Television Archive News Search Service (2024)

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Series/Special. Former Vice President Al Gore helps analyze the Republican National Convention. With Jennifer Granholm, Eliot Spitzer, and Cenk Uygur. New. (CC) (Stereo)
Topics: paul ryan, romney, mitt romney, obama, barack obama, obama, john mccain, syria, china, vo, iraq,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Series/Special. Former Vice President Al Gore helps analyze the Republican National Convention. With Jennifer Granholm, Eliot Spitzer, and Cenk Uygur. New. (CC) (Stereo)
Topics: romney, costco, camden, florida, obama, ann romney, obama, christie, new york, isaac, jennifer,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Series/Special. Former Vice President Al Gore helps analyze the Republican National Convention. With Jennifer Granholm, Eliot Spitzer, and Cenk Uygur. New. (CC) (Stereo)
Topics: ron paul, ann romney, romney, obama, wisconsin, paul ryan, costco, mitt romney, obama, south...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Series/Special. Former Vice President Al Gore helps analyze the Republican National Convention. With Jennifer Granholm, Eliot Spitzer, and Cenk Uygur. New. (CC) (Stereo)
Topics: al gore, romney, vo, eliot, massachusetts, bain, chris christie, florida, paul ryan, mitt romney,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Historians Richard Norton Smith, Douglas Brinkley, and Edna Greene Medford talked about C-SPAN's The Presidents, each of whom contributed to the new book. Sponsor: C-SPAN,Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
Topics: washington, lincoln, white house, kennedy, obama, nixon, nixon, andrew johnson, john f. kennedy,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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2020 presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) spoke at a campaign event in Nashua, New Hampshire, held in the home of former New Hampshire State Senator Bette Lasky (D). She talked about her policy priorities and how she would run against President Trump in were she the 2020 Democratic nominee. Sponsor: Klobuchar Presidential Campaign
Topics: new hampshire, minnesota, maggie, nashua, john mccain, trump, georgia, canada, united states...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) held his "world famous" fish fry in Columbia, SC. 2020 Democratic presidential candidates attended and met with SC voters. Sponsor: U.S. House of Representatives | Clyburn, J. (D-SC)
Topics: south carolina, united states of america, donald trump, new york, california, colorado, clyburn,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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This 1972 campaign film paid for by the McGovern for President Committee features Democratic nominee Sen. George McGovern (D-South Dakota) as he meets a variety of voters across the United States who are struggling with economic problems. Profiled are senior citizens, a Baltimore steelworker, a Wisconsin dairy farmer, an unemployed engineer, and Vietnam veterans. Sponsor: McGovern Presidential Campaign
Topics: wisconsin, murray, washington, c-span, david hunter, john crebs, california, massachusetts, ronald...
Source: Comcast Cable

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House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Adam Schiff (D-CA) and former federal officials talked about Russian hacking during the 2016 presidential election campaign and related cybersecurity concerns. Representative Schiff warned of the increased potency of cyber and urged Congress to conduct a complete investigation on the Russian hacks along with setting up a joint commission. In addition, he criticized President Trump's claims about voter fraud saying the president is doing damage to...
Topic: u.s. china
Source: Comcast Cable

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Historians Richard Norton Smith, Douglas Brinkley, and Edna Greene Medford talked about C-SPAN's The Presidents, each of whom contributed to the new book. Sponsor: C-SPAN,Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
Topics: brian, washington, white house, richard, nixon, susan, edna, abraham lincoln, andrew johnson,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Three political scientists discuss the 1976 presidential campaign between incumbent Republican Gerald Ford and Democratic challenger Jimmy Carter. The program includes video highlights from presidential debates and campaign events. The U.S. Information Agency produced this program to explain the U.S. election system to international audiences. Sponsor: U.S. Information Agency
Topics: carter, washington, ford, penniman, nixon, eisenhower, mr. hess, stephen hess, jimmy carter,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) co-hosted a town hall meeting on countering domestic extremism and hate speech in Washington, DC. Speakers included representatives from the ACLU, the Anti-Defamation League along with the former deputy mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia. The town hall was held ahead of the "Unite the Right 2" rally in the nation's capital that was organized to mark the anniversary of the 2017 white nationalist rally in...
Topics: charlottesville, washington, brown, barber, north carolina, germany, virginia, dr. king, d.c.,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Messiah College history professor John Fea poses the question, "Was America founded as a Christian nation?" He offers his own answers
Topics: christian nation, virginia, pennsylvania, washington, massachusetts, fea, vermont, donald, united...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) discussed U.S. coronavirus response and his proposal to reform government surveillance programs. Sponsor: C-SPAN | Washington Journal
Topics: china, italy, warren davidson, ohio, trump, cdc, new york, bernie sanders, eu, california,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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[LIVE] Republican senators held a news conference to call for the cancellation of the August recess to allow the Senate to complete action on legislative priorities, including health care legislation.
Topics: washington, mcconnell, perdue, south dakota, donald trump jr., alaska
Source: Comcast Cable

