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check it out with the mobile app. 3 american history tv continues now at this time. you can find the full schedule at c-span.org/history. >> the center of history explores how and why things happen. we seem to be familiar with many facets. we seek out the history of the american revolution and its it's more than just the eyewitness accounts that construct the system. many of those are fully available and the original words i'm reading should serve as a revelation and can be found at founders online. part of the national archives through the records commission. schools across america, looking back nearly 250 years, ther american revolution and its outcome can appear in history books. great britain required many facets of life. it covers americans and african-americans and religious dissenters and also focuses on often overlooked factors such as geography. we jump from july 4, 1776, to the provost first presidency of washington. it giveses us a fresh step in te revolution with many people up and down the special spectrum of social life. this is our professor from the u

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in 2017, american history tv tour to the newly opened at smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture in washington dc. here's a look at one of their exhibits. t-mac we are fortunate enough that we were able to receive a call from the historic preservation society that wanted to donate a slave cabin to our museum and they knew that we were looking for a slave the cabin really help tell the story in a powerful way and partially, they had one from the plantation located on the island in south carolina. what is really powerful about this cabin is on the front side, we actually interpret looking at slavery and on the backside, we interpret it looking at freedom and because impact on the island, that is where the union army camped out during the period of the civil war and you see where the land is given to the african-american community and taken away several times.

. >> next american history tv lectures in history, democratic congressman james cryburn of south carolina talks about role as committee chairman as new african-american museum being built in charleston, south carolina. then andrew roberts wins winston churchill's legacy against criticism. and kidnapping of daniel boone 13-year-old and tensions between settlers and native americans on the 1776 western frontier. a schedule of programming is available at c-span.org/history or on your program guide. here is lectures in history. [inaudible] >> about 19 -- 20 years ago. developed the idea of the national african-american museum and congressman clyburn was busy as anyone in the country. if you went to his office in on capitol hill it was like grand central station. he was coming and going and everybody taking time, consultation with him and i went to ask the congressman if he would consider chair. and he was so busy. i was timid to ask and he said, well, joe, let me ask henly, whose wife he lost days ago and he was busy as can be in washington and get to south carolina as often as they could and

. >>> american history tv. saturdays on c-span2. exploring the people and events that tell the american story. at 2:00 p.m. eastern on "the presidency," a look at presidential trains with bob withers who wrote "the president travels by train." he talks about the roles trains played in the presidencies of abraham lincoln, franklin roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, george h.w. bush and at least one presidential spouse, lady bird johnson. and at 8:00 p.m. on "lectures in history" a professor of the new school discusses the role the fitness industry played in 1980s american culture with new business models for group classes like jazzercise, the rise of fitness studios, and the sales of vhs fitness tapes. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online

watch all this and more starting now on american history tv. find full schedule at c-span.org/history or consult your program guide. here is lectures in history. >> for today, our normal theme baseball in american history. specifically today we are going to focus what i call the baseball during the great depression. a lot of themes that we have been developing throughout the semester. one of my mantras for the class, everything that you need to learn about american history you can learn in baseball. let me start with some of the goals for this lecture today. we will start by examining journalism and media and that's key of what's happening in sports, the role of media and relationship emerging between baseball and medicaid. media.and what were the effectse great depression on baseball. this was a tremendous event for the entire nation. how can we understand that event by looking at baseball and then, of course, valley who, why did i choose that word and how does it reflect baseball's response to the great depression then, of course, what role d

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every saturday american history tv documents america's stories, and on sundays booktv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span2 come from these television companies and more including charter communications. >> broadband is a force for empowerment. that's why charter has invested billions building infrastructure, upgrading technology, empowering opportunity in communities big and small. charter is connecting us. >> charter communications, along with these television companies, supports c-span2 as a public service. >> c-span's american history tv continues now. you can find the full schedule for the weekend on your program guide or at c-span.org/history. >> good evening, everyone and welcome to the new york historical society. i louise mirrer, new york historical president and ceo for you and it doesn't already know me, and i am really over the men to see so many of you this evening in our beautiful robert h smith auditorium. many of you for the first time in a long time, so welcome back. tonight graham theac chinese -- "the chinese question: the gold

. >>> american history tv. saturdays on c-span2. exploring the people and events that tell the american story. at 2:00 p.m. on "the presidency," the fundamental question about whether the united states needs a president. and then at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "lectures in history," professor laura june davis talks about confederate attacks on the waterways in the civil war and describes pro-confederate sympathizers who sabotaged union vessels. watch american history tv, saturdays on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch any time at c-span.org/history. >>> our weekly series of "the presidency" highlights the politics, policies, and legacies of u.s. presidents and first ladies. up next, forme

. >>> american history tv. saturdays on c-span2. exploring the people and events that tell the american story. at 2:00 p.m. eastern, on "the presidency," a look at presidential trains with bob withers who wrote "the president travels by train." he talks about the roles trains played in the presidencies of abraham lincoln, dwight eisenhower, george h.w. bush, and at least one presidential spouse, lady bird johnson. and a professor from the new school discusses the role the fitness industry played in 1980s american culture with new business models for group classes like jazzercise and the sales of vhs fitness tapes. exploring the american story. watch american history tv, saturdays on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online any time at c-span.org/history. >>> weekends on c-span2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday, american history tv documents america's story. and on sundays, book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span2 comes from these television companies an

american history tv saturdays on c-span2, exploring the people and events that tell the american story. at 2:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, historian allan galesville and other scholars examine a fundamental question about whether the united states needs a president. and then at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, southern utah university professor laura jim davis talks about confederate guerrilla attacks on u.s. waterways during the civil war and describes pro-confederate sympathizers who sabotaged union missiles. exploring the american story, watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2, and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. ♪ >> c-span offers a variety of podcasts that have something for every listener. weekdays, washington today gives you the latest from the nation's capital. and every week, book notes plus has in-depth interviews with writers about their latest works, while the weekly uses audio from our immense archive to look at how issues of the day developed over years. and our occasional series, talking wit

. >> american history tv. saturday and c-span2. exploring the people and events that tell the american story. at 2:00 eastern on the presidency, we look back at herbert hoover's 1964 funeral. he was buried near his childhood home in west branch, iowa. at 8:00, professor loretta honeycutt on baseball during the great depression. she discusses the role of baseball in american culture and the origins of spit -- sports journalists. watch american history tv, saturday on c-span2. and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online and time at c-span.org/history. >> book tv. every sunday on c-span2 features leading authors discussing their latest nonfiction books. at noon eastern, live on in-depth. historian and conservative commentator victor davis hanson will be our guest. join our to our conversation as he talks about his books and thoughts on war, politics and citizenship in the united states. at 10:00, former georgia republican congresswoman doug collins reflect on the events leading up to the first of each minute former

2. >> the american history tv continues now. you can find the full schedule for the weekend on your program guide or cspan.org/history. >> hi and welcome to tattered covers. i'm with tattered cover. we havee some great authors to share sometime with us. tonight we have jiles. his most resent book is how the allies won d-day. it was turned into a major tv series. his work includes nathaniel. he will be in conversation with an editor of hope awaring fiction and memoire. weto wish you luck and they allw writing. this includes heather which was a reese witherspoon book club pick. the new york times notable book foric prize. and victoria before the relative happen. welcome jiles. welcome carolyn, good to see you tonight. milton, good to see you tonight. >> thank you, so nice to be here. >> hello to both of you. great to be here. >> i w >> thank you, great to be here. i believe we will dive right into the conversation. we have so much to talk about and we would like to go right there. >> i>> worked with jiles and red it a handful of t

this been featured on american history tv, is available to watch online, anytime a cspan.org/history. >> this date of history explores why and how things happen and sometimes it seems these familiars are revealed and his new book liberty, he seeks out the hidden history of american revolution. he is more than a thousand eyewitness accounts to constructive history and many of those are freely available online and the original words are leading figures of the revolution it can be found on founders online website hosted by the national archives international historical publications and records commission a

