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remember festivities from years past. ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] ♪ >> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tva period of the 19th century, nantucket off the coast of massachusetts was a hub for wailing around the world. peggy godwin of the nantucket historical association discusses the history of wailing and the

of barney, the little white house squirrel underneath. >> seasons greetings, from all >>us at american history tv up next, author james conroy talks about his book, "jefferson's white house: monticello on the potomac," which examines the physical state of the white house during jefferson's presidency and how he utilized the white house as a social and political tool. they white house historical association hosted the event and provided the video. >> good evening. welcome to white house history live. i am a senior vice president at the white house historical association and the director of the david rubenstein center for white house history. the white house historical association is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded by first lady jacqueline

seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. >>> theodore roosevelt american is a 1958 defense department film created by the u.s. army marking the centennial of the 26th president's birth. using photographs, political cartoons, and news real footage, the army pays tribute to the eventful life of the rough rider who spoke softly and carried a big stick. at the beginning of the 20th century, something happened to america. teddy roosevelt, he was an explosion upon the political scene. dynamic, out spoken, warm, colorful, exciting, inspiring. bursting with vitality, he was a man of action, a fighter, a leader of men. and under the surface was a man of ideals with a passionate belief in america, its people, and its principles. today, by an act of congress, we celebrate the hundredth anniversary of his birth, not merely to record his greatness as our 26th president but to be fired again by his numerous battles for truth and justice and to remember that we in our time must be ready to fight similar battles if we are to remain free men. on okay 27th 1858 i was born at number 28 east 2

. >>> you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >>> each week, american history tv's american artifacts features museums and historic places. up next we visit 97 orchard street in new york city to learn how immigrants cope with poverty and crowdedness in the 1930s. >> hi, i work at the tenement museum in new york city. we're going to be taking a look at our historic tenement building which was built in 1863. about 7,000 immigrants lived here between the years of 1863 and 1935. what you see here is a mix of original architectural details and some things that came a little bit later in the building's history. throughout the years, our building changed, of course, over time. in the year it was built, there were virtually no housing laws on the books yet here in new york city. so the gentleman who built it, a german immigrant named lucas glockner, was basically working on his own. he was kind of putting together a building that he would see fit to live in. and, in fact, he did live here in the building's early years wit

. >>> season's greetings from all of us at american history tv. >> "theodore roosevelt: american" was created by the u.s. army marking it is sthe cel of the 96th president's birth. the army pays tribute to the eventful life of the rough rider who spoke softly and carried a big stick. >>> at the beginning of the 20th century, something happened to america. teddy roosevelt was explosive on the political scene. dynamic, outspoken, warm, colorful, exciting, inspiring. bursting with vitality, he was a man of action, a fighter, a leader of men. and under the surface was a man of ideals with a passionate belief in america, its people and its principals. today with an act of congress, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birth. not only because he was our 26th president, but because he fought numerous battles of truth and justice, and to remember that we in our time must be ready to fight similar battles if we are to remain free men. >> on october 26, 1858, i was born at 20th street in new york city. having lived much at home, i was barely able to hold my own when thrown into chaos with

♪ >>> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. >>> next on real america, the white househe first year. film produced by movie tone news. it documents key events in president john f. kennedy's administration from the 1961 inauguration to the 1962 state of the union address. >> reporter: on january 20, 1961 john f. kennedy took office as president of the united states. on that day he made a clear a new administration was on the move. a year has passed in which bold new programs moved sometimes with success, sometimes not but always with vigor. president kennedy set the keynote for his new administration in his inaugural address. >> let us begin anew, civility is not a sign of weakness let us never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate. >> reporter: throughout the year kennedy assembled a group of men with intellectual staff and with records as doers. hamilton heading the new foreign aid agency. the ambassador to india. ambassador to japan nato ambassador alliance for progress head. williams, assistant secretary of state for africa appeared sargent shriver

. ♪ >> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv.t, on the presidency, a historian talks about the views of abraham lincoln and frederick douglass on emancipating those held in slavery. they track early in the career through the civil war. >> good morning, everyone. happy new year to everyone. welcome to the neurotic

at young adults. >>> american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. >> next on "reel america." this general motors film, "american look" st how they create style ish looks for customers. this pristine copy of the pifil is from the national fill association to help save america's film heritage. >> in appreciation of the stylists of america who work in lines, forms, textures and colors. to give to us beauty, charm, and elements, the comforts and necessities of our daily living. as a tribute to men and women who design. ♪ >> through the arts and crafts of the american stylists, the things about rus made to express our own free spirits and desires. for the colorful things that spell sheer fun. ♪ >> improved styling adds to the eas ease and grace of american living. the things that we have in america are ever changing. the studio and workshops of our stylists pour forth a never ending flow of history. lines, plains, forms, and substances in colors. on come the developments of ideas in pace with the decisions of the american people as to