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Author Thomas Hazlett talked about his book, The Political Spectrum: The Tumultuous Liberation of Wireless Technology, from Herbert Hoover to the Smartphone. Following Mr. Hazlett's remarks, a wireless policy specialist from Verizon and a technology policy representative from Facebook discuss radio spectrum regulation. Sponsor: Heritage Foundation
Topics: fcc, washington, coase, herbert hoover, marconi, mr. gattuso, sec, edwin howard armstrong, south...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The fourth of seven films in the World War II "Why We Fight" series, this U.S. War Department film was seen by service members before they were deployed overseas. It details the fight in the skies over England between August and December, 1940. Hollywood director Frank Capra, film industry veterans and Army Signal Corps technicians produced the story of the British defeat of Hitler's air force at the cost of thousands of civilian lives on the ground. The Battle of Britain was the...
Topics: britain, london, nazis, france, hitler, warsaw, england, winston churchill, journal, washington,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Reps. David Brat (R-VA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) discussed the possibility of bipartisanship during the Trump administration at an event with American University students. Both outlined topics they see their parties working together on in the future including education and infrastructure. Due to audio difficulties with the microphones, here's a portion of the conversation with the two lawmakers. Sponsor: American University | School of Public Affairs
Topics: virginia, washington, dave, goodlatte, thomas jefferson, daca, pelosi, mexico, augustan,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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A panel examined Russian politics and its direction over the past several years under President Vladimir Putin. They also looked at the upcoming Russian presidential election and what his expected continued leadership will mean to the country and the world. Among the speakers was a former U.S. ambassador to Russia and NATO, a Russian journalist and Andrei Kozyrev who was the nation's first foreign minister under the late President Boris Yeltsin. The discussion was hosted by the Atlantic...
Topics: russia, moscow, kgb, crimea, latvia, syria, ukraine, kremlin, washington, andrei, st. petersburg,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) talked about issues facing his 5th Congressional District.
Topics: mrs. truman, harry truman, truman, missouri, washington, margaret, d.c., new york, mr. truman,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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A panel of historians looked at various aspects of the Revolutionary War-era military. Topics included military personnel in George Washington's cabinet, soldier camaraderie, the war's impact on civilians, and how historians might utilize a soldier's personal memoirs or journals. This discussion was part of a conference hosted by the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic. Sponsor: Society for Historians of the Early American Republic
Topics: washington, rachel, adams, charleston, philadelphia, lindsay chervinsky, watson, virginia, lauren,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Ten 2020 presidential candidates, including Republican Bill Weld, spoke to the NAACP Annual Convention in Detroit. Sponsor: NAACP
Topics: texas, donald trump, naacp, detroit, flint, cuba, pete buttigieg, eric garner, newark, canada, san...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The Foundation for Defense of Democracies held a discussion regarding the release a new report on U.S. policy toward North Korea. A panel of experts discussed the threat that North Korea poses, assessed the current U.S. policy toward North Korea, and discussed the best path forward in achieving denuclearization. Sponsor: Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Topics: north korea, china, south korea, trump, korea, russia, washington, michigan, iran, pyongyang,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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On July 4, 1970, an "Honor America Day" celebration was held in Washington, D.C. The morning religious service at the Lincoln Memorial featured the Rev. Billy Graham and Bob Hope hosted the evening entertainment at the Washington Monument. This U.S. Information Agency report covers the event; missing is any mention of anti-war protesters who waded naked in the reflecting pool and were later tear-gassed by police. Sponsor: U.S. Information Agency
Topics: washington, billy graham, richard, d.c.
Source: Comcast Cable

