passedore our nation's on american history tv every weekend on c-span3. this weekend, american history tv is joining our cable partners to showcase the history of rapid city, south dakota. to watch more video from the city is our current tour, visit cities tour on c-span. we continue with our look at rapid city. and memorial in the heart of south dakota's black hills. the 60 foot head of george washington. three other units followed, jefferson, lincoln and theodore roosevelt. when i look at the presidents, the first thing i look at is some individual achievements from each of those people. but really what they do for me and what this whole memorial does for me is it reminds me about what they stood for. democracy,r freedom, republics. i get to think about that every day, i get a share that with people every day. i meet people from all over the world who might not know who they are, but they understand what freedom means. was by a stateea they had conceived of carving statues. he was going to carve all the way around and have people like lewis and clark, ch

you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3.ht at 9:00 eastern on afterwards, and her latest book obama love" former administration national security advisor and u.n. ambassador rice susan rice talks about her life and career in american diplomacy and foreign policy. she's interviewed by robin wright, author and columnist for the new yorker. >> port were you worried about in terms of russian intervention in the 2020 election? >> i think it is important for the american people to understand that it has not stopped. this has been constant. they were very actively involved in any 16 as we saw through stealing and hacking and stealing emails from the dnc from john podesta and others. they tried to infiltrate our electoral system. they put out false information. and then they were very active on social media trying to pit americans against each other over domestic issues of contention whether it is race or immigration organs or what have you. their whole thing is to discredit our democracy, to cause people in this country to hate one

you are watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. tv, is american history exploring our nation's past c-span3.kend on next, our weekly series, "the civil war." analyzing your leases as grant's lesser-known petersburg offensive -- ulysses s grant's lesser-known petersburg offensive. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, it's lecturer in history. we visit the pace university classroom of professor taylor who talks about american cartoons in world war ii and the ways in which they supported and even influenced war effort. at 10:00 p.m. on our weekly america," we wind the clock back and feature several films from the 1940 four presidential campaign between franklin d roosevelt and thomas dewey. that's what's coming up here on american history tv. > i'll be the petersburg campaign certainly has quite a bit to discuss. c-span sake of our audience, who we deeply appreciate i want to run through keynote hlights of our speaker. wilson green is the former xecutive director of pamphlet historical park and the national museum of the civil war soldier located nea

>> this weekend american history tv is joining our cable partners to showcase the history of south dakota. visit c-span .org/citiestour. we continue with a look at the history of rapid city. >> a memorial in the heart of south dakota's black hills. the 60-foot head of george ashington. three other units followed, jefferson, lincoln and theodore roosevelt. >> when i look at the presidents, the first thing i think about is some individual achievements from each of those people, but really what they do for me and what this whole memorial does for me is it reminds me about what they stood for. standing for freedom, democracy, republics. i get to think about that every day, i get a share that with people every day. i meet people from all over the world who might not know who those. s are, but they understand what freedom means. the original idea was by a state historian and they had conceived of carving statues. he was going to carve all the way around and have people like lewis and clark, chief red cloud, fremont and when he hired his artist, he said you are not thinking big enough. selecting

check out what is new for american history tv and all of the c-span products. tonight on amerco history tv, a ceremony at arlington national ceremony, dedicating a memorial at the 129 people on board with a nuclear powered submarine broke up underwater in 1963. here is a preview. president kennedy said of our loved ones, the future of our shorty will always be when there are men -- will always be assured when there are men like this. recognize the legacy of the uss dresher and its crew as they continue on eternal patrol. the memorial will honor and recognize the sacrifice made by our loved ones for our country. it will emphasize the point that freedom is not free, even in times of peace or armed conflict. the arlington national cemetery is respected and held in high esteem by our nation and the world. cemetery national provides knowledge, history and recognition of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. arlington national cemetery is our nation's sacred and hallowed ground where our nation honors its fallen heroes and never forgets. the loved one