. >> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. >>> the library of congress packard campus in culpeper, virginia, provides and preserves the library's collection of films, television programs, radio broadcasts, and sound recordings. american history tv visited the facility to learn about the paper print collection. films from the earliest era of motion pictures, produced between 1894 and 1912. over 3,000 paper prints were created for copyright purposes but cannot be projected. they must be scanned, one frame at a time, in order to be copied. >> my name is mike misean, head of the moving section at the library of congress. the home to the largest collection of film and video in the world. within this building, we have not only the film, video, and sound recording collections of the library, but we also have preservation laboratories that are dedicated to making sure that all of this material is available for future generations. the story of the packard campus begins in the late 1990s. our benefactor, david packard, was interested in creating a facility for the library that w

seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. >>> theodore roosevelt american is a 1958 defenseepartment film created by the u.s. army marking the centennial of the 26th president's birth. using photographs, political cartoons, and news real footage, the army pays tribute to the eventful life of the rough rider who spoke softly and carried a big stick.

american history tv, keep up with us during the week on facebook, twitter, and youtube. learn about what happened this day in history, and see preview clips of upcoming programs. follow us at-span history. week, american history tv's reel america brings you archival films for contacts on today's issues, as 2020 draws to a close, we look back to an extraordinary year, including an unusual presidential transition. withrn the clock back, four films that profile presidents who took office during extraordinary times, or under unusual circumstances. first, theodore roosevelt american, a defense department film marking the centennial of the 26 president's birth, a man who came to office unexpectedly in 1901 after president william mckinley was assassinated. in 20 minutes, the white house, the first year, which documents the ambitious plans and optimism of president kenny from his .nauguration to >> in 20 minutes, white house, which documents the ambitious plans his esident concerned from inauguration to the state-of-the-union address. the film shown daily at the ford museum and library. details the challenges facing a president picking power in the of the watergate scandal, and f

american history tv. american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history.ent this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, we can still remember festivities from years past. ♪ ♪ and the lastxth time, i have come to light this christmas tree in the nation's capital. beenayer now, as it has this and each of the other decembers, is for peace and reconciliation abroad, justice, and tranquility at home. ♪ greetings from all of us at american history tv. early 17thin the century, the massachusetts bay colony and a predominantly puritan population who governed from the basis of their beliefs. richard pickering of plymouth plantation gives the history of this new england settlement and the tomatoes period when quaker missionaries arrived. the nantucket historical association hosted this talk and provided the video. >> what we wanted to do today, there will be a kind of style going on here, because i need to turn you into puritans if you are to understand where we are going to go with the quaker

. ♪ >> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. >> each week, american history tv's reelmerica brings you up archival films that provide context for public affairs issues. to a close, we look back to an extraordinary year. turn the clock back with more films that profile presidents who took office during extraordinary times or under unusual circumstances. first, theodore roosevelt. theing the centennial of 26th president's birth. a man who came to office unexpectedly in 19 01 after william mckinley was assassinated. which documents the ambitious plans of president roosevelt concerned from his inauguration to the state-of-the-union address. the film shown daily at the ford museum and library. details the challenges facing a president picking up power in the wake of the watergate scandal, and finally in 70 minutes or so, united states elects president truman. a short u.s. information service film for foreign audiences that tells truman's life story including the 1948 election which the incumbent beat the odds and defeated republican thomas dewey.

american history tv. >> while many holiday traditions will be different this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, we can still remember festivities from christmas past. ♪ [singing] ♪ greetings from all of us atrican history tv. >> next on american history tv, as the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic continues to rise, we look back at epidemics in the 19th century, when cholera and yellow fever decimated communities and the printed word was the dominant source of information. a panel of five scholars present a variety of talks on american press coverage of 19th-century epidemics and the 1918 influenza pandemic. the online event is part of the 28th annual 19th-century press the civil war and freedom of expression symposium. the university of tennessee at chattanooga hosted the event and the video. calledfirst panel is newspaper coverage of epidemics. we did this chronologically, i believe, as we look at epidemics is fromfirst speaker the university of toledo. i hope i haven't mangled your name. newspaper poems and cholera

at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv. announcer: you were watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation like us on facebook at c-span history. announcer: while many holiday traditions will be different this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, we can still remember festivities from years past. ♪ ♪ >> for the sixth and last time i have come to like this christmas tree in the nation's capital. as it has been in each of these , my wish is for ,eace and justice abroad tranquility at home. ♪ announcer: seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. december 12 march the 20th anniversary of the bush v gort supreme court case that decided the 2000 presidential election. this week on real america four archival films on the u.s. constitution and powers of the supreme court. 1959 theom constitution, whose interpretation from a columbia university series entitled decisions, the constitution in action. this documentary details new world -- a deal era events and traces the evolving role of the courts in american history. also from the columbia university series the constitution and censorship

