C-SPAN 3 TV Schedule
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Women & Labor Rights
1 hour, 29 minutesEileen Boris, author of "Making the Woman Worker," looked back at the last century of women's quest for equal treatment and consideration under international labor laws and standards. The National History Center hosted this conversation and provided the video.
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Stratobowl Balloon Flight
7 minutesHear about the launch of the first manned high altitude balloon. Reaching a height of over seventy-two thousand feet, the Stratobowl balloon brought back the first images showing the Earth's curvature. Corey Christianson, Administration, Exhibits, and Curation Coordinator at the Journey Museum and Learning Center, talked about this unique piece of Rapid City History.
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Hobos & the Great Depression
49 minutesDuring the Great Depression, almost one-quarter of the United States' working population was unemployed. This gave rise to an increasing number of migrant workers, commonly referred to as "hobos." Jeffrey Urbin, with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, explained the origins of this term and how hobos have been romanticized in popular culture.
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Herbert Hoover & FDR Transition
29 minutesThe directors of the Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential libraries talked about the 1932 campaign for the White House in the midst of the Great Depression -- and the tense transition that followed from a Hoover to FDR administration. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library provided this video.
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Eleanor Roosevelt's Advice Column
59 minutesMary Jo Binker talked about and read excerpts from Eleanor Roosevelt's advice column written for more than 20 years for "Ladies' Home Journal" and "McCall's Magazine." Ms. Binker is editor of the book, "If You Ask Me: Essential Advice From Eleanor Roosevelt." The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum hosted this event.
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Remaking the FDR & Truman Presidential Museums
1 hour, 3 minutesCurators Herman Eberhardt from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Clay Bauske of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library talked about the factors that lead to the remaking of their museums and the thought that goes into overhauling their exhibits. The two also discussed what their jobs as curators entail. The FDR Presidential Library hosted this conversation and provided the video.
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Roosevelts & Kennedys - Political Relationships
25 minutesThe directors of the Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy presidential libraries talked about the political relationships between members of the Roosevelt and Kennedy families -- in particular, the alliance between Eleanor Roosevelt and JFK. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library provided this video.
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Reel America: "Hell-Bent for Election" - 1944
15 minutesThis United Auto Workers animated campaign film for President Franklin Roosevelt was directed by Chuck Jones, who helped create Bugs Bunny and other characters for Warner Brothers, and later produced and directed "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." In this film, FDR is depicted as a modern steam engine -- the "Win the War Special," while his Republican opponent Gov. Thomas E. Dewey (R-NY) is depicted as an dilapidated steam engine -- the "Defeatist Limited."
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Hobos & the Great Depression
49 minutesDuring the Great Depression, almost one-quarter of the United States' working population was unemployed. This gave rise to an increasing number of migrant workers, commonly referred to as "hobos." Jeffrey Urbin, with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, explained the origins of this term and how hobos have been romanticized in popular culture.
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Herbert Hoover & FDR Transition
29 minutesThe directors of the Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential libraries talked about the 1932 campaign for the White House in the midst of the Great Depression -- and the tense transition that followed from a Hoover to FDR administration. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library provided this video.
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Eleanor Roosevelt's Advice Column
58 minutesMary Jo Binker talked about and read excerpts from Eleanor Roosevelt's advice column written for more than 20 years for "Ladies' Home Journal" and "McCall's Magazine." Ms. Binker is editor of the book, "If You Ask Me: Essential Advice From Eleanor Roosevelt." The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum hosted this event.
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Remaking the FDR & Truman Presidential Museums
1 hour, 4 minutesCurators Herman Eberhardt from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Clay Bauske of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library talked about the factors that lead to the remaking of their museums and the thought that goes into overhauling their exhibits. The two also discussed what their jobs as curators entail. The FDR Presidential Library hosted this conversation and provided the video.
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Roosevelts & Kennedys - Political Relationships
25 minutesThe directors of the Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy presidential libraries talked about the political relationships between members of the Roosevelt and Kennedy families -- in particular, the alliance between Eleanor Roosevelt and JFK. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library provided this video.
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Reel America: "Hell-Bent for Election" - 1944
15 minutesThis United Auto Workers animated campaign film for President Franklin Roosevelt was directed by Chuck Jones, who helped create Bugs Bunny and other characters for Warner Brothers, and later produced and directed "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." In this film, FDR is depicted as a modern steam engine -- the "Win the War Special," while his Republican opponent Gov. Thomas E. Dewey (R-NY) is depicted as an dilapidated steam engine -- the "Defeatist Limited."
