included lucille ball, john wayne, frank sinatra, ingrid argument and carol burnett, next on "reel america." 1985, "all star party for dutch reagan." hosted by frank sinatra, the tribute includes appearances by nancy reagan, dean martin, charlton heston, steve lawrence and eydie gorme, and variety clubs chairman monty hall. ♪ ♪ host: welcome to our all-star party for dutch reagan. a variety clubs, monty hall. clubs -- forty variety clubs, monty hall. >> welcome. join me in welcoming a lady that we love, now in a supporting role in a major production back east, this is dutch reagan. reagan.s dutch [applause] monty: join me now in welcoming a man we greet tonight as friend, a very special friend close to our hearts, mr. dutch reagan. ♪ ["hail to the chief" being played] [applause] nancy and dutch, your host for clubvening, 1985 variety honoree, truly his brother's keeper, frank sinatra. ♪ frank: you may be seated. [laughter] i am delighted to be here with dutch and his bride, the first lady of the united states, and might i add, the first lady of geneva too. [applause] now we have some wonde

here is a clip from our archival film series, reel america. , senator russell and others have said the patterns of the past cannot be changed overnight. that whites cannot change their attitudes so fast as migos would like them to change them. how do you answer that statement? dr. king: i think we are dealing with two matters here. on the one hand, we are dealing with the problem of grappling with behavior and controlling behavior. on the other hand, we are dealing with changing attitudes. i quite agree that attitudes are not often changed overnight. and in this sense, it may be true that you cannot legislate morals. while it is true that morality legislated, we must see the other side and that is that behavior can be regulated. the law may not change the heart, but it can restrain the heartless. immoral posture to hold the position that individuals, whether they be knee grows or members of other minority groups, could have -- should have their basic constitutional and god-given rights held up until some misguided individuals are able to change their attitudes. i think by changing the

here's a clip from our archival america."ies "reelll outg, will you your conception of civil rights? prescribed byghts statute and constitution, and not which of those that go through the ordinary marketplace. king: i would think as civil rights as those basic rights that are guaranteed by the thetitution on the basis of first and the 14th amendments. a distinctionis between social privilege on the one hand, and civil rights on the other. who will thing to say sit in my living room as a friend and as a guest. it is another thing to say who will sit beside me on the bus or in a public place. that point, a violation is a violation of civil rights. i think of the first instance i have the choice to determine who will be a guest in my house. i think all public facility should be open to all citizens without regards to race, nationality or religion. it you include privately owned facilities to make those public? dr. king: yes, i would include privately owned facilities that andpublicly sustained dependent on the very fun -- public for thei

. >> 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. madam cj walker was thought to be the wealthiest african-american businesswoman of her time. up next, we visit the indiana historical society madam cj walker empowering women exhibit , to learn about her impact in the early 20th century. >> madame walker was mainly known for being an entrepreneur, of having her own hair care line and cosmetics company, and being a millionaire. she was born in 1867 in delta, louisiana. and at that time, that is two years post emancipation. so we are talking about the throes of the vestiges of slavery. and enslavement. she was the child of enslaved parents who became sharecroppers. so poverty was a way of life for them. and working hard from sunrise to sunset from an early age was part of her life. she was orphaned very early, around the age of six, moved to vicksburg, mississippi, with her sister. she then moved again to st. louis to work with her brothers who were ba

on reel america, film ande silent color photos of the soviet union in army950's shot by u.s. major martin manhoff. historian douglas smith joins us to explain. that's what's coming up here on tv.ican history my name's jerry desmond, the pampling director at park. i'm very happy to introduce rod gragg, military

. >> you can watch archival films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series "reel americaaturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv. madam cj walker was thought to be the wealthiest african-american businesswoman of her time. up next, we visit the indiana historical society madam cj walker empowering women exhibit

next on reel america, "afghanistan: the gallant struggle," a 20-minute central intelligence video produced for president ronald reagan about one year after the invasion. the documentary details events that led to the invasion, the vital role of islam in the country, and the status of the fight against the soviets. >> it has been called the hidden kingdom, isolated for centuries from much of the world, but since the second millennium before christ, history has recorded the movements of people through the towering mountains of the hindu kush. cyrus, alexander, genghis khan, and tamerlane marched their troops through the mountain passes and plains of afghanistan, a highway of conquest to the subcontinent of asia. in the 19th century, british viceroys and russians czars contended for the allegiance of the fiercely independent and devoutly muslim afghans. they did not succeed. nor did later attempts. afghanistan remained through much of this century, a neutral country, a geographical and ideological buffer between east and west. ♪ this tradition of nonalignment was to end violently in a communi

