eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. ♪♪ you're watching american history tvery weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span3 created by america's cable television companies, and today were brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. ♪♪ frederick douglass is not my real name. a fugitive slave. the year i was born i do not know. my mother and i were separated when i was still too young to know her as my mother. as a child i knew indescribable hunger. i remember fighting with yard dogs for skroops of food and i'm astonished about the scene of the slave with evidence of contempt. this was a terrible mistake. the songs of the slave represent the sounds of his heart. i've seen men and women chained and put on a ship to go to new orleans. can i still hear their cries. >> i'm just going through some old files and notes. i might find something interesting for the women's conference this afternoon. >> we wanted you to make a formal speech. >> i won't be long. just want to b

. >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past, american history tv, on c-span3. created by america's cable television companies. and today we're brought to you by these television companies to provide american history tv, to viewers as a public service. [ rooster crowing ] ♪ >> fred rig douglas is not my real name. fugitive slave. the year i was born, i do not know. my mother and i were separated when i was still too young to know her as my mother. as a child, it's an inscribable hunger. i remember looking at dogs easing food thrown away as garbage, i've often been utterly astonished to be a person to speak of the scene of a slive as evidence of his content and happiness. this is a terrible maechg. . the songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart. i sat in baltimore, and i saw men and women chained and put on a ship. still hear their cries. i was going through some old files and note, and i might find something for the women's conference this afternoon. >> they aren't

eastern, here in american history tv. >> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3 explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span3 created by america's cable television companies. we are brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >> the c-span cities tour travels the country exploring the american story. since 2011, we have been to 200 communities across the nation. like many americans, our staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. next, a look at one of our visits. >> in 1935, two army captains named anderson and stevens sailed off of the south dakota planes to a record-breaking 72,000 feet. >> we are really lucky in rapid city. we have some interesting history that goes beyond just the culture of the area. in the learning center my we are talking about the stratobowl and the stratosphere flight, and sending man up above the stratosphere. essentially, the rapid city area is the home of the first spaceflight. so what the national geographic and u.s. army

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you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past american history tv on c-span 3 created by america's cable television companies and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. the c-span cities tour travels the country exploring the american story since 2011. we've been to more than 200 communities across the nation like many americans our staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. next a look at one of our city's tour visits. toledo is known as the glass capital of the world because from that one company that came here in 1888. bolivia glass company came all of these tertiary companies that have built this economy of glass here in toledo. so we are standing in the glass pavilion which is part of the toledo museum of art. well, the purpose really is to showcase the glass collection, which is one of the significant parts of our collection here. it's actually almost a third of the overall collection here in toledo. it's also one of the larger collections of glass

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eastern and 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. "american history tv," on c-span3, created by america's cable television companies, and today were brought to you by these television companies who provide "american history tv" to viewers as a public service. >>> in 1998, the nantucket historical association initiated a project to index the whale ship logs held in their archives. as the work progressed, a project volunteer noticed numerous entries that paralleled passages found in herman melville's novel "moby-dick". the nantucket historical association provided this video. >> knights and squires. as for the residue of the pequod's company, be it said that one in two of the many thousand men before the mast employed in the american whale fishery are americans born, though pretty nearly all the officers are. no small number of these whaling seamen belong to the azors where the outbound nantucket whalers frequently touch these rocky shores. >> log 238, shipped three brothers. jo

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history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span3. explore our nation's past, american history tv on c-span three created by american television companies. ♪♪ >>> i don't understand why you have to fight. what was it about this time? fighting is not christian. i don't want him fighting like a little gangster. but his father as the same kind of fight in this very neighborhood when he was a boy. that is something that will never change. what can i do? fighting won't change it. it has been this way for so long. thousands of years. of course it doesn't come anything. what is the difference? you can't change people, it is human nature, i guess. you keep away, perhaps? day in another neighborhood. what other neighborhood? shangri-la. that is the way it has always been. i'm only one mother. i can't change the world. >> so we can't change the world. it was always thus. youngsters who say no jews allowed grow up to this. america only for his kindnigger. in the same country the youngster becomes a stormtrooper. why was german youth told ways ha