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eastern here on "american history tv." n history tv" at 6:00 eastern, we will preview the votes for women exhibit at the smithsonian's national portrait gallery. >> victoria was well ahead of her time. she started her is this as a wall street banker. she advocated for free love which meant sex outside of marriage. announcer 2: at 6:30, sophia rosenfeld discusses her book democracy and truth. no onene person, institution or sector or king, priest, natural research body, caste would get to call all of the shots. announcer 2: explore our nation's past weekend on c-span3. next on american history tv, from the economic history association's annual meeting, outgoing president price fishback presents an illustrated talk titled social insurance and public assistance in the 20th century. professor fishback traces the history of spending on social insurance programs, from their early 20th century beginnings at the local and state level to the 1930's new deal programs to more recent trends in policy spending and outcomes. prof. wallis

you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. american history tv products are available on the new c-span store. and check out all of the c-span product. >> we are literally at the scene of the crime. to memorialize the assassination of orlando. a u.s. citizen was also killed in this car bomb. here. this happened he was an employee in the think tank in washington. you lived in that direction -- he lived in that direction. in the car with him were two colleagues. hereturned the corner over , in thatnownst to them gray sedan where two cuban-americans. the order to put the bomb in -- she lay was ruled -- ile was ruled -- and so we know now it was the peter who ordered the secret police to assassinate him. they did this partly through an american chilean, who came to washington, built a bomb with these cuban-americans, and they put it under the car. also thattant to note ambassador's residences right there. the ambassador -- he came down, was wondering what was going on. turns out he wasn't in on this assassination at all create late

eastern here on american history tv. >> professor jordan smith talks about the invention of rum. we recorded the interview at the organization of american historians annual meeting in philadelphia. >> jordan smith, you are here at the annual meeting talking about rum. why? >> i'm working on a book project that examines the production of rum in the 17th century world. at the heart of the project is an attempt to ask how rum was invented over centuries as different groups of people from the americas, europe, and africa converged and combined his experiences. >> why rum? >> what is interesting about rum is it is ubiquitous. it is something, we look at the example of mount vernon, everybody is drinking rum. it is served on washington's table. martha washington says rum may always be had. it is imported locally and also from the caribbean. it is having an internal economy bringing in workers who get their wages in rum. enslaved people receive rum for anything from childbirth to getting a cow out of a meyer. it is one of these moments where you can see how different groups of people we

. ♪ >> american history tv products are available at the online store. c-span store.org to what is new for american history tv and check out all of the products. >> irish ambassador to the united states daniel mahal and historian martin mansour talk about the connections between the irish and american revolutions, and the relationship between the two countries ever since. the museum of the american revolution in philadelphia hosted this event. it was in conjunction with their first international known exhibition, cost of revolution, the life and death of an irish soldier. mr. mansour's ancestor st. george is the exhibit's subject. ? -- >> welcome all. i'm scott stevenson. i'm the president and ceo of the museum of the american revolution. thank you very much. [applause] >> how many of you are visiting the museum for the first time? i love that the proportion of hands is getting lower and lower.

. ♪ >> this fall, american history tv's "reel america" is winding back the clock to look at electionsa 1940, we've people, republican campaign film for wendell wilkie that argues against an unprecedented third term for fdr. it argues against a third term for fdr. [bell rings] ♪ narrator: here, a century and a half ago, our nation was born. here was adopted the declaration of independence, which proclaimed our freedom. >> all men are created equal. they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. narrator: the constitution of the united states guarantees our freedom, determines neither king nor dictator, but only we the people shall rule. ♪ >> dr. franklin, you have just come from the constitutional convention. what have we got, a republic or a monarchy? >> a republic, if you can keep it so. narrator: a prophetic statement from benjamin franklin is the constitutional convention ended in september 1787. a republic, if you can keep it so. it was here in philadelphia the that -- that george washington penned his

you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> this year more than 500,000 students competed in national history day at the local level. just 3,000 students advance to the finals at university of maryland in june. the 2019 theme was triumph tragedy. the categories included exhibits, web sites, documentary, paper, and performance. up next, a 10-minute performance by three middle school students from mills river, north carolina. >> hello. we would like to present our junior group performance. >> dimes over disease. how the tragedy of polio >> and the triumph of public accountability. >> changed how america reacts to infectious disease. >> infectious disease has caused death and suffering. >> changing the course of human history. these casualties were real people. with real dreams. >> real families. >> and real lives. >> according to a historian, the death toll was 10 million. >> the roman leader calmly responded to the second century outbreak. >> using his personal resources to keep panic from the streets. >> when you arrive in the morning, think of what a pri

