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1960 Presidential Debates

We looked back 60 years at the first-ever televised presidential debates in the fall of 1960 between incumbent Vice President…
September 26, 2020
The Roswell Reports

In 1995 and 1997, the U.S. Air Force published reports on the so-called Roswell Incident in 1947 in the New Mexico…

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October 11, 1992
Presidential Candidates Debate

Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) and Vice President Richard Nixon met in Chicago for the first of four presidential…
October 10, 2009
Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was interviewed as part of C-SPAN’s Supreme Court Week. She gave a tour of her temporary…

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Sunday
12:00AM EDTAmerican History TV
7:58AM EDTPresidential Debates 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
9:02AM EDTLive1960 Presidential Debates
10:00AM EDTPresidential Debates 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
11:00AM EDT1890s Colorado State Legislator Carrie Clyde Holly
12:00PM EDTLectures in History U.S. Refugee Policy Since World War II
1:00PM EDTGeorgia's Milledgeville Asylum'
1:49PM EDTTexas A&M Corps of Cadets
2:00PM EDTEnd of World War II 75th Anniversary
2:24PM EDTEnd of World War II 75th Anniversary
3:35PM EDTNational Museum of American History Coronavirus Artifacts
3:58PM EDTReel America "The Roswell Reports" - 1997
4:23PM EDTReel America "Angels in Paradise, Development of the U-2 at Area 51" - 1960
4:44PM EDTNational World War I Memorial
5:55PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Slavery & Freedom Exhibit Tour
6:25PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Segregation Through Freedom Exhibits 1877-2000s
7:01PM EDTPresidential Debates 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
8:00PM EDT1960 Presidential Debates
9:02PM EDTPresidential Debates 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
10:01PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Slavery & Freedom Exhibit Tour
10:31PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Segregation Through Freedom Exhibits 1877-2000s
11:06PM EDTPresidential Debates 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
Monday
12:06AM EDT1960 Presidential Debates
1:08AM EDTPresidential Debates 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
2:07AM EDTReel America "The Roswell Reports" - 1997
2:33AM EDTReel America "Angels in Paradise, Development of the U-2 at Area 51" - 1960
2:54AM EDTNational World War I Memorial
4:05AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Slavery & Freedom Exhibit Tour
4:35AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Segregation Through Freedom Exhibits 1877-2000s
5:10AM EDTPresident Eisenhower & Infrastructure
5:53AM EDTC-SPAN Cities Tour- The Atomic Bomb
6:28AM EDTEnd of World War II 75th Anniversary
6:53AM EDTEnd of World War II 75th Anniversary
8:00PM EDT1960 Presidential Debates
9:03PM EDTPresidential Debates 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
10:04PM EDTPresidential Debates 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
Tuesday
1:10AM EDT1960 Presidential Debates
2:13AM EDTPresidential Debates 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
3:14AM EDTPresidential Debates 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
8:00PM EDTEnd of World War II 75th Anniversary
9:16PM EDTNazi Persecution & Murder of the Disabled
10:14PM EDT1940-41 Buildup of U.S. Army
11:02PM EDTWorld War II U.S. Navy Women Code Breakers
Wednesday
12:30AM EDTLectures in History Origins of World War II in Europe
1:49AM EDTEnd of World War II 75th Anniversary
4:04AM EDT1940-41 Buildup of U.S. Army
4:52AM EDTWorld War II U.S. Navy Women Code Breakers
6:05AM EDTLectures in History Origins of World War II in Europe
8:00PM EDTStudent Free Speech & Tinker v. Des Moines Anniversary
8:59PM EDT1940s Supreme Court Cases on Flag Salute in Schools
9:26PM EDTJehovah's Witnesses on Mandatory Flag Salute
10:04PM EDTU.S. Supreme Court & Free Speech During World War I
11:07PM EDTLectures in History Free Speech Laws & Court Cases
Thursday
12:14AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Independence Hall
1:11AM EDTStudent Free Speech & Tinker v. Des Moines Anniversary
2:11AM EDT1940s Supreme Court Cases on Flag Salute in Schools
2:38AM EDTJehovah's Witnesses on Mandatory Flag Salute
3:15AM EDTU.S. Supreme Court & Free Speech During World War I
4:18AM EDTLectures in History Free Speech Laws & Court Cases