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Hobos & the Great Depression
49 minutesDuring the Great Depression, almost one-quarter of the United States' working population was unemployed. This gave rise to an increasing number of migrant workers, commonly referred to as "hobos." Jeffrey Urbin, with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, explained the origins of this term and how hobos have been romanticized in popular culture.
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Herbert Hoover & FDR Transition
29 minutesThe directors of the Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential libraries talked about the 1932 campaign for the White House in the midst of the Great Depression -- and the tense transition that followed from a Hoover to FDR administration. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library provided this video.
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Eleanor Roosevelt's Advice Column
58 minutesMary Jo Binker talked about and read excerpts from Eleanor Roosevelt's advice column written for more than 20 years for "Ladies' Home Journal" and "McCall's Magazine." Ms. Binker is editor of the book, "If You Ask Me: Essential Advice From Eleanor Roosevelt." The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum hosted this event.
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Remaking the FDR & Truman Presidential Museums
1 hour, 3 minutesCurators Herman Eberhardt from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Clay Bauske of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library talked about the factors that lead to the remaking of their museums and the thought that goes into overhauling their exhibits. The two also discussed what their jobs as curators entail. The FDR Presidential Library hosted this conversation and provided the video.
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Roosevelts & Kennedys - Political Relationships
26 minutesThe directors of the Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy presidential libraries talked about the political relationships between members of the Roosevelt and Kennedy families -- in particular, the alliance between Eleanor Roosevelt and JFK. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library provided this video.
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Reel America: "Hell-Bent for Election" - 1944
15 minutesThis United Auto Workers animated campaign film for President Franklin Roosevelt was directed by Chuck Jones, who helped create Bugs Bunny and other characters for Warner Brothers, and later produced and directed "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." In this film, FDR is depicted as a modern steam engine -- the "Win the War Special," while his Republican opponent Gov. Thomas E. Dewey (R-NY) is depicted as an dilapidated steam engine -- the "Defeatist Limited."
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Reel America: Censored 1980 OSHA Films
19 minutesOccupational & environmental health & safety consultant Mark Catlin discusses three 1980 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) films that were created during the Carter administration, then recalled by the Reagan administration in 1981. Mr. Catlin used the films as training tools in the early 1980s, has helped preserve and make them available to the public, and maintains a YouTube channel devoted to worker history and safety films.
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Reel America: "Can't Take No More" - 1980
31 minutesNarrated by Studs Terkel, this OSHA film documents the history of occupational safety and health in the U.S. from the early 1900s to the 1970s. Weaving archival film of unsafe conditions and tragedies with stories about improving worker safety in the 1970s, the film celebrates progress but argues that more must be done. This and two other 1980 Carter administration OSHA films were recalled in 1981 by the Reagan administration, but several labor unions and others retained copies and used them for training and education.
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Reel America: "OSHA" - 1980
30 minutesThis Occupational Safety and Health film describes OSHA's mission to reduce workplace disease, injury, and death, and informs workers and employers about their legal rights. The film visits a textile mill and a foundry, and tells the story of workers in Hopewell, Virginia in the mid-1970s who were exposed to the now globally banned pesticide Kepone. The documentary ends with the story of a worker dying with cancer from prolonged exposure to benzine. This and two other 1980 Carter administration OSHA films were recalled in 1981 by the Reagan administration - but several labor unions and others retained copies and used them for training and education.
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Reel America: "Worker to Worker" - 1980
31 minutesThis Occupational Safety and Health Administration film shows how workers might approach employers and union officials to demand better conditions. The film profiles Washington, D.C. area Metro Rail worker's efforts to improve safety, a short order cook in a cold kitchen, automobile tire manufacturing workers learning about hazardous fumes, and birth defects in children of several chemical plant workers. This and two other 1980 Carter administration OSHA films were recalled in 1981 by the Reagan administration - but several labor unions and others retained copies and used them for training and education.
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Reel America: "Stop Silicosis" - 1938
16 minutesThis New Deal film about the dangers of silica dust is introduced by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. Scenes of granite quarry and processing are shown, along with safety practices to reduce inhalation of the dust and the respiratory disease it caused - silicosis. Occupational health and safety consultant Mark Catlin introduces the film.
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History Bookshelf: Mallory Factor, "Shadowbosses"
54 minutesMallory Factor talked about the power of government employee unions and impact they have had on policy-making. He responded to questions from members of the audience in the Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium.