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. >>> this weekend on reel america from 1985 an all-star party for reagan hosted by frank sinatra, thegram of song, comedy and tributes includes nancy reagan, charleston heston and more. here's a preview. >> a man who doesn't even know he's here. mr. dean martin. >> where's bert? it's a pleasure to be here for your dinner tonight. >> listen, we honored him four years ago. >> so i made a mistake. and this is for you, clutch. oh, are you kid iding? i call hymn ronnie. but in 1988 you're going to be out of work, but i'll still be dru drunk. where's my accompanyist? not only, but he polices piano for me too. how did you get this out here? ♪ may i state it's been great ♪ and a night like this a few people rate ♪ ♪ but i must admit it all hho honsty ♪ ♪ mr. wonderful, that's me ♪ there are those i'll suppose would get angry if they heard such bravo ♪ ♪ but i must repeat in a all modesty ♪ ♪ mr. wonderful, it's still me ♪ i drink a toast to him each night as you might think ♪ ♪ not cause i wish him well but cause i love to drink ♪ ♪ so will you all in this fine hall ♪ ♪ raise a glass to the c

lectures in history, american artifacts, reel america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. >>> next, historian david farber looks at the 50th anniversary of the woodstock music festival, a 3-day rock concert that attracted half a million people to a dairy farm in upstate new york. he's the author of "the age of great dreams,

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"reel america," from 1985, "all star party for ronald "dutch" reagan." hosted by frank sinatra, the program of song, comedy, and tributes includes nancy reagan, dean martin, charlton heston, burt reynolds, ben vereen, steve lawrence, and eydie gorme, and variety clubs international chairman monty hall. ♪ host: welcome to our all-star party for dutch reagan. speaking for variety clubs, monty hall. [applause] monty: thank you very much. good evening, ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the , variety clubs all-star party. join me in welcoming a lady that we love, formerly appearing in motion pictures, and now in a supporting role in a major production back east, mrs. dutch reagan. [applause] ♪ monty: and now, will you kindly join me in welcoming a man we whom we greet tonight as friend, a very special friend close to our hearts, mr. dutch reagan. ♪ [applause] ["hail to the chief" being played] ♪ [applause] pres. reagan: thank you. hello. how are you? [applause] ♪ monty: could you sit down? pres. reagan: [laughs] monty: nancy and dutch, your host for the eve

lectures in history, american artifact, reel america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency and special event coverage of our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the woodstock music festival which attracted nearly half a million people to a dairy farm in upstate new york. next, an oral history interview with woodstock coco-creator artie kornfeld how he signed the musical artists and the concept and business arrangements for the down the acumentary film. this is half an hour. >> wanted to be a baseball player, but i always loved music, and my mother always had beeny goodwin and the lombardos, one of the two guys that had the big bands. she was into big band music and my uncle loved listening to jazz so those were the influences i had. >> was your mother a pianist? >> no. my mother founded the freedom rise, and if you get my group you'll see the equality that will blow your mind about shirl kornfeld. she's the star in my family, not me. >> today you are the star. >> well, i'm just a representative of a h

lectures in history, american artifacts, "reel america," the civil war, oral histories, the presidency and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy "american history tv" now and every weekend on c-span3. >>> 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the woodstock music festival which affected half a million people to a dairy farm in up state new york. next an interview with woodstock co-creator artie kornfeld. he recalled how the concert came together, how he signed the musical artists and the business arrangements for the documentary film. this is half an hour. >>> i wanted to be a baseball player but i always loved music and my mother always had benny goodman of the lombardos. not guy lombardo, but the two brothers. they both had bands. one of the two guys who had the big bands. anyway, she listened to big band music and my uncle loved jazz. and he was always listening to jazz. that was the influences i had. >> then was your mother a pianist, a performer? >> no, my mother founded the freedom rides and became a very famous -- she's a founder of the freedom rides. if you get

