under the supervision of academy award-winning director frank capra, the u.s. army signal corps produced seven films between 1942 and 1945. they are known as the "why we fight" series. america," "prelude to war," which is 52 minutes and covers the outbreak of world war ii to the pearl harbor attack. the documentary explores the rise of authoritarianism and paints the conflict between the axis and allies as slavery against freedom. "prelude to war" won the academy award for best documentary in 1943.

saturday night at 10:00 and sunday night at 4:00 easter, a world war ii film directed by frank capra on the order of general george marshall. part of our reel america series. and on oral histories, a continuation of our interviews with former congresswoman. the first republican female representative from north carolina talks about her life and the election. sunday afternoon at 2:00, george mason university professor talks about women in america's founding area and the patriot leaders seeking support to fight the -- that is coming up next on american history tv. next on american history tv, michelle easton talks about the life and career of congressman , a master, and author clare booth luce. from heritage foundation. this is about 40 minutes. >>> clare booth luce. i'm so happy to be here today and washington, d.c. with you all to talk about the

under the supervision of director frank capra, the u.s.y produced seven films between 1942 and 1945. they are known as the why we fight series. war," which isto 52 minutes and covers the outbreak of world war ii to the pearl harbor attack. it explores the rise of authoritarianism and paints the conflict between the axis and allies as slavery against freedom. it won the academy award for best documentary in 1943.

hollywood director frank capra became a film industry veteran and army signal corps technician and show how the british defeated hitler's air force. at a cost of more than 40,000 civilians and mass destruction on the ground. saturday night at 10 and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern. >>> this sunday on oral history. we continue our series on women in congress. with former republican congresswoman helen bentley. >> i knew i had to do well. because i couldn't afford not to. i just kept plugging. and working hard. it's not a place, a playpen. a campaign is tough work. i admire anyone who goes into it. in the weeks ahead, we will hear from barbican ellie, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. want oral history, sunday at 10 am eastern. on american history tv. on c-span three. [ chanting ] it is one the most qualified nominees ever picked for the supreme court. he has contributed a great deal to his community, and the legal profession besides being an outstanding judge on the dc circuit court of appeals. met judge cavanaugh has a special obligation to make his views on this topic clear given the p

under the supervision of director frank capra, the u.s. army produced seven films between 1942 and 1945. they are known as the why we fight series. war," which isto 52 minutes and covers the outbreak of world war ii to the pearl harbor attack. it explores the rise of authoritarianism and paints the conflict between the axis and allies as slavery against freedom. it won the academy award for best documentary in 1943. ♪ ♪ narrator: causes and events leading up to our entry into the war. well, what are the causes? why are we americans on the march? is it because of pearl harbor? is that why we are fighting? or is it because of britain? france? china? czechoslovakia? norway? poland? holland? greece? belgium? albania? yugoslavia? or russia? just what was it made us change our way of living overnight? what turned our resources, our machines, our whole nation into one vast arsenal, producing more and more weapons of war instead of the old materials of peace? what put us in the uniform ready to engage the enemy on every continent and every ocean?

frank capra supervised production of the "why we fight" series, using a team of army corps technicians and hollywood veterans. america, divide and conquer. the documentary details military aggression by germany after the september 1, 1939 invasion of poland. using animated maps created at disney studios, newsreels, traumatized scenes, a nd nazi and u.s. army footage, "fight and conquer" covers the invasions of denmark, norway, belgium, holland, and france. ♪ narrator: six years of hard training and actual battle experience in spain and poland have made the german army look invincible. but what about the british and french? first, let's take up the british. they started from scratch, but both at home and abroad, an army was growing. for not only had written bclared war -- canada -- ritain declared war -- canada, australia, new zealand, south africa. the whole commonwealth of nations was determined against hitlerism. britain had one weapon that was ready, the royal navy. fleetits from the british malta,ployed at suexz, gibraltar, in the channel, and in the north sea, blockading germany.

