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Craig Massey, communications manager at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum, shared the state’s farm and ranching history. From Native Americans, to Mexican settlers and finally American…

Paul Bosland, director of the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University, talked about this major agricultural product in New Mexico and horticulturalist Fabian Garcia, considered the father of…

Located near the Rio Grande River, Fort Selden was a U.S. Military outpost established to keep peace in the region. New Mexico State Historian Rick Hendricks showed what remains of the fort and spoke about…

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.…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Las Cruces, New Mexico, from June 2-8, to feature the history and literary life of the…

In his book, J. Robert Oppenheimer, The Cold War, and the Atomic West, author Jon Hunner told the story of Oppenheimer’s role in the Manhattan Project, the creation of Nuclear Weapons, and the development of…

In Out of the Shadows: The Women of Southern New Mexico, author Martha Andrews told the story of the women who helped settle the New Mexico frontier between the 1880s and 1920s. C-SPAN’s Local Content…

Jim Eckles, a 30-year employee of the White Sands Missile Range, provided insight into his book, Pocketful of Rockets: History and Stories Behind the White Sands Missile Range. C-SPAN’s Local Content…

Mayor Ken Miyagishima talked about the history and politics of Las Cruces, New Mexico, as scenes and still images of the city were shown. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their…

New Mexico Speaker of the House Brian Egolf talked about how national issues are playing out in the state legislature. He spoke via video uplink from aboard the C-SPAN Bus in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The…

Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson talked about the top policy issues facing the state and the country. He spoke via video uplink from aboard the C-SPAN Bus in Santa Fe, New Mexico. This program was…

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez (R) delivered her final State of the State address at the state capitol in Santa Fe. She outlined her legislative agenda highlighting such issues as education…

Diane Souder toured the Petroglyph National Monument and looked at some of the approximately 24,000 examples of ancient rock drawings left by the Pueblo people that help tell their story and the…

New Mexico Senators Tom Udall (D) and Martin Heinrich (D) paid tribute to former six-term Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM), who died September 13, 2017, at the age of 85. He retired from the…

Governor Susana Martinez (R-NM) gave her annual state of the state address. She called for more job creation, investments in education, and additional resources for the state’s child…

Frances Levine talked about the history of the Palace of Governors and some of the figures who have lived in the building. She also toured several of the building’s rooms and exhibits. The Palace of the Governors was…

Governor Susana Martinez (R) gave her annual State of the State Address to legislators at the New Mexico Roundhouse in Sante Fe. She outlined priorities that include job growth, and…

Governor Susana Martinez (R) gave her annual state of the state address to legislators at the New Mexico State Capitol. She called for higher pay for new teachers, and funds for highway and…

Evelyn Roybal talked about the Santa Fe’s San Miguel Mission, which many claim is the oldest church in the United States. Built between 1610 and 1626, the church was damaged during the Pueblo Revolt in 1680,…

A news report about New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez’s State of the State address was shown.