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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. american history tv on c-span3, created by america's cable television companies, and today were brought to you by these television companies that provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> next we visit plimoth patuxet in massachusetts and talk to interpreters about daily life. the year depicted is 1627, seven years after the mayflower landed, when about 160 pilgrims lived there. >> i'm richard pickering, executive director at plimoth patuxet museums, and we are in an english village, a recreation of plymouth as it looked seven years after mayflower landed. when our guests enter the historic site, they encounter living history educators who are portraying men and women who lived in plymouth in 1627. we know the name of every man, woman and child that was here because this is the last year that they lived within the walled town. in 1628, they started spreading up and down the coast, and so to divide all of their c

eastern and enjoy "american history tv" every weekend on c-span3. >>> you're watching american history tv. explore our nation's past. american history tv on c-span3, created by america's television cable companies and brought to you by these companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. sammy, is a 1972 defense department film documents a trip to vietnam by sammy davis, jr., traveling at the request of president nixon's special action office. he performs in several uso shows and discusses drug abuse problems, military service and race issues with the troops. ♪ ♪ >> and everyone felt the same ♪ ♪ >> and everyone felt the same way. i'm not saying that -- because it's true. i asked everyone did they want to go? i didn't tell them you will go. i couldn't do that. i felt this would have to be their open decision to make. ♪ i was born a natural gambler ♪ ♪ raised on brew and poker ♪ ♪ black jack hand, the dealer man said -- all i ever get ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> early in 1972, sammy davis jr. made a trip to south vietnam as a representative of president nixon's committee on

this 2014 interview in louisville, kentucky, watch tonight starting at 8 eastern, and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >>> created by the moscow documentary film center, "american women visit the soviet union" is a report on a 1964 trip by u.s. members of the women's international league for peace and freedom with stops in moscow and several other cities, the anti-war group promoted peace and understanding at a time of tense cold war relations between the united states and soviet union. >>. ♪♪ american women visit the soviet union. photographed by. sound recorded by petrov, produced by the central documentary film studio, moscow. peace is cherished by people everywhere, the call for peace and friendship among nations has never resounded so loudly and forcefully all over the world as it does today. promotion of peaceful coexistence is no longer the concern only of political leaders. it's the vital past of all the people, the soviet and american public, one mutual understanding, and the most varied contacts are developing between the soviet union and america. a delegation of t

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"american history tv" on c-span3. created by america's television companies. today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide "american history tv" to viewers as a public service. >>> "religious emphasis day in philadelphia" is a u.s. army big picture episode documents an april 20th, 1958 program hosted by the united service organizations or uso. it brought more than 6,000 military personnel to the city for religious service, meals, sightseeing and entertainment. the uso was founded on february 4th, 1941 and provides a variety of services to military personnel at home and abroad. ♪ ♪ >> this is "the big picture," an official report of the united states army produced for the armed forces and the american people. [ bells toll ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> religion has always been a vitally important part of life for men in our armed forces. whether a day makeshift service amid the field of battle or on the deck of a battleship at sea or a tiny base, the american serviceman and woman has long been encouraged to express their faith according to their belief

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eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore america's past on c-span3, created by america's cable television companies. today we're brought to you by these companies that provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> every two years in early january, congress opens with many senators and representatives new to capitol hill. up next on "reel america," a 1949 educational film explaining the workings of capitol hill during a day in congress. they have committees, house and senate compromise and a picture of harry truman making the bill a law. >> washington, rallying center of the democratic world today. and at the heart of washington is the government of the united states of america, spreading through the city and along the mall. the white house, home of the president and of the executive power of government. the supreme court, which interprets the laws. the capitol, the home of congress which makes the laws of the united states. and the shadow of this sdoem divided much in the

you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past american history tv on c-span 3 created by america's cable television companies and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. historian joanne freeman talks about violence in american politics from the earlier republic through the antebellum era examining how it compares to modern partisan conflicts. this keynote was part of the john jay papers conference hosted by columbia university and they provided the video. welcome to life and an age of conflicts and extremes the keynote address for the john jay papers conference. thank you so much for joining us for this discussion at a moment in our nation's history when greater understanding of the legacy of congressional violence and polarizing partisan politics is essential to enable our country to move forward in a constructive way. i'm a

