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August 25, 2019
"Deep State" in American History

Three historians presented talks about the concept of the “deep state” in American history and political debate. Topics ranged from…
June 4, 2017
U.S.-China Competition During the Cold War

Professor Gregg Brazinsky talked about the competition between the United States and China to influence newly…

May 26, 2019
Impeachment of Andrew Johnson in Popular Culture

University of California, Irvine English Professor Brook Thomas delivered a talk titled, “The Politics of Popular Portrayals of…
March 17, 2019
History of Impeachment

The co-authors of Impeachment: An American History talked about the only three presidential impeachment proceedings…

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Saturday
8:01AM EDTReel America "The Whole World is Watching" - 1971
8:45AM EDTArlington Cemetery Dedication of USS Thresher Memorial
9:45AM EDTInvention of Rum
10:05AM EDTReel America "Operation Vittles" - 1948
10:15AM EDTBerlin Airlift 70th Anniversary
11:48AM EDTReel America "Hunger Blockade" - 1948
12:00PM EDTThe Presidency Secret Service Agent Rufus Youngblood
1:30PM EDTWorking with Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
2:40PM EDTSupreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Legacy
4:00PM EDTHistory Bookshelf Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz," To End a Presidency"
5:00PM EDT1970 Kent State Photographs
6:00PM EDTThe Civil War Ulysses S. Grant's Second Petersburg Offensive
7:15PM EDTBoston & the Road to Revolution, 1770-1775
8:00PM EDTLectures in History American Cartoons in World War II
9:25PM EDTReel America The Making of the Nazi" - 1943
9:36PM EDTRacial Dynamics in the 1930s
10:00PM EDTReel America "Hell-Bent for Election" - 1944
10:13PM EDTReel America Republicans Nominate Dewey - 1944 United Newsreel
10:21PM EDTReel America "Roosevelt Wins!" - 1944 United Newsreel
10:25PM EDTReel America "We the People" - 1940 Campaign Film
10:45PM EDTSandra Day O'Connor - First Woman on Supreme Court
Sunday
12:00AM EDTLectures in History American Cartoons in World War II
1:25AM EDTReel America The Making of the Nazi" - 1943
1:35AM EDTRacial Dynamics in the 1930s
2:00AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz," To End a Presidency"
3:00AM EDT1970 Kent State Photographs
3:50AM EDTThe Civil War Ulysses S. Grant's Second Petersburg Offensive
5:25AM EDTBoston & the Road to Revolution, 1770-1775
6:10AM EDTRevolutionary War Era Clothing & Tailors
7:15AM EDTOrigins of the American Revolution
8:00AM EDTHistory Bookshelf Nathaniel Philbrick, "Valiant Ambition"
9:10AM EDTThe Presidency Herbert Hoover's World War I Relief Work
10:00AM EDTThe Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek
10:55AM EDTThe Civil War Slave Refugee Camps
12:00PM EDTLectures in History Native Americans & Colonial-Era Power Struggles
1:15PM EDTThe Presidency World War I-Era German Hunger
1:57PM EDTAmerican History TV
4:00PM EDTReel America "Hell-Bent for Election" - 1944
4:13PM EDTReel America Republicans Nominate Dewey - 1944 United Newsreel
4:21PM EDTReel America "Roosevelt Wins!" - 1944 United Newsreel
4:25PM EDTReel America "We the People" - 1940 Campaign Film
4:45PM EDTSandra Day O'Connor - First Woman on Supreme Court
6:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts WWII U.S. Army Battalion Aid Station
6:30PM EDTRevolutionary War Era Clothing & Tailors
7:50PM EDTThe Presidency "Pat - A Tribute to the First Lady" - 1972
8:00PM EDTThe Presidency First Lady Pat Nixon
9:10PM EDT1970 Kent State Photographs
10:00PM EDTAmerican Artifacts WWII U.S. Army Battalion Aid Station
10:30PM EDTRevolutionary War Era Clothing & Tailors
11:50PM EDTThe Presidency "Pat - A Tribute to the First Lady" - 1972
Monday
12:00AM EDTThe Presidency First Lady Pat Nixon
1:10AM EDT1970 Kent State Photographs
2:00AM EDTReel America "Hell-Bent for Election" - 1944
2:13AM EDTReel America Republicans Nominate Dewey - 1944 United Newsreel
2:21AM EDTReel America "Roosevelt Wins!" - 1944 United Newsreel
2:25AM EDTReel America "We the People" - 1940 Campaign Film
2:45AM EDTSandra Day O'Connor - First Woman on Supreme Court
3:58AM EDTAmerican History TV
5:50AM EDTWorking with Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
6:57AM EDTSupreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Legacy

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Women and the Apollo Program

Three women shared their experiences working on the Apollo space program, discussing how they overcame challenges and…
October 5, 2019
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Winston Lord talked about the Nixon administration’s foreign policy approach. He is the author of "Kissinger on Kissinger:…
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October 14, 2019
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's Judicial Impact

Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor discussed the legacy and impact of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the…
October 9, 2019
Harvard History Professor Philip Deloria on Native American Activist Vine Deloria

Philip Deloria talked about the work and activism of his father, Vine Deloria Jr. He described how his father’s work was…
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National Native American Veterans Memorial Design

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This documentary tells the story of the early stages of the Aleutian Islands Campaign during World War II and depicts…