CSPAN3 Schedule

Susan Orlean, Joyride -- A Memoir Playing Now!

2026-01-01 18:56:00 PST - 2026-01-01 20:01:00 PST

Author Susan Orlean discusses her career as a journalist and author of narrative nonfiction, including her bestselling works ``The Orchid Thief`` and ``The Library Book.``

History of the Space Program in Photos

2026-01-01 20:01:00 PST - 2026-01-01 20:57:00 PST

``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.

C-SPAN Tours Milton Hershey Museum

2026-01-01 20:57:00 PST - 2026-01-01 21:43:00 PST

C-SPAN tours the Hershey Story Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which details the life, legacy, and chocolate of Milton Hershey.

Q & A

Enes Kanter Freedom, In the Name of Freedom

2026-01-01 21:43:00 PST - 2026-01-01 22:43:00 PST

Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom, author of In the Name of Freedom, talks about advocating for human rights as a professional athlete. The Turkish American basketball player has been critical of the NBA and Nike for doing business with China.

Lee Tilghman, If You Don't Like This, I Will Die - An Influencer Memoir

2026-01-01 22:43:00 PST - 2026-01-01 23:29:00 PST

Former influencer Lee Tilghman describes the impact on herself of making a career on social media; Strand Books in New York City hosts this event.

Q & A

Rep. James Clyburn D-SC on Pioneering Black Congressmen from South Carolina

2026-01-01 23:29:00 PST - 2026-01-02 00:30:00 PST

Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) talks about eight Black representatives from South Carolina, including former slaves, who served in Congress during the Reconstruction Era.

C-SPAN Tours the National Air & Space Museum

2026-01-02 00:30:00 PST - 2026-01-02 01:14:00 PST

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.

Misty Heggeness, Swiftynomics

2026-01-02 01:14:00 PST - 2026-01-02 02:10:00 PST

Author Misty Heggeness talks about her concept of Swiftynomics, a case study of famous women who she claims have managed to thrive in a society largely built for men.

Q & A

Media Mogul Barry Diller on His Life and Career in Television and Hollywood

2026-01-02 02:10:00 PST - 2026-01-02 03:10:00 PST

Barry Diller, author of ``Who Knew`` and former head of Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox, talks about his career in television and Hollywood, and about his personal life and longtime relationship with fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg.

Susan Orlean, Joyride -- A Memoir

2026-01-02 03:10:00 PST - 2026-01-02 04:15:00 PST

Author Susan Orlean discusses her career as a journalist and author of narrative nonfiction, including her bestselling works ``The Orchid Thief`` and ``The Library Book.``

C-SPAN Tours Milton Hershey Museum

2026-01-02 04:15:00 PST - 2026-01-02 05:01:00 PST

C-SPAN tours the Hershey Story Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which details the life, legacy, and chocolate of Milton Hershey.

Lessons From A Black Man's Search for Home

2026-01-02 05:01:00 PST - 2026-01-02 05:32:00 PST

Book TV presents coverage of the 2025 Miami Book Fair.

FreedomFest 2025 -- Naomi Brockwell, Beginner's Introduction to Privacy

2026-01-02 05:32:00 PST - 2026-01-02 05:57:00 PST

Dave Barry & Carl Hiaasen Discuss Satire & American Culture

2026-01-02 05:57:00 PST - 2026-01-02 06:46:00 PST

Book TV presents coverage of the 2025 Miami Book Fair.

Maureen Dowd on the Culture of Celebrity in America

2026-01-02 06:46:00 PST - 2026-01-02 07:33:00 PST

Book TV presents coverage of the 2025 Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago.

Todd Purdum, Desi Arnaz - The Man Who Invented Television

2026-01-02 07:33:00 PST - 2026-01-02 07:56:00 PST

Book TV presents coverage of the 2025 Miami Book Fair.

FreedomFest 2025 -- William Deresiewicz, The End of Solitude

2026-01-02 07:56:00 PST - 2026-01-02 08:35:00 PST

Harriet Tubman and the Black Freedom Struggle

2026-01-02 08:35:00 PST - 2026-01-02 09:17:00 PST

We talk about Harriet Tubman at the 2025 Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago.

Cheryl McKissack Daniel, The Black Family Who Built America

2026-01-02 09:17:00 PST - 2026-01-02 10:06:00 PST

Authors meet in Nashville to talk about topics ranging from Spotify to Jimmy Carter's church sermons to early Black fiddle and banjo music, and to the Grand Ole Opry and Johnny Cash.

