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. >> american history on american history tv every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. it is also available as a pod cast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> you're watching "american history tv" every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past. c-span 3 created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >> coming up on american history tv, a 1945 film about how americans voted in the presidential election. >> this is an american city. a city that is not very large. it is not very large, not very old if is situated on the western part of the united states. in california. it's smam riverton. the woman in the car is dr. dawson, one of the 15,000 residents. today there will be no classes held here. this is election day. this classroom is one of the 130,000 places that american citizens will cast their votes today. this is the table where the voters names will be checked. a locked ballot box. and a polling booth. here it is in the this space that the american voters every ten years on the first

print and public things nor a freedom of institutionalizing the press. >> lectures in history on american history tveastern. lectures in history is also available at at podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> you're watching "american history tv." every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. c-span3, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> now on "american history tv" a newsreel-style film from the u.s. information agency about the 1960 presidential election from the nominating kwernconven th

on american history tv on c-span 3. every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview for what's available every weekend on c-span 3. tonight programs on the military we'll travel to northeastern france with historian mitchell jakelson to tour two battlefields where american and french forced fought in 1918 to stop a german offensive toward paris. that starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern. enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past. c-span 3. created by america's television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> tuesday morning former fbi department qi director andrew mccabe testifies on the review of the fbi russia investigation. in a hearing before the senate judiciary committee. watch live at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. online at c-span.org. or listen live on t

pacific on american history tv. every saturday at 8:00 p.m. different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents, to 9/11. >> thank you for your patience in looking into class. announcer: with most classes closed, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with students. >> gorbachev did much of the work to change the soviet union, but reagan met him halfway. reagan encouraged him. reagan supported him. >> speaking of the press, madison originally called the freedom of the use of the press and is freedom to print things and publish things. it is not a freedom for what we refer institutionally to as the press. announcer: lectures and history on american history tv on c-span3 every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. announcer: up next on american artifacts, we traveled to northeastern france to trace the steps of american soldiers during the spring and early summer of 191

. >> lectures in history on american history tv on c-span3. every saturday at 8:00 a.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> the largest stone fort in the united states sits at the mouth of the chesapeake bay near hampden, virginia. up next, robin reed gives us a tour showcasing the fort's history from a colonial era through its completion in 1834 and its role in the civil war. >> welcome to fort monroe located on the pleasant place we call point comfort. actually, oh, point comfort and that way for a long, long time. here over 400 years of history occurred. in fact, some say even longer. some say even thousands of years. inside the museum aptly named, casemate museum. a vault made is inside a for the wall. you're inside the fourt wall. unique for museums this date in time. we'll talk about the history that occurs here. some of our stories deal with the virginia indians, the africans that first arrived here, and their plight during the american civil war. thousands and thousands of years ago, the natives of this lan

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pacific here on american history tv. >> if you like american history tv, keep up with us during the weekfacebook, twitter, and youtube. learn about what happened this day in history and see preview clips of upcoming programs. follow us at c-span history. richard pickering tells the story of pilgrims crossing in 1620 and the origins of the mayflower compact. we also tour the mayflower ii, the reproduction of the ship, to see what life was like on board. here's a preview. >> william bradford, the governor, steps aside -- sets aside days for rejoicing. we would think of it as a harvest feast. but i think there's a special manner of rejoicing, means part of that harvest feast tradition. but as reformed christians, would be practicing it. the neighbors across the way come, and for three days, there are at least 90 native men. probably the women and children are coming from the other side of the brook, as well. there are 52 living englishmen, women, and children who, at a minimum, there are two native people to every anguished person. -- english person. just imagine the old traditional way we

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. >> on american history tv on c-span3, every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >> each week, american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. next, we travel about 15 miles northwest of washington, d.c. to great falls tavern visitors center where we'll take a boat ride to learn about the history of the chesapeake and ohio canal. >> i would like to introduce myself. my name is cassandra and i am a seasonal park ranger here at the chesapeake and ohio canal. i think we're going to cast off here shortly, but we'll go ahead and start to give you a brief history of here on the canal. so it is called the chesapeake and ohio canal, but definitely doesn't reach the chesapeake bay or doesn't go all the way up to the ohio river, which is your intention of the canal when we first started building it july 4th of 1828. we wanted to try to connect the eastern shore with what was considered the west back then. the west was up in ohio, pennsylvania, that area. we