explore our nation's past here on american history tv. each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and learning about american history. karen sherry focuses on sharing stories that individuals that led to slave revolts. educated fellow free people and participated in abolitionist john brown's raid on herbert fairey. welcome to the virginia museum of history and culture in richmond, virginia. and welcome to our latest special exhibition that is entitled determine, the 400 year struggle for black equality. it is part of the statewide commemoration. it is called american evolution 2019. and the determined exhibition is a legacy project of the statewide commemoration. and in particular, determined commemorates the 1619 arrival of the africans in virginia. it looks at the ensuing 400 years and traces the legacy of slavery. it is the struggle for equality. it is fought for equality and that means freedom from enslavement and oppression. whether that means fighting for equal justice and equal access for opportunities. it is for the conside

this columbus day weekend on american history tv, saturday at 10:00 a.m.rn, the film the whole world is watching about the 1971 anti-vietnam war demonstrations in washington which resulted in the largest massive arrest in u.s. history. more ina thousand georgetown. eastern, at 2:00 p.m. an artist shares his vision for the upcoming national native american veterans memorial on the national mall. >> in the middle is a 12 foot stainless steel circle and at the base of that is a fire. you can use the fire to light your grass and sage and things that you use and you can touch .he water and use the fire we call that the drum. >> monday, at noon, supreme court justices ruth bader ginsburg and sonia sotomayor discussed the judicial impact of the first woman on the u.s. supreme court sandra day o'connor. >> if you read between the lines, what she is saying, if you want to improve the status of women in the nursing profession the best way to do it is to get men to want to do the job. the pay inevitably will go up. >> explore our passed on american history tv every w

american history tv is looking that 40 years to november 1979 when iranian didion sees the embassy and took 66 americans hostage. next sunday beginning at 8:30 eastern, we will be live with former hostage and stuart eizenstat who worked at the kite rush carter administration during the crisis. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. we are making it easy for you to follow the impeachment inquiry on c-span.org. search all coverage for video-on-demand of all the briefings and hearings, as well as the administration's response. log into our webpage. watchast and easy way to unfiltered coverage any time. next on railamerica, from 1948, operation vittles. it tells the story of the berlin airlift. ♪ >> 1948. that's when i was assigned to cover berlin again. the city was still occupied and caught up. it had lifted its head and begun the war. some could find jobs, but others had to find places to build.

. >> this columbus day weekend on american history tv. today at 2:00 p.m. eastern, artist harvey pratt shares his vision for the veterans memorial on the national mall. >> in the middle is a 12-foot stainless steel circle and at the base of that is a fire. and so you can use that fire to -- to light your sweet grass and sage and things that you use and you could touch the water and use the fire. we call that the drum. >> and monday, columbus day at noon, supreme court justices sonya der beginsberg and sotomayor. >> if you read between the lines what she is saying, if you want to improve the status of women in the nursing profession, the best way to do it is to get men to want to do the job because the pay northwestly mr. go up. >> explore our nation's past on american history tv. every weekend on c-span 3. now president trump speaks at the values voters summit which has been holding their annual conference in washington, d.c. this is an hour and 25 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen to introduce the president of the united states, please welcome tony perkins.

priest, national research body would get to call the shots. >> explore our nations passed on american history tv every weekend on c-span3. past on american history tv with every weekend on c-span3. >> nancy pelosi and adam schiff held a news conference a week after formally launching an impeachment inquiry into president trump. this is 30 minutes.

