Videos

Constructed in 1934 along the Colorado River, Parker Dam created Lake Havasu. Lake Havasu City water resources coordinator Doyle Wilson talked about how the water reservoir serves as a recreational spot in…

Becky Maxedon, executive director at the Lake Havasu Museum of History, tells the story of how Lake Havasu City grew out of the western Arizona desert and how the city’s visionary, Robert McCulloch, planned…

Jan Kassies, director of visitor services for the Lake Havasu City Convention and Visitors Bureau, talked about how a bridge that once spanned the River Thames in London made its way to western Arizona. The London Bridge was…

The Lake Havasu Museum of History tells visitors about the area’s early history, before Robert McCulloch established his planned desert city. Ed Walker, museum president, highlights exhibits that tell of…

Lake Havasu City Mayor Mark Nexsen gave a tour of the area and highlighted some of its unique locations and history. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, from October 6-10, 2018, to feature the history and literary life of the…

Lake Havasu Museum of History hosted author and co-owner of True West Magazine Bob Boze Bell as he talked about Olive Oatman, the Arizona woman who survived five years as a Native American captive to later…

Political journalist and author Jim Heath shared stories from the campaign trail and examined the current state of political journalism in his book, Front Row Seat at the Circus: One Journalist’s Journey…

Life-long Lake Havasu City resident Rick Kingsbury shared his experience watching his home town grow from 800 people to the city it is today in his book, Livin' at the End of Old 95: Lake Havasu Before the…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, from October 6-10, 2018, to feature the history and literary life of the…

Mayor Mark Nexsen spoke about the challenges Lake Havasu City, Arizona, faces existing on desert land. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in…

Rob Spindler showed items from the collections of former Senators Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) and Carl Hayden (D-AZ) that are housed at Arizona State University. Mr. Spindler showed some of the personal and…

Archivist Jodie Foley talked about the Congressional papers of the first woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress, Jeannette Rankin. She was a lifelong pacifist elected in Montana in 1916 and then again in 1940.…

David Grinnell showed items from Representative John Murtha’s (D-PA) papers, which are held at the Archives Service Center at the University of Pittsburgh. He talked about Representative Murtha’s military…

Dennis Daily and Matt Friedberg showed items from the collections of two of New Mexico’s U.S. senators, Pete Domenici and Albert Fall, held at New Mexico State University’s Archives and Special Collections.…

Michael Edmonds talked about Senator William Proxmire and shared personal stories told by Proxmire’s family and former co-workers. Mr. Edmonds also showed some of the papers of the Senator, who created the…

Richard North Smith talked about his approach to writing as he works on his biography of President Gerald Ford. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2016 LCV Cities…

Lou Cannon, President Ronald Reagan’s biographer, talked about his relationship with the former president and the challenges of writing books about a sitting president. CC-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles…

Professor Brooks Simpson talked about the challenges of writing history and biography. Professor Simpson is the author of multiple books on the Civil War and Reconstruction era, including works on General…

Historian Walter Isaacson has written numerous biographies from Benjamin Franklin, Steve Jobs and Henry Kissinger. He explained how he chooses who to write about and the challenges that come along with…