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here on american history tv. ♪ >> american history tv on c-span3. ery weekend, documenting america's story. funding for american history tv comes from these companies who support c-span3 as a public service. the c-span cities tour travels the country exploring the american story. since 2011, we've been to more than 200 communities across the nation. our staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. next, look at one of our cities tour visits. >> the great lakes are important to the region and continent for a of reasons. the most important is the fact that it is 21% of the world's freshwater, 84% of freshwater, and that is vital to who we are. they consist of five likes. are here at the national museum of the great lakes, dedicated to the history of the great lakes. not just the toledo area but the entire great lakes. toledo has a huge history in terms of the great lakes. they've been building ships in this area back to the 1830's. they are still working and operating the port today. it's a town that would not be here without lake erie and th

announcer: you are watching american history tv, every weekend. explore our past, american history tv on c-span-3, created by america's cable television companies. today we are provided by these companies who provide service. >> the city tours goes across the nation. like many americans, the staff is stink close to home due to the coronavirus. next, a look at a city tours visit. john: welcome to the south dakota aerospace museum. when people think about south dakota they don't always think about a great aviation state, but we have a huge aviation heritage in the state. over the years, we have played a huge part in our national defense. ellsworth air force base began in world war ii and its purpose in world war ii was to train bomber crews, specifically b-17 crews. if you think about it, if you are going to learn to navigate a world war ii bomber over long distances and expenses of territory, south dakota is a great place to put the base. that was the beginning of ellsworth air force base. the connection from world war ii to the cold war is really r

and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> you are watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3 explore our nation's past. american history tv, on c-span3, created by america's cable television companies. and today we are brought to you by these telephones companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> next. we'll hear the story of the pilgrims' crossing in 1620 and the ornls of the mayflower compact. we'll also tour mayflower ii, a reproduction of the original ship, to see what life was like on board. >> i am richard pickering, deputy executive director of plymouth -- museums. and we are at state pier in plymouth,

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eastern and 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. american history tv on c-span 3. created by america's cable television companies and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> located about 100 miles from washington, d.c., on the eastern shore of the chesapeake bay, the harriet tubman underground railroad visitor center, opened in the spring of 2017. up next, on american artifacts, a half hour tour of the grounds and exhibits to learn about the life of escaped slave, abolitionist, civil war spy, and suffragist harriet tubman. >>> welcome to harriet tubman underground railroad state park. my name is ranger crenshaw, and here we highlight harriet tubman's early years. she was born about three miles east of here in the town of madison and swept a lot of time in this area as well as buckman a few miles west of here. it was here in this area of dorchester county that she learned the skills that were

documenting america's story, funding for american history tv comes from these companies who support public service. >>> weeknights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight a night of oral histories with korean war veterans. the korean war began on june 25th, 1950, and ended with an armistice agreement in july of 1953. we start with carl house, as he recounts his part in the ambitious landing at inchon, a victory for u.n. forces which turned the tide early in the war. he also talks about the surprise chinese counterattack and intense combat at the battle of chosen reservoir where he was captured and details the squalid conditions and suffering he endured as a prisoner of the chinese. the korean war legacy foundation conducted this 2014 interview your louisville, kentucky, watch tonight starting at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> in april of 1915, while world war i was raging, more than a thousand women from combatant and neutral nations gathered in the netherlan

and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> you are watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3 explore our nation's past. american history tv, on c-span3, created by america's cable television companies. and today we are brought to you by these telephones companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> next. we'll hear the story of the pilgrims' crossing in 1620 and the ornls of the mayflower compact. we'll also tour mayflower ii, a reproduction of the original ship, to see what life was like on board. >> i am richard pickering, deputy executive director of plymouth -- museums. and we are at state pier in plymouth, massachusetts. mayflower two is behind me. a full scale reproduction of the ship that brought the pilgrims the new england in 1620. a wrater by the name of albert matthews gives them the name of pilgrim fathers. still in the united kingdom call them the pilgrim fathers. we as americans tend to call them pilgrim. the reason the word is cited is that william bradford in his chronicle and also in his poetry refers to

eastern and 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. "american history tv" on c-span3 created by america's cable television companies. today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide "american history tv" to viewers as a public service. >>> "moby dick" was written by herman melville and published in 1851. up next, nathaniel philbrick discusses his love of the classic novel and its lasting legacy. the nantucket historical association hosted this program and provided the video. >> it's a tremendous pleasure to be here. "moby dick" is my personal bible. not being an academic, i miss the comradery of being with fellow intellectuals. so this symposium idea is just so much fun for me. it's been great to hear tough acts to follow. but just wonderful. i remember years ago my -- i think the first academic conference i ever attended was near on nantucket when susan beagle and wes tiffany who used to be at the umass field station organized a steinbeck and the environment