[applause] ♪ >> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. >> during a period of the 19thentury, nantucket off the coast of massachusetts was a hub for wailing around the world. peggy godwin of the nantucket historical association discusses the history of wailing and the impact it had on this tomorrow -- small island community. >> good evening everyone, welcome to the historical association's webinar on the excited toam very present this to you tonight, we have over 230 people participating which is shocking, we are just delighted. we are going to be talking tonight about what it was like on the whale hunt, this presentation will last about 20 minutes and after that i would be more than happy to take any questions that i hope i can answer for you, so i think we are about ready to begin. welcome. take out your map and look at it, see what a real corner of the world a occupies, those are the words of hermann melville in chapter 14 of moby dick. melville was talking about nantucket, our tiny little island 30 miles at sea about 15 miles long. this little island became the whal

. ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. >> every saturday, at .m. eastern, on american history tv on c-span3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging in to class. >> with most college campuses 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 encourageded him, reagan supported him. >> freedom of the press, which we'll get to later, madison called it freedom of the use of the press and it is indeed freedom to print things and publish things. it is not a freedom for what we now 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. >> you're watching american hist

. >> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. >>> the library of congress packard campusn culpeper, virginia, provides and preserves the library's collection of films, television programs, radio broadcasts, and sound recordings. american history tv visited the facility to learn about the

. ♪ >> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv.re watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span 3. follow us on twitter, @cspanhistory, for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. >> gettysburg college civil war institute hosted an online discussion with nina silber, author of "this war ain't over: fighting the civil war in new deal america." ms. silber talks about the ways individuals and groups remembered the war and utilized it in their own political fights during the 1930's. gettysburg college civil war institute provided the video.

it has broadened into a brotherhood. [ applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tvnext on real america, the white house the first year. film produced by movie tone news. it documents key events in president john f. kennedy's administration from the 1961 inauguration to the 1962 state of the union address.

>> seasons greetings, from all >>us at american history tv up next, author james conroy talks about his book, "jefferson's white house: monticello on the potomac," which examines the physical state of the white house during jefferson's presidency and how he utilized the white house as a social and political tool. they white house historical association hosted the event and provided the video. >> good evening. welcome to white house history live. i am a senior vice president at the white house historical association and the director of the david rubenstein center for white house history. the white house historical association is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization founded by first lady jacqueline kennedy, dedicated to the preservation of the white house. and also educating american citizens about the white house and its diverse history. this evening, our guest is jim conroy, the author of "jefferson's white house: monticello on the potomac." jim was a lawyer in boston for 38 years before he began writing about american history. his previous book is "lincoln's white house: the people's

. ♪ night.lent night, holy ♪ ♪ announcer: seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. er: next on the civil gettysburg college civil war institute hosts an online discussion with oklahoma state university history professor jennifer murray, currently writing a book on a union general. she talked about his wartime career and his experience at gettysburg. the gettysburg college institute provided the video. at 7:00 p.m. eastern, former radio broadcaster donna halter, inocial history of women american broadcasting, tells the story of women in early broadcast radio. pacific in 1965 film produced by the communicable disease center in atlanta tells the story of a group of cdc doctors who travel -- to immunize the population against smallpox using a new injector gun. once again,ing ladies and gentlemen. i have to do a different intro, pete. it is getting old. speaking as someone who never gets old, my cohost, the man with the best hair in gettysburg, the director of the civil war institute, pete, good to see you. john, you know me well enough that i believe i am easy going guy.