. >> explore our nation's passed on american history tv, every weekend on c-span3. >> the c-span cities tour concludes its look at rapid city with a visit to the journey museum and learning center to learn about a devastating flood that changed the landscape of rapid city. >> so just imagine. this whole area, underwater. that is what you saw the night of june 9, 1972. at the corner here, it was 6'2", and all of this was -- housing, both trailer parks and homes built long before rapid city was even really well-known as a hub of western south dakota. the journey museum and learning center, and the fine arts center, were both buildings that were built after the flood, to kind of allow rapid city to heal. that is the triumph that comes out of it. andd city picked itself up, opens these beautiful buildings that allow for culture to thrive in an area that was decimated by a flood. at the end of the museum, we talk about the 1972 flood. the 1972 flood, what i am referring to is a tragedy that occurred in rapid city on june 9, 1972 into the morning of june 10.. flood was ack hills perfect storm

this columbus day weekend on american history tv, saturday at 10 p.m.tern on railamerica, the film, the whole world is watching about the 1971 anti-vietnam war demonstrations in washington which resulted in the largest mass arrest in u.s. history. >> thousands swarmed onto washington circle. over 1000 more hit georgetown. >> sunday at 2 p.m. eastern, harvey pratt shares his vision for the upcoming national native americans memorial on the national mall. >> the middle, there is a 12 foot stainless steel circle and at the base of that is a fire. you can use that fire to light your sweetgrass and your sage and things you use and you can touch the water and use the fire. recall that the drum -- we call that the drum. monday, ruthn bader ginsburg and sonia sotomayor discuss the impact of the first woman on the supreme court, sandra day o'connor. >> if you read between the lines, what she is saying, if you want to improve the status of women in the nursing profession, the best way to do it is to get men to want to do the job because the pay inevitably will go

you are watching american history tv. all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> on september 21, a car bomb exploded in d.c. 1976. next on american history tv, , historian alan mcpherson on his book "ghosts of sheridan circle: how a washington assassination brought pinochet's terror state to justice." mr. mcpherson gives an illustrated talk in washington, but first, we visit sheridan circle with the author to see where the crime took place and the memorial there for the two victims. >> so, we are literally at the scene of the crime. this is a memorial that was put here by the institute for policy studies to memorialize the assassination of orlando letelier. at the same time, ronni moffitt, a u.s. citizen, was killed. all of this happened on embassy road and washington, d.c. on that morning, september 21, 1976, orlando letelier was an employee of a think tank in washington called the institute of policy studies. he was driving his car to work. he lived in that direction. he came down embassy row, massachusetts avenue, lined

i appreciate it. >> this weekend on american history tv, sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts during army heritage days we visit a world war ii u.s. army bat alian aid station. >> this is a mobile emergency room. we assess, we treat, we stabilize and theven then we get them out. get out of my e.r.. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, we'll examine the work and contributions of first lady pat nixon 50 years later. >> we were conscious of this women's movement. she realized republicans were moving some ground on this. democrats were opposing legislation and bills to support women and she worked very closely with the office of women's issues in the white house to help get more appointments of women >> explore our nation's passed on american history tv, every weekend on c-span3. year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1944 presidential campaign, the first since the civil war to take place while the country was at war. united "reel america," auto workers animated film promoting president franklin roosevelt's campaign for a fourth term. the 13-minute film is d

explore our nation's past here on american history tv. each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and learning about american history. karen sherry focuses on sharing stories that individuals that led to slave revolts. educated fellow free people and participated in abolitionist john brown's raid on herbert fairey. wco

. >> this is american history tv, exploring our nation's past on c-span 3.s, the weekly a il war, john -- explores battle on forgotten battles of he civil war hosted by the emerging civil war blog he argues that although the action first organized land engagement of the war was significant and brought national key figures.o at 8:00 p.m. eastern, it's history.in we visit the u.s. air force academy classroom professor randolph to learn about president nixon, his national adviser henry kissinger nd their strategy for withdrawing from vietnam and at 10:00 p.m., reel america, desert venture, a 1948 film produced by standard oil in california on exploration f oil and well drilling in saudi arabia. on 's what's coming up here american history tv. > our next presenter -- some staffing issues came up at the center for civil war studies an jim was unable to be here, he me to pass along his regrets. perfect we've got the stunt double and i told jon-erik. going to go and make some stuff up. he said, i wrote a really nice promised i so i would read it, although i was rea

