When Bobby Kennedy and Ronald Reagan Debated C-SPANs American History TV 2026-09-24 | When Bobby Kennedy and Ronald Reagan Debated
Legacy of Sen. Mitch McConnell American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-24 | Watch on February 1 at 5:30 PM ET on C-SPAN2Discussion on the career & legacy of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who is stepping down as party leader at the end of the 118th Congress. Our guest is Michael Tackett, Deputy Washington, DC Bureau Chief for the Associated Press and author of a new McConnell biography, "The Price of Power."Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/program/interview/legacy-of-senator-mitch-mcconnell/652881
Lectures in History: 1607 Jamestown Settlement American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-23 | Watch on February 1 at 8 and 11 AM ET on C-SPAN2College of William & Mary lecturer Amy Stallings discusses the history of the 1607 Jamestown settlement in Virginia and how Americans throughout the centuries have tried to preserve and remember the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/ahtv/?lecturesInHistory
Lindsay Chervinsky, Making the Presidency American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-17 | Watch next Saturday at 9:30 PM ET on C-SPAN 2Historian Lindsay Chervinsky speaks at the Boston Athenaeum about second U.S. president and Massachusetts favorite son, John Adams. His presidency unfolds against the backdrop of the politics and personalities of the new nation.Watch online at: c-span.org/event/the-presidency/lindsay-chervinsky-making-the-presidency/427750
History of Latinos in the South American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-17 | Watch next Saturday at 8 PM ET on C-SPAN 2Duke University professor Cecilia Marquez discusses Latino migration trends in the 20th and early 21st centuries and how Latinos shaped the culture, development and economics of the American South.Watch online at: c-span.org/event/lectures-in-history/history-of-latinos-in-the-south/428856
Historic Inaugural Speeches: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-13 | Watch this Saturday at 7 PM ET on C-SPAN 2Ahead of the presidential inauguration on January 20, American History TV airs a four-week series, "Historic Inaugural Speeches."Watch online at c-span.org/history
Mt. Zion Cemetery Tour American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-12 | American History TV followed a tour of Georgetown's historic Mount Zion and Female Union Band Society cemeteries - located in the nation's capital and the final resting place of African Americans dating back to the early 19th century. The burial ground - which began as an integrated space and later was segregated - is undergoing restoration work to preserve the history of those laid to rest there.Watch online at c-span.org/history
Manish Sinha, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-11 | Historian Manisha Sinha looked at the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War and argued that the period did not end in 1877, but rather continued through 1920 and the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts, hosted this event.Watch online at c-span.org/history
Soldier & Civilian Experiences in the Korean War American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-10 | History professors Tarak Barkawi (Johns Hopkins University), David Cline (San Diego State University), Suzy Kim (Rutgers University), and John McManus (Missouri University of Science and Technology) discussed soldier and civilian experiences during the Korean War. This event was part of the 2024 Symposium on War, Conflict, and Society at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.Watch online at c-span.org/history
The Presidency: Jay Hakes, The President and the Planet American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-10 | Watch on January 18 at 10 AM ET on C-SPAN2Author Jay Hakes looks at the politics and government policies on climate issues through the lens of the White House and presidents dating from the 1950s to the 1990s. Mr. Hakes served in energy and environmental policy positions in the Clinton and Obama administrations.Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/ahtv/?thePresidency
Ronald Reagans 1982 Speech in Parliament American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-10 | President Ronald Reagan's 1982 address to the British Parliament was the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland. The University of Kansas is in Lawrence.Watch online at c-span.org/history
Hasan Jeffries on Narratives of the Civil Rights Movement American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-09 | Ohio State University history professor Hasan Kwame Jeffries discussed historical narratives of the Civil Rights Movement and modern understandings of victories, defeats, and what the movement was trying to achieve. Professor Jeffries is the brother of House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY). This lecture was part of a symposium hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.Watch online at c-span.org/history
Lectures in History: World War I Propaganda American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-09 | Watch on January 18 at 8 AM ET and 12 PM ET on C-SPAN2Louisiana State University journalism professor John Maxwell Hamilton discusses U.S. government propaganda efforts during World War I. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge.Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/ahtv/?lecturesInHistory
Lecture on The American Presidency and Foreign Policy American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-07 | Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky discussed how presidential foreign policy and warmaking powers evolved from the time of George Washington to the modern era. This lecture was part of a symposium hosted by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.Watch online at c-span.org/history