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enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> you're watching american history tv. y weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. c-span3, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> tuesday morning former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe testifies on the review of the fbi russia investigation in a hearing before the senate judiciary committee. watch live at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3, online at cspan.org or listen online on the free c-span radio app. >>> next on history book shelf, ian buruma talks about his book "near zero," in which he exams the world following the heed of world swar ii. mr. buruma looked at the transformation of the world after the fallen cities in ukraine and japan to the creations of the united nations and

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. >> lectures in history on american history tv on c-span3 every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available at at podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> you're watching "american history tv." every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. c-span3, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> now on "american history tv" a newsreel-style film from the u.s. information agency about the 1960 presidential election from the nominating kwernconven through the concession and victory speeches for richard nixon and john f. kennedy. ♪ ♪ [ cheers ] >> all through september and october and the first week of november the candidates carry their message to the people. [ cheers and applause ] >> it started with the dom inparty nominating senator john f. kennedy for president of the united states and for vice president senator lyndon b. johnson. the party united behind its candidates. richard m. nixon was the choice of the republican party. he had served as vice president o

. >> legends in history on american history tv on c-span3. lectures in history is also available at at podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> the mayo clinic is consistently ranked at one of the top hospitals in america. brothers william and charlie mayo founded the clin beic in 1889. next, on american ak facrtifact visitchester for its role in the community today. >> mayo clinic is an american institution. it's the heart of our country in many respects. it is the world's first and largest private, multispecialty group practice. it's a big, formal term. what it really means is specialists working together in a highly organized way defeating a whole range of unique, diverse talents for the sole purpose of serving the needs of each individual patient, and this is a model that the mayo family developed uniquely with the franciscan sisters here that has expanded and grown to other medical centers and welcomed patients from all over the world for more than 150 years. this is heritage hall, the museum of mayo clinic established with a ge

enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3 explore our nation's past. c-span3 created by america's cable television companies as public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> tuesday morning former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe temperatures on review of the fbi russia investigation. in a hearing before the senate judiciary committee. watch live at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> many news reports and public officials refer to the current refugee crisis in the european union as the worst since the end of world war ii. next on american history tv's "reel america" a look back to 1946 with seeds of destiny. a 20-minute war department film depicting the situation faced by millions of orphaned and homeless children. graphic scenes of traumatized hungry and poorly clothed children recorded by the u.s. signal corps helped raise millions of dollars for relief efforts. this academy award w-winning fi includes scene

rent thanks and of, not a freedom for what we refer to as the press. >> lectures in history on american history tvt 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >> this week we're looking back to this date in history. it was two years, 10 months, five days ago we were here in broadcast john f. kennedy's inauguration. a snowstorm settled on the city the night before. as inauguration day don, but dawned, brittle cold. the government of the nation was president andt the history of the nation was handing the mental to the youngest president, a new generation was taken over -- was taking over. on that day, the juncker president -- we heard some say he was apollo like -- wrote down this hill on this capital down this avenue of is in its -- this avenue of presidents. his pretty wife was next to him. day howremember on that he could not manage the top hat. and he kept itce on for two seconds. though het was concluded it was no use. the top hat was carried but disappeared altogether as the day of celebration war on -- wore on. it is from the same c

enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. on many news reports and deputy officials refer to the refugee crisis as the worst since the end of world war ii. next on american history tv's real america, a look back to 1946 with the seeds of destiny. a 20-minute war department film departing the situation faced by millions of orphaned and homeless children. the graphic scenes of hungry, really close children recorded by the u.s. signal corps helped raise millions of dollars for relief efforts. this academy award willing waiting film include scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers. ♪ ♪ children, the human raw material each uttered nations tomorrow. it nations preview in flesh and blood of its future. pillars of the brave new world. pillars of the brave new world. ages from three to six, not even able to stand. rackets. age nine. mother tortured. father burned alive. age ten. lost her senses when shells swept her dutch village. age eight. mother, sister, father and brother killed all around in a deliberate shell far because th