5:25AM EDTAmerican Artifacts Independence Hall
8:39PM EDTSupreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Judicial Impact
9:52PM EDTAHTV - Food and the Culture of the Supreme Court
11:04PM EDTAHTV - Justice Brandeis Nomination 100th Anniversary
Friday
12:50AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Linda Hirshman, "Sisters in Law"
2:00AM EDTSupreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Judicial Impact
3:38AM EDTAHTV - Food and the Culture of the Supreme Court
4:49AM EDTAHTV - Justice Brandeis Nomination 100th Anniversary
6:36AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Linda Hirshman, "Sisters in Law"
8:00PM EDT1956 Southern Manifesto
9:01PM EDTSupreme Court Dissenting Opinions
9:47PM EDTU.S. Supreme Court During World War I
10:47PM EDTRemembering Justice Thurgood Marshall
11:53PM EDTReel America "World Charter Signed" - 1945
Saturday
12:04AM EDT1956 Southern Manifesto
1:06AM EDTSupreme Court Dissenting Opinions
1:51AM EDTU.S. Supreme Court During World War I
2:52AM EDTRemembering Justice Thurgood Marshall
3:57AM EDTReel America "World Charter Signed" - 1945
4:09AM EDT1956 Southern Manifesto
5:10AM EDTSupreme Court Dissenting Opinions
5:56AM EDTU.S. Supreme Court During World War I
6:56AM EDTRemembering Justice Thurgood Marshall
8:01AM EDTReel America "The Roswell Reports" - 1997
8:25AM EDTReel America "Angels in Paradise, Development of the U-2 at Area 51" - 1960
8:45AM EDTReligion in America
10:50AM EDTReel America "The Nixon-Lodge Ticket" July 28, 1960 Newsreel
11:00AM EDTPresidential Debates 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
12:00PM EDT1960 Presidential Debates
1:00PM EDTPresidential Debates 1960 Presidential Debate - John F. Kennedy & Richard Nixon
2:00PM EDTWhite House Conference on American History
3:25PM EDTReel America "The Fires of 1910"
4:00PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Jared Cohen, "Accidental Presidents"
5:05PM EDTNazi Persecution & Murder of the Disabled
6:00PM EDTThe Civil War Fort Sumter and First Shots of the Civil War
6:45PM EDTReel America "Zip Code with the Swingin' Six" - 1967
7:00PM EDT"Suffrage - Women's Long Battle for the Vote"
8:00PM EDTLectures in History Johnson & Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
9:20PM EDTConversations with Suffragists
10:00PM EDTReel America "Initial Attack - Fire!" - 1979
10:20PM EDTReel America "The Fires of 1910"
10:50PM EDTReel America "Your Fire Department" - 1949
11:20PM EDTReel America "Little Smokey" - 1953
11:35PM EDTEnd of World War II 75th Anniversary
Sunday
12:00AM EDTLectures in History Johnson & Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
1:20AM EDTConversations with Suffragists
2:00AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Jared Cohen, "Accidental Presidents"
3:05AM EDTNazi Persecution & Murder of the Disabled
4:00AM EDTThe Civil War Fort Sumter and First Shots of the Civil War
4:45AM EDTReel America "Zip Code with the Swingin' Six" - 1967
5:00AM EDT"Suffrage - Women's Long Battle for the Vote"
6:00AM EDTLectures in History Johnson & Nixon Supreme Court Nominations
7:20AM EDTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson's Papers
8:00AM EDTHistory Bookshelf David Pietrusza, "1960, LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon"
8:55AM EDTReel America July 1960 Universal Newsreel
9:00AM EDTPresidential Debates 1988 Vice Presidential Debate - Bentsen v. Quayle
10:35AM EDTPresidential Debates 1992 Vice Presidential Debate - Quayle v. Gore v. Stockdale
12:10PM EDTLectures in History Women in the Late-19th Century
1:20PM EDTThe Civil War 1862 Loudoun Valley Campaign
2:03PM EDTAmerican History TV
3:10PM EDTThe Chautauqua Movement & Women's Suffrage
4:00PM EDTReel America "Initial Attack - Fire!" - 1979
4:20PM EDTReel America "The Fires of 1910"
4:50PM EDTReel America "Your Fire Department" - 1949
5:20PM EDTReel America "Little Smokey" - 1953
5:35PM EDTEnd of World War II 75th Anniversary
6:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Arlington National Cemetery 1915 Memorabilia Box
6:30PM EDTPresidential Debates 1984 Vice Presidential Debate - Bush v. Ferraro
8:00PM EDTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson & George Washington
8:55PM EDTThe Presidency Thomas Jefferson's Papers
9:35PM EDTReel America "Angels in Paradise, Development of the U-2 at Area 51" - 1960
10:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts Arlington National Cemetery 1915 Memorabilia Box
10:30PM EDTPresidential Debates 1984 Vice Presidential Debate - Bush v. Ferraro

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