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2025-04-19 01:00:00 PST - 2025-04-19 05:00:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Lectures in History

Cold War Refugees & the 1980 Refugee Act

2025-04-19 05:00:00 PST - 2025-04-19 06:15:00 PST

Tulane University history professor Jana Lipman discusses Cold War refugees from Cuba and Vietnam and the impact of the Refugee Act of 1980; Tulane University is in New Orleans.

Minute Man National Historic Park & Battle of Concord

2025-04-19 06:15:00 PST - 2025-04-19 06:30:00 PST

Jay Hakes, The Presidents and the Planet

2025-04-19 06:30:00 PST - 2025-04-19 07:30:00 PST

Author 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.

History of Earth Day

2025-04-19 07:30:00 PST - 2025-04-19 08:00:00 PST

Former governor and U.S. senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.), founder of the first Earth Day in 1970, reflects on his work and the state of the environment in this 1990 C-SPAN interview.

Lectures in History

Cold War Refugees & the 1980 Refugee Act

2025-04-19 08:00:00 PST - 2025-04-19 09:15:00 PST

Tulane University history professor Jana Lipman discusses Cold War refugees from Cuba and Vietnam and the impact of the Refugee Act of 1980; Tulane University is in New Orleans.

Minute Man National Historic Park & Battle of Concord

2025-04-19 09:15:00 PST - 2025-04-19 09:30:00 PST

Jay Hakes, The Presidents and the Planet

2025-04-19 09:30:00 PST - 2025-04-19 10:30:00 PST

Author 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.

History of Earth Day

2025-04-19 10:30:00 PST - 2025-04-19 11:00:00 PST

Former governor and U.S. senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.), founder of the first Earth Day in 1970, reflects on his work and the state of the environment in this 1990 C-SPAN interview.

Lincoln & Grant in the Last Year of the Civil War

2025-04-19 11:00:00 PST - 2025-04-19 12:30:00 PST

Historians Joseph Glatthaar and Joan Waugh discuss the relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses Grant in 1865, the final year of the Civil War.

History of Deportation

2025-04-19 12:30:00 PST - 2025-04-19 13:45:00 PST

Refugees International director Yael Schacher and history professors Hidetaka Hirota and Ana Minian examine the history of deportation policies in the United States.

Baseball - America's Pastime

2025-04-19 13:45:00 PST - 2025-04-19 14:55:00 PST

What is baseball's place in America's national story? Two writers who follow the game, ``Washington Post`` columnist George Will and author Kevin Baker, offer their answers.

Remembering George Washington's Mother

2025-04-19 14:55:00 PST - 2025-04-19 16:00:00 PST

American University professor Kate Haulman talks about how George Washington's mother, Mary Ball Washington, is remembered after the Revolutionary War era.

High School Advanced Placement - U.S. History Exam 2025

2025-04-19 16:00:00 PST - 2025-04-19 16:41:00 PST

Jason Stacy and Matthew Ellington, co-authors of ``Fabric of a Nation: A History With Skills and Sources,`` for the AP U.S. history course, talk about the high school advanced placement U.S. history exam.

Robert F. Kennedy in Indianapolis

2025-04-19 16:41:00 PST - 2025-04-19 17:00:00 PST

On April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy announces to a waiting Indianapolis crowd that Martin Luther King, Jr. has been assassinated; historian Ray Boomhower recounts the events leading up to RFK's speech and the impact it had on the city.

Lectures in History

Cold War Refugees & the 1980 Refugee Act

2025-04-19 17:00:00 PST - 2025-04-19 18:15:00 PST

Tulane University history professor Jana Lipman discusses Cold War refugees from Cuba and Vietnam and the impact of the Refugee Act of 1980; Tulane University is in New Orleans.

Minute Man National Historic Park & Battle of Concord

2025-04-19 18:15:00 PST - 2025-04-19 18:30:00 PST

Jay Hakes, The Presidents and the Planet

2025-04-19 18:30:00 PST - 2025-04-19 19:30:00 PST

Author 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.