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publish things not a freedom for what we call institutionizing the press. >> legends in history on american history tv on c-span3 every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available at a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> you're watching "american history tv." every weekend on c-span3 explore our nation's past. c-span3 created by america's cable television companies as a public service, and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> coming up on "american history tv," a 1945 film from the u.s. office of war information about how americans voted in the 1944 presidential election in which franklin delnor roosevelt won a fourth term at u.s. president. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it is early morning of the first tuesday

on capitol hill. to discuss key artifacts and lingering controversies surrounding the report. watch beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tvc-span3. >>> next on american history tv, stephanie jones-rogers details her research into southern white women slave owners, who she calculates comprised 40% of slave owners in some regions. she's the author of "they were her property", white women as slave owners in the american south. this event was host bid the national archives in 2019. >> questioning assumptions about history gives us a fresh understanding of our past, digging into primary sources helps us uncover and listen to the voices of those who haven't usually been heard. today's guest author, stephanie jones-rogers, has done this in her new book, "they were her property". jones-rogers uses an impressive

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american story. we bring you the history and literary life on a different city on american history tv. to watch videos on anyplaces we've been, go to c-span.org/citiestour and follow us on twitter @c-spancities. >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. c-span3, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekends on c-sp c-span3. tonight we visit independence national historic park in philadelphia to see congress hall, the u.s. congress met in the building from 1790 to 1800 and ratified the bill of rights there. our guide is national park service ranger matthew eiffel. watch beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3, go inside a different cleenl classroom and hear about topics ranging from american revolution, civil rights and u.s. presid

pacific, here on american history tv. >>> every saturday, at 8:00 p.m. n, on american history tv on c-span3 go inside a different college classroom and hear about topic ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging into class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the impact of the coronavirus watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> gorbachev did most of the work to save the soviet union. but reagan met him halfway. reagan encouraged him. reagan supported him. >> freedom of the press, which we will get too later -- i should just things madison called it the freedom of the use of the press. it is to print thing and publish things. it is not a freedom for what we now refer to institutionally as the press. >> lectures in history on c-span3 after saturday at 8:p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> up next, the georgia historical society senior historian inte

eastern on american history tv on c-span 3 go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging into class. >> with most college cam yous closed due to the impact of the coronavirus watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> gorbachev did most of the to work change the soviet union. but reagan met him halfway, reagan encouraged him, reagan supported him. >> freedom of the press, which we'll get to later, madison wrote about the use of the press and indeed freedom to print things and publish things, not freedom for what we now refer to institutionally as the press. >> lectures in history on american history tv on c-span 3. every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> since the 19

for that. >> you can watch this and other programs on the history of communities across the country at c-span.org, cities tour. this is american history tv only on c-span3. watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >> on lectures in history, it every university professor patrick allitt teaches a class on richard nixon, his national security advisor henry kissinger, and some of their key foreign policy initiatives. he focuses on nixon and kissinger's attempts to stop relations with the soviet union which result in the first arms-control treaty between the countries. he also talks about their diplomatic overtures towards china including nixon's visit in 1972, which reestablished official communications with the communist nation for the first time in 25 years. later in the class the professor and students talk about kissinger's 1979 memoir recounting his activities during nixon's first term.

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history on in american history tv on c-span3 every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. >> you are watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest american history news. next, university of mary washington history professor william crawley gives a talk titled "harry s. truman: the "harry s. truman: the accidental , president and the triumph of true grit." professor crawley argues that many at the time underestimated truman, in thinking he was not up to the 1945, job. especially in comparison to his predecessor, franklin roosevelt. this video is courtesy of the university, from their "great lives" lecture series. welcome to today's great lives, great president livestock on harry s truman. late one spring afternoon in 1945, vice president truman was summoned to the office of eleanor roosevelt. she said to him, harry, the president is dead. shocked, he expressed condolences and asked if he

which american history tv tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging into class. >> with most campuses closed due to the impact of the coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union, but reagan met him halfway, reagan encouraged him, reagan supported him. >> freedom of the press, madison originally called it freedom of the use of the press and it is indeed freedom to print things and publish things. it's not a freedom for what we now refer to as the press. >> lectures in history on american history tv on c-span3. every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> with joe biden as president-elect,

coming up on american history tv, in 1945 film from the u.s. office of war information. but how americans voted in the 1944 presidential election. in which franklin will roosevelt on his fourth term as president. it is early morning of the first tuesday of november. this is an american city. a city that is not very large, not very rich are not very old. it is situated in the western part of the united states. in california. its name is revert and. the woman in the car is mr. dotson one of the 15,000 residents. she's principle of public school number two. today there will be no classes healthier. for this is election day. . classroom is one of the 130,000 places in which american citizens are going to cast their votes today. this is the table where the voters names will be checked. a lot ballot box and the polling booth. here it is in the privacy of this curtain space that the american voters could vote every four years and choose their national government. . here comes mrs. dawson's colleagues. each represents one of the major political parties. mr. shorts is a republican