frank capra supervised production of the "why we fight" series, using a team of army corps techniciansand hollywood veterans. america, divide and conquer. the documentary details military aggression by germany after the september 1, 1939 invasion of poland. using animated maps created at disney studios, newsreels, traumatized scenes, a nd nazi and u.s. army footage, "fight and conquer" covers the invasions of denmark, norway, belgium, holland, and france.

saturday night at 10:00 and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern a world war ii film directed by frank capra on the orders of general george marshall to explain the cause of the global war to u.s. troops. it's part of our real america series. then on oral histories, sunday morning at 10:00 eastern, a continuation of our interviews with former congress women, the first republican female representative from north carolina sue myrick talks about her life and election. sunday afternoon at 2:00 eastern george mason university professor rosemary zagari looks at women in america's founding era and their political value to patriot leaders seeking support to fight the revolution, a role that gave women a basis for demanding more rights in the future. that's this weekend on american history tv. >>> next on reel america, a look back at the 1968 presidential campaign. this half hour richard nixon for president campaign film shows the republican and former vice president meeting voters in new hampshire and wisconsin. nixon would go on to win primaries in both of these states on his way to securing the go

hollywood director frank capra, a team of film industry veterans, and army signal corps technicians show how the british defeated hitler's air force at a cost of more than 40,000 civilians and vast destruction on the ground. saturday night at 10:00 and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern. >>> saturday, at 10:00 a.m. eastern, on c-span, live coverage of the democratic national committee summer meeting in chicago to decide on changes to the party's presidential nominating process, including the role of super delegates. watch live saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. ♪ hey, hey, ho, ho, kavanaugh has got to go ♪ >> he's one of the most qualified nominees ever picked for the supreme court and he's contributed a great deal to his community and the legal profession besides being an outstanding judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals. >> judge kavanaugh has a special obligation to make his views on this topic clear given the president's litmus test that he would only appoint judges who would overturn roe. on that obligation, judge kavan

saturday night at 10:00 and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern a world war ii film directed by frank caprathe orders of general george marshall to explain the cause of the global war to u.s. troops. it's part of our real america series. then on oral histories sunday morning at 10:00 eastern a continuation of our interviews with former congress women. the first republican female representative from north carolina, sue myrick. then sunday rosemarie zagari looks at women in america's founding era and their political value to patriot leaders speaking support to fight the evolution. a world that gave women the bases for demanding more rights in the future. that's this weekend on american history tv. >>> we don't live in the same parts of the country, we don't have the same vocation, we don't have the same particularly outlook, but where we are all the same is men of color and women of color, is the way that we rye to instill a sense of fear. you can call it respect, but a sense of fear at the sobering consequences of what could happen if you an interaction with the police go wrong. >> sunday ni

hollywood director, frank capra, a team of film industry veterans at army single -- signal corps technicians show how the british defeated hitler's air force at a cost of more than 40,000 civilians and the vast destruction on the ground. saturday night at 10:00, and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern. >>> this sunday, on oral histories. we continue our series on women in congress. with former republican congresswoman, helen bentley. >> i knew i had to do well. because, i could not afford not to. and, i just kept plugging, and working hard. it is not to plague them. a campaign is tough work. and, i admire anybody who goes into it. >>> in the weeks ahead, we will hear from barb racanelli, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories. sunday at 10 am eastern on american history tv. on c-span 3. >>> saturday at 10 am eastern on

frank capra, a team of film veterans and army corps technicians showed how they defeated hitler's air force. saturday night at 10:00 and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern. >>> this sunday on "oral histories histories" we continue our series with women in congress with former republican congresswoman helen bentley. >> i knew i had to do well. because i couldn't afford not to. i just ke lui >>>ng and a campaign's tough wo i admire anybody that goes into w it..hear kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch "oral histories" sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv. on c-span3. >>> saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, live coverage of the democratic