on american history tv, at 6:00 p.m. eastern, if former u.s. service officer, on time as a hostage. >> what does it say in your culture that permits you to detain a tat -- guest against his will? >> ron awakens political affairs director, and -- ronald reagan's political affairs director. >> reagan just cleans up in new hampshire. it was such a mentor that it is a good thing we won by such a big margin because we spent most of our money. >> explore our nation's past on american history tv, every weekend on c-span-3. casket of representative elijah cummings arrived at the capitol thursday morning for a ceremony for lying in state, coming the first african-american to do show -- do so. , includinge made nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, and mitch mcconnell.

this columbus day weekend on american history tv, sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, and artist shares his vision for the upcoming national native american veterans memorial on the national mall. a 12-foot,iddle is stainless steel circle, and at the base of that is a fire. so you can use that fire to light your sweetgrass and sage and things that you use, and you can touch the water, use the and we call that the drum. day atmonday columbus noon, supreme court justices ruth bader ginsburg and sonya sotomayor discuss the impact of the first woman on the u.s. supreme impact -- u.s. supreme court, sandra day o'connor. >> sandra, when you read between the lines, which he is saying is, if you want to improve the status of women in the nursing profession, the best way to do it is to get men to want to do the job because the pay will and evitable he go up. [laughter] >> explore our nation's passed on american history tv, every weekend on c-span3. now, president trump speaks at the value voters summit, which has been holding their annual conference in washington dc. t

eastern here on american history tv. andaturday at 10:00 a.m. sunday at 4:00 p.m. tv. q&a, a look at policies on immigration. nativeuld argue that sentiment and xenophobia is not what we -- is not different from what we have seen in the past. and while it seems to us to be peppered with acts of violence and ferocity, there have been anti-acts of violence, immigrant riots before the civil war, anti-immigrant riots in the 1880's. there have been a lot of moments in american history when the anti-immigrant sentiment has been translated into true ugliness. >> watch sunday night at 8:00 &a.. eastern on c-span's q cities tourn continues in toledo, with the "forgotten visitors of northwest ohio." we are at the corner of 21st at monro. a forgotten visitor was j edgar hoover. hoover came here in 1936, flew in from cleveland, 4:00 in the morning, arrived at this location. at that time there would have been a row of apartment buildings behind me. hoover kicked the door down and arrested america's most wanted criminal, harry campbell. put them in the car, drove them back to the

you are watching american history tv, only on c-span3. campaign 2020. watch our live coverage of the presidential candidates on the campaign trail, and make up your own mind. c-span's campaign 2020. your unfiltered view of politics. >> next on american history tv. the u.s. capital historical society hosts a constitution day program celebrating their "we education" initiative, followed by a panel discussion on how schools and institutions can foster civic knowledge and engagement. great tovening, it is see everyone. happy constitution day and welcome to the united states capital. i am the ceo here at the capitol visitor center. we are so pleased to be hosting this event with our good friends the united states capital historical society. i cannot think of a better way for us to mark constitution day them with a program devoted to fostering informed citizenship. ourfounders knew that democratic system of government would depend on having an informed citizenry. our second president said that liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the

>>> weeknights this week we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. american history tv was in the classroom as the university of arkansas professor elliot west gave a lecture on the environmental impact of the california gold rush. you can see that tonight at 8 eastern here on c-span3 and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> ftc chair joseph simons went before a house sub committee to explain the settlement with facebook over the mishandling of personal customer information. he was asked information about how the ftc is handling robocall scams and pharmaceutical price fixing. here's a look at the hearing. >> good morning. the committee will come to order. thank you for joining us today. i'm pleased to welcome federal trade commissioner joseph simons and commissioner chopra. batting .100 so far? >> .1000. >> it's the cupping i'm thinking of. >> it has been more than seven years since the ftc has appeared before this sub committee. you're right. it's overdue, and ftc is one of the most importan