enjoy american history tv on c-span3. every saturday at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3 go inside a different college class room and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights and u.s. presidents, to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging into class. >> watch professors engage with their students virtually. >> gorbachev did most of the work but reagan supported him. >> called it freedom of use of the press and it is indeed freedom to publish things. >> lessons in history on american history tv on c-span3 every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >> you're looking at a time laps video reco lapse video, next on american history tv's american artifacts we visit the thomas jefferson building to learn. this program is just under an hour. >> i'm sheryl, heim an exhibit director at the library of congress. >> i'm barbara bear. i'm a historian in the manuscript division. >> this jacob riis is a c

. >> lectures in history on american history tv on c-span3, every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >> located about an hour's drive southwest of pittsburgh in rural western pennsylvania, meadow croft rock shelter has been the site of extensive archeology work since 1973, after university of pittsburgh students removed layer of layer of sediment, evidence of human activity as long as 19,000 years ago was revealed. we visit to learn the story from james adovasio, who has been leading archeology research there for almost 50 years. >> we are currently 46 kilometers southwest of pittsburgh, pennsylvania, in washington county, on the north bank of cross creek, which is a small tributary of the ohio river. in 1972 there was a vacancy in the anthropology department at the university of pittsburgh. i joined the faculty there. one of the parameters of which job was to set up an archeological training program that would train not only graduate and undergraduate students in anthropology and archaeology in

. >> lex tours in history on american history-tv on c-span 3. every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lex tours in history is also available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >> a short time ago an american airplane dropped one bomb on hiroshima and destroyed its usefulness to the army. that bomb has more power than 20,000 tons of tnt. with this bomb we have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destrugs. it's an atomic bomb. it's a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. what has been done is the greatest achievement of organized science in history. >>in a august 6th, 1945, the united states detonated the first nuclear weapon in history over the city of hiroshima, japan, followed by a second detonation august 9th over the city of nagasaki. six days later japan surrendered bringing an end to the second world war. >> i have received this afternoon' message from the japanese government and applied to the message forded to the secretary on august 11th. i deem this reply a full acceptance of the potsdam declaration which specifies the unconditional surrende

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is not a freedom for what we refer to institutionally as the press. >> lectures in history on american history tvc-span3 every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >>> this morning facebook ceo zuckerberg and twitter ceo jack dorsey answer questions about censorship, suppression about "new york post" articles and their company's handling of 2020 election. they will testify before the senate judiciary committee live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. online at c-span.org or listen free on the c-span radio app. >>> with joe biden as president-elect, stay with c-span for live coverage of the election process and transition of power. c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. >>> the meeting at the summit, the most momentous conference of the post-war era turned the eyes of the world this summer to the tranquil swiss capital of geneva. the gleaming palace of nations, the big four, america, england, france and russia met to seek an end to a decade of cold war. heading the

american story. with the support of local cable providers, we bring you the history and literary life on a different city on american history tv. to watch videos on any places we've been, go to c-span.org/citiestour and follow us on twitter @c-spancities. >>> we can nights we're featuring american history tv program as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight, we go to philadelphia to see congress hall, the u.s. congress met in the building from 1790 to 1800. and ratified the bill of rights there. our guide is national park service ranger matthew ival. watch beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from american revolution, civil rights and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging into class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the impact of the coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> gorbachev did most of the work to change

and joining american history this week and every weekend on c-span 3. american history tv on c-span three, exploring the people and events that tell the american story. every weekend, coming up this weekend saturday at 2 pm eastern, bestselling authors and history professors kathleen rouhani and miles harvey. they talk about how they approach historical research for their fictional and non fictional worked. 6 pm eastern, on the war, scott hart wick author and former gettysburg national park historian discusses his research on the battle of antietam. at 8 pm eastern on lectures in history, amit university research patrick alec discusses richard nixon. its security adviser kissinger, and his key foreign policy initiatives. on sunday, at 2 pm eastern, former u.s. senator sam down reflects on the cold war, 75 years later. exploring the american story. watch american history tv, this weekend on c-span 3. summer, 1945. and the war was 1 million men old. hang on jim. keep your eyes shut tight, and drink. they are moving you back now. do not give up, just hang on. the road back is

