The most recent programs for the History & Society Topic http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=19 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 22 May 2013 05:57:15 GMT Carl Sferrazza Anthony talked about the life and influence of first ladies Lucretia Garfield and Mary Arthur McElroy and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Lucretia "Crete" Garfield was an educated woman who believed in the rights of women. The marriage was troubled for the first five years but they grew closer and she became very influential. After President Garfield was assassinated in the first year of his presidency she spent years ensuring his legacy by making their home an early version of a presidential library. Video clips from the house in Mentor, Ohio, were shown. The administration of President Arthur was greatly influenced by the memory of his wife, Ellen, who had died less than two years earlier. Video was shown of a memorial window in St. John's Church. Eventually his sister Mary Arthur McElroy came to preside over the White House, with his young daughter. This was the 13th episode in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310737-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310737-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT In the twentieth in a series on American presidents, scholars and historians talked about the life and career of James Garfield from his home in Ohio. Among the issues they addressed were Garfield's military service, election as president, and assassination shortly after his inauguration. Ms. Miller talked about several of the artifacts and documents that Garfield left behind. During the program an educator from James Garfield School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio was interviewed and the guests responded to viewer telephone calls. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/151093-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/151093-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT President Gerald Ford talked about President Dwight D. Eisenhower, including the 1952 election and the Republican Party's domestic agenda, McCarthyism, civil rights, and President Eisenhower's legacy for the Republican party. President Ford also spoke about the day he took his young sons to visit Eisenhower at his Gettysburg farm, and the impromptu lesson the former World War II general gave the Ford boys. Independent producer George Colburn conducted this interview for the Eisenhower Legacy Collection, a series of documentaries on Dwight D. Eisenhower's military and political career. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312614-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312614-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ruma Chopra talked about her book [Unnatural Rebellion: Loyalists in New York City During the Revolution]. Thousands of colonists rejected the War for American Independence and many fled to the British stronghold of New York City. The loyalists looked upon the British as natural allies in religion, language, and blood and thought the violence of rebellion was unnecessary and unlawful. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311548-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311548-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Bobby Donaldson and Isaac Washington talked about the [Edwards v. South Carolina] Supreme Court case. The case resulted from a protest on March 2, 1961, when 187 peaceful civil rights protestors were arrested at the South Carolina State House. In [Edwards v. South Carolina] the Supreme Court of the United States held that the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution forbids state government officials from forcing a crowd to disperse when they are otherwise legally marching in front of a state house. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Columbia, South Carolina on April 15-19 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312516-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312516-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about President Dwight D. Eisenhower's views and actions in regarding civil rights, including the desegregation of the armed forces, appointments of pro civil rights Supreme Court justices, and the decision to dispatch the 101st Airborne division to assist in the integration of Little Rock High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. This panel was part of a conference titled, "Ike Reconsidered: Lessons from the Eisenhower Legacy for the 21st Century" co-hosted by Hunter College, City University of New York, the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute and the Eisenhower Foundation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311288-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311288-2 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Jennifer Bendery talked about the impact on President Obama's second term agenda of IRS and Justice Department scandals, and the controversy surrounding the terrorist attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Topics included immigration reform, tax policy and the budget, jobs and the economy, the health care law, and gun control. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312840-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312840-3 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT John Geoghegan talked about his book, [Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II], in which he recalls the failed Japanese mission to attack New York City and Washington, D.C. following Pearl Harbor. In his book, he reports that the Japanese had planned to utilize submarines that were designed as underwater aircraft carriers. The Sen-Toku or I-400 Class, was built to transport three heavily armed planes and was to travel from Japan to America's east coast, where it would surface and launch a surprise offensive. John Geoghegan spoke at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park, California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312720-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312720-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about Mary Elizabeth Bowser, a former slave who became a Union spy in the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. She was part of a pro-Union spy ring run by Elizabeth Van Lew, the daughter of a prominent Richmond citizen. She spoke at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311968-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311968-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Marty Daniels talked about [Mary Chesnut's Illustrated Diary], her reconstruction of the intended presentation of Mary Chesnut's [A Diary from Dixie], in which Ms. Chesnut provided a first-person view of the Civil War from the perspective of Southern society. Her diary provided insight into Confederate political and military maneuvering, and revealed the impact on morale in the South as residents received news of both victories and defeats. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Columbia, South Carolina on April 15-19 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312309-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312309-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Professor Kendrick A. Clements talked about his book, [Woodrow Wilson: World Statesman], in which he examines Wilson's public career as professor, president of Princeton University, governor of New Jersey, and president of the United States C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Columbia, South Carolina on April 15-19 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312304-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312304-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about the book business from the perspective of independent booksellers. This presentation was in the James Michener Non-Fiction Pavilion on the grounds of City Hall at the 4th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312749-9 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312749-9 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT First lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of Bowie State University. She talked about the importance of education, the history of the struggle of black people to become educated, and urged the graduates of the historically black university to pass their desire for education on to future generations. She also paid tribute to parents, saying 'Their sacrifice is your legacy.' The ceremony was held at the Comcast Center on the University of Maryland, College Park campus. Mrs. Obama was wearing the hood of the honorary doctor of laws degree she had just received. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312811-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312811-3 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Kitty Kelley talked about her book, [Capturing Camelot: Stanley Tretick's Iconic Images of the Kennedys], in which she presents images taken by photojournalist Stanley Tretick of President Kennedy's time in office. Ms. Kelley showed many pictures during her presentation. She responded to questions from members of the audience.* This presentation was in the James Michener Non-Fiction Pavilion on the grounds of City Hall at the 4th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312749-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312749-6 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Lynne Olson talked about her book, [Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941], in which she explores the debate over American intervention in World War II. She responded to questions from members of the audience.* This presentation was in the James Michener Non-Fiction Pavilion on the grounds of City Hall at the 4th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312749-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312749-5 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Scott Berg talked about his book, [38 Nooses: Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End], in which he recounts the Dakota War of 1862. He responded to questions from members of the audience.* This presentation was in the James Michener Non-Fiction Pavilion on the grounds of City Hall at the 4th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312749-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312749-4 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Kristina Dunn Johnson, curator of history at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, talked about General William T. Sherman's capture of Columbia, South Carolina during the Civil War, during which he destroyed military targets as well as industry, infrastructure, and civilian property. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2013 LCV Cities Tour" in Columbia, South Carolina on April 15-19 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Time Warner Cable local cable affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312517-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312517-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Lou Mehrer spoke about the Berlin Tunnel and "Operation Gold," a 1950s project conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency and the British Intelligence Service to tap into Soviet communications by tunneling from West Berlin into East Berlin, Germany. Known as "Operation Stopwatch" by the British, the 1,500 foot tunnel was active for eleven months, and netted about 40,000 hours of East German telephone conversations. Mr. Mehrer spoke at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311404-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311404-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Annette Gordon-Reed spoke about issues related to teaching the history of slavery, and about the research that led to her book, [The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family], which won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for history. She spoke at the National Council for History Education National Conference in Richmond, Virginia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311671-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311671-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT David Silkenat and Kathleen Brian talked about suicide in America during the 19th century. They were interviewed at the 2013 Organization of American Historians meeting in San Francisco, California. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312267-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312267-3 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Publishing news from the week ending May 18, 2013. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312803-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312803-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on the Obama administration's handling of civil liberties.  http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312754-101 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312754-101 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on the Obama administration's handling of civil liberties. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312754-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312754-2 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Allida Black and Thomas Culbertson talked about the life and influence of first lady Lucy Hayes and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. The first presidential wife with a college degree, Lucy Hayes symbolized the "New Woman" as the country celebrated its centennial. She had been very active in medical service during the Civil War and continued her charitable work, especially with veterans and orphans of the war. Topics included her relations with temperance and women's suffrage movements. In several video clips Christie Weininger gave a tour of Spiegel Grove, the Hayes home in Fremont, Ohio. This was the 12th episode in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310736-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310736-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT In the nineteenth in a series on American presidents, the life and career of Rutherford B. Hayes were discussed. Mr. Hoogenboom and Mr. Bridges talked about President Hayes as a lawyer, soldier and politician including the contested election of 1876 in which Congress appointed Hayes president despite his loss to Samuel Tilden in the national election. Participants also strolled about the grounds of the Hayes Presidential Center, highlighting the various landmarks there. During the program a taped interview with Mr. Loveday was shown and a teacher from Rutherford Hayes High School was interviewed. Participants also responded to viewer comments and questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/150637-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/150637-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Michael Kazin talked about culture and society in the 1920s. He spoke about Prohibition and the exploits of the gangster Al Capone, who eventually went to prison on tax evasion charges, the motion picture industry and the new production codes that sought to reduce sexuality in films, and the 1925 [State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes] trial, in which a high school teacher faced charges of unlawfully teaching evolution in a state-funded school. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311135-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311135-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Guests spoke at the rededication of Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. This event was hosted by the National Park Service and celebrated the completion of the interior restoration and the return of the historic furnishings. Built by George Washington Parke Custis, step-grandson of George Washington, Arlington House was originally a memorial to the first president. Robert E. Lee married Custis' daughter, Mary, who was the great-granddaughter of Martha Washington, and it was at Arlington House that Lee resigned from the U.S. Army at the outset of the Civil War. Arlington House is the only national memorial to a former Confederate leader, and recognizes Lee's post-war public efforts at reconciliation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312273-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312273-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about former President Dwight D. Eisenhower's leadership, including his policies, political beliefs, speeches, style, and legacy. This panel was part of a conference titled, "Ike Reconsidered: Lessons from the Eisenhower Legacy for the 21st Century," co-hosted by the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College and the Eisenhower Foundation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311288-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311288-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Christian Caryl talked about his book, [Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century], in which he argues that a secular, left-leaning consensus developed across the western world after World War II, and that a counterrevolution, representing a new era, began in 1979 with the election of conservative leaders in Britain and the U.S. and the overthrow of the Shah in Iran. He spoke with with Susan Glasser, managing editor of [Foreign Policy] magazine. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312067-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312067-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT H.W Brands talked about Franklin D. Roosevelt and presidential leadership. He spoke at the University of Oklahoma's "Teach-In" on the Great Depression and World War II. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311339-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311339-3 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Christina Romer spoke about lessons from the Great Depression that are applicable to contemporary economic policy. She spoke at the University of Oklahoma's "Teach-In" on the Great Depression and World War II. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311339-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311339-2 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT David Wrobel spoke about John Steinbeck's works and what they can teach us about American history. He spoke at the University of Oklahoma's "Teach-In" on the Great Depression and World War II. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311339-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311339-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Ray Cline, former chief Soviet analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), detailed the growth of the Central Intelligence Agency under President Eisenhower, and described President Eisenhower as a "man devoted to the facts" who valued intelligence as a wartime leader and as the nation's chief executive. Topics included U.S. covert actions in the 1950s, Soviet relations, the Korean War, CIA involvement in Iran, Sputnik and the "missile gap crisis." Independent producer George Colburn conducted this interview for the Eisenhower Legacy Collection, a series of documentaries on Dwight D. Eisenhower's military and political career. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312465-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312465-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT William Seale and Pamela Sanfilippo talked about the life and influence of first lady Julia Grant and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.*From a slave-holding family, she became the wife of the commanding Union general during the Civil War and relished her time in the White House. She was also the first president's wife to write her memories. Her background, family life, and social style were discussed, including her relationship with Mary Lincoln. Topics included President Grant's reputation including alleged drunkenness, business dealings and scandals, and his civil rights record. Several video clips were shown from the documentary [The White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home], and from the U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site in Galena, Illinois, and the White Haven and Hardscrabble houses at the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in St Louis, Missouri. This was the 11th episode in the C-SPAN series "First Ladies: Influence and Image." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310735-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310735-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT In the eighteenth in a series on American presidents, the life and career of Ulysses S. Grant were discussed. Mr. Simon and Mr. Ballard talked about his military career, early life, and political career. Ms. Wilson and Mr. Deitz talked about Grant's tomb and the National Historic Site in Manhattan. Throughout the program, participants responded to viewer comments and questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/150209-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/150209-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Charles Johnson talked about his book, [Why Coolidge Matters: Leadership Lessons from America's Most Underrated President], in which he recounts President Calvin Coolidge's tenure and argues that his legacy has been distorted and subsequently disregarded. The author spoke about President Coolidge's public and foreign policy initiatives and argued that Coolidge's political thinking is pertinent to today's political discussion. Charles Johnson spoke at the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312259-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312259-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Justin Webb talked about his book, [Cheers, America: How an Englishman Learned to Love America]. Topics included the differences between British and American culture. Book TV in London was series of interviews conducted April 2013 in which some of Great Britain's most acclaimed historians, philosophers, literary critics and more spoke with Book TV about, politics, war, history, religion and culture. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312122-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312122-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Cass Sunstein talked about his book, [Simpler: The Future of Government], in which he recounts his tenure as administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs from 2009 to 2012, and explains how his office improved the efficiency of several government programs. The author spoke about the reforms made during his three years as President Obama's "regulatory czar," which included improved labels on food products and calories listed on national restaurant menus to streamlined student loan and mortgage applications. Cass Sunstein spoke at the Free Library of Philadelphia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312437-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312437-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Henry Wiencek, author of [An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America], and [Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves], talked about the private and public views of Washington and Jefferson on the issue of slavery. Mr. Wiencek spoke at the Kansas City Public Library in Kansas City, Missouri. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310862-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310862-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Linda Feldmann talked about President Obama's agenda for his second term. Topics included his ability to push his agenda, the implementation of the health care law, his relationship with Congress, domestic issues, and foreign policy, especially Syria. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. The program concluded with a video clip promoting the Local Content Vehicle visit to Yuma, Arizona. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312547-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312547-3 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Panelists talked about the issues veterans confront when returning home from war. The participants included Karl Marlantes, author of [What It's Like to Go to War], Dave McIntyre, author of [Centerline], James Wright, author of [Those Who Have Borne the Battle], and retired Colonel Jon Coffin, a psychologist with the National Guard. The panel "Coming Home: The Hopes, Fears, and Challenges of Veterans Returning from War" was part of the Colby Military Writers' Symposium, held annually at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312444-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312444-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT James McPherson and Barbara Fields spoke about the history of African-American soldiers during the Civil War, including issues related to inequality, racism and recruiting. They also talked about the war effort and the motives behind emancipation. They spoke at the African Americans and the Civil War Conference, hosted by the Catoctin Center for Regional Studies at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Maryland. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311266-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311266-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Daniel Toomey toured the the historic roundhouse building of the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland. The museum was marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with the ongoing exhibit "The War Came by Train." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312190-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312190-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Richard Norton Smith spoke about his Civil War history tour titled, "Mr. Lincoln's War." The tour was to take place in June 2013, and was in honor of 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312327-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312327-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Victor Davis Hanson talked about his book, [The Savior Generals: How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq]. The interview, part of Book TV's college series, was recorded at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312354-12 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312354-12 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Lonnie Bunch and Elaine Nichols talked about the background and context of an oral history interview given by Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, on July 14, 2011. Portions of the interview were shown. Mr. Hrabowski spoke about his participation in the 1963 "Children's Crusade." President of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County since 1992, he was a twelve year-old boy living in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963 when Martin Luther King, Jr., appealed to children to march for civil rights. This interview was part of an oral history project on the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century initiated by Congress in 2009, conducted by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Library of Congress, and the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The interview was conducted by Joseph Mosnier of the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312258-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312258-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Participants in the 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Campaign spoke about their experiences during the protest. They were joined by the president and CEO of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Lawrence Pijeaux, and Barnett Wright, author of [1963: How the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement Changed America and the World]. They also responded to questions from the audience at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312240-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312240-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Portions of previous programming featuring presidential library tours and exhibits were shown. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312503-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312503-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Before the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum officially opened to the public, former first lady Laura Bush led a tour of the presidential museum in the George W. Bush Presidential Center. She described the design and construction of the center and the museum exhibits. Video clips were shown from an April 2, 2013, interview with President and Mrs. Bush. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312390-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312390-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Journalists Tom Brokaw and Nick Clooney shared their memories of the Kennedy presidency in a program commemorating the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy's famous Jun 10, 1963 speech, "A Strategy of Peace," which was delivered at American University. Archival footage and clips from American University's commemorative film [JFK: Building Peace for All Time] were shown. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. JFK Remembered" was a program sponsored by American University School of Communication in partnership with the Newseum and held at the Newseum's Annenberg Theater. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312462-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312462-1 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT