American History/BookTV Schedule

Week of December 1 through December 8

All times and durations are subject to change

Saturday, December 3
8:00 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 15 min.Lectures in History Slavery in the Northern ColoniesUniversity of South Carolina Professor Nicole Maskiell teaches a class on the early development of ... University of South Carolina Professor Nicole Maskiell teaches a class on the early development of slavery in the northern American colonies. The University of South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina. 9:15 AM ESTApprox. 15 min.Reel America "The Children and the Bear" - 1959This animated anti-communist film tells the story of a bear, representing the Soviet Union. The ... This animated anti-communist film tells the story of a bear, representing the Soviet Union. The bear eats children, who represent small communist nations, until some children band together to defend themselves. The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) produced and promoted the film. SEATO was an Eisenhower-era initiative modeled after NATO, designed to defend countries against Soviet expansion and influence. 9:30 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 20 min.The Presidency Jon Meacham, "And There Was Light"Presidential historian Jon Meacham reconsidered Abraham Lincoln's life and the influences that ... Presidential historian Jon Meacham reconsidered Abraham Lincoln's life and the influences that shaped how he governed a divided country. The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago, Illinois, hosted this discussion.
10:50 AM ESTApprox. 10 min.Reel America "Let's Go America!" - 1936This National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to ... This National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to promote an optimistic view of the U.S. economy. The film shows dramatized scenes from the so-called "good old days" when Americans toiled for long hours with primitive tools. The 1936 film argues that American creativity, ingenuity and modern machines will make life easier and the future brighter. 11:00 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 15 min.Lectures in History Slavery in the Northern ColoniesUniversity of South Carolina Professor Nicole Maskiell teaches a class on the early development of ... University of South Carolina Professor Nicole Maskiell teaches a class on the early development of slavery in the northern American colonies. The University of South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina. 12:15 PM ESTApprox. 15 min.Reel America "The Children and the Bear" - 1959This animated anti-communist film tells the story of a bear, representing the Soviet Union. The ... This animated anti-communist film tells the story of a bear, representing the Soviet Union. The bear eats children, who represent small communist nations, until some children band together to defend themselves. The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) produced and promoted the film. SEATO was an Eisenhower-era initiative modeled after NATO, designed to defend countries against Soviet expansion and influence.
12:30 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 20 min.The Presidency Jon Meacham, "And There Was Light"Presidential historian Jon Meacham reconsidered Abraham Lincoln's life and the influences that ... Presidential historian Jon Meacham reconsidered Abraham Lincoln's life and the influences that shaped how he governed a divided country. The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago, Illinois, hosted this discussion. 1:50 PM ESTApprox. 10 min.Reel America "Let's Go America!" - 1936This National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to ... This National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to promote an optimistic view of the U.S. economy. The film shows dramatized scenes from the so-called "good old days" when Americans toiled for long hours with primitive tools. The 1936 film argues that American creativity, ingenuity and modern machines will make life easier and the future brighter. 2:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 10 min.The Civil War National Museum of the Civil War Soldier - Brice's CrossroadsHistorian Stewart Bennett discussed the Civil War Battle of Brice's Crossroads, a significant ... Historian Stewart Bennett discussed the Civil War Battle of Brice's Crossroads, a significant victory for Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest that proved costly for Confederates in the end. The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia, hosted this event.
3:10 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 35 min.Reel America President Ronald Reagan's Visit to West BerlinAmerican Forces Network (AFN-TV) coverage of President Reagan's 1987 trip to West Berlin to mark ... American Forces Network (AFN-TV) coverage of President Reagan's 1987 trip to West Berlin to mark the 750th birthday of the city. The broadcast begins with a summary of visits to Berlin by U.S. presidents since the end of World War II, then shows Air Force One arriving at Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin. President Reagan delivers his "Tear Down this Wall" speech after remarks by German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. The program concludes with a second speech by President Reagan at Tempelhof airport. 4:45 PM ESTApprox. 50 min.Mikhail Gorbachev on End of Cold WarFormer Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev delivered a lecture on the end of the Cold War at ... Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev delivered a lecture on the end of the Cold War at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on May 6, 1992. His speech was a book-end to Winston Churchill's 1946 address at the college, when he described the "Iron Curtain" separating East from West. 5:35 PM ESTApprox. 2 hr. 25 min.Inside the American Indian MovementSpeakers discussed the American Indian Movement from its early leadership to the controversial ... Speakers discussed the American Indian Movement from its early leadership to the controversial trial of Leonard Peltier, convicted of murdering two FBI agents in a 1975 shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Georgetown University Law School in Washington, DC, in partnership with the Native American Law Student Association, hosted this event.
8:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 15 min.Lectures in History Slavery in the Northern ColoniesUniversity of South Carolina Professor Nicole Maskiell teaches a class on the early development of ... University of South Carolina Professor Nicole Maskiell teaches a class on the early development of slavery in the northern American colonies. The University of South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina. 9:15 PM ESTApprox. 15 min.Reel America "The Children and the Bear" - 1959This animated anti-communist film tells the story of a bear, representing the Soviet Union. The ... This animated anti-communist film tells the story of a bear, representing the Soviet Union. The bear eats children, who represent small communist nations, until some children band together to defend themselves. The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) produced and promoted the film. SEATO was an Eisenhower-era initiative modeled after NATO, designed to defend countries against Soviet expansion and influence. 9:30 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 19 min.The Presidency Jon Meacham, "And There Was Light"Presidential historian Jon Meacham reconsidered Abraham Lincoln's life and the influences that ... Presidential historian Jon Meacham reconsidered Abraham Lincoln's life and the influences that shaped how he governed a divided country. The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago, Illinois, hosted this discussion.
10:49 PM ESTApprox. 11 min.Reel America "Let's Go America!" - 1936This National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to ... This National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to promote an optimistic view of the U.S. economy. The film shows dramatized scenes from the so-called "good old days" when Americans toiled for long hours with primitive tools. The 1936 film argues that American creativity, ingenuity and modern machines will make life easier and the future brighter. 11:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 15 min.Lectures in History Slavery in the Northern ColoniesUniversity of South Carolina Professor Nicole Maskiell teaches a class on the early development of ... University of South Carolina Professor Nicole Maskiell teaches a class on the early development of slavery in the northern American colonies. The University of South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina.
Sunday, December 4
12:15 AM ESTApprox. 15 min.Reel America "The Children and the Bear" - 1959This animated anti-communist film tells the story of a bear, representing the Soviet Union. The ... This animated anti-communist film tells the story of a bear, representing the Soviet Union. The bear eats children, who represent small communist nations, until some children band together to defend themselves. The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) produced and promoted the film. SEATO was an Eisenhower-era initiative modeled after NATO, designed to defend countries against Soviet expansion and influence. 12:30 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 20 min.The Presidency Jon Meacham, "And There Was Light"Presidential historian Jon Meacham reconsidered Abraham Lincoln's life and the influences that ... Presidential historian Jon Meacham reconsidered Abraham Lincoln's life and the influences that shaped how he governed a divided country. The Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago, Illinois, hosted this discussion. 1:50 AM ESTApprox. 10 min.Reel America "Let's Go America!" - 1936This National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to ... This National Association of Manufacturers film was produced during the Great Depression to promote an optimistic view of the U.S. economy. The film shows dramatized scenes from the so-called "good old days" when Americans toiled for long hours with primitive tools. The 1936 film argues that American creativity, ingenuity and modern machines will make life easier and the future brighter.