. >>> in columbus day weekend on american history tv, saturday, at 10:00 p.m. eastern, on real america, the film, the whole world is watching. about the 1971 anti-vietnam war demonstrations in washington resulting in the largest mass arrest in u.s. history. >> 1,000 swarmed on to washington circle. over 1,000 more hit georgetown. >> sunday, at 2:00 p.m. eastern, artist harvey pratt shares his vision for the upcoming native americans native memorial. >> in the middle is a 12-foot stainless steel circle. at the base of that is a fire. you can use that fire to right your sweet grass and your sage and things that you use and you can touch the water use the fire. and we call that the drum. >> and monday columbus day, at noon, supreme court justices ruth bader ginsburg and sonia soormt. >> sandra day o'connor. >> sandra if you read between the lines what she says is if you want to improve the status of women in the nursing profession, the best way to do it is to get men to want to do the job, because the pay inevitably will go up. >> explore our nation's past on amer

eastern here on american history tv. >> next, a visit to the smithsonian's national portrait gallery. a historian gives american history tv a guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment, using images of early suffrage leaders, she shows how the movement intersected with the abolitionist and temperance movements. this is the first of a two-part program. >> hi, everyone. welcome to the national portrait gallery at the smithsonian institution. i'm the curator of votes for women. a portrait of persistence. for this exhibition i worked 3.5 teachingearching, myself this history, and finding all the objects. in the exhibition, we have about 124 objects, of which there are 63 portraits. in curating the exhibition i was , hoping to commemorate the 19th amendment and tell the history of the 19th amendment and how women lobbied to get this amendment passed and ratified. but also ask questions about it. ask what does it do and what does it not do, and why 1965, the voting rights act, was considered a part two of the amendment. 19thif you follow me, i will take you throu

you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> >> next on history bookshelf, co-authors talk about their book "to end a presidency: the power of impeachment." they explore the history of impeachment and its potential role in the 21st century. this was recorded at politics and prose bookstore in washington, d.c., in 2018. >> i'm pleased to welcome lawrence tribe and joshua matz. tribe is the carl in loeb university professor and professor of constitutional law at harvard. graduate of harvard law school and constitutional lawyer. in their new

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[applause] >> this is "american history tv covering history c-span style with lectures, interviews and 48 hours all weekend every weekend only on c-span3. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> each week, american history tv's "reel america" brings you archival films that provide context for today's public affairs issues. audio]ith no you can watch archival films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series "reel america" saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv. >> professor jordan smith talks about the invention of rum. we recorded the interview at the organization of american historians annual meeting in philadelphia. >> jordan smith, you are here at the annual meeting talking about rum. why? >> i'm working on a book project that examines the production of rum in the 17th century world. at the heart of the project is an attempt to ask how rum was invented over centuries as d

[applause] >> this is "american history tv on c-span3 where each weekend we feature 48 hours of programs our nation's past. >> each week, american history brings youamerica" archival films that provide context for today's public affairs issues. you can watch archival films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series "reel america" saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv. >> next, a visit to the smithsonian's national portrait gallery. a historian gives american history tv a guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment, using images of early suffrage leaders, she shows how the movement intersected with the abolitionist and temperance movements. this is the first of a two-part program. >> hi, everyone. welcome to the national portrait gallery at the smithsonian institution. i'm the curator of votes for women.

you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. our c-span campaign 2020 bus team is traveling across the country visiting key battleground states in the 2020 presidential race, asking voters what issues they want presidential candidates to address during the campaign. >> an issue to me that is the most important, the most paramount in the election is the climate crisis. i call it the climate crisis over the climate emergency. i expect urgency on the matter. reportng to that famous we only have until 2032 deal with this issue. inyears is not enough time historical or political context at all. this is absolutely an emergency. we have to deal with this right now, today. >> the thing i what presidential candidates to talk about is the second amendment. i agree with the gun control thing, but stuff is being bought on the black market. why do they want to take our guns away? awayid they want to take the civilians of this country? why do they want to disarm us? i would like candidates to solidarityernational in the trade union movement a