. >>> american history tv saturdays on cspan2. exploring the people and events that tell america's story. 2:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, historian allen gelso, and other scholars examine the fundamental question whether the united states needs a president. and 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history. southern utah university professor lauren davis talks about guerilla attacks on waterways in the civil what and describes proconfederate synthesizers who sabotaged vessels. >> get cspan on the go. access top highlights. listen to cspan radio and discover new pod casts all for free. >> i wanted to be introducing david powell because of course i'm a big fan of his work. so i wanted to jump on that opportunity. but also because we have our character here. leonidas polk. david powell a graduate with a ba in history. published numerous articles in various magazines. for many years his focus has been on the epic battle of chick mog ga and nationally recognized for his tours of that important battlefield. 1238d david and his wife ann

exploring the american story, watch american history tv, saturdays on c-span2. and find the full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >>> at least six presidents recorded conversations while in also. hear many of those conversations on c-span's new podcast, presidential recordings. >> season one focuses on the presidency of lyndon johnson. you'll hear about the civil rights act, the presidential campaign, the gulf of tonkin incident, the march on selma, and the war in vietnam. not everyone knew they were being recorded. >> certainly, johnson's secretaries knew because they were tasked with transcribing many of those conversations. in fact, they were the ones who made sure the conversations were taped as johnson would signal to them through an open door between his office and theirs. >> you'll also hear some blunt talk. >> jim. >> yes, sir. >> i want a report of the number of people assigned to kennedy on the day he died, the number assigned to me now. if mine are not blessed, i want them blessed right quick. if i can't ev

, anytime, you are watching american history tv. in 2017, american history tv tour to the newly opened at smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture in washington dc. here's a look at one of their exhibits. t-mac we are fortunate enough that we were able to receive a call from the historic preservation society that wanted to donate a slave cabin to our museum and they knew that we were looking for a slave the cabin really help tell the story in a powerful way and partially, they had one from the plantation located on the island in south carolina. what is really powerful about this cabin is on the front side, we actually interpret looking at slavery and on the backside, we interpret it looking at freedom and because impact on the island, that is where the union army camped out during the period of the civil war and you see where the land is given to the african-american community and taken away several times.

watch american history tv saturday on c-span2, and find the full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at spent.org/history -- at c-span.org/history. >> download c-span's new mobile app and stay up-to-date with live deal coverage of the day's biggest event, from livestream's of the house and senate floor to key congressional hearings and white house events and supreme court oral arguments. even our live, interactive morning program "washington journal," where we hear your voices every day. c-span now has you covered. download the app or free today. >> next, a discussion with the public and congressman fred upton on infrastructure spending. "the washington post" hosted the event. it is about 30 minutes. >> good morning, everyone, and welcome to washington post live. i am mariana sotomayor, congressional reporter at "the washington post." congressman fred upton is a republican in michigan who has served in congress for 30 years, so he is a great person to give us insight and how you see congress and tell you continue to see congress change. thank you for joining us today.

and next, an american history tv, it is history with southern utah professor laura june davis on warfare and pulitzer prize-winning author and tells a story of how winning the war and enslaved women with survived slavery twice in her former owner suing her for damages in 1970, and later military historian it greco talks about capping and than captain harry truman in world war i and the how it shaped his presidency and find the full schedule of cspan .org or consent your program guide and begin now on american history tv, intellectual history would. >> last class we talked about the start of the civil war and some of the key land battles, also compared the compared and the confederacy and lecturing them military capabilities and today in a program, is about less known about the civil war, and focus on what they decide about global warfare. and i've done some of this in my own research and so, i will share with you a story. i will begin to tell you a story pretty should behind me, is around 11:00 p.m. on august 4th 1963 and most retired to their cabins and most were asleep and all was quie

. >> american history tv. saturdays on c-span2. exploring the people and events that tell the american story. at 2:00 eastern, on the presidency. the ronald reagan presidential library and museum marks its 30th and -- 30th anniversary. speakers include condoleezza rice and peter robinson. this year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of frederick law olmsted, the landscape architect most famous for his work on new york city's central park. saturday at 3:15 p.m. eastern, a conference on his legacy, including his design for college campuses such as stanford. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> the u.s. secretary of state antony blinken held a news conference to outline the work of his agency over the past year, including efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. in addition, he answered reporter's questions concerning the u.s. withdraw from

american history tv. every saturday on c-span2 visit the people and places that tell the american story and watch thousands of historical stories online anytime at c-span.org/history. you can also find us on twitter, facebook and youtube as c-span history. >> these presidents recorded conversations while in office. many of the conversations on c-span new podcast, presidential recordings. >> season one focuses on the presidency of lyndon johnson you here about the 1964 rights act, the 1964 presidential campaign. and the war in vietnam. not everyone knew that they were being recorded. >> certainly johnson secretary new because they were tasked with transcribing many of the conversations. they were the ones that made sure the conversations were taped as johnson would signal to them through an open door through his office. >> you also hear blunt talk. >> the number of people that assigned to kennedy the day he died. >> i can't ever go to the bathroom i won't go, i won't go anywhere i'll stay behind these gate