Sam Tanenhaus, Buckley

2026-01-02 10:06:00 PST - 2026-01-02 10:53:00 PST

Book TV presents coverage of the 2025 Miami Book Fair.

Andrew Greer, More Than a President -- Sundays With Jimmy Carter

2026-01-02 10:53:00 PST - 2026-01-02 11:41:00 PST

Authors meet in Nashville to talk about topics ranging from Spotify to Jimmy Carter's church sermons to early Black fiddle and banjo music, and to the Grand Ole Opry and Johnny Cash.

Craig Shelburne & Brenda Colladay, 100 Years of Grand Ole Opry

2026-01-02 11:41:00 PST - 2026-01-02 12:31:00 PST

Authors meet in Nashville to talk about topics ranging from Spotify to Jimmy Carter's church sermons to early Black fiddle and banjo music, and to the Grand Ole Opry and Johnny Cash.

David Nasaw, The Wounded Generation

2026-01-02 12:31:00 PST - 2026-01-02 12:56:00 PST

Book TV presents coverage of the 2025 Miami Book Fair.

Open Phones With Ron Chernow

2026-01-02 12:56:00 PST - 2026-01-02 13:25:00 PST

Book TV presents coverage of the 2025 National Book Festival.

Big Tech in Today's Society

2026-01-02 13:25:00 PST - 2026-01-02 14:11:00 PST

From the history of American democracy to big tech's role in today's society, Book TV presents coverage of the 2025 Brooklyn Book Festival held at the Brooklyn Law School.

Stephen Grant, Mailman

2026-01-02 14:11:00 PST - 2026-01-02 14:41:00 PST

Book TV presents coverage of the 2025 National Book Festival.

Author Discussion on Gambling in America

2026-01-02 14:41:00 PST - 2026-01-02 15:43:00 PST

BookTV presents coverage of the 2025 Boston Book Festival.

David McCullough, History Matters

2026-01-02 15:43:00 PST - 2026-01-02 16:54:00 PST

Book TV presents coverage of the 2025 History Book Festival in Lewes, Delaware.

Public Affairs Events

2026-01-02 16:54:00 PST - 2026-01-02 21:00:00 PST

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

Public Affairs Events

2026-01-02 21:00:00 PST - 2026-01-03 01:00:00 PST

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

Public Affairs Events

2026-01-03 01:00:00 PST - 2026-01-03 05:01:00 PST

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

Rachel Corbett, the Monsters We Make -- Murder, Obsession and the Rise of Criminal Profiling

2026-01-03 05:01:00 PST - 2026-01-03 05:46:00 PST

Rachel Corbett explores the history of criminal psychological profiling. Seminary Co-op in Chicago hosts this event.

Vanessa Williamson, The Price of Democracy

2026-01-03 05:46:00 PST - 2026-01-03 07:03:00 PST

Author Vanessa Williamson talks about the future of taxation and democracy in America.

Q & A

Charles Murray, Taking Religion Seriously

2026-01-03 07:03:00 PST - 2026-01-03 08:02:00 PST

Political scientist Charles Murray discusses his decades-long evolution from happy agnostic to believing Christian. He also talks about the foundations of human morality, the Big Bang, the authorship of the Gospels, and the writings of C.S. Lewis.

Dan Wang, Breakneck -- China's Quest to Engineer the Future

2026-01-03 08:02:00 PST - 2026-01-03 09:31:00 PST

Technology analyst Dan Wang charts China's growth and its approach to technology; the Hoover Institution in Stanford, Calif., hosts this event.

Washington Journal

Cliff Young, Nativist Nation

2026-01-03 09:31:00 PST - 2026-01-03 10:09:00 PST

A segment from a recent Washington Journal.

Piers Morgan, Woke Is Dead

2026-01-03 10:09:00 PST - 2026-01-03 11:19:00 PST

British journalist Piers Morgan argues that there has been a global rejection of wokeism and discusses what he thinks a post-woke world will be like.

Project Censored -- State of the Free Press 2026

2026-01-03 11:19:00 PST - 2026-01-03 12:24:00 PST

Project Censored director Mickey Huff and others talk about the media watchdog's annual State of the Free Press report, a compilation of stories they say were ignored in 2025 by the establishment press.

Mahmood Mamdani, Slow Poison

2026-01-03 12:24:00 PST - 2026-01-03 13:49:00 PST

Columbia University professor Mahmood Mamdani, father of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, talks about postcolonial rule in Uganda, where he grew up and his experiences in America during the mid-1960s.