History of Earth Day

2025-04-19 19:30:00 PST - 2025-04-19 20:00:00 PST

Former governor and U.S. senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.), founder of the first Earth Day in 1970, reflects on his work and the state of the environment in this 1990 C-SPAN interview.

Lectures in History

Cold War Refugees & the 1980 Refugee Act

2025-04-19 20:00:00 PST - 2025-04-19 21:15:00 PST

Tulane University history professor Jana Lipman discusses Cold War refugees from Cuba and Vietnam and the impact of the Refugee Act of 1980; Tulane University is in New Orleans.

Minute Man National Historic Park & Battle of Concord

2025-04-19 21:15:00 PST - 2025-04-19 21:30:00 PST

Jay Hakes, The Presidents and the Planet

2025-04-19 21:30:00 PST - 2025-04-19 22:30:00 PST

Author 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.

History of Earth Day

2025-04-19 22:30:00 PST - 2025-04-19 23:00:00 PST

Former governor and U.S. senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.), founder of the first Earth Day in 1970, reflects on his work and the state of the environment in this 1990 C-SPAN interview.

Lincoln & Grant in the Last Year of the Civil War

2025-04-19 23:00:00 PST - 2025-04-20 00:30:00 PST

Historians Joseph Glatthaar and Joan Waugh discuss the relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and General Ulysses Grant in 1865, the final year of the Civil War.

History of Deportation

2025-04-20 00:30:00 PST - 2025-04-20 01:45:00 PST

Refugees International director Yael Schacher and history professors Hidetaka Hirota and Ana Minian examine the history of deportation policies in the United States.

Baseball - America's Pastime

2025-04-20 01:45:00 PST - 2025-04-20 02:55:00 PST

What is baseball's place in America's national story? Two writers who follow the game, ``Washington Post`` columnist George Will and author Kevin Baker, offer their answers.

Remembering George Washington's Mother

2025-04-20 02:55:00 PST - 2025-04-20 04:00:00 PST

American University professor Kate Haulman talks about how George Washington's mother, Mary Ball Washington, is remembered after the Revolutionary War era.

High School Advanced Placement - U.S. History Exam 2025

2025-04-20 04:00:00 PST - 2025-04-20 04:41:00 PST

Jason Stacy and Matthew Ellington, co-authors of ``Fabric of a Nation: A History With Skills and Sources,`` for the AP U.S. history course, talk about the high school advanced placement U.S. history exam.

Robert F. Kennedy in Indianapolis

2025-04-20 04:41:00 PST - 2025-04-20 05:00:00 PST

On April 4, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy announces to a waiting Indianapolis crowd that Martin Luther King, Jr. has been assassinated; historian Ray Boomhower recounts the events leading up to RFK's speech and the impact it had on the city.

Elie Mystal, Bad Law - Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America

2025-04-20 05:00:00 PST - 2025-04-20 06:07:00 PST

``Nation Magazine's`` legal analyst Elie Mystal looks at ten laws that he argues are ruining America and offers his thoughts on how to reform them.

Eric Schmidt, Genesis

2025-04-20 06:07:00 PST - 2025-04-20 07:05:00 PST

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt talks about collaborating with the late Henry Kissinger on their book Genesis, about the promise and challenges posed by artificial intelligence.

After Words

Viet Thanh Nguyen, To Save and to Destroy - Writing as an Other

2025-04-20 07:05:00 PST - 2025-04-20 08:00:00 PST

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen reflects on how society can build allegiances beyond racial identity and have more global solidarity.

Elie Mystal, Bad Law - Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America

2025-04-20 08:00:00 PST - 2025-04-20 09:06:00 PST

``Nation Magazine's`` legal analyst Elie Mystal looks at ten laws that he argues are ruining America and offers his thoughts on how to reform them.

Eric Schmidt, Genesis

2025-04-20 09:06:00 PST - 2025-04-20 10:04:00 PST

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt talks about collaborating with the late Henry Kissinger on their book Genesis, about the promise and challenges posed by artificial intelligence.

After Words

Viet Thanh Nguyen, To Save and to Destroy - Writing as an Other

2025-04-20 10:04:00 PST - 2025-04-20 11:00:00 PST

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen reflects on how society can build allegiances beyond racial identity and have more global solidarity.