a world war ii film directed by frank capra on the orders of general george marshall to explain the cause of the global war to u.s. troops. it is part of our real america series. -- our reel america series. then, a continuation of our interviews with former congresswomen. sue myron talks about her life and election. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 eastern, a professor looks at women in america's founding era and their political value to patriot leaders seeking support for revolution. a role that gave women the basis for demanding more rights in the future. that is this weekend, on american history tv. >>> next on reel america, a look back at the 1968 presidential campaign. this half hour, richard nixon for president campaign film, shows the republican meeting voters in wisconsin and new hampshire. nixon would go on to win primaries in both of these states on his way to securing the gop nomination. he then defeated democrat hubert humphrey and independent candidate george wallace in the general election, winning 32 states. this half hour film was courtesy of the richard nixon presidential lib

saturday night at 10:00 and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern, a world war ii film directed by frank capra on the orders of general george marshall to explain the cause of the global war to u.s. troops. it's part of our reel america series. then, on oral histories, sunday morning at 10:00 eastern, a continuation of our interviews with former congresswomen. the first republican female representative from north carolina talks about her life and election. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 eastern, george mason university professor rosemarie zagari looks at women in the founding era and their value to patriot leaders seeking support to fight the revolution, a role that gave women a basis for demanding more rights in the future. that's this weekend on american history tv. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a pub lg service by america's cable television companies and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your

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saturday night at 10:00, a world war ii film directed by frank capra on the orders of general george marshall to explain the cause of the global war to u.s. troops. it is part of our real america series. then, on oral histories, sunday morning at 10:00 eastern, a continuation of our interviews with congresswomen. and sunday afternoon at 2:00 eastern, professor looks at women in america's founding era and their political value to patriot leaders seeking support to fight the revolution. a world that gave women the basis for demanding more rights in the future. that is this weekend on american history tv. >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >>> this year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1968 poor luther byking jr. the focus of the civil rights movement to economic issue

saturday night at 10:00 and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern, a world war ii film directed by frank capra on the orders of general marshall to explain the cost of war to american troops. then on oral history, sunday morning at 10:00, eastern, a continuation of our interviews with former congress woman. the first representative from north carolina, sue myrick talked about her life and election. and sunday afternoon attaboy -- and sunday afternoon, george mason professor. that's this weekend on american history tv. >>> we don't live in the aim same parts of the country. we don't have the same location. what we have is, men of color and women of color, the way that we try to instill a sense of fear. you can call it respect but a sense of fear at the sobering consequence of what could happen if we interact with police and it goes wrong. >> comedian and actor d.l. haogley shares his thoughts on race in america with his back, how not to get shot and other advice from white people. how about having a police department that is respectful of the public they work for? how about having a police depa

a world war ii film directed by frank capra on the orders of general george marshal to explain the cause of the global war to u.s. troops, start of our real america series. then, on oral histories, sunday morning at 10:00 eastern, a continuation of our interviews with former congresswoman. the first republican female representative from north carolina, sue myrick, talks about her life and election. >>> and professor rosemarie zagarri looks at founding europe and patriot leaders to fight the revolution, that gave the women basis for demanding more rights in the future. this weekend on american history tv. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of the white house, the supreme court and policy events at d.c. and around the country. brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> this year marks the 50th anniversary of the 1968 poor people's campaign envisioned by martin luther king jr. to shift the focus of the civil rights movement to economic

under the supervision of academy award-winning director frank capra, the u.s. army signal corps produced seven films between 1942 and 1945. they are known as the "why we fight" series. next on "reel america," "prelude to war," which is 52 minutes and covers the outbreak of world war

war department film why we fight, the battle of britain from 1943, hollywood director frank capra, a team of film industry and army signal technicians show how the british defeated hitler. saturday night at 10:00 and sunday afternoon at 4:00 eastern. >> this sunday on orlando histories, we continue our series on women in congress with former republican congresswoman helen bentley. >> i knew i had to do well because i couldn't afford not to. and i just kept plugging and working hard. it's not a playpen. a campaign is tough work and i admire anybody who goes into it. >> and in the weeks ahead we will hear from barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and listen wo woolsey. on american history tv on c-span 3. >> sunday night on q & a, national constitution center president and ceo jeffrey rosen talks about his biography of william howard taft. >> he never learned politics. he told his aide archie butt who served roosevelt and taft as an intimate aide, i will not play a part for popularity. if the people want to reject me, that's their programs testify. his heroes are james madison, alexander ham