2:00 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 10 min.The Civil War National Museum of the Civil War Soldier - Brice's CrossroadsHistorian Stewart Bennett discussed the Civil War Battle of Brice's Crossroads, a significant ... Historian Stewart Bennett discussed the Civil War Battle of Brice's Crossroads, a significant victory for Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest that proved costly for Confederates in the end. The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia, hosted this event. 3:10 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 35 min.Reel America President Ronald Reagan's Visit to West BerlinAmerican Forces Network (AFN-TV) coverage of President Reagan's 1987 trip to West Berlin to mark ... American Forces Network (AFN-TV) coverage of President Reagan's 1987 trip to West Berlin to mark the 750th birthday of the city. The broadcast begins with a summary of visits to Berlin by U.S. presidents since the end of World War II, then shows Air Force One arriving at Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin. President Reagan delivers his "Tear Down this Wall" speech after remarks by German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. The program concludes with a second speech by President Reagan at Tempelhof airport. 4:45 AM ESTApprox. 50 min.Mikhail Gorbachev on End of Cold WarFormer Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev delivered a lecture on the end of the Cold War at ... Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev delivered a lecture on the end of the Cold War at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on May 6, 1992. His speech was a book-end to Winston Churchill's 1946 address at the college, when he described the "Iron Curtain" separating East from West.
5:35 AM ESTApprox. 2 hr. 25 min.Inside the American Indian MovementSpeakers discussed the American Indian Movement from its early leadership to the controversial ... Speakers discussed the American Indian Movement from its early leadership to the controversial trial of Leonard Peltier, convicted of murdering two FBI agents in a 1975 shooting on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Georgetown University Law School in Washington, DC, in partnership with the Native American Law Student Association, hosted this event. 8:00 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 31 min.Temple Grandin, "Visual Thinking"Scientist and autism activist Temple Grandin described the ways humans think and learn and ... Scientist and autism activist Temple Grandin described the ways humans think and learn and explained how visual thinkers play an important role in society. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event. 9:31 AM ESTApprox. 29 min.Stuart Scheller, "Crisis of Command"Former Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, who was court-martialed for publicly criticizing the U.S. ... Former Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, who was court-martialed for publicly criticizing the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, argued that America's generals and politicians are leading the country astray. This event was hosted by Gourmeltz in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
10:00 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr.After Words Chloe Sorvino, "Raw Deal - Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat"Forbes Magazine's Chloe Sorvino reported on the future of the U.S. meat industry. She was ... Forbes Magazine's Chloe Sorvino reported on the future of the U.S. meat industry. She was interviewed by former George W. Bush administration Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman. 11:00 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr.Washington Journal Denver RigglemanDenver Riggleman, former Republican Congressman and senior technical adviser for the January 6th ... Denver Riggleman, former Republican Congressman and senior technical adviser for the January 6th Committee, discussed his book "The Breach: The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th." 12:00 PM ESTApprox. 2 hr.LIVE In Depth Peter Baker and Susan GlasserPeter Baker (New York Times) and Susan Glasser (New Yorker) join Book TV to talk and take calls ... Peter Baker (New York Times) and Susan Glasser (New Yorker) join Book TV to talk and take calls about Russia, the Trump administration, U.S. foreign policy and more. Their books include "Kremlin Rising" and "The Divider."
2:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 59 min.In Depth Peter Baker and Susan GlasserPeter Baker (New York Times) and Susan Glasser (New Yorker) joined Book TV to talk and take calls ... Peter Baker (New York Times) and Susan Glasser (New Yorker) joined Book TV to talk and take calls about Russia, the Trump administration, U.S. foreign policy and more. Their books include "Kremlin Rising" and "The Divider." 3:59 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 21 min.Vincent Munoz, "Religious Liberty and the American Founding"Notre Dame professor Vincent Munoz argued that the Founders' had a considerably different ... Notre Dame professor Vincent Munoz argued that the Founders' had a considerably different understanding of religious freedom than Americans do today. This event was hosted by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC. 5:20 PM ESTApprox. 45 min.Mary Childs, "The Bond King"Mary Childs, co-host of NPR's "Planet Money" podcast, talked about the career of PIMCO founder ... Mary Childs, co-host of NPR's "Planet Money" podcast, talked about the career of PIMCO founder Bill Gross, who revolutionized the bond market in the during the 1980s. This event was part of the Fall for the Book festival in Fairfax, Virginia.