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. ♪ >> american history tv, saturday on c-span two. exploring the people and events that tell the american story. at 2:00 eastern on the presidency, we look back at herbert hoover's 1964 funeral. when he was buried near his childhood home in west branch, i. at 8:00 p.m., professor loretta hein cut on baseball during the great depression. she discusses the role of baseball in american culture. exploring the american story, watch american history tv saturday on c-span two. and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> download c-span's new mobile app and stay up-to-date with live video coverage of the day's biggest lyrical events from live streams of the house and senate floor and key congressional hearings to white house events and supreme court oral arguments. even our live interactive morning program, washington journal. c-span now has you covered, download the app for free, today. >> today's jobs report from the labor department showed the unemployment rate dropped to 4.2% from 4.6%.

. ♪ >> american history tv, saturday on c-span2,. at 2:00 eastern on the import -- on the presidency, we look back on herbert hoover's 1964 funeral. he was buried in his -- near his childhood home in west branch, iowa. then, professor loretta honeycutt on his ball during the great depression, she discusses the role of baseball in american culture. exploring the american story, watch american history tv, saturday on c-span2. find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> book tv. every sunday on c-span2. teachers leading authors discussing their latest nonfiction books. at noon eastern, live on in-depth, historian and conservative commentator victor david hanson will be our guest. join our conversation as he talks about his book and talks on war, politics and citizenship in the united states. at 10:00, former georgia republican congressman doug collins reflect sunday events leading to the first impeachment former president donald trump, the clock in the calendar, a front row look at the de

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[applause] >> beginning on american history tv a conference on frederick law the founder of american landscape architecture to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth. coming up you hear about his influence on the landscapes of colleges across the country including at stanford and duke. up next landscape architect lori ellen talks about the design of college campuses. >> good morning

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history tv, and watch book tv, television for serious readers and today an event hosted by the heritage foundation, scholars address the fundamental question about american democracy and we really need a president. and was a recount of general douglas management of the allied occupation of japan following the end of world war ii. you can find a full schedule of history programs in your program guide or by visiting cspan.org/history and starting out, it is lecturers in history with southern utah university professor, laura june davis, on civil war naval warfare. >> last class we talked about this video the key layers and we have to compare the confederacy in the united states and the military capabilities read today, we talk about things about the civil war and focus on the things that we talked about in many of these researches. and so i will share with you my research. i will tell you a story. the should behind me, pittsburgh 11:00 p.m. on august 4th, 1863, most of the passengers are return to t

. >> american history tv saturdays on c-span2. exploring the people and events that tell the american story. at 2:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, we'll look back at herbert hoover's 1964 funeral when the 31st president was buried near his childhood home in west branch, iowa. then at 8:00 p.m. on lectures in history, pepperdine university professor on baseball during the great depression. she discusses the role of baseball in american culture and the origins of sports journalism. exploring the american story, watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2. and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> next, vice president harris speaks at the administration's inaugural meeting of the national space council where she stressed the importance of addressing the climate crisis and promoting new rules to govern space. the vice president was introduced by arizona senator and former nasa astronaut mark kelly. >> next, vice president hs speaks at the administration's inaugural meeting of

