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“What the Republican legislature did was shocking, undemocratic, and without any precedent,” President Biden said during his meeting with Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones (D), Justin Pearson (D) and…

Tennessee Democratic state representatives Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, and Gloria Johnson spoke to reporters in the White House driveway following their meeting with President Biden. The…

Vice President Kamala Harris gave remarks at the Fisk Memorial Chapel in Nashville, Tennessee, a day after the state’s General Assembly expelled two of its members for a protest in support of gun…

Members of the Tennessee General Assembly debated a resolution that would expel three Democratic members for their protest of legislative inaction on gun control measures following the mass…

National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby talked about the NSC’s report detailing the processes that drove President Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan. He told…

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) delivered the 2023 State of the State address at the capitol in Nashville. Governor Lee praised the courage of the family of Tyre Nichols who died a few days after…

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) said the state is strong and committed to working with lawmakers to make it even stronger in the future during his fourth State of the State address in Nashville.…

Historian Carole Bucy talked about the how Nashville evolved from a frontier outpost to a bustling state capital after the War of 1812. This program was held at Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage…

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) gave the State of the State address in Nashville. He spoke about his state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and the strength of the state’s economy despite COVID-19. The…

U.S. Senate candidate Bill Hagerty (R-TN) delivered victory remarks on election night after winning the race to succeed retiring Senator Lamar Alexander (R).

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) gave an update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. He unveiled guidelines to begin reopening businesses in the state. He stressed that…

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) held a coronavirus response news conference from Nashville. The governor provided an update to the current number of positive coronavirus cases in the state,…

President Trump, Governor Bill Lee (R-TN), and local officials toured the tornado damage in Cookeville, Tennessee. The president offered his condolences to victims and their families and…

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R) delivered the state of the state address from the state capitol in Nashville. He touted his state’s economic record and talked about his priorities for the…

As part of a series of C-SPAN interviews with members of Congress who were retiring or lost in in the 2018 midterm elections, Representative John Duncan (R-TN) reflected on his career and…

C-SPAN visited Memphis, Tennessee to learn about the history and literary life of the community.

Established in 1957, Stax Records became synonymous with Memphis and southern soul music with acts such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and the Staples Singers. Executive Director Jeff Kollath tells the story…

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland talks about the history and politics of the city. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Memphis, Tennessee, from…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Memphis, Tennessee, from September 15-21, 2018, to feature the history and literary life of the…

During the mid-19th century, cotton was king. Historian Wayne Dowdy explained how vital this crop was the Memphis economy and its continuing effects on race and culture in the city. C-SPAN’s Local…