6:05 PM ESTApprox. 55 min.Lee Drutman, "Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop"Author and political scholar Lee Drutman explored the causes of polarization in the United States ... Author and political scholar Lee Drutman explored the causes of polarization in the United States and argued that the solution involves having more political parties. This event was part of the Fall for the Book festival in Fairfax, Virginia. 7:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr.Andrew Kirtzman, "Giuliani"Journalist Andrew Kirtzman spoke about the life and career of former New York City Mayor Rudy ... Journalist Andrew Kirtzman spoke about the life and career of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. P&T Knitwear Books in New York City hosted this event. 8:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 30 min.Temple Grandin, "Visual Thinking"Scientist and autism activist Temple Grandin described the ways humans think and learn and ... Scientist and autism activist Temple Grandin described the ways humans think and learn and explained how visual thinkers play an important role in society. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event.
9:30 PM ESTApprox. 30 min.Stuart Scheller, "Crisis of Command"Former Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, who was court-martialed for publicly criticizing the U.S. ... Former Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, who was court-martialed for publicly criticizing the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, argued that America's generals and politicians are leading the country astray. This event was hosted by Gourmeltz in Fredericksburg, Virginia. 10:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr.After Words Chloe Sorvino, "Raw Deal - Hidden Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Fight for the Future of Meat"Forbes Magazine's Chloe Sorvino reported on the future of the U.S. meat industry. She was ... Forbes Magazine's Chloe Sorvino reported on the future of the U.S. meat industry. She was interviewed by former George W. Bush administration Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman. 11:00 PM ESTApprox. 1 hr.Washington Journal Denver RigglemanDenver Riggleman, former Republican Congressman and senior technical adviser for the January 6th ... Denver Riggleman, former Republican Congressman and senior technical adviser for the January 6th Committee, discussed his book "The Breach: The Untold Story of the Investigation into January 6th."
Monday, December 5
12:00 AM ESTApprox. 2 hr.In Depth Peter Baker and Susan GlasserPeter Baker (New York Times) and Susan Glasser (New Yorker) joined Book TV to talk and take calls ... Peter Baker (New York Times) and Susan Glasser (New Yorker) joined Book TV to talk and take calls about Russia, the Trump administration, U.S. foreign policy and more. Their books include "Kremlin Rising" and "The Divider." 2:00 AM ESTApprox. 2 hr.In Depth Peter Baker and Susan GlasserPeter Baker (New York Times) and Susan Glasser (New Yorker) joined Book TV to talk and take calls ... Peter Baker (New York Times) and Susan Glasser (New Yorker) joined Book TV to talk and take calls about Russia, the Trump administration, U.S. foreign policy and more. Their books include "Kremlin Rising" and "The Divider." 4:00 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr. 20 min.Vincent Munoz, "Religious Liberty and the American Founding"Notre Dame professor Vincent Munoz argued that the Founders' had a considerably different ... Notre Dame professor Vincent Munoz argued that the Founders' had a considerably different understanding of religious freedom than Americans do today. This event was hosted by the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC.
5:20 AM ESTApprox. 45 min.Mary Childs, "The Bond King"Mary Childs, co-host of NPR's "Planet Money" podcast, talked about the career of PIMCO founder ... Mary Childs, co-host of NPR's "Planet Money" podcast, talked about the career of PIMCO founder Bill Gross, who revolutionized the bond market in the during the 1980s. This event was part of the Fall for the Book festival in Fairfax, Virginia. 6:05 AM ESTApprox. 54 min.Lee Drutman, "Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop"Author and political scholar Lee Drutman explored the causes of polarization in the United States ... Author and political scholar Lee Drutman explored the causes of polarization in the United States and argued that the solution involves having more political parties. This event was part of the Fall for the Book festival in Fairfax, Virginia. 6:59 AM ESTApprox. 1 hr.Andrew Kirtzman, "Giuliani"Journalist Andrew Kirtzman spoke about the life and career of former New York City Mayor Rudy ... Journalist Andrew Kirtzman spoke about the life and career of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. P&T Knitwear Books in New York City hosted this event.