Riley Black, When the Earth Was Green - Plants, Animals, and Evolution

2025-04-20 11:00:00 PST - 2025-04-20 11:55:00 PST

Paleontologist Riley Black looks at what plant fossils teach about the evolution of animal life on Earth; POWERHOUSE Arena in New York City hosts this event.

Bernadette Atuahene, Plundered - How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America

2025-04-20 11:55:00 PST - 2025-04-20 13:15:00 PST

University of South California law professor Bernadette Atuahene argues that racist policies undermine black homeownership in America.

Daniel Stone, American Poison - A Deadly Invention and the Woman Who Battled for Environmental Justice

2025-04-20 13:15:00 PST - 2025-04-20 14:10:00 PST

Daniel Stone describes Harvard's first female professor Alice Hamilton's attempt to expose the dangers of leaded gasoline; the Atlanta History Center hosted this event.

John Green, Everything is Tuberculosis - The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

2025-04-20 14:10:00 PST - 2025-04-20 15:25:00 PST

Author John Green examines the history of tuberculosis and his friendship with a tuberculosis patient; Symphony Space in New York City hosts this event.

Meenakshi Ahamed, Indian Genius - The Meteoric Rise of Indians in America

2025-04-20 15:25:00 PST - 2025-04-20 16:30:00 PST

Meenakshi Ahamed talks about why Indians have had meteoric success in America, particularly in the areas of tech, medicine, and public policy.

About Books

Katie Mitchell on Black Bookstores

2025-04-20 16:30:00 PST - 2025-04-20 17:00:00 PST

Author Katie Mitchell highlights the importance and history of Black bookstores in her new book, ``Prose to the People``; a report on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books.

Elie Mystal, Bad Law - Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America

2025-04-20 17:00:00 PST - 2025-04-20 18:00:00 PST

``Nation Magazine's`` legal analyst Elie Mystal looks at ten laws that he argues are ruining America and offers his thoughts on how to reform them.

Eric Schmidt, Genesis

2025-04-20 18:00:00 PST - 2025-04-20 19:00:00 PST

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt talks about collaborating with the late Henry Kissinger on their book Genesis, about the promise and challenges posed by artificial intelligence.

After Words

Viet Thanh Nguyen, To Save and to Destroy - Writing as an Other

2025-04-20 19:00:00 PST - 2025-04-20 20:00:00 PST

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen reflects on how society can build allegiances beyond racial identity and have more global solidarity.

Elie Mystal, Bad Law - Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America

2025-04-20 20:00:00 PST - 2025-04-20 21:00:00 PST

``Nation Magazine's`` legal analyst Elie Mystal looks at ten laws that he argues are ruining America and offers his thoughts on how to reform them.

Eric Schmidt, Genesis

2025-04-20 21:00:00 PST - 2025-04-20 22:00:00 PST

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt talks about collaborating with the late Henry Kissinger on their book Genesis, about the promise and challenges posed by artificial intelligence.

After Words

Viet Thanh Nguyen, To Save and to Destroy - Writing as an Other

2025-04-20 22:00:00 PST - 2025-04-20 23:00:00 PST

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen reflects on how society can build allegiances beyond racial identity and have more global solidarity.

Riley Black, When the Earth Was Green - Plants, Animals, and Evolution

2025-04-20 23:00:00 PST - 2025-04-21 00:00:00 PST

Paleontologist Riley Black looks at what plant fossils teach about the evolution of animal life on Earth; POWERHOUSE Arena in New York City hosts this event.

Bernadette Atuahene, Plundered - How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America

2025-04-21 00:00:00 PST - 2025-04-21 01:20:00 PST

University of South California law professor Bernadette Atuahene argues that racist policies undermine black homeownership in America.

Daniel Stone, American Poison - A Deadly Invention and the Woman Who Battled for Environmental Justice

2025-04-21 01:20:00 PST - 2025-04-21 02:12:00 PST

Daniel Stone describes Harvard's first female professor Alice Hamilton's attempt to expose the dangers of leaded gasoline; the Atlanta History Center hosted this event.