Civil War: Union and Confederate Soldier Fraternization American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-06 | McKendree University professor Lauren Thompson talked about how, despite prohibitions against it, Union and Confederate soldiers often fraternized, sharing coffee, tobacco, and newspapers. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, hosted this event.Watch online at c-span.org/history
The Presidency: Heath Hardage Lee, The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-06 | Watch on January 11 at 9:30 AM ET on C-SPAN2Heath Hardage Lee recounts first lady Pat Nixon's time in the White House (1969-74) - including her support for the Equal Rights Amendment, a woman on the Supreme Court, and more women in mid to high level government jobs.Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/event/the-presidency/heath-hardage-lee-the-mysterious-mrs-nixon/426460
Historic Inaugural Speeches: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George HW Bush American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-06 | Watch Saturday at 7 PM ET on C-SPAN 2After defeating President Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter's inauguration was the last to be held on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol. In 2017, he became the first president to mark the 40th anniversary of his own inauguration.Ronald Reagan wins the first of his two terms by defeating President Jimmy Carter. His inauguration is the first held at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. At 69 years old, Mr. Reagan -- at the time -- becomes the oldest person to take office.After defeating Michael Dukakis for the White House, George H.W. Bush was the last World War II veteran to become president. He also composed his own prayer for his inaugural ceremony, which he recited at the start of his address.Watch online at c-span.org/history
Lecture on The Great Depression American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-06 | Indiana University history professor Carolina Ortega discussed the 1929 Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, and the impact that the economic crash had on various populations, including Mexican- American immigrants. Indiana University is located in Bloomington.Watch online at c-span.org/history
Tour of National Portrait Gallerys Brilliant Exiles Exhibit American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-05 | American History TV toured the National Portrait Gallery exhibit "Brilliant Exiles," which tells the story of American women who went to Paris in the early 20th century hoping to make their mark on the arts while breaking gender and racial barriers they encountered in the United States. Robyn Asleson - the gallery's prints and drawings curator - was our guide.Watch on c-span.org/history
American Civil Religion During the Cold War American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-04 | Watch next Saturday at 8 PM ET on C-SPAN 2Hillsdale College professor Richard Gamble taught a class on civic faith and how nationalism incorporated religious elements and symbolism during the Cold War. Hillsdale College is located in Hillsdale, Michigan.Watch online at c-span.org/history
John McCurdy on Homosexuality, the American Revolution, & the Trials of Robert Newburgh American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-02 | History professor and author John McCurdy talked about the 1774 buggery trial of British chaplain Robert Newburgh and LGBT history during the American Revolution. The Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia hosted this event.Watch online at c-span.org/history
The Tet Offensive (This Month in History) American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-02 | Watch programs on all of these topics on c-span.org/history
Captain Grace Hopper in 1982 on the Future of Computers American History TV C-SPAN 2025-01-01 | In a 1982 lecture, Navy Captain and computer technology pioneer Grace Hopper talked to the National Security Agency about the future possibilities for data, hardware, and software. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.Watch online at c-span.org/history
Historic Inaugural Speeches: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon American History TV C-SPAN 2024-12-30 | Watch the full speeches Saturday at 7 PM ET on C-SPAN 2Ahead of the presidential inauguration on January 20, American History TV airs a four-week series, "Historic Inaugural Speeches."Watch the full program online at c-span.org/history
Marquis de Lafayette in Alexandria, Virginia American History TV C-SPAN 2024-12-29 | Watch next Saturday at 5:30 PM ET on C-SPAN 2Historian Elizabeth Reese toured sites in Alexandria, Virginia, where the Marquis de Lafayette visited during his 1824 return to the United States after the Revolutionary War. The Alexandria History Museum hosted this tour.Watch online at: c-span.org/event/american-history-tv/marquis-de-lafayette-in-alexandria-va/429664
Robert Schmuhl, Mr. Churchill in the White House American History TV C-SPAN 2024-12-28 | Watch next Saturday at 9:30 PM ET on C-SPAN 2British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was more than a house guest during his lengthy visits to the White House during the presidencies of Franklin Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower. This account tells a story of diplomatic and military importance.Watch online at: c-span.org/ahtv
Elizabeth Reese, Marquis de Lafayette Returns American History TV C-SPAN 2024-12-22 | Watch next Saturday at 5 PM ET on C-SPAN 2Author Elizabeth Reese recounts the Marquis de Lafayette's 1824-1825 trip through the young United States when he returned after the Revolutionary War.Watch online at: c-span.org/event/american-history-tv/elizabeth-reese-marquis-de-lafayette-returns/428237