here is a clip from our archival film series, reel america. >> cochairmen reverend martin luther king. the supreme hope of this , rendered in temples -- decisional language, a which will long be stenciled on the mental seeds of the generation. this may 17 decision came as a end the long night of human captivity. hope toas a light of millions of disinherited people throughout the world who has .ared only to dream of freedom this decision has .ot gone without opposition this opposition has often risen .o ominous proportions most urgent request to the president of the united states and every member of congress is to give us the right and we will no longer have to worry about our basic rights. give us the ballot and we will no longer plead to the federal government for passage of an antilynching law. we will come up by the power of our vote, -- we will, by the power of our vote, write the law on the statute books of the south and bring an end to the dastardly acts of the hooded perpetrators of violence. give us the ballot and we will transform the salient misdeeds of bloodthirsty mobs int

germany.mberg, next, on reel america, a u.s.entary nuremberg trials, first screened in jamie germany. using nazi and allied film, nuremberg chronicles the rise of germany, it's annexation of countries, military invasions and death camps. this version contains many sc

announcer: watch the entire cia film tonight at 10:00 eastern on our weekly series reel america. you are watching american history tv only on c-span3. author jamesxt, carl nelson tells the story while discussing his book "the polar bear expedition: the heroes of america's forgotten invasion of russia, 1918 to 1919 ." this program was part of the 2019 national world war i museum and memorial symposium. little bit talking a about stuff going on in russia. i feel like everything is relevant in the world today that connects back to world war i. our next speaker is james carl nelson. he is the author of four books about the american experience in world war i. , fivemains of company d lieutenants, i will hold. he is the winner of the colonel joseph alexander award for biography from the marine corps heritage foundation and "the polar bear expedition: the heroes of america's forgotten invasion of russia, 1918 to 1919," which you will be learning more about in his lecture today. a graduate in journalism from the university of minnesota, nelson has worked as a staff writer for "the miami

germany.mberg, next, on reel america, a u.s. of thecumentary nuremberg trials, first screened in jamie germany. using nazi and allied film, nuremberg chronicles the rise of germany, it's annexation of countries, military invasions and death camps. this version contains many scenes of war and death that some viewers may find disturbing. ♪[music] >> it was 1945. the war was over. camey, painfully, life europe.the ruins of ♪[music] the war was over. but there was no peace. despair crouched over the countenance. hopelessness circled europe like a bird of prey. why? what were the forces? a warere the issues in that turns nations into rubble heaps? populations into beggars? the answers.nted they wanted to know what happened and why. inthe palace of justice nuremberg, the people of the world came together, for there, that the international military tribunal, to judge the war criminals. ♪[music] ♪[music] jackson,e robert h. the chief american prosecutor, makes the opening statement for prosecution. >> the privilege of opening the in his

"reel america," the civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy "american history tv" now and every weekend on c-span3. >>> this week, "american history tv" is on c-span3 every day with prime time features each night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. tonight, the 75th anniversary of the battle of the bulge where adolf hitler launched a surprise attack. >>> "american history tv" products are now available at the new c-span online store. go to c-spanstore.org to see what's new for "american history tv" and check out all of the c-span products. >>> the house will be in order. >> for 40 years, c-span has been providing american unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events from washington, d.c. and around the country so you can make up your own mind. created by cable in 1979, c-span is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >>> "american history tv" continues its look at the civil war with remarks from kristen paullack at the battle of wil

♪[music] >> tonight on reel america, afghanistan, the struggle.duced foro president ronald reagan the soviet union unioinvasion of afghanistan in . preview. >> despite the war's devastation, the tribes of the appearmountains do not power.of soviet military their chief need, they say, is weapons. deal with thes to helicopters and we will drive the russians out. the fact that the original subsequentoup and soviet invasion occurred in this staunchly muslim country has solidified religious support for the afghanistan insurgents, both from within and outside the country. services commemorating the profit mohamed's birthday, they have exhorted their congregations to slay soviet supporters. their the afghan insurgents have successfully used religious unity in their recruiting drives. the soviets try to counter the religious issue. several hundred members of the muslim clergy have been sent to ussr for indoctrination. the government also has tried to opinion inublic outlying areas by offering cash mullahs.to the in addition, pop rock and other figures of

lectures in history, american artifacts, reel america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. >> this week, american history tv is on c-span3 every day with prime time features each night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. tonight, the 75th anniversary of the battle of the bulge where adolph hitler launched a surprise counter offensive against allied forces. watch american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >> american history tv products are available on the c-span online store. go to c-span.org for american history tv and check out all of the c-span products. >> the house will be in order. >> for 40 years, c-span has been providing america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy, vents from washington, d.c. and around the country so you can make up your own mind. created by cable in 1979 c-span is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >>> next on ame