John Green, Everything is Tuberculosis - The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

2025-04-21 02:12:00 PST - 2025-04-21 03:00:00 PST

Author John Green examines the history of tuberculosis and his friendship with a tuberculosis patient; Symphony Space in New York City hosts this event.

Meenakshi Ahamed, Indian Genius - The Meteoric Rise of Indians in America

2025-04-21 03:00:00 PST - 2025-04-21 04:01:00 PST

Meenakshi Ahamed talks about why Indians have had meteoric success in America, particularly in the areas of tech, medicine, and public policy.

Book TV

2025-04-21 04:01:00 PST - 2025-04-21 04:30:00 PST

Non-fiction books and authors.

About Books

Katie Mitchell on Black Bookstores

2025-04-21 04:30:00 PST - 2025-04-21 05:00:00 PST

Author Katie Mitchell highlights the importance and history of Black bookstores in her new book, ``Prose to the People``; a report on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-21 05:00:00 PST - 2025-04-21 10:30:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-21 10:30:00 PST - 2025-04-21 16:00:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Q & A

Rep. James Comer R-KY on the Biden Family's Business Dealings

2025-04-21 16:00:00 PST - 2025-04-21 17:00:00 PST

House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. James Comer, author of ``All the President's Money``, talks about his committee's 15-month investigation into the business practices of then President Joe Biden and members of President Biden's family.

First 100 Days

Jimmy Carter - 1977

2025-04-21 17:00:00 PST - 2025-04-21 17:56:00 PST

Discussion of the first months of President Jimmy Carter's term in 1977, including inflation, energy policy and the pardoning of Vietnam War draft evaders.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-21 17:56:00 PST - 2025-04-21 21:00:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-21 21:00:00 PST - 2025-04-22 03:20:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-22 03:20:00 PST - 2025-04-22 09:40:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-22 09:40:00 PST - 2025-04-22 16:00:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Q & A

Author Meryl Gordon on the Life and Times of American Socialite Perle Mesta

2025-04-22 16:00:00 PST - 2025-04-22 17:00:00 PST

New York University journalism professor Meryl Gordon, author of ``The Woman Who Knew Everyone,`` talks about the life of socialite and Democratic fundraiser Perle Mesta, known as the ``Hostess With the Mostest`` during the mid 20th century.

First 100 Days

Ronald Reagan - 1981

2025-04-22 17:00:00 PST - 2025-04-22 18:00:00 PST

Discussing the early months of President Ronald Reagan's first term in 1981, including the release of American hostages in Iran, promotion of an economic recovery program and the assassination attempt by John Hinkley, Jr. on March 30.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-22 18:00:00 PST - 2025-04-22 21:00:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-22 21:00:00 PST - 2025-04-23 03:20:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-23 03:20:00 PST - 2025-04-23 09:40:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-23 09:40:00 PST - 2025-04-23 16:00:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Q & A

Syndicated Columnist George Will on His Life & Career

2025-04-23 16:00:00 PST - 2025-04-23 17:00:00 PST

Author and writer George Will, whose nationally syndicated column has been running since 1974, discusses his life and career in the opinion business.

First 100 Days

Barack Obama - 2009

2025-04-23 17:00:00 PST - 2025-04-23 17:59:00 PST

Discussing the early months of President Barack Obama's first term in 2009, including the signing of equal pay legislation and an $800 billion economic stimulus package.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-23 17:59:00 PST - 2025-04-23 21:00:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-23 21:00:00 PST - 2025-04-24 02:00:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-24 02:00:00 PST - 2025-04-24 07:00:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate

04/24/2025

2025-04-24 07:00:00 PST - 2025-04-24 07:10:00 PST

The Senate will meet for a brief session. No votes will take place in the Senate until after the state work period over the Passover and Easter holidays on Monday.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-24 07:10:00 PST - 2025-04-24 11:35:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-24 11:35:00 PST - 2025-04-24 16:00:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Q & A

Author Lee Hawkins on His Family's Legacy of Trauma and Its Impact on His Childhood

2025-04-24 16:00:00 PST - 2025-04-24 17:00:00 PST

Journalist and musician Lee Hawkins, author of I Am Nobody's Slave, examines the relationship between the past violence experienced by his family members and the way his parents raised and severely disciplined him.