The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner American History TV C-SPAN 2024-12-21 | Watch next Saturday at 3 PM ET on C-SPAN 2Author Stephen Puleo discussed the career and life of abolitionist politician Charles Sumner, who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. The Wellesley Free Library in Wellesley, Massachusetts, hosted this event.Watch online at c-span.org/history
Historic Inaugural Speeches: Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Dwight Eisenhower American History TV C-SPAN 2024-12-18 | Watch the Historic Inaugural Speeches starting at 7 PM ET on December 28 on C-SPAN2At the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt defeated Herbert Hoover and proclaimed: "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." It was the first of Roosevelt's four inaugurations, and the last to be held on the constitutionally prescribed date of March 4.After a surprise victory over Governor Thomas Dewey, President Harry Truman earned his own four-year term. His inauguration drew an estimated crowd of more than one million spectators and was the first to be televised.Retired World War II general Dwight Eisenhower took the oath for the first of his two terms after defeating Governor Adlai Stevenson. He wrote & recited his own prayer for his inauguration and used two Bibles, including one used by George Washington in 1789.Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/ahtv
The Tour of the Peoples House Exhibit American History TV C-SPAN 2024-12-16 | Watch this Saturday at 8 PM ET on C-SPAN 2C-SPAN took viewer calls and toured the White House Historical Association’s educational center and exhibits, located one block from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. On display are a full-scale replica of the Oval Office and digital recreations of White House rooms where visitors can sit in on Cabinet meetings, diplomatic conferences, and state dinners.Watch online at c-span.org/history
80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge: Stories of Heroism American History TV C-SPAN 2024-12-12 | Watch the WWII International Conference on December 21 starting at 2PM ET on C-SPAN2Author and military historian John McManus discusses stories of heroism during the 1944-1945 Battle of the Bulge.Watch the full conference at: c-span.org/ahtv
50th Anniversary of the Ford Presidency American History TV C-SPAN 2024-12-07 | Watch next Saturday at 9:30 AM ET on C-SPAN 2Fifty years after Gerald Ford assumed the presidency on August 9, 1974 -- the only non-elected president in our history -- scholars looked to secret White House tapes and oral history interviews with Ford administration officials to take stock of events from a half-century ago. The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosted this event. Watch online at c-span.org/history
Lectures in History: 1893 Lizzie Borden Trial Part 2 American History TV C-SPAN 2024-12-06 | Watch on December 14 at 8 AM and 11 AM ET on C-SPAN2University of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discusses the 1893 trial of Lizzie Borden, who was accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe. The murders and trial received widespread publicity at the time and Lizzie Borden became a lasting figure in American popular culture. This is the second of a two-part lecture.Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/ahtv/?lecturesInHistory
The American Revolution in the West American History TV C-SPAN 2024-12-06 | Watch the American Revolution in the West Conference next Saturday at 2 PM ET on C-SPAN 2Historian Stephen Kling discussed the campaign of Spanish Lt. Governor Bernardo de Gálvez and his attempts to conquer British posts along the lower Mississippi River. By forcing the British to fight on a second front, Gálvez aided the American war effort. This was part of the American Revolutionary War in the West conference hosted by the St. Charles County (MO) Historical Society.Watch online at c-span.org/history
Lectures in History: 1893 Lizzie Borden Trial American History TV C-SPAN 2024-12-02 | Watch on December 7 at 8 AM ET on C-SPAN2University of Maryland history professor Michael Ross discusses the 1893 trial of Lizzie Borden, who was accused of murdering her father and stepmother with an axe. The murders and trial received widespread publicity at the time and Lizzie Borden became a lasting figure in American popular culture. This is the first of a two-part lecture.Watch the full program online at: beta.c-span.org/event/lectures-in-history/1893-lizzie-borden-trial-part-1/428075
Inside White House during Pearl Harbor American History TV C-SPAN 2024-12-02 | Watch Saturday at 9:30 AM ET on C-SPAN 2Eyewitnesses recount what unfolded inside the White House on December 7, 1941, as President Franklin Roosevelt learned of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and then moved to assess the damage and America’s response.Watch online at: c-span.org/video/?540269-1/inside-white-house-december-7-1941
World War II Veterans speak at the American Veterans Center Conference American History TV C-SPAN 2024-11-22 | Watch next Saturday at 2 PM ET on C-SPAN 2American History TV presents coverage of the 2024 American Veterans Center Conference in Washington, D.C, including discussions on the Holocaust, Buffalo Soldiers, 9/11, and World War II.Watch online at c-span.org/history
The President Abroad American History TV C-SPAN 2024-11-01 | Watch on November 9 at 9:30 AM ET on C-SPAN2CBS News "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan leads a discussion about what is involved when the president travels abroad. Speakers include Joseph Hagin, deputy chief of staff to Presidents Trump and George W. Bush, and former White House Chief of Protocol Capricia Marshall.Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/ahtv