next on our weekly series "reel america", 75 years ago in january 1945, the soviet union army liberated auschwitz, the largest nazi death camp. in november of that year, war crimes trials began in nuernberg germany. and allied films to chronicle the rise of nazi germany, military invasions, war crimes, and death camps. learn about the life and career of stephen decatur, the war of 1812 hero later killed in a bureau -- dual. panel.m. eastern, a focused on d-day and the many founders i contributed to the success of the landing in normandy. and on our weekly series the presidency, former george w. bush administrators talk about the planning leading up to the 2007 surge of the american troop levels in iraq. that is what is coming up here on "american history tv". ♪ ♪

lectures in history, american artifacts, reel america, the civil war, oral history, the presidency and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. this week, american history tv is on c-span3 every day with prime time features each night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. tonight, the 75th anniversary of the battle of the bulge where adolf hitler launched a surprise counter offensive against allied forces. watch american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv products are now available at the new c-span online store. go to c-span store.org to see what is new from american history tv and check out all of the c-span products. >>> the house will be in order. >> for 40 years c-span has been providing america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events from washington, d.c., and around the country. created by cable, c-span is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >>> american history tv cont

lectures in history, american artifacts, reel america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency,and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. >> week nights this week, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what is available every weekend on c-span3. tonight, a look at the 75th anniversary of the battle of the bulge. on december 16th, 1944, adolf hitler launched a surprise counteroffensive against allied forces in the forest region of belgium. more than 1,000 tanks and 200,000 troops took part in this final effort with the hope to recapture the port city of antwerp. tigers on the loose is a 1965 u.s. army film highlighting the 10th armored division known as the tiger division. narrated by actor lauren green, the story is told primarily by the veterans themselves who detail the battle and the divisions' experience up to the surrender of germany in may of 1945. we'll show that to you tonight, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> american history tv products are

lectures in history, american artifacts, reel america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency,our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. >>> normally what would happen is there would be a team of helicopters helping each other and supporting eacher to to make sure they have saerp but because there was no one else there, o donnell made the decision immediately he'd rescue these men so he went down to, into the landing zone area and he hovered on the ground for four minutes, waiting for the reconnaissance team to arrive there, which is in a battle condition an eterni eternity. it's a very long time to be sitting vulnerable to the enemy, but he waited. the reconnaissance team arrived, injured but safe, they boarded the helicopter, all of them and o donnell began to pull the helicopter up above the tree line and radioed, i have everyone. i'm coming out. >> president and ceo of the metropolitan museum of art daniel weiss on his book "in that time" about the life of michael o'donnell, who went missing in action during the vietnam war. sunday nig

announcer: watch the entire cia film tonight at 10:00 eastern on our weekly series reel america. you are watching american history tv only on c-span3. author jamesxt, carl nelson tells the story while discussing his book "the polar bear expedition: the heroes of america's forgotten invasion of russia, 1918 to 1919 ." this program was part of the 2019 national world war i museum and memorial symposium. little bit talking a about stuff going on in russia. i feel like everything is relevant in the world today that connects back to world war i. our next speaker is james carl nelson. he is the author of four books

. >>> lectures in history, american artifacts, reel america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span 3. >> having to lie i feel is the saddest and the ugliest part of being homosexual, when you have your first bad love experience, for instance, and you can't go to your brother and sister and say i'm hurting. >> at first i was very guilty and then i realized that all the things that are taught you not only by society but by psychiatrists just to fit you in a mold and i have just rejected the mold and when i rejected the mold, i was happier. >> these are mostly independent organizations all across the country, there's somewhere between 60 and 75 independent groups across the united states, maybe more now because it keeps growing up overnight. this is a unified effort on the part of somewhere between 20 and 30 organizations on the east coast. there are differences primarily of approach and of tactics. certain groups, for example, tend to emphasize very militant confrontation