on digging. thank you, guys, any questions, that's my story, guys. american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. you can watch archival films on public affairs each week on our series "reel america," saturday at 10:00 p.m., and sunday 4:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. here's a quick look at one of our recent programs. >>> in plymouth harbor england, the may flower ii lies at anchor, a famous ship come to life again after three centuries in the pages of history. she's as accurate a replica of the original as scholars and ship wrights could make her, a gift of englishman to america, a historical tribute far removed from the usual solemn ceremonies, and books, this tribute to history takes the form of living adventure. 337 years after the original set sail for the new world, on the landing stage from which the pilgrims departed, plymouth's mayor, bid the ship's company god speed and smooth sailing. >> the ceremonies have ended, the adventure about to begin, with the world on this voyage, a contrast from their own land in search of freedom and a new life. 1620 and

senator sam nunn reflects on the cold war 75 years later exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> coming up on american history tv, we hear from members of the only all female african-american unit serving overseas during world war ii. they share memories of their time processing backlog mail from american servicemen in europe. >> a young american stood in front of number 10 downing streets in the mid-50s as an old man with a cigar came out the door. the young american turned to them and said, mr. prime minister, mr. prime minister, tell us the secret of your success. the prime minister winston church hill replied study history. study history. in it lie all the secrets of state craft. you heard a great phrase. there's nothing you can do about having a 20 or 22-year-old body but there's no excuse for you not having a 5,000-year-old mind. it's at your fingertips. let us continuing to look back so we can see forward. i'm pleased to introduce to you pat lock who will moderate the next panel. she was the first woman to graduate from the united states naval

exploring the american story, watch american history tv sunday on c-span3. if you like american history tv, keep up with us during the week on facebook, twitter, and youtube. learn about what happened this day in history and see preview clips of upcoming programs. follow us at c-span history. markingweekend, we're the 400th anniversary of the pilgrim's arrival in plymouth, massachusetts and 6020. >> i am richard pickering, director -- executive director, and we are at the waterfront in plymouth, massachusetts. and behind me is mayflower ii. 400 years ago, in 1620, mayflower would not have been this close to the shore. she had a draft of about 12 feet, meaning her whole

. ♪ >> you are watching american history tv. >> next, on american history tv, historian mona siegel talks her book, "peace on our terms: the global battle for women's rights after the first world war." she argues that a great diversity of women from around the world pushed for greater rights in the wake of the great war and some of these women that were attending the 1919-1920 paris peace conference helped push woodward wilson to support the 19th amendment. the

on c-span3. >> this is american history tv on c-span3, where each weekend, we feature 48 hours exploring our nation's past. >> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging in to class. >> with most college campuses close due to the impacts of coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union, but reagan met him halfway. reagan encouraged him. reagan supported him. , whichdom of the press we will get to later -- i should mention medicine originally called it freedom of the use of the press. >> lectures in history on american history tv on c-span3 every saturday. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. on saturday, eastern connecticut state university professor teaches a class on two prominent 19th-century politicians. he

is not a freedom for what we refer to institutionally as the press. >> lectures in history on american history tv on c-span, every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. lectures in history is also available as a podcast. find it when you listen to podcasts. american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. announcer: up next, carl sferrazza anthony, author of "florence harding: the first lady, the jazz age, and the death of america's most scandalous president," discusses the life of the woman married to president warren g. harding and dispels some myths around her time in the white house. the white house historical association hosted this event and provided the video. ms. mann: today, we are welcoming carl sferrazza anthony, the author of a dozen books on presidential families including four first lady biographies and a conference of overview of all the first families. he wrote a two volume history, an inside view of 200 years of private life in the white house. he served as a consultant to the first lady's exhibit and was the national first lady's historian

enjoy american history tv every weekend on cspan3. >>> you're watching american history tv. c-span3, explore our nation's past. c-span3, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> tuesday morning, former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe testifies on the review of the fbi russia investigation. in a hearing before the senate judiciary committee. watch live at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> the supreme court hears oral arguments on the affordable care act in the consolidating cases of texas v. california and california v. texas at tuesday 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the health care law was challenged by texas after a 2019 republican tax law eliminated the penalty for not having health care insurance. listen to the oral arguments live at 10:00 a.m. eastern live on c-span, live on c-span.org/supremecourt or on the c-span radio app. >>> the yunded nati united nati was signed and went into effect four months later october 24th. u