Jonathan Freedland, the Traitors Circle

2026-01-03 13:49:00 PST - 2026-01-03 14:55:00 PST

Author Jonathan Freedland discusses a World War II German resistance network and how it was betrayed to the Nazis.

Howard French, the Second Emancipation

2026-01-03 14:55:00 PST - 2026-01-03 15:59:00 PST

Former New York Times reporter Howard French talks about Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah and the Pan-African movement of the 1950s and 60s.

America's Book Club

Rita Dove

2026-01-03 15:59:00 PST - 2026-01-03 16:57:00 PST

Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her upbringing and writing process and reads from her poem Lady Freedom Among Us.

America's Book Club

The Treasurs with Rita Dove

2026-01-03 16:57:00 PST - 2026-01-03 17:29:00 PST

Poet Rita Dove views artifacts from the collection of the Library of Congress.

Rachel Corbett, the Monsters We Make -- Murder, Obsession and the Rise of Criminal Profiling

2026-01-03 17:29:00 PST - 2026-01-03 18:14:00 PST

Rachel Corbett explores the history of criminal psychological profiling. Seminary Co-op in Chicago hosts this event.

Vanessa Williamson, The Price of Democracy

2026-01-03 18:14:00 PST - 2026-01-03 19:34:00 PST

Author Vanessa Williamson talks about the future of taxation and democracy in America.

Q & A

Charles Murray, Taking Religion Seriously

2026-01-03 19:34:00 PST - 2026-01-03 20:41:00 PST

Political scientist Charles Murray discusses his decades-long evolution from happy agnostic to believing Christian. He also talks about the foundations of human morality, the Big Bang, the authorship of the Gospels, and the writings of C.S. Lewis.

Dan Wang, Breakneck -- China's Quest to Engineer the Future

2026-01-03 20:41:00 PST - 2026-01-03 22:09:00 PST

Technology analyst Dan Wang charts China's growth and its approach to technology; the Hoover Institution in Stanford, Calif., hosts this event.

Piers Morgan, Woke Is Dead

2026-01-03 22:09:00 PST - 2026-01-03 23:19:00 PST

British journalist Piers Morgan argues that there has been a global rejection of wokeism and discusses what he thinks a post-woke world will be like.

Project Censored -- State of the Free Press 2026

2026-01-03 23:19:00 PST - 2026-01-04 00:24:00 PST

Project Censored director Mickey Huff and others talk about the media watchdog's annual State of the Free Press report, a compilation of stories they say were ignored in 2025 by the establishment press.

Mahmood Mamdani, Slow Poison

2026-01-04 00:24:00 PST - 2026-01-04 01:44:00 PST

Columbia University professor Mahmood Mamdani, father of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, talks about postcolonial rule in Uganda, where he grew up and his experiences in America during the mid-1960s.

Jonathan Freedland, the Traitors Circle

2026-01-04 01:44:00 PST - 2026-01-04 02:54:00 PST

Author Jonathan Freedland discusses a World War II German resistance network and how it was betrayed to the Nazis.

Howard French, the Second Emancipation

2026-01-04 02:54:00 PST - 2026-01-04 03:59:00 PST

Former New York Times reporter Howard French talks about Ghanaian leader Kwame Nkrumah and the Pan-African movement of the 1950s and 60s.

America's Book Club

Rita Dove

2026-01-04 03:59:00 PST - 2026-01-04 05:02:00 PST

Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her upbringing and writing process and reads from her poem Lady Freedom Among Us.

America 250

Lectures in History -- Colonial School for Black Children

2026-01-04 05:02:00 PST - 2026-01-04 06:36:00 PST

William and Mary Bray School Lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee discusses the history of the 18th-century Williamsburg Bray School for Black children and the legacies of the 300 to 400 scholars it enrolled.

The Presidency

Dinner with the President

2026-01-04 06:36:00 PST - 2026-01-04 07:46:00 PST

Even the food at the White House is political -- and imbued with cultural and diplomatic messages. This is a day-long symposium featuring a former White House chef, food historians, and White House scholars.

Reel America

President Reagan New Year's Radio Address - 1983

2026-01-04 07:46:00 PST - 2026-01-04 07:51:00 PST

President Ronald Reagan delivers a New Year's radio address to the nation on the topic of drunk driving prevention.

Reel America

President Bill Clinton's New Year's Day Address - 2000

2026-01-04 07:51:00 PST - 2026-01-04 08:02:00 PST

The president and Mrs. Clinton wish Happy New Year and Happy New Millennium to everyone in the U.S. They talk about last night's celebrations around the world and the interconnectedness of most people.

America 250

Battle of Bunker Hill Commemoration

2026-01-04 08:02:00 PST - 2026-01-04 09:22:00 PST

The National Park Service and other groups hold a ceremony in Boston marking the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

C-SPAN Tours Miami Freedom Tower

2026-01-04 09:22:00 PST - 2026-01-04 10:02:00 PST

Touring the Freedom Tower in Miami.

Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson & Nazi War Criminal Prosecutions

2026-01-04 10:02:00 PST - 2026-01-04 11:02:00 PST

Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson's biographer talks about his work to prosecute Nazi war criminals as World War II came to an end. President Truman named him the U.S. chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials in Germany.

2025 History Teacher of the Year Award Ceremony

2026-01-04 11:02:00 PST - 2026-01-04 11:47:00 PST

North Carolina high school teacher Valencia Abbott wins the 2025 History Teacher of the Year award from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

2025 History Teacher of the Year Valencia Abbott

2026-01-04 11:47:00 PST - 2026-01-04 12:12:00 PST

American History TV interviews Valencia Abbott, who won the 2025 History Teacher of the Year award from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Garrett Graff, The Devil Reached Toward the Sky

2026-01-04 12:12:00 PST - 2026-01-04 13:20:00 PST

Historian Garrett Graff discusses his oral history of the development, testing and deployment of the atomic bomb in August 1945.

C-SPAN Tours Miami Freedom Tower

2026-01-04 13:20:00 PST - 2026-01-04 14:01:00 PST

Touring the Freedom Tower in Miami.

Reel America

President Reagan New Year's Radio Address - 1983

2026-01-04 14:01:00 PST - 2026-01-04 14:06:00 PST

President Ronald Reagan delivers a New Year's radio address to the nation on the topic of drunk driving prevention.

Reel America

President Bill Clinton's New Year's Day Address - 2000

2026-01-04 14:06:00 PST - 2026-01-04 14:11:00 PST

The president and Mrs. Clinton wish Happy New Year and Happy New Millennium to everyone in the U.S. They talk about last night's celebrations around the world and the interconnectedness of most people.

America 250

Religion in Colonial America

2026-01-04 14:11:00 PST - 2026-01-04 15:30:00 PST

Historians and authors examine events of 1775 and daily life for colonists on the eve of the American Revolution.

America 250

Battle of Bunker Hill Commemoration

2026-01-04 15:30:00 PST - 2026-01-04 16:52:00 PST

The National Park Service and other groups hold a ceremony in Boston marking the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

America 250

Reel America - The Constitution of the United States - 1955

2026-01-04 16:52:00 PST - 2026-01-04 17:13:00 PST

America 250

Lectures in History -- Colonial School for Black Children

2026-01-04 17:13:00 PST - 2026-01-04 18:45:00 PST

William and Mary Bray School Lab director Maureen Elgersman Lee discusses the history of the 18th-century Williamsburg Bray School for Black children and the legacies of the 300 to 400 scholars it enrolled.

The Presidency

Dinner with the President

2026-01-04 18:45:00 PST - 2026-01-04 19:53:00 PST

Even the food at the White House is political -- and imbued with cultural and diplomatic messages. This is a day-long symposium featuring a former White House chef, food historians, and White House scholars.

Reel America

President Reagan New Year's Radio Address - 1983

2026-01-04 19:53:00 PST - 2026-01-04 19:58:00 PST

President Ronald Reagan delivers a New Year's radio address to the nation on the topic of drunk driving prevention.

Reel America

President Bill Clinton's New Year's Day Address - 2000

2026-01-04 19:58:00 PST - 2026-01-04 20:03:00 PST

The president and Mrs. Clinton wish Happy New Year and Happy New Millennium to everyone in the U.S. They talk about last night's celebrations around the world and the interconnectedness of most people.

America 250

Battle of Bunker Hill Commemoration

2026-01-04 20:03:00 PST - 2026-01-04 21:23:00 PST

The National Park Service and other groups hold a ceremony in Boston marking the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

C-SPAN Tours Miami Freedom Tower

2026-01-04 21:23:00 PST - 2026-01-04 22:03:00 PST

Touring the Freedom Tower in Miami.

Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson & Nazi War Criminal Prosecutions

2026-01-04 22:03:00 PST - 2026-01-04 23:02:00 PST

Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson's biographer talks about his work to prosecute Nazi war criminals as World War II came to an end. President Truman named him the U.S. chief prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials in Germany.