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This CBS News special report covers the life and assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-New York) who was shot and killed at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary on June 5, 1968. The report is anchored by Walter Cronkite. Sponsor: CBS News
Topics: robert kennedy, kennedy, new york, vietnam, washington, california, mccarthy, kennedys, laguardia,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Directed by William Greaves for the National Park Service, this film portrays the life of Booker T. Washington through reenactments, archival photographs and interviews with actors portraying Washington and his contemporaries. The film documents the establishment of Tuskegee Institute and other notable events in the civil rights leader's life. Sponsor: National Park Service
Topics: washington, alabama, atlanta, virginia, new york, boston, hampton, margaret murray, baldwin
Source: Comcast Cable

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Michael Owen, author of "After Ike: On the Trail of the Century-Old Journey that Changed America," provides commentary for a 1919 U.S. Army silent film documenting a transcontinental motor convoy. The 81 vehicles started near the White House and traveled to San Francisco on sometimes nearly impassable roads. The convoy's mission was to assess road conditions for large trucks driving from coast to coast. The journey of about 300 military personnel, including Lt. Col. Dwight Eisenhower,...
Topics: san francisco, eisenhower, california, washington, white house, oakland, newton baker, chicago,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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This "CBS Reports" documentary from May 1, 1979 investigates the March 28, 1979 Three Mile Island accident near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The hour-long program looks at the response of the local community and government officials, visits a Connecticut nuclear plant, interviews nuclear power proponents and skeptics, and seeks to learn how similar incidents can be prevented in the future. According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Three Mile Island was the most serious accident in...
Topics: harrisburg, pennsylvania, austin, thornburgh, connecticut, texas, middletown, harold denton, white...
Source: Comcast Cable

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This National Council for the Social Studies film covers significant events during the eight years of the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration. Designed for use in the classroom, the documentary emphasizes major domestic and international challenges between 1953 and 1960 including the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and school integration, interstate highway construction, McCarthyism, Middle East conflicts, the Cuban Revolution, civil war in Vietnam, and relations with...
Topics: eisenhower, khrushchev, russia, congo, dwight d. eisenhower, france, nixon, china, nato,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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This Metropolitan Life insurance Company film -- part of a health education series -- sketches 300 years of research in public health and dramatizes discoveries by notable scientists. Beginning with a 1665 plague outbreak, the film ends expressing hope that science might one day conquer polio and cancer. This film is from the National Film Preservation Foundation and Library of Congress "Online Screening Room." Sponsor: Metropolitan Life Insurance
Topics: george w. bush, texas, washington, al gore, austin, al gore, e.j. dionne, william kristol, london,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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This President Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum film tells the life story of President Ford and features the events related to Watergate and the 1974 resignation of President Richard Nixon. Sponsor: Ford (Gerald R.) Presidential Library and Museum
Topics: white house, nixon, washington, michigan, vietnam, jerry, nixon
Source: Comcast Cable

4 4.0

This documentary details the complicated legal battle that resulted after an 1839 slave ship mutiny in the Caribbean that landed the ship in Connecticut, and eventually landed the case before the U.S. Supreme Court. It is produced by the Federal Judicial Center, the research and education agency of the U.S. judicial branch. Part of its mission is developing educational programs about the history of the U.S. federal courts. Sponsor: Federal Judicial Center
Topics: mindy, connecticut, judson, cuba, new york, washington, jetson, adams, navy, baldwin, thompson,...
Source: Comcast Cable