>>> american history tv on c-span3. every weekend documenting america's story. funding for american history tv comes from these companies who support c-span3 as a public service. >>> "my trip abroad" by eleanor roosevelt is a short news style film narrated by the popular columnist and former first lady. she reports on her trip in 1950 to sweden, norway, denmark, france, and england to support post world war ii rebuilding efforts. >>> few presidents of the united states have shown such an intense interest in europe as the late president franklin delano roosevelt, an interest deeply shared by his well-traveled wife, eleanor. mrs. roosevelt is not only a noted traveler but a successful journalist, who likes to see things for herself and whose column, "my day" has been read for 14 years by 6 million readers in nearly 1 million american papers. they follow an important trip she just made through europe. >> we landed at the airport at 9:45 a.m. there was a large crowd on hand to meet us, including crown prince olaf and princess martha. the primary reason for my trip to

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. "american history tv" on c-span3, created by america's cable television companies and today were brought to you by these television companies who provide "american history tv" to viewers as a public service. >>> next, we'll hear the story of the pilgrims crossing in 1620, and the origins of the mayflower compact. we'll also tour mayflower ii, a preproduction of the original ship, to see what life was like onboard. >> i am richard pickering, deputy executive director of plymouth museums, and we are at state pier in plymouth, massachusetts. "mayflowe ii is behind me. a preproduction. a writer by the name of albert matthews gives them the name of pilgrim fathers, which still in the united kingdom they're called the pilgrim fathers. we as americans tend to call them pilgrims. william bradford in his chronic cool and poetry reveals to them as pilgrims, as pilgrims, people who went on a journey for religious reasons, went on a journey for

eastern and enjoy "american history tv" every weekend on c-span3. every saturday at 8:00 p.m. ican history tv" 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 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, i should mention, madison originally called it freedom of the use of the press. it is the freedom to print and publish things, not a freedom for what we refer to institutionally 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. >> peace, togetherness and sammy is 1972 defense

watch at 9 pm eastern and enjoy on american history tv. c-span 3. >> my trip abroad by eleanor roosevelt is a short newsreel film narrated by the popular newspaper columnist and former first lady, she reports on her trip in 1950 to sweden,, norway finland, denmark, france, and england to observe post-world war ii rebuilding efforts. ♪ ♪ ♪ an interest deeply shared by his well traveled wife, eleanor. mrs. roosevelt is not only a noted traveler, but also a successful journalist, who likes to see things for herself, and whose column my day has been read by 6 million readers, and over 100 american newspapers. they have been following with great interest an important trip she made through europe. >> we landed at the airport in oslo, norway at 9:45 am. there was a large crowd on hand including the prince and princess. not statue. not only to one member but to the people of the united states. and the ideals for which they stand. hope and justice. and which they hope to achieve through cooperation with the free nations of europe. i wanted to see f

this is american history tv, only on c-span3. >> weeknights we are featuring american history tv programss a preview of what is available every weekend on c-span 3. monday night on american history tv, "reel america" richard n. nixon, the new president is a 1968 film producer international audience by the u.s. information agency. focusing primarily on president elect nixon's life story and released prior to his inauguration,the film was distributed in many languages overseas but by law cannot be shown in the united states for 12 years. it is now part of the national archives motion picture collections. watch monday, beginning at 8 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. since 2011 architect and historic preservationist jobie hill has been visiting and compiling a database of former slave dwellings in the united states. her interdisciplinary work includes architectural documentation photography interpretation and preservation of slave history. up next on american artifacts we travel to southern virginia near the north carolina border to visit the former brando

pacific, here on american history tv. >> american history tv is on social media. llow us, at c-span history. ♪ [fife and drum corps] ♪ [military fife and drum corps] ♪ >> you are watching american history tv, covering history, c-span style, with event coverage, eyewitness accounts, archival films, lectures and college classrooms, and visits to museums and historic places, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> the largest stone fort in the united states at the mouth of sits at the mouth of the chesapeake bay near virginia. up next, fort munro museum robin reed gives us a tour showcasing , the history from the colonial era to its completion. and its role in the american civil war. robin: welcome to fort munro the in the very pleasant place that we call point comfort. we call it old point comfort it . it is here that over 400 years of history have occurred. some would say even thousands of years. we are inside the casemate

weeknights this month, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. thursday night, a look back to the civil war confederate generals. historian, and james by the robertson talks about robert e. lee's ties to virginia, and the various military campaigns that took place throughout the state. he compares general lisa life after the war to other generals and veterans. the battlefields foundation posted this event. and watch thursday night, beginning at eight eastern and enjoy american history tv, every weekend on c-span 3. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hundreds of thousands of persons are waiting their turn to enter the united states under the old quota system. some have been waiting for 20 years. their hopes, wishes and frustrations are found here, and the files of the immigration and naturalization service of washington d.c.. nobody came from france or england, where israel, many years ago they weren't allowed in. how come they're letting everybody and now? they opened up the gates and all the criminals all the stables so they came in an

