor Neal Bascomb discussed his book, "Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi." Mr. Bascomb described how a tip from a Holocaust survivor and his daughter in Argentina led to the capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann by Israeli Mossad agents, who then smuggled their captive to Israel to stand trial. The National World War II Museum hosted this program and provided the video.
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History Bookshelf: Chris Dodd, "Letters From Nuremberg"
41 minutesSenator Chris Dodd talked about his book, Letters from Nuremberg: My Father's Narrative of a Quest for Justice, published by Crown. In the book he chronicles the Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders after WWII through his father's letters to his mother. Thomas J. Dodd was a prosecuter on the Nuremberg trials and wrote to his wife about the trial and the many people involved from a personal perspective. This is Senator Dodd's first book, written with Larry Bloom. Thomas Justin Dodd opened the program by reading excerpts from the letters. Yoni Battat provided a short musical interlude on the violin. Then Whitney Harris, one of only three surviving prosecutors of the Nuremburg Trials, made remarks. The event, co-sponsored by R.J. Julia Booksellers of Madison, Connecticut, was held in the Alumni Hall of Quinnipiac University. The letters are a portion of restricted materials in the Thomas J. Dodd Papers held in the university archives.
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American Artifacts: "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 1
37 minutesCurator Daniel Greene gave a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit which uses films, artifacts, and documents to explore how the U.S. public and government officials reacted to Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews between 1930 and 1939. The exhibit explains how restrictive quotas limited the number of refugees to the United States during this period, and uses Gallup poll results from the time to show public opinion of immigrants, war, and the economy. A second program focuses on 1939 to 1945.
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American Artifacts: "Americans and the Holocaust" Exhibit - Part 2
47 minutesIn the second of a two-part program, curator Daniel Greene gave a tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum exhibit which uses films, artifacts, and documents to explore how the U.S. public and government officials reacted to Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews during World War II. The exhibit looks at the "America First" movement to stay out of the war, and sets out to examine two questions: what did Americans know about the Holocaust as it was happening, and what could have been done to save European Jews? The first program focused on the 1930 to 1939 time period and the rise of Nazi Germany, the second - from 1939 to 1945.
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Reel America: "Nuremberg"- 1948
1 hour, 15 minutesThis 1948 U.S. Army documentary of the Nuremberg trials was first screened in Germany in November, 1948 and was not released in the U.S. until a restored version was completed by a team in 2016. Using Nazi and allied films, documents, and testimony, "Nuremberg" chronicles the rise of Nazi Germany, its annexation of neighboring countries, military invasions, war crimes, and death camps. This version has English language narration recorded over the trial sound, and contains many scenes of war and death that some viewers may find disturbing.
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Nazi Persecution & Murder of the Disabled
58 minutesDuring World War II, a secret Nazi "euthanasia" program code-named T4 systematically murdered an estimated 250,000 people with mental and physical disabilities. Most were native-born Germans and many were children. Patricia Heberer Rice of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum detailed the atrocities and perpetrators of T4. She focused on an institute in Hadamar, Germany, one of several facilities used for the mass murder of individuals the Nazis viewed as undesirable. The National World War II Museum in New Orleans hosted this online discussion and provided the video.
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The Capture of Nazi War Criminal Adolf Eichmann
1 hour, 1 minuteAuthor Neal Bascomb discussed his book, "Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi." Mr. Bascomb described how a tip from a Holocaust survivor and his daughter in Argentina led to the capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann by Israeli Mossad agents, who then smuggled their captive to Israel to stand trial. The National World War II Museum hosted this program and provided the video.