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Reel America: "The Inheritance" - 1964
1 hour, 2 minutesThe Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, founded in 1914, produced this documentary to mark its 50th anniversary. The film is a history of the U.S. labor movement between 1900 and 1964, with an emphasis on improvements the union won for workers, and bitter and sometimes violent struggles with industrial leaders and federal and state governments. The union had more than 100,000 members at its peak, and in 1976 it merged with the Textile Workers of America.
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Unionizing Women Garment Workers
1 hour, 8 minutesIn the early 20th century, the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union was the largest women's union in the world. It pushed to improve benefits for women in the clothing industry and inspired union action in other professions across the country. A panel of scholars looked at this union's historical significance along with the challenges its members faced in fighting for worker rights. They also described the role of minority women in the garment industry during this period. The New-York Historical Society's Center for Women's History hosted this discussion.
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Lectures in History: Agricultural Labor Since 1930 and Organic Farming
51 minutesTulane University professor Jana Lipman taught a class on agricultural labor in the United States since 1930 and the rise of organic farming. She described the "bracero" program which brought temporary workers from Mexico in the 1940s and 50s, as well as farm workers strikes under leaders such as César Chávez. She argued that despite the rise in consumer awareness relating to organic food, worker conditions are not always considered a factor in what people buy.
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Reel America: Censored 1980 OSHA Films
19 minutesOccupational & environmental health & safety consultant Mark Catlin discusses three 1980 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) films that were created during the Carter administration, then recalled by the Reagan administration in 1981. Mr. Catlin used the films as training tools in the early 1980s, has helped preserve and make them available to the public, and maintains a YouTube channel devoted to worker history and safety films.
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Reel America: "Can't Take No More" - 1980
31 minutesNarrated by Studs Terkel, this OSHA film documents the history of occupational safety and health in the U.S. from the early 1900s to the 1970s. Weaving archival film of unsafe conditions and tragedies with stories about improving worker safety in the 1970s, the film celebrates progress but argues that more must be done. This and two other 1980 Carter administration OSHA films were recalled in 1981 by the Reagan administration, but several labor unions and others retained copies and used them for training and education.
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Reel America: "OSHA" - 1980
31 minutesThis Occupational Safety and Health film describes OSHA's mission to reduce workplace disease, injury, and death, and informs workers and employers about their legal rights. The film visits a textile mill and a foundry, and tells the story of workers in Hopewell, Virginia in the mid-1970s who were exposed to the now globally banned pesticide Kepone. The documentary ends with the story of a worker dying with cancer from prolonged exposure to benzine. This and two other 1980 Carter administration OSHA films were recalled in 1981 by the Reagan administration - but several labor unions and others retained copies and used them for training and education.
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Reel America: "Worker to Worker" - 1980
30 minutesThis Occupational Safety and Health Administration film shows how workers might approach employers and union officials to demand better conditions. The film profiles Washington, D.C. area Metro Rail worker's efforts to improve safety, a short order cook in a cold kitchen, automobile tire manufacturing workers learning about hazardous fumes, and birth defects in children of several chemical plant workers. This and two other 1980 Carter administration OSHA films were recalled in 1981 by the Reagan administration - but several labor unions and others retained copies and used them for training and education.
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Reel America: "Stop Silicosis" - 1938
16 minutesThis New Deal film about the dangers of silica dust is introduced by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. Scenes of granite quarry and processing are shown, along with safety practices to reduce inhalation of the dust and the respiratory disease it caused - silicosis. Occupational health and safety consultant Mark Catlin introduces the film.
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History Bookshelf: Mallory Factor, "Shadowbosses"
54 minutesMallory Factor talked about the power of government employee unions and impact they have had on policy-making. He responded to questions from members of the audience in the Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium.
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Reel America: "The Inheritance" - 1964
1 hour, 0 minuteThe Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, founded in 1914, produced this documentary to mark its 50th anniversary. The film is a history of the U.S. labor movement between 1900 and 1964, with an emphasis on improvements the union won for workers, and bitter and sometimes violent struggles with industrial leaders and federal and state governments. The union had more than 100,000 members at its peak, and in 1976 it merged with the Textile Workers of America.
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Unionizing Women Garment Workers
1 hour, 7 minutesIn the early 20th century, the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union was the largest women's union in the world. It pushed to improve benefits for women in the clothing industry and inspired union action in other professions across the country. A panel of scholars looked at this union's historical significance along with the challenges its members faced in fighting for worker rights. They also described the role of minority women in the garment industry during this period. The New-York Historical Society's Center for Women's History hosted this discussion.