2025 History Teacher of the Year Award Ceremony

2026-01-04 23:02:00 PST - 2026-01-04 23:46:00 PST

North Carolina high school teacher Valencia Abbott wins the 2025 History Teacher of the Year award from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

2025 History Teacher of the Year Valencia Abbott

2026-01-04 23:46:00 PST - 2026-01-05 00:11:00 PST

American History TV interviews Valencia Abbott, who won the 2025 History Teacher of the Year award from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Garrett Graff, The Devil Reached Toward the Sky

2026-01-05 00:11:00 PST - 2026-01-05 01:20:00 PST

Historian Garrett Graff discusses his oral history of the development, testing and deployment of the atomic bomb in August 1945.

C-SPAN Tours Miami Freedom Tower

2026-01-05 01:20:00 PST - 2026-01-05 01:59:00 PST

Touring the Freedom Tower in Miami.

America 250

Religion in Colonial America

2026-01-05 01:59:00 PST - 2026-01-05 03:18:00 PST

Historians and authors examine events of 1775 and daily life for colonists on the eve of the American Revolution.

America 250

Battle of Bunker Hill Commemoration

2026-01-05 03:18:00 PST - 2026-01-05 04:38:00 PST

The National Park Service and other groups hold a ceremony in Boston marking the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

America 250

Reel America - The Constitution of the United States - 1955

2026-01-05 04:38:00 PST - 2026-01-05 05:00:00 PST

The People's House - A White House Experience Tour

2026-01-05 05:00:00 PST - 2026-01-05 06:32:00 PST

Touring the White House Historical Association's newly opened visitor center and exhibits, located one block from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Q & A

Author Stewart McLaurin on White House History & Trivia

2026-01-05 06:32:00 PST - 2026-01-05 07:22:00 PST

White House Historical Association president Stewart McLaurin, author of The People's House Miscellany, talks about the history of the White House and White House-related trivia.

Former Secy. of State Clinton & Others Discuss Decision-Making in Foreign Affairs

2026-01-05 07:22:00 PST - 2026-01-05 08:23:00 PST

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan discuss decision-making during crises and how to understand U.S. adversaries at an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City.

The Presidency

History of Christmas in the White House

2026-01-05 08:23:00 PST - 2026-01-05 09:15:00 PST

Janet Weir Creighton gives viewers a behind-the-scenes look at how previous presidents celebrated Christmas at the White House.

The Presidency

Historian Douglas Brinkley on Presidential Executive Orders

2026-01-05 09:15:00 PST - 2026-01-05 10:27:00 PST

Presidential historian and author Douglas Brinkley looks at the evolution of executive orders over the course of 47 presidencies.

The Presidency

Inside the Clinton White House

2026-01-05 10:27:00 PST - 2026-01-05 11:36:00 PST

Former Clinton White House scheduling director Stephanie Streett gives an insider's view of a president's daily activities.

The Presidency

Kate Storey, White House by the Sea

2026-01-05 11:36:00 PST - 2026-01-05 12:09:00 PST

Author Kate Storey gives a behind the scenes look at the Kennedys' Hyannis Port refuge -- the scene of JFK's 1960 election victory and where Jackie gave her Camelot interview to Theodore White after the president was assassinated in November 1963.

The Presidency

Megan Gorman, All the Presidents' Money

2026-01-05 12:09:00 PST - 2026-01-05 13:17:00 PST

American presidents are responsible for the financial health of the nation; a look into how good they are at managing their own wealth; tax attorney Megan Gorman looks at their ledgers to find out.

Key Capitol Hill Hearings

2026-01-05 13:17:00 PST - 2026-01-05 17:00:00 PST

Hearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.

Public Affairs Events

2026-01-05 17:00:00 PST - 2026-01-05 21:00:00 PST

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

Public Affairs Events

2026-01-05 21:00:00 PST - 2026-01-06 01:45:00 PST

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

Public Affairs Events

2026-01-06 01:45:00 PST - 2026-01-06 06:30:00 PST

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

Key Capitol Hill Hearings

2026-01-06 06:30:00 PST - 2026-01-06 11:45:00 PST

Hearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.

Key Capitol Hill Hearings

2026-01-06 11:45:00 PST - 2026-01-06 17:00:00 PST

Hearings, speeches and political coverage from around the United States.

Public Affairs Events

2026-01-06 17:00:00 PST - 2026-01-06 21:00:00 PST

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

Public Affairs Events

2026-01-06 21:00:00 PST - 2026-01-07 01:45:00 PST

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

Public Affairs Events

2026-01-07 01:45:00 PST - 2026-01-07 06:30:00 PST

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