3 3.0

In this film produced by the Naval White House Photographic Unit, Lady Bird Johnson begins at the Statue of Liberty, where she dedicates the American Museum of Immigration. She then visits New York City and travels up the Hudson River by boat to visit cultural sites and encourage historic preservation. Sponsor: U.S. Naval Photographic Center
Topics: mrs. johnson, hudson, washington, johnson, new york, new york city, europe, lawrence rockefeller,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Representative Kim Schrier (D-WA) discussed the federal response to the coronavirus outbreak, including efforts in hard hit Washington state. Sponsor: C-SPAN | Washington Journal
Topics: washington, redfield, cdc, white house, melinda gates, china, larry kudlow, walter reed, robert...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Commissioned by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department, this 2010 documentary includes survivors of the 1918 flu telling their stories, a history of the pandemic, and a look at the science of flu and the genetic sequencing of the 1918 strain based on remnants of the virus extracted from frozen bodies under Alaskan permafrost. The 1918 influenza pandemic killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide, including more than 600,000 Americans. Sponsor: Department of Health and Human Services
Topics: alaska, baltimore, tennessee, el paso, philadelphia, olana, jeffrey, iowa, sweden, texas,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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This Pepperdine College Cold War film documents Soviet territorial expansion between 1917 and 1962, and warns of the threat of international communism. Primarily focused on the increase of Soviet global influence following World War II, the film details how Poland, Hungary, China, North Korea, Cuba, and North Vietnam were influenced by leaders in Moscow. Sponsor: Pepperdine University
Topics: stalin, china, berlin, ussr, moscow, romania, soviet union, russia, hungary, ukraine, soviets,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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This is a 1949 educational film that explains how Capitol Hill worked during the 80th Congress. The narrator traces the progress of the Agricultural Act of 1948 through committees, House and Senate compromise, and the signature of President Harry Truman that made the bill a law. Sponsor: Academic Films
Topics: cooley, white house, house, washington, lucas, kara dixon
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"Ladies Wear the Blue" is a U.S. Navy documentary and recruitment film tracing the history of women in the Navy from 1917 to 1974. It features an interview with World War I and World War II veteran Captain Joy Hanco*ck. The second half of the film explores how contributions by Navy women increased beginning in the mid-1960s as restrictions were removed, and opportunities opened up in a variety of fields. Sponsor: U.S. Navy
Topics: navy, hanco*ck, california, washington, orlando, florida
Source: Comcast Cable

8 8.0

This Academy Award-winning short documentary takes viewers on a tour through the Library's reading rooms and facilities, highlighting how the institution benefits the public and scholars worldwide. The U.S. Office of War Information Overseas Branch, which included many Hollywood veterans, created this film and dozens of others which were designed to showcase American society and institutions for foreign audiences. Sponsor: U.S. Office of War Information
Topics: washington, virginia
Source: Comcast Cable

4 4.0

This United States Public Health Service film details a variety of methods used to combat the spread of communicable disease; from inspecting ships and immigrants at Ellis Island, to combating mosquito and rat populations, to working with state and local authorities. The United States Public Health Service originated with an Act of Congress in 1798 for the "relief of sick and disabled seamen." The role and responsibilities of what is now called the Commissioned Corps of the U.S....
Topics: new york, kentucky, washington, norfolk, boston, baltimore, ellis island, the laboratory, pan...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Directed by African American William Greaves and narrated by actor Ricardo Montalban, "Where Dreams Come True" is a 1979 NASA film highlighting the contributions of women and minorities and encouraging more to consider a career at the agency. The documentary includes interviews with astronaut-scientists Kathryn Sullivan and Ronald McNair, research psychologist Patricia Cowings, engineer Ruben Ramos, and former astronaut and deputy administrator Frederick Gregory. Much of the work...
Topics: nasa, washington, d.c., houston, texas
Source: Comcast Cable

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This U.S. Information Agency documentary is the final film directed by five-time Oscar winner John Ford, who supported U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Narrated by actor Charlton Heston, the film is divided into two parts. Part one looks at the Vietnamese people, shows atrocities committed by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces, and documents the reasons for U.S. entry into the war. Part two concentrates on the late 1960s debate over the war, with appearances by presidents, political...
Topics: vietnam, hanoi, paris, washington
Source: Comcast Cable

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This documentary tells the history of the U.S. Forest Service. Created in 1905 by President Theodore Roosevelt and his Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot, the service sought to conserve disappearing natural resources but make them available in a sustainable way for logging, grazing, and mineral extraction. The film title comes from Pinchot's mission statement for the new service, "where conflicting interests must be reconciled, the question shall always be decided from the standpoint of the...
Topics: pinchot, gifford pinchot, leopold, yale, europe, montana, john muir, polaski, woods, mediterranean,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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This newsreel contains the following stories: Geneva Summit of 1955; continued civil war in Saigon; Allied occupation ends in West Germany; Big Four nations end occupation in Austria; national air raid drill "Operation Alert"; "Survival Town" atomic test; final run of the 3rd ave elevated rail in NY; and a story on the USS Constitution - Old Ironsides. Sponsor: Prelinger Archives
Topics: washington, white house, russia, eisenhower, saigon, new york, navy
Source: Comcast Cable

