CSPAN3 Schedule

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

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

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

2002 George W. Bush Speech Justifying Military Action in Iraq

The October 2002 speech by George W. Bush making the case for military action in Iraq is the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland.

Former FBI investigator Tim Carpenter recounts the true-life detective story spearheaded by the Bureau's Art Crime Team, which found itself on the trail of a thief who stole thousands of cultural artifacts -- and human remains -- from around the wor.

Touring the Freedom Tower in Miami.

Former State Department official Joel Wit talks about the United States' failed efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

Williamsburg Revolutionary War Encampment

William & Mary lecturer Robyn Schroeder discusses the Williamsburg, Virginia, site where colonial troops built an encampment ahead of the 1781 battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War.

Former White House Chief Usher Gary Walters on His Experiences at the White House

Gary Walters, the longest serving chief usher in White House history and author of White House Memories 1970-2007, shares stories from his nearly four decades serving presidents and their families.

2002 George W. Bush Speech Justifying Military Action in Iraq

The October 2002 speech by George W. Bush making the case for military action in Iraq is the topic of a class taught by University of Kansas political communication professor Robert Rowland.

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

Former FBI investigator Tim Carpenter recounts the true-life detective story spearheaded by the Bureau's Art Crime Team, which found itself on the trail of a thief who stole thousands of cultural artifacts -- and human remains -- from around the wor.

Touring the Freedom Tower in Miami.

Former State Department official Joel Wit talks about the United States' failed efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

Williamsburg Revolutionary War Encampment

William & Mary lecturer Robyn Schroeder discusses the Williamsburg, Virginia, site where colonial troops built an encampment ahead of the 1781 battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War.

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

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

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

President Kennedy talks about the U.S. space program, arguing that America should be the leader in space exploration and the first to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade.

Photographing the Moon - 1967

This 1967 NASA film describes how NASA photographed the Moon for exploration. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.

Working With Dangerous Rocket Fuels -- 1966

The Final Gemini Mission

Jim Lovell and Buzz Aldrin flew the final Gemini mission before the Apollo program's first mission; check out this NASA film to see what they did on their mission including docking maneuvers and space walks.

A Crisis in Space

This NASA film documents the sixth manned Gemini mission in 1966, which was the first to dock with another craft in space. An emergency required the astronauts to cut short the mission.

Four Days of Gemini IV

This NASA film documents the June 1965 manned space flight by James McDivitt and Edward White; the mission included the first American spacewalk.

The John Glenn Story

This NASA film details the February 20, 1962, Mercury Friendship 7 mission when John Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth.

Mercury Freedom 7

On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American to enter space. This NASA film chronicles Shepard's short flight into space.

President Kennedy talks about the U.S. space program, arguing that America should be the leader in space exploration and the first to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade.

C-SPAN tours the Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C., where we look at Apollo 11's lunar lander, Charles Lindbergh's plane that flew across the Atlantic, the X-15 that Neil Armstrong flew, and much more.

Air & Space Museum's Teasel Muir-Harmony on the History of the U.S. Space Program

The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's Teasel Muir-Harmony discusses the history of the U.S. space program, from the creation of NASA in 1958 to Neil Armstrong walking on the moon in 1969, and the missions that followed.

``American History TV`` chronicles the Gemini, Mercury, and Apollo programs through some photographs of NASA's space program; author of ``Gemini and Mercury Remastered,`` Andy Saunders discusses Earthrise, the Moon landings, and the Apollo 13.

In 1957, the beeps from Sputnik, a small Russian satellite, sent the USSR & US into a space race. Teasel Muir-Harmony of the Air & Space Museum chronicles the history of space travel and how the U.S. landed on the Moon and how we're going back in 20.

Former NASA Flight Director Eugene Kranz on the History of America's Space Program

Eugene Gene Kranz shares stories from his 34 years at NASA's Mission Control, beginning in 1960 with his work on Project Mercury, the first American human spaceflight program and later as flight director for NASA's Gemini and Apollo programs.

NASA -- The 25th Year -- 1983

A 1983 NASA film documents the history of the space agency's achievements from its Oct. 1, 1958 beginning through several early space shuttle missions.

The First Decade, 1968

This 1968 film chronicles the major accomplishments of NASA since it was established by Congress in 1958.

Apollo 17

In December of 1972, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt became the last men to walk on the Moon. This NASA film shows how the Apollo program closed out its Moon missions.

Apollo 11 Astronaut Interviews

In a short NASA pre-launch interview, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin describe their primary duties on the first mission to land on the Moon.