>> this is american history tv on c-span3. each weekend we feature 48 hours of programs exploring our nation's past. >> american history tv products are now available at the c-span online store. store.org.an winston lord talks about the nixon administration's foreign policy approach. he is the author of kissinger on kissinger: reflections on diplomacy, grand strategy, and leadership. mr. lord describes president nixon's relationship with his secretary of state henry kissinger and how it was instrumental in developing foreign policy strategies. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. nixonith the richard foundation. before we introduce our distinguished speaker this evening, i wanted to mention a couple of special guest. distinguished speaker's daughter here and her husband. , the wifetsy hewitt of newly elected hugh hewitt. our distinguished speaker was to dr. kissinger as dr. kissinger was to nixon. he was with dr. kissinger during the peace accords in 1973. he was with president nixon in moscow during his first presidential tr

house to help get more appointments of women >> explore our nation's passed on american history tv, every weekend on c-span3. year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1944 presidential campaign, the first since the civil war to take place while the country was at war. united "reel america," auto workers animated film promoting president franklin roosevelt's campaign for a fourth term. the 13-minute film is directed by academy award winner chuck jones, who helped create bugs bunny and other characters for warner bros., and in 1966 produced and directed "how the grinch stole christmas." ♪ [locomotive chugging] ♪ [open i've been working on the railroad -- ["i've been working on the harmonica]n ♪ >> joe, joe. >> yes, sam? >> take a look at today's timetable. only one of these trains can get through. 44 is a single track, you know. >> but sam, aren't the american people on the wind the war special? ers.ll but a few wreck joe?hat's which, switch, joe? >> you have got to sidetrack the limited. you can if you don't fall asleep the switch like you did in november of 1942. >> don't worry about me. he

join the classroom here on american history tv. next on american history tv, three scholars discussed four aspects of the year 1619 -- the beginnings of representative government, the arrival of the first enslaved africans, the experiences of women, and the enslavement of native americans. northern virginia community college and the office of historic alexandria cohosted this event. welcome. in case you are wondering about cameras, c-span is covering this tonight for us. it will be broadcast may be a week from now. year, we hold a lecture series in memory of a colleague who passed away a few years ago. joseph winthrop, a dedicated and compassionate professor and social activist. and thees over there, woman who was married to him for many years is sitting here -- marilyn, glad to have you with us. we will complete this

american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. american history tv, today at 6:00 p.m. artifacts, we will preview the votes for women exhibit at the smithsonian's national portrait gallery. >> she was well ahead of her time. she started her own business as a wall street banker with her sister. she advocated for free love, which was sex outside of marriage. eastern, 6:30 p.m. author sophia rosenfeld discusses her book "democracy and truth: a short history." >> no one person, no one notitution, no one sector, king, priest, national research body, one caste would get to call the shots. past,lore our nation's all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> recent missile attacks on saudi oil processing facilities disrupted more than half of the kingdom's crude oil output. according to the washington post, that is about 6% of the global supply. america,end on reel desert venture, a 1948 documentary on how the oil industry began in saudi arabia. here is a preview. the oiling sees development as the greatest single means to modernize his country and improve the living standards of h

. >> this>> saturday on american history tv, on lectures in history at 8:00 p.m. eastern, the 1981 trial of jean harris, the woman accused of murdering the scarsdale diet dr.. >> jean harris was smart. she went to high school. she went to smith college. she graduated phi beta kappa. she did everything a wealthy young woman was supposed to dupe your she said there's a struggle over the gun. there does appear to be evidence she was bruised. she testified he hit her in ways he had never hit her before. there's no evidence he had hit her prior to this. >> and at 10:00 on real america, president richard nixon's november 3, 1969 silent majority speech. >> to you, the great silent minority -- majority of my fellow americans, i ask for your support. i have pledged to my campaign for the presidency to end the war in a way that we could win the peace. i have initiated a plan of action which will enable me to keep that pledge. >> sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern, former u.s. foreign service officer john lambert on his time as a hosford -- hostage in iran. >> what says in your cul

easterny night at 8:00 on c-span's q and a. >> next on american history tv, from the economic historyl meeting, the outgoing president presents an illustrated talk titled social insurance and public assistance in the 20th century. the professor traces the history of spending on social insurance programs, from their early 20 century beginnings at the local and state level to the new deal programs to more recent trends in policy spending and outcomes. >> hello, everyone. it is a real honor and pleasure celebrate today to see of former president the american history association. the first eha