5 5.0

This National Park Service biography of the former slave & abolitionist is dramatized at several historic locations, including the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, D.C. Part of the National Archives collections, the film was directed by William Greaves, a prominent African American filmmaker and producer, who created a variety of fiction and nonfiction films from the 1960s through the 2000s. Along with depictions of Douglass at various ages, the film includes...
Topics: mr. douglas, mr. douglass, douglass, johnson, douglas, john brown, rosetta, mr. garrison, rosetta,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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1960 Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John F. Kennedy appears in Texas before a meeting of Houston ministers to address the topic of church and state, religious freedom, and tolerance. Paid for by the Kennedy-Johnson Texas Campaign Committee, the broadcast includes an extended question and answer session. John F. Kennedy was the first Catholic to be elected president of the United States. During the 1960 campaign, many Protestant groups publicly opposed Senator Kennedy, fearing the...
Topics: houston, kennedy, vatican, mr. kennedy, john f. kennedy, kennedy johnson texas, john kennedy,...
Source: Comcast Cable

1 1.0

Released in 1969, "A Chronology of Hope" is a U.S. Information Agency film promoting America's diplomatic efforts to negotiate an end to the Vietnam War from 1964 to the beginning of the Richard Nixon administration. Like all other USIA productions, the film was intended only for foreign audiences. Although the film is optimistic about peace, U.S. participation in the war would continue for four more years. Sponsor: U.S. Information Agency
Topics: vietnam, johnson, hanoi, united nations, c-span, southeast asia, todd depastino, john hopkins,...
Source: Comcast Cable

1 1.0

The American Constitutional Society hosted a virtual conversation on the rise of anti-Asian racism and violence in the country. Joining the discussion were Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), California Supreme Court Judge Goodwin Liu, and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong. They discussed the rise of anti-Asian racism during the pandemic and how it came to be, the use of Japanese internment camps during World War II, recognizing casual racism in everyday life, and how to combat racist ideologies...
Topics: california, connecticut, atlanta, korematsu, bannai, new york city, meng, san francisco, pacific,...
Source: Comcast Cable

5 5.0

Directed and narrated by Czech political refugee and animator Paul Fierlinger, this film shows his arrival in the United States, scenes of the failed 1968 student uprising in his homeland, and an animated history of the American flag. Sponsor: U.S. Information Agency
Topics: washington, betsy ross, england
Source: Comcast Cable

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This 1950s classroom film depicts the problems that led to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, such as Shay's Rebellion and confusing state currencies, then dramatizes some of the major events of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. Sponsor: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Topics: massachusetts, virginia, washington, illinois, connecticut, continental, annapolis, new york, mr....
Source: Comcast Cable

10 10.0

This compilation of Universal Newsreels from January 1959 to April 1961 covers the Cuban Revolution to the aftermath of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion. Sponsor: Universal-International Newsreel
Topics: cuba, castro, havana, bautista, fidel castro, united nations, fidel castro, china, moscow,...
Source: Comcast Cable

6 6.0

This President Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum film tells the life story of President Ford and features the events related to Watergate and the 1974 resignation of President Richard Nixon. Sponsor: Ford (Gerald R.) Presidential Library and Museum
Topics: nixon, white house, gerald ford, michigan, washington, virginia, yorktown, richard nixon, gerald r....
Source: Comcast Cable

4 4.0

This 1950s classroom film depicts the problems that led to the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, such as Shay's Rebellion and confusing state currencies, then dramatizes some of the major events of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. Sponsor: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films
Topics: virginia, massachusetts, washington, connecticut, continental, annapolis, new york, mr. adams,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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This biographical film was produced by Dwight D. Eisenhower's 1952 presidential campaign and features his accomplishments during World War II and his role in the formation of NATO. This fourteen minute newsreel-style film was shown in movie theaters and distributed to civic organizations. Sponsor: Library of Congress
Topics: eisenhower, europe, lincoln, abilene, kansas, texas, france, hitler, new york
Source: Comcast Cable