[applause] >> american history tv is looking back at the holidays in the nation's capital throughout the years. >> presidents voice at home and it has this marvelous addition of the german shepherd. my husband and his family had a series of german shepherds, all of whom were named king, and he had a black one when he was a little boy. and he was so surprised when he saw this -- wasn't just yesterday when he sought? when it was unveiled because he had no idea this is what was going to be done this year. some of you may remember from last year we had the white house last with dozens of little windows and chimneys and in the yard. >> watch more history of the holidays online at c-span.org/history. >> weekends on c-span2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday american history tv documents america's stories, and on sundays booktv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. funding for c-span2 come from these television companies and more including charter communications. >> broadband is a force for empowerment. that's why charter has invested billions building infrastructure

exploring the american story, watch american history tv, saturday on c-span2. find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online. >>> in travels with george, they recount the journeys made by george washington through the new united states and describes his experiences he followed the same routes in the present day. as his progress and thoughts are recorded in the book, washington's own words are preserved in his diaries. transcriptions of those diaries and his correspondence are available on founders online, a searchable website hosted through the national historical publications and records commission. founders online has transcriptions of thousands of documents written by and to the nation's founders. you can find washington's letter to the cabinet written before setting off for savannah, georgia, laying out his itinerary and instructions should any serious matter occur in his absence. you can read entries from his diary which recorded place ez -- places he stopped. he came to know our first president not as a monumental figure of our history but as

. ♪ >> american history tv, weekends on c-span two, exploring the people and events that tell the american story. at 2:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, a look at herbert hoover's 1964 funeral, when the 31st president is buried near his childhood home in iowa. at 8:00 p.m. on lectures in history, pepperdine university professor loretta honeycutt on baseball during the depression, the role in baseball -- of baseball in american culture and the origins of sports journalism. watch american history tv saturday on c-span2, and find the full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at spent.org/history -- at c-span.org/history. >> download c-span's new mobile app and stay up-to-date with live deal coverage of the day's biggest event, from livestream's of the house and senate floor to key congressional hearings and white house events and supreme court oral arguments. even our live, interactive morning program "washington journal," where we hear your voices every day. c-span now has you covered. download the app or free today. >> next, a discussion with the public and congressman fr

. >> american history tv saturdays on c-span2, exploring the people and events that tell the american story. at two p.m. eastern on the presidency a look at presidential trains with bob withers who wrote the president traveled by train who talks about the role trains played in the presidencies of abraham lincoln, franklin roosevelt, white isenhower, george h. w. bush, and at least one presidential spouse lady bird johnson. on lectures in history, the role of fitness industry played in 1980s american culture with new business models like jazzercise, the rise of fitness studios and the sales of vhs fitness tapes. exploring the american story come watch american history tv saturdays on c-span2 and find a full schedule and your program guide a watch online any time at c-span.org/history. >> hello, everybody. from the southern festival of books i'm nikki pendleton would. tonight i want to start off by thanking everyone on behalf of humanities tennessee, rt sponsors the metro national arts commission, tennessee arts commission, and parnassus books, thank you so much for making this possible

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he's recently talked about his book, robert e lee, allies, american history tv. >> we could not ignore in 1861, 42 factors. first, for all of his revolutionary fame and defend hardluck husband and father left his family for the west indies. robert was only 60 -- six years old. the shadow he cast over the the name one robert struggled to redeem, hence the broad streak of perfectionism in his behavior. but he also yearned to be free of his father's reputation in others. he wanted to be independent, he wanted to be his own man. in one sense his marriage was an attempt to stake out a round for himself. he also yearned for security. security is product denied him so while his contemporaries left the army as they received their taxpayer provided college degree and decently resign and go into private engineering practice or other profession, lee stays, as the one certain profession and paycheck he could count on. in this pursuit of independence, security and perfection was arlington. it was as much to protect arlington for his family as it was for virginia but he chose to resign his commissio

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you are watching american history tv. american history tv is looking back at the holidays in the nation's capital throughout the years. >> the president boyhood home has this marvelous addition of the german shepherd keane. my husband and his family had a series of german shepherds all of whom were named king, and he had a black one when he was a little boy, and he was so surprised when he saw this session was it just yesterday -- when it was unfair because he had no idea this is what was going to be done this year. some of you may remember from last year we had the white house last you with dozens of little socks in the windows and in the chimneys and on the yard. >> watch more history of the holidays online at c-span.org/history. >> our weekly series the presidency highlights the politics come policies of legacies of u.s. presidents and first ladies. an american historical association panel explores why many americans hated thomas jefferson, a man like him, lyndon johnson and richard nixon. >> can we talk about what was