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this columbus day weekend on american history tv, saturday at 10:00 p.m.astern on reel america, the film, the whole world is watching, about 1971 antiwar demonstrations in washington which resulted in the largest mass arrest in u.s. history. >> 1000's warmed onto washington circle. georgetown.re hit >> sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, and harvest share -- an artist shares his vision for a memorial on the national mall. >> in the middle is a 12-foot stainless steel circle and at the base is a fire, so you could use that fire to light your sweetgrass and sage and things you use, and you can touch the , and wed use the fire call that the drum. atand monday, columbus day noon, supreme court justices ruth bader ginsburg and sonya sotomayor discussed the judicial impact of the first woman on the u.s. supreme court, sandra day o'connor. >> sandra, if you read between the lines, which she is saying is, if you want to improve the status of women in the nursing profession, the best way is to job,en to want to do the because the pay will then immediately go up. [laughter

you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. in history,ectures karen markoe of state university of new york maritime college teaches a class on the 1920's, talking about politics, prohibition and organized crime, as well as popular music and sports of the era. morning,koe: good everybody. today we will discuss the "jazz age." or at least i will discuss it, and you're part of the discussion will be at the end, so please write down any thoughts you have, questions, responses. that would be good. fromazz age is the period 1919 to 1929. it reminds me of the opening lines of "the tale of two cities" by charles dickens. "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times." it wasn't exactly the best of times. but for many people, it was certainly good times. it was the great age of literature, the golden age of sports, music, jazz. the 19th amendment to the constitution, which allowed women to vote in national elections for the first time. radio was becoming popular. it was the early days of the aged, and certainly of the automobile,

you're watching american history tv. >> next on american history tv, a talk on world war i era germanunger from a conference at the herbert hoover presidential library in west branch, iowa. the conference explored hoover's reputation as a great humanitarian during the world wars. it was his world war i work that provided the foundation for his white house run. in this session, mary elisabeth cox documents the depth of hunger among german women and children between 1914-1924. ms. cox: my name is mary cox. i'm so pleased to be here. this is my first hoover days. i just published my first book. i'll do a little plug. it was just released in the u.s. a few weeks ago. today's lecture covers a lot of what's inside the book, but there's also a lot more that is in there. what i want to do is tell you a story about what it was like to be in germany as a civilian during the first world war and in the years following. as part of that story, i will be discussing herbert hoover, some of things he did to alleviate suffering in germany, which remember, had been a big enemy of the allies of the u.s.

you can watch this and all other american history tv programs online at c-span.org/history. >> this year-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to toledo, ohio. you're watching american history tv, all we can, every weekend, on c-span3. lake -- ite on the is very gerrymandered. skirts the entire southern rim of lake area. toledo is a grass city. -- toledo is aes glass city. we have heritage companies and part of america's rising sons. in thisre berthed community. we are not a capital city. we have had to earn our way forward largely through private enterprise but we have had an industrial tilt. port authority has been very involved in much of this with the largest

you're watching american history tv on c-span3. >> >> next, on real america, from 1948, operation vittle. short story tells -- short film tells the story of the berlin airlift. ♪ >> 1948. that's when i was assigned to cover berlin again. the city was still occupied and caught up. it had lifted its head and begun the war. some could find jobs, but others had to find places to build. comparativeived in peace. -- i was was effort impressed with what. subways taking people to work and trolleys taking people home. hospitals had milk for new babies. music in then park. everyone forgot or took for roads. electricity, until 1948, when sudden the trains stopped. traffic between berlin and the western zones was banned. canceled timetables. walls of words. blockade cut out 75% of the lights. in and out of the city stopped. that reason now manufactured hunger and fear. vegetables were planted in the parks and trading in the alleys. in addition to 2.5 million germans, the blockade affected 5000 frenchmen, 10,000 englishmen, and 10,000 americans. this crisis was immense. the same morning the train up.