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This National Council for the Social Studies film covers significant events during the eight years of the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration. Designed for use in the classroom, the documentary emphasizes major domestic and international challenges between 1953 and 1960 including the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision and school integration, interstate highway construction, McCarthyism, Middle East conflicts, the Cuban Revolution, civil war in Vietnam, and relations with...
Topics: eisenhower, russia, khrushchev, nixon, united nations, china, congo, dwight d. eisenhower,...
Source: Comcast Cable

3 3.0

Meighan Stone and Rachel Vogelstein spoke about the global impact of the #MeToo movement. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this virtual event. Sponsor: Politcs and Prose Bookstore
Topics: rachel, meighan, brazil, afghanistan, nigeria, egypt, biden, white house, pakistan, washington,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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On "Road to the White House Rewind," a film called "Jimmy Who?" created for the 1976 campaign of Democrat Jimmy Carter. The film was originally used to introduce the former Georgia Governor to voters during the primary season but was updated as the race progressed. This version chronicles the campaign through his nomination at the Democratic National Convention in July. Jimmy Carter went on to defeat Republican incumbent Gerald Ford in a close general election, with Carter...
Topics: jimmy carter, georgia, mr. carter, new hampshire, carter, jimmy, washington
Source: Comcast Cable

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Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) and representatives from the small business community discussed challenges facing small business owners during the coronavirus pandemic. Rep. Chu spoke about racism faced by Asian business owners and the federal programs created to assist minorities during COVID-19. Also discussed was the impact of the coronavirus on Black-owned businesses and the importance of financial assistance for minorities. Sponsor: [Washington Post] | Live
Topics: washington, ppp, lisa, cdfi, janet yellen, ron busby, lisa mensah
Source: Comcast Cable

0 0.0

Tracing the military career of five-star Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower from his time at West Point through the conclusion of World War II.
Topics: eisenhower, abilene, dwight eisenhower, europe, france, united nations, germany, texas,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Staff Reporter Niels Lesniewski discusses "Roll Call"'s reporting on the 1968 assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy
Topics: bobby kennedy, washington
Source: Comcast Cable

0 0.0

Speaking at the U.S. Capitol before a joint session of Congress, President Richard Nixon discussed his initiatives regarding foreign relations, increased funding for law enforcement, and protecting the environment with cleaner water, cleaner air, and more park lands. Sponsor: U.S. Senate,White House,U.S. House of Representatives
Topics: washington, vietnam, latin america, d.c.
Source: Comcast Cable

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Candidates for the Republican presidential nomination participate in a debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, hosted by ABC News, Saint Anselm College, the "New Hampshire Union Leader", the "Independent Journal Review", and WMUR-TV
Topics: cuba, afghanistan, jimmy carter, california, mr. bush, washington, mr. reagan, texas, pakistan,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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On Road to the White House Rewind, an interview with Representative John Anderson (R-IL) from the 1980 presidential campaign. This was taped by Salem High School students in New Hampshire
Topics: john anderson, washington, lincoln, howard baker, salem, new hampshire
Source: Comcast Cable

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This 1956 Western Union Telegraph Company film featured the history of the telegram, current use, and developing communication technology. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films. Sponsor: Western Union Telegraph Company
Topics: western union, joe, louis, new york, cumberland, washington
Source: Comcast Cable

0 0.0

This Academy Award-winning short documentary takes viewers on a tour through the Library's reading rooms and facilities, highlighting how the institution benefits the public and scholars worldwide. The U.S. Office of War Information Overseas Branch, which included many Hollywood veterans, created this film and dozens of others which were designed to showcase American society and institutions for foreign audiences. Sponsor: U.S. Office of War Information
Topics: washington, virginia
Source: Comcast Cable

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Washington Governor Jay Inslee (D) said he is seriously considering running for president in 2020 at an event with college students at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. He added that whether he is the Democratic nominee or someone else, the party must make climate change a priority in the upcoming election. Sponsor: St. Anselm College
Topics: washington, seattle, paris, molly kelly, iowa, new hampshire, california, miami, florida, donald...
Source: Comcast Cable