National World War I Memorial Sculpture Illumination American History TV C-SPAN 2024-11-01 | Watch on November 9 at 7 PM ET on C-SPAN2The bronze centerpiece of the National World War I Memorial was unveiled in Washington, D.C., and presented to the American people. “A Soldier’s Journey” stretches nearly 60 feet and features 38 individual figures telling the war’s story. Sculptor Sabin Howard and lead designer Joe Weishaar delivered remarks at the event hosted by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and the Doughboy Foundation. Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/video/?538367-1/national-world-war-memorial-sculpture-illumination
Mexican American Repatriation in the Great Depression American History TV C-SPAN 2024-10-31 | Watch on November 9 at 8 and 11 AM ET on C-SPAN2Indiana University history professor Carolina Ortega discusses the 1929 Great Depression, President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, and the impact that the economic crash had on various populations, including Mexican- American immigrants. Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/ahtv/?lecturesInHistory
There you go again American History TV C-SPAN 2024-10-29 | Watch this Saturday at 7 PM ET on C-SPAN 2Republican former California Governor Ronald Reagan defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter in a landslide, winning 489 electoral votes and 44 states.Watch online at: c-span.org/video/?537142-1/historic-presidential-elections-carter-vs-reagan-1980
The Election of 1980 American History TV C-SPAN 2024-10-29 | Watch this Saturday at 7 PM ET on C-SPAN 2Republican former California Governor Ronald Reagan defeats incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter in a landslide, winning 489 electoral votes and 44 states.Watch online at: c-span.org/video/?537142-1/historic-presidential-elections-carter-vs-reagan-1980
Filmmaker Ken Burns 2024 National Constitution Center Liberty Medal American History TV C-SPAN 2024-10-28 | Watch on November 2 at 6 pm ET on C-SPAN 2The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia awards documentary filmmaker Ken Burns its 2024 Liberty Medal for his body of work as “America’s storyteller.”Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/video/?538108-1/filmmaker-ken-burns-2024-national-constitution-center-liberty-medal
Lectures in History: Road to the 1787 Constitutional Convention American History TV C-SPAN 2024-10-25 | Watch on November 2 at 8 AM and 11 AM ET on C-SPAN2University of Dallas history professor William Atto discussed the decade leading to the 1787 Constitutional Convention and the key compromises that led to the ratification of the United States Constitution.Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/ahtv/?lecturesInHistory
The 1968 Election: Richard Nixon vs Hubert Humphrey vs George Wallace American History TV C-SPAN 2024-10-22 | Watch Saturday at 7 PM ET on C-SPAN 2Republican former Vice President Richard Nixon defeats Democratic Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Democratic former Alabama Governor George Wallace, who was running as the American Independent Party candidate.Watch online at: c-span.org/video/?537141-1/historic-presidential-elections-nixon-vs-humphrey-vs-wallace-1968
Herbert Hoover Grandchildren American History TV C-SPAN 2024-10-21 | Watch this Saturday at 9:30 PM ET on C-SPAN 2The great-grandchildren of Herbert Hoover gathered at his West Branch, Iowa, presidential library to talk about his life and legacy on the 150th anniversary of his 1874 birth. The 31st president - a Stanford University educated mining engineer and humanitarian - died in 1964.Watch online at: c-span.org/video/?537480-1/herbert-hoovers-great-grandchildren-life-legacy
The Civil War: Aaron Sheehan-Dean, The Calculus of Violence American History TV C-SPAN 2024-10-18 | Watch on October 26 at 2PM ET on C-SPAN 2Historian Aaron Sheehan-Dean discusses how the notoriously bloody Civil War could have been much worse.Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/video/?536066-3/the-calculus-violence
Lectures in History: Ryan White and the AIDs Epidemic American History TV C-SPAN 2024-10-17 | Watch on October 26 at 8am ET on C-SPAN2Florida State University history professor Paul Renfro discusses the life and death of Indiana teenager Ryan White, who emerged as one of the faces of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s.Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/video/?538405-1/ryan-white-aids-epidemic
The 1960 Election: John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon American History TV C-SPAN 2024-10-14 | Watch Saturday at 7 PM ET on C-SPAN 2c-span.org/video/?537140-1/historic-presidential-elections-kennedy-vs-nixon-1960Watch online at: c-span.org/video/?537140-1/historic-presidential-elections-kennedy-vs-nixon-1960
Military Kitchens at Fort Ticonderoga American History TV C-SPAN 2024-10-11 | Watch the Fort Ticonderoga Seminar on October 19 starting at 2PM ET on C-SPAN2Historian Sara Evenson discusses food preparation and eating at Fort Ticonderoga, the creation of new culinary labor practices to fit a military setting, and ways in which kitchens were spaces of cultural exchange. This is part of Fort Ticonderoga's 20th Annual Seminar on the American Revolution in Ticonderoga, New York.Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/ahtv
David Roll, Ascent to Power American History TV C-SPAN 2024-10-10 | Watch on October 19 at 9:30 AM ET on C-SPAN2The 2024 Roosevelt Reading Festival features author David Roll on Harry Truman's rise to the White House after only 82 days as Franklin Roosevelt's vice president and while the world was still at war. Watch the full program online at: c-span.org/ahtv