. >>> this weekend on reel america, from 1985, an all-star party for ronald "dutch" reagan hosted byinatra. the program of song, comedy and tributes includes nancy reagan, burt reynoldses a and more. here's a preview. >> well, nancy and dutch, as you step once more into history, you go with our prayers and a song. a song that says it all. may we have a bell tone, please. ♪ ♪ should auld acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind ♪ ♪ ♪ for auld lang syne my dear ♪ ♪ for auld lang syne we'll take a cup of kindness yet ♪ for auld lang syne ♪ [ applause ] [ applause ] >>> party with president reagan and hollywood this weekend on american history tv. ♪ >> a few days before tragic death comes to president john f. kennedy, he and the first lady are the picture of happiness. their children, john jr. and caroline, are to mark their birthdays after the president returns from a trip to texas. arriving in dallas on the morning of the fatal day, he

on reel america, film ande silent color photos of the soviet union in army950's shot by u.s. major martin manhoff. historian douglas smith joins us to explain. that's what's coming up here on tv.ican history my name's jerry desmond, the pampling director at park. i'm very happy to introduce rod gragg, military historian and author of more than 20 historical books, the director bank center of military studies. work on the battle of james j.g won the roberts award for best civil war his book onar and "confederate goliath" earned the prestigious award on civil war yearly fromn out the new york city civil war roundtable. gragg a warmd welcome. [applause] you.thank roomure for me to be in a full of historians and i say that seriously because i have that i may write a lot but the folks who really know those of you are who read a lot. and i appreciate that. if you don'tn, mind, i'd like to tell you the young historye major what decided after he got bachelor's degree in history, a probably ought to get masters degree in business so he could earn a living. enrolled incepted, a distant

here's a clip from our archival film series, "reel america." >> dr. king, senator russell and others have said that the patterns of the past cannot be changed overnight, that whites cannot change their attitudes, for instance, as fast as negroes would like them to change them. how do you answer that statement? >> i think we are dealing with two matters here. on the one hand we're dealing with the problem of grappling with behavior and controlling behavior. on the other hand we're dealing with changing attitudes. now, i quite agree that attitudes are not often changed overnight. and in this instance it may be true you cannot legislate morals. but while it is true that morality cannot be legislated, we must see the other side, and that is that behavior can be regulated. the law may not change the heart, but it can restrain the heartless. and i think it is an immoral posture to hold the position that individuals, whether they be negroes or members of other minority groups, should have that basic constitutional and god-given rights held up until some misg

is available every weekend on c-span3, and the lectures in history and american artifacts and reel america, civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. >> today marks the 50th anniversary of a landmark supreme court case. in a moment, we will talk to one of the key players in the case, and john taker is going to join us from des moines, iowa and first courtesy of cbs evening news on the evening news 50 years ago today. >>> the supreme court today endorsed the right of student protest so long as the protest does not disrupt order or interfere with the rights others, but a dissenting justice hugo black says it begins the permissive era fostered by the judiciary. a 7-2 decision upheld des moines teenagers to wear the black arm bands into the school. >> that is courtesy of "cbs evening news" and two of the key players mary beth tinker, and johner and joining us from des moines is john tinker. thank you for being with us. >> it is great to be with you. >> and we understand that ther

lectures in history, american artifacts, reel america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span 3. >> weeknights this week we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span 3. tonight a look at the 75th anniversary of the battle of the bulge. on december 16th, 1944, adolf hitler launched a surprise counteroffensive against allied forces in the arden forest region of belgium, northeastern france in luxembourg. more than 1,000 tanks and 200,000 troops took part in this final nazi effort with the hope to recapture the port city of antwerp. tigers on the loose is a 1965 u.s. army film highlighting the tenth armored division known as the tiger division, narrated by actor lorne green the story is told primarily by the veterans themselves who detailed the battle and division's experience up to the surrender of germany in may of 1945. we will show that to you tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-

lectures in history, american artifacts, reel america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. >>> next, historian david farber looks at the 50th anniversary of the woodstock music festival, a 3-day rock concert that attracted half a million people to a dairy farm in upstate new york. he's the author of "the age of great dreams, america in the 1960s." first, part of a 1969 abc report about the impact the massive crowd had on the small new york town known as bethel. >>> last night the traffic was immense, but somehow between dark and dawn when the music finally stopped, they disappeared across the country. although thousands remained on tre the rented 600-acre dairy farm pitching in on cleanup detail or just waiting out the crowd. it's nestled in the heart of the catskills. the biggest town nearby is monticello. the townspeople were terrified at the prospect of the hippy arrival. before it was over something happened in monticello. residents and resorts freely empti

reel america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency, and special event coverage about our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. this week american history tv is on c-span3 every day with prime time features every night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. tonight the 75th anniversary of the battle of the bulge. watch american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv products are available at the new c-span online store. go to c-spanstore.org to see what's new for american history tv and check out all of the c-span products. >>> the house will be in order. >> for 40 years c-span has been providing america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events from washington, d.c. and around the country. so you can make you were your own mind. created by cable in 1979. c-span is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >>> american history tv's wook at the civil war continues with jon-erik gilot on the battle of philippi fought

eight months later, on the night of july 31, reel america torrijos was killed in a fiery plane crash.ircumstances are unclear. authorities said his plane crashed into the side of a mountain. witnesses said the plane exploded in flight. although his death was declared an accident, many suspected he was assassinated. some think manuel noriega may have been involved. many are convinced it was the cia that was responsible. >> i am convinced the cia killed torrijos. this i know because i worked with torrijos. >> jose martinez was one of his aides for many years. >> they had to kill him. he was having a big influence over central america. especially among the revolutionary movement. torrijos represented the political >> waiting in the wings, was manuel noriega, the cia's primary contact in panama. noriega was head of the military intelligence and had a long standing relationship with the united states. he had been on the cia payroll since the when george bush 1960's. became director of the cia in 1976, under president ford, he inherited noriega as a contact. despite evidence that noriega wa

lectures in history, american artifact, reel america, the civil war, oral histories, the presidency and event coverage of our nation's history. enjoy american history tv now and every weekend on c-span3. 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the woodstock music festival which attracted nearly half a million people to a dairy farm in upstate new york. next, an oral history interview with woodstock coco-creator artie kornfeld how he signed the musical artists and the concept and business arrangements for the

included lucille ball, john wayne, frank sinatra, ingrid argument and carol burnett, next on "reel america." 1985, "all star party for dutch reagan." hosted by frank sinatra, the tribute includes appearances by nancy reagan, dean martin, charlton heston, steve lawrence and eydie gorme, and variety clubs chairman monty hall. ♪ ♪ host: welcome to our all-star party for dutch reagan. a variety clubs, monty hall. clubs -- forty variety clubs, monty hall. >> welcome. join me in

eastern on reel america, the party for ronald reagan. >> the only man from our community who ever woundter] [applause] >> by the way, you have a lot of friends here tonight. some of the white house press corps, who will beef served their favorite meal, leek soup. >> beginning at 5:30, a look at the house judiciary committee debate in the senate trial of the impeachment of president bill clinton. explore our nation's past on american history tv on c-span3. normally what would happen is there would be a team of helicopters helping each other to make sure they were safe. because there was no one else there and had to be done, o'donnell made the decision immediately he would rescue these men. he went into the landing zone area and he hunkered on the ground for four minutes to wait for the reconnaissance team, which is, in a battle condition, and eternity. it is a long time to be sitting vulnerable to the enemy. he waited, the reconnaissance team arrived, injured but safe. to fly theegan helicopter above the fury line -- tree line and radioed everyone i have everyone and i am coming out. >>

. >> sunday at 4:00 eastern on reel america, the all-star party for ronald dutch reagan.e now want to honor the who was the only one that lived in public housing. by the way, dutch, you have a lot of friends here. [laughter] p.m., aeginning at 5:30 three-part program looking at the house judiciary committee debate, house floor debate, and the senate trial of the impeachment of president bill clinton. this weekend, explore our nation's past on american history tv on c-span3. ♪ campaign 2020, watch our continuing coverage of the presidential candidates on the campaign trail and make up your own mind. as the voting begins next month, watch our live coverage of the iowa caucuses on monday, february 3. c-span's campaign 2020, your unfiltered view of politics. ♪ >> the house will be in order. years, c-span has been providing america with unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme policy eventslic from washington, d.c. and around the country so you can make up your own mind. in 1979, c-span is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. c-span, y

next, and our weekly serious "reel america," from 1985, "all star party for dutch reagan."sted by frank sinatra, the program of song and tributes includes appearances by nancy reagan, dean martin, charlton heston, steve lawrence and eydie gorme, and variety clubs chairman monty hall. then, beginning at 5:30, we look back to the 1998-19 99 impeachment of president bill clinton with a three-part program. she covered the impeachment for "national journal," and is now a correspondent for "the hill" newspaper. we will have debates in senate trial. that is what is coming up here on american history tv. ♪ host: welcome to our all-star party for dutch reagan. speaking for variety clubs, monty hall. [applause] monty: thank you very much. welcome, everyone, and welcome to the all-star party. join me in welcoming a lady that

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