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The Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity hosted a conference on U.S. foreign policy and libertarianism. In this portion of the event, George Mason University graduate lecturer Nathan Goodman talked about the economic cost of foreign involvement and RT America host Rick Sanchez discussed alleged bias in the media. Sponsor: Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity
Topics: cia, msnbc, russia, latin america, honduras, miami, fox, rick sanchez, cuba, washington, daniel,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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CBS News coverage from April 9, 1968, of the funeral services for Martin Luther King Jr. at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Rev. Ralph Abernathy, one of King's closest friends, presided. Following the hour-long church service, coverage continued with scenes of the procession as thousands of mourners followed the casket through the streets of Atlanta to Morehouse College, where a public service took place not shown in the program. The film ended with coverage of the internment from South...
Topics: martin luther king, memphis, mankind, atlanta, martin luther king jr., vietnam, abernathy,...
Source: Comcast Cable

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Historian Elisabeth Griffith examined the history of women in America from the 1770s to the 1850s, looking at their roles inside the home, occupations in the workforce, and their legal status. She also explored the first wave of feminism which took place during this time. The Smithsonian Associates hosted this event. Sponsor: Smithsonian Associates
Topics: martha, abigail adams, vernon, washington, europe, lowell, boston, mormonism, illinois, heaven,...
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"Give Yourself the Green Light" is a 1954 General Motors film encouraging citizens to support programs to improve roads and highways. The film begins by depicting traffic jams, unsafe roads, and city congestion, then documents the results of a nationwide GM contest seeking road system ideas. Infrastructure advocacy such as this film helped result in the passage of the $25 billion Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956. Sponsor: General Electric
Topics: washington, the nation, pittsburgh
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"Tunisian Victory" was a World War II propaganda film on the North Africa campaign co-produced by the British and U.S. governments and released in early 1944. The documentary used combat footage and reenacted scenes, animated maps, and segments with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and French General Charles de Gaulle. It told the story with alternating British and American narrators. The campaign ended with an Allied victory in May 1943 when...
Topics: algiers, tunis, gibraltar, tunisia, romel, britain, france, china, iran, north africa, navy,...
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Living in Hiroshima, Japan in the summer of 1962, American Betty Jean Lifton was inspired to make this film after learning that cancer from radiation continued to affect atomic bomb survivors and their children. The film documents the origins of Hiroshima's Peace Park, and tells the story of how hand-made paper cranes became a symbol of peace and remembrance for the victims of the August 6, 1945 atomic bombing of the city. Sponsor: Women's International League for Peace and Freedom,Jane Addams...
Topics: hiroshima, nagasaki, japan, washington
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Created by the White House Naval Photographic Unit to document the activities of President Lyndon Johnson, this film includes the lighting of the National Christmas Tree, a meeting with President-elect Richard Nixon, cabinet meetings about economics and Vietnam, a dinner for NASA and astronauts of the space program, scenes of Apollo 8, a State Dinner for the Emir of Kuwait, Lady Bird Johnson's beautification programs, a Medal of Honor ceremony, and scenes of Christmas with the Johnson family....
Topics: johnson, mrs. johnson, washington, kuwait, vietnam, nasa, california, houston, china, new york,...
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"The Nixon Answer in Michigan" is a September 30, 1968 live campaign broadcast from Detroit. In the hour-long program, the Republican presidential nominee answers questions from seven Michigan citizens including several journalists, a "housewife," a doctor, a graduate student, and a public relations professional. Nixon appeared in a series of these town hall broadcasts in key states. The programs were produced and directed by 28 year-old Nixon campaign consultant Roger...
Topics: mr. nixon, detroit, vietnam, czechoslovakia, michigan, u.n., romney, washington, thurmond, mr....
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Purdue University professor Kathryn Brownell explained how Richard Nixon's media strategy changed from his 1960 presidential campaign loss, through his election in 1968 and during his presidency. She also described how other presidents used radio and television broadcasts during their administrations. This interview was recorded at the annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians. Sponsor: Organization of American Historians
Topics: richard nixon, nixon, nixon, ronald reagan, donald trump, nixon, kathryn bronell, john kennedy,...
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