. ♪ [singing in hebrew] >> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. >> george mason universityrofessor cynthia kerner discusses her new book inventing disaster: the culture of the jamestown colony to the johnstown flood, which explores ways early americans responded to disasters. she spoke at the university of history and culture in richmond. program, we are joined by cynthia kerner, inn --or at george maso george mason university in history. books.hor of several

[ applause ] >>> season's greetings from all of us here at american history tv. american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. >>> the battle of the bulge began on december 16th, 1944. in the arden region of belgium and france. it was a key village standing between the german army and their objective. the port of antwerp. next a u.s. army the big picture episode from 1965 telling the story of the desperate fight around the small town from the perspective of both said of the men who were there. including lieutenant will rogers jr. >> it is no showplace this town, not wealthy. not well-known. before what happened here in december 1944, or even since. for seven day, history paused at a crossroads in this belgian village and then passed on. unless we can call history the echoes that ring in the memories of the men who make it. as they did in the battle here. >> the fact was that everyone in every unit was fighting for its own life. >> maybe this is it. >> i don't want to see battery -- at 150 yards. >> cold. when you are cold, you stay cold. ther

christ our savior is born christ our savior is born amen ♪ >> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tvh week, american history reel america brings you archival films. get your free polio shot today. injection is for your protection. let's make it the best vaccinated city in america. children, bring your parents. parents, bring your children. >> 10 days after the program was first announced, television and newsmen gathered to record the grand opening of the polio vaccination. the mayor was there. the first shot. ♪ another, a photographer. nursing schools use the campaign as a practical training ground. mayor -- pleasant, atremely good one for the campaign. >> children, bring your parents. parents, bring your children. today.r free polio shot >> good publicly depends on taking advantage of unusual situations. this made the front pages. civic clubs had immunization parties. they came in groups to get shots. ♪ mobile stations were set up in sections of the city. these were changed each day. ♪ card tables and full the chairs were portable -- folded chairs were portable. the station was in o

[applause] ♪ ♪ [applause] announcer: seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. withction the beginning of cinema. the earliest film we have in our collection comes from 1891. it was a camera test that was produced by the thomist edison company. called new york athlete. it shows a young man swinging some clubs. it was part of a series of experiments that edison and his engineers engaged in in the early 1890's. the collection really begins in 1893 with the first films registered for copyright. thomist edison started registering films for copyright. the earliest surviving registered film that we have came to the library in january of 1894. a kinesthetic record of a sneeze. a very short film. only a few frames long. it shows one of the edison engineers known for his conical sneezes. you see fred put snuff in his nose and then has a very violent sneeze. library not come to the on film. there was no provision in the copyright law in 1894 to allow for celluloid film to be registered for copyright because filmy celluloid roll of just being in the process of invented, so

hebrew] >> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. >> george mason university professor cynthia kerner discusses her new book inventing disaster: the culture of the jamestown colony to the johnstown flood, which explores ways early americans responded to disasters. she spoke at the university of history and culture in richmond. program, we are joined by cynthia kerner, inn --or at george maso george mason university in history. books.hor of several history: changing history,ing and, most recently, the topic of today's talk, the culture of calamity. -- today's talk, inventing disaster. i hope you will join me in a warm welcome. prof. kierner: in 2012, superstorm sandy pummeled new york city and the jersey shore. i found that storm fascinating because it destroyed places i cared a lot about. that is my childhood roller coaster. it was not in the ocean when i rode on it. so i found stories about this storm really riveting, especially the human interest stories about its victims, survivors, about different efforts to provide post-disaster relief, the ways in which the whole

. >>> you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at-span history. >>> each week, american history tv's american artifacts features museums and historic places. up next we visit 97 orchard street in new york city to learn how immigrants cope with poverty and crowdedness in the 19

. ♪ >>> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. >>> museum docent brad stone presentss festive look at christmas traditions from the colonial era through the civil war, mr. stone dressed as a patriotic santa depicted in an 1863 cartoon drawn by thomas nast also talks about the political role of christmas in america. the clara barton missing soldiers museum hosted the event. >> we're going to get started for this evening's events, my name is jake win, i

>>> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv. >>> museum docent brad stone presents this festive look at christmas traditions from the colonial era through the civil war, mr. stone dressed as a patriotic santa depicted in an 1863 cartoon drawn by thomas nast also talks about the political role of christmas in america. the clara barton missing soldiers museum hosted the event. >> we're going to get started for this evening's events, my name is jake win, i'm the director of interpretation here at the museum, operated in partnership between the general services administration, and the national museum of civil war medicine. i always like to ask this question, how many of you have been here before? show of hands. all right, everybody. great. welcome back to the museum. always like to make a shoutout when i see mr. richard lyons in the audience, the reason that we are here in this space is because mr. lyons made an incredible discovery back in the 1990s that saved this building from being torn down. so always like a round of applause for mr. lyons for his discovery. this evenin