>>> you're watching "american history tv." every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. "american history tv," on c-span3, created by america's cable television companies and today were brought to you by these television companies who provide "american history tv" to viewers as a public service. >>> each week, "american history tv's" american artifacts visits museums and historic places. located in south central virginia near lynch berg, green hill was once a vast plantation operated by a slave dealer. we visited green hill with jobie hill, founding of the saving slave houses project and a team of preservationists and 3d scanning technicians, who documented several buildings associated with slavery. she was introducing the team to green hill when we arrived. this program is about 50 minutes. >> okay, so -- >> oh, goodness. >> so here's the auction block and auctioneer's stand. so that's the brick dependency. that's the duck house. >> duck house? >> a duck house. this is the wash house. this one has a neat feature on the

thank you. >> you're watching american history tv. ery weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past on c-span 3 created by american television companies. today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. on march 5, 1946, former british prime minister winston, churchill deliver what came to be known as his iron curtain speech. mr. churchill's stark assessment of where relations stood between the soviet union and his former world war ii allies is one of the cold war's most iconic speeches. mikhail gorbachev speaking at the college in may 1992 just after the collapse of the soviet union. and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >> american history tv on c-span 3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend we're marking the 75th anniversary of winston churchill's iron curt

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. "american history tv" on c-span3, created by america's cable television companies. today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide "american history tv" to viewers as a public service. >>> during a period of the 19th century nantucket off the coast of massachusetts was a hub for whaling around the world. peggy godwin of the nantucket historical association discusses the history of whaling and the impact it had on this smul island community. the nantucket historical society hosted the talk. >> welcome to the nan tulkt historical association web near on the male hunt. i'm excited about presenting this to you tonight. we have over 230 peoplekmtjxÑñ/ participating which is absolutely shocking. we're just delighted. we're going to be talking tonight about what it was like on a whale hunt. this presentation will last about 20 minutes, and after that i'd be more than happy to take any questions that i hope i can answer f

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american history tv on c-span3. created by america's cable television companies and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >> i have done my best. i have lost. mr. nixon has won. the democratic process has worked its will. so now, let's get on with the task of uniting our country. thank you. [ applause ] >> we hope we can worthy of the support that we had of the thousands of volunteer workers in state after state who did far beyond the call of duty in helping us to the victory that was won. i, as you probably have heard, have received a very gracious message from the vice president congratulating me for winning the election. i have also had a telephone conversation with him and i thought i might share with you and also our telephone audience some of the thoughts that i expressed to him in that telephone conversation. i congratulated him for his gallant and courageous fight. i admire a fighter. he proved himself to be one. he never gave

american history tv on c-span 3. created by america's cable television companies. and today, we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> 75 years ago, in march 1946, winston churchill delivered his iron curtain speech at westminster college in fulton, missouri. next, former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev's lecture at the college from may 1992. he talked about how the world could emerge from the cold war and shape the future. sculpture in which the s sculpture's imagination and fantasy, with remarkable expressiveness convey the drama of the cold war. tor repressable human striving to penetrate the barriers of alienation and confrontation. it is symbolic that this hard est is the granddaughter of winston churchill and this sculpture should be in fulton. more than 46 years ago, winston churchill spoke in fulton and in my country, the speech was singled out as the formal declaration of the cold war. this was, indeed, the first time the words "iron curtain" were pronounced and the whole western w

eastern and 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. american history tv on c-span3 created by america's cable television companies, and today were brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. >>> "mobey-dick" was written by herman melville and published in 1851. up next, nathaniel philbrick author of "why read moby-dick?" discusses its lasting legacy. the national his tore irk association hosted this program and provided the video

you're watching american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 explore our nation's past american history tv on c-span 3 created by america's cable television companies and today we're brought to you by these television companies who provide american history tv to viewers as a public service. sunday on the presidency paul sparrow director of the franklin d roosevelt presidential library and museum looks at the personal and political partnership between franklin and eleanor roosevelt. here's a preview. so they were a dynamic team with tremendous influence on the american public and the public was fascinated by them this here. they are sitting in the front yard of their home of franklin's mother's home in hyde park new york. it's a it's called springwood. this is where he grew up and really was the center of his life and when you look at this beautiful picture, you can see that rolling hills you can still see much of this landscape there as it exists and one of fdr's closest assistance was a woman named missy the hand margaret missile hand. she had come with him when he first ran for vice p