First 100 Days

Donald Trump - 2017

2025-04-24 17:00:00 PST - 2025-04-24 18:01:00 PST

Discussing the early months of President Donald Trump's first term in 2017, including withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, promotion of the Keystone XL Pipeline project and construction of a border wall.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-24 18:01:00 PST - 2025-04-24 21:00:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-24 21:00:00 PST - 2025-04-25 01:01:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

2025-04-25 01:01:00 PST - 2025-04-25 05:03:00 PST

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

First 100 Days

George Washington -- 1789

2025-04-25 05:03:00 PST - 2025-04-25 06:04:00 PST

Discussion on the early months of President George Washington's first term in 1789, including establishment of the office of the president, the formation of a cabinet and making judicial appointments.

First 100 Days

Andrew Jackson -- 1829

2025-04-25 06:04:00 PST - 2025-04-25 07:03:00 PST

Discussion on the early months of President Andrew Jackson's first term in 1829, including his policy agenda and controversy surrounding his cabinet.

First 100 Days

Ulysses Grant -- 1869

2025-04-25 07:03:00 PST - 2025-04-25 07:56:00 PST

Discussion on the early months of President Ulysses Grant's first term in 1869, including selection of a cabinet, and policies to strengthen public credit and the treatment of Native Americans and freed slaves.

First 100 Days

Franklin Roosevelt - 1933

2025-04-25 07:56:00 PST - 2025-04-25 08:54:00 PST

Discussing the early months of President Franklin Roosevelt's first term in 1933, including actions taken to relieve economic conditions during the Great Depression.

First 100 Days

Lyndon Johnson - 1963

2025-04-25 08:54:00 PST - 2025-04-25 09:52:00 PST

Discussing the early months of President Lyndon Johnson's term in 1963 after the assassination of President John Kennedy.

First 100 Days

Gerald Ford - 1974

2025-04-25 09:52:00 PST - 2025-04-25 10:54:00 PST

Discussing the early months of President Gerald Ford's term in 1974, including his pardon of Former President Richard Nixon, who resigned from office during the Watergate investigation.

First 100 Days

Jimmy Carter - 1977

2025-04-25 10:54:00 PST - 2025-04-25 11:50:00 PST

Discussion of the first months of President Jimmy Carter's term in 1977, including inflation, energy policy and the pardoning of Vietnam War draft evaders.

First 100 Days

Ronald Reagan - 1981

2025-04-25 11:50:00 PST - 2025-04-25 12:50:00 PST

Discussing the early months of President Ronald Reagan's first term in 1981, including the release of American hostages in Iran, promotion of an economic recovery program and the assassination attempt by John Hinkley, Jr. on March 30.

First 100 Days

Barack Obama - 2009

2025-04-25 12:50:00 PST - 2025-04-25 13:50:00 PST

Discussing the early months of President Barack Obama's first term in 2009, including the signing of equal pay legislation and an $800 billion economic stimulus package.

First 100 Days

Donald Trump - 2017

2025-04-25 13:50:00 PST - 2025-04-25 14:52:00 PST

Discussing the early months of President Donald Trump's first term in 2017, including withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, promotion of the Keystone XL Pipeline project and construction of a border wall.

First 100 Days

George Washington -- 1789

2025-04-25 14:52:00 PST - 2025-04-25 15:53:00 PST

Discussion on the early months of President George Washington's first term in 1789, including establishment of the office of the president, the formation of a cabinet and making judicial appointments.

First 100 Days

Andrew Jackson -- 1829

2025-04-25 15:53:00 PST - 2025-04-25 16:53:00 PST

Discussion on the early months of President Andrew Jackson's first term in 1829, including his policy agenda and controversy surrounding his cabinet.

First 100 Days

Ulysses Grant -- 1869

2025-04-25 16:53:00 PST - 2025-04-25 17:48:00 PST

Discussion on the early months of President Ulysses Grant's first term in 1869, including selection of a cabinet, and policies to strengthen public credit and the treatment of Native Americans and freed slaves.