christmas. [ cheering and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >>> season's greetings from all of us here at american history tvn history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. >>> the battle of the bulge began on december 16th, 1944. in the arden region of belgium and france. it was a key village standing between the german army and their objective. the port of antwerp. next a u.s. army the big picture episode

at young adults. >>> american history tv is on social media. follow ust c-span history. >> next on "reel america." this general motors film, "american look" st how they create style ish looks for customers. this pristine

at americanart.si.edu. and you can view part one and all other american history tv programs online at disanto dark/ -- at c-span.org/history. >> american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. on american history tv, historian garrett peck talks about his book "the great war in america: world war i and its aftermath." he chronicles the war's effect on americans, as well as societal issues such as prohibition, women's suffrage, and race riots. the smithsonian associates hosted this event. it is about one hour and 20 minutes. lauren: we are thrilled to welcome

♪ >> seasons greetings from all of us at american history tv.ext, on the presidency, a historian talks about the views of abraham lincoln and frederick douglass on emancipating those held in slavery. they track early in the career through the civil war. >> good morning, everyone. happy new year to everyone. welcome to the neurotic historical society. i am president and ceo. i am thrilled to see all of you here in our beautiful auditorium this morning. is "frederickm douglass, abraham lincoln and emancipation," is the president bill clinton historical lecture. i would like to thank our great trustee and benefactor, bernard schwartz, for his generosity and making this event and many of our public programs possible. [applause] i would also like to recognize and thank one of our trustees who has joined us today, david blight. one of our panelists. i would take this opportunity to say how proud we are to count david among our trustees at new york historical. i want to recognize laura washington and mercedes franklin, who are cochairs of our frederick

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at americanart.si.edu. and you can view part one and all other american history tv programs online at disanto dark/ -- at c-span.org/history. >> american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. on american history tv, historian garrett peck talks about his book "the great war in america: world war i and its aftermath." he chronicles the war's effect on americans, as well as societal issues such as prohibition, women's suffrage, and race riots. the smithsonian associates hosted this event. it is about one hour and 20 minutes. lauren: we are thrilled to welcome back smithsonian associates speaker garrett peck. an author, historian, and tour guide, he is the author of a new book "the great war in america: world war i and its aftermath." which just came out today. it is available for purchase and signing following his presentation. [applause] in addition to the tour, his temperance to our prohibition related sites has been featured on c-span, book tv, and the history channel. he has lectured at the library of converse and often speaks at historical societies, literary clubs, and trade associations. before i turn it over, i want to think our friends at new colu

[singing] ♪ greetings from all of us at american history tv. >> next on american history tv, as the deatholl from the coronavirus pandemic continues to rise, we look back at epidemics in the 19th century, when cholera and yellow fever decimated communities and the printed word was the dominant source of information. a panel of five scholars present a variety of talks on american press coverage of 19th-century epidemics and the 1918 influenza pandemic. the online event is part of the 28th annual 19th-century press the civil war and freedom of expression symposium. the university of tennessee at chattanooga hosted the event and the video. calledfirst panel is newspaper coverage of epidemics. we did this chronologically, i believe, as we look at epidemics is fromfirst speaker the university of toledo. i hope i haven't mangled your name. newspaper poems and cholera epidemics in 19th-century new york city. >> great, thank you so much. powerpoint that i sent along. there is. first, i would like to set my timer so i don't go over. i would like to start by at theg all of the folks utc communicati

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at 6:00 p.m. eastern, 3:00 pacific on american history tv. american history tv is on social media. follow ust c-span history. > next, a conversation with james baker about leadership and his career. he served as ronald reagan's white house chief of staff and treasury secretary. he's interviewed by attorney and historian talmage boston, baylor university law school hosted the conversation and provided the video. brad: hello. my name is brad toben, the dean at baylor law school. thank you for joining us today as we have a virtual front-row seat to listen in on a fascinating discussion between our friend, talmage boston, and former secretary of state, james baker iii. as you know, secretary baker was a powerhouse in washington, d.c., in the beltway, and literally around the globe as he served as the united states secretary of state and also further served four united states presidents over the course of three decades. secretary baker was scheduled to be our capstone speaker at the 2020 vision for leadership

visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] american history tv is on social media, follow us athistory. at an event hosted by the heritage foundation, participants examine the mayflower compact and other new laws the settlers agreed upon and they arrived in 1620. the panelists discuss the laws and their relationship to america's founding documents. the heritage foundation provided the video for this. theoday we talk about mayflower compact and the foundations of the rule of law. the philosopher thomas hogs offered the theory of the social contract, as a political community in which all submitted themselves to an absolute sovereign in exchange for their security. him, theion before

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