The Enemy Within
2018-09-15T12:11:25-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/4aa/20180915122025002_hd.jpgDuring the Civil War, there was massive growth of the federal government and the lack of regulations made the rise of government corruption inevitable. Michael Smith recounted some of the scandals and how the fears of corruption undermined the government.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from August 18-22, 2018, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Altice cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from August 18-22, 2018, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Altice cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2.
During the Civil War, there was massive growth of the federal government and the lack of regulations made the rise of government corruption inevitable.… read more
During the Civil War, there was massive growth of the federal government and the lack of regulations made the rise of government corruption inevitable. Michael Smith recounted some of the scandals and how the fears of corruption undermined the government.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from August 18-22, 2018, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Altice cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on Book TV on C-SPAN2. close
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