Sunday, October 25th TV listings for C-SPAN 3 HD
America's Book Club Min Jin Lee
Bestselling author Min Jin Lee joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her literary career, early life in the United States, her award-winning novel Pachinko and meeting King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Classroom lectures on American history.
C-SPAN Tours the Latter-Day Saints Church History Museum
C-SPAN tours the Church History Museum of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City.
The Presidency Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings Mystery
Richard Kurin, author of "History by a Hair," uses a strand of Thomas Jefferson's hair to investigate whether the third president fathered Sally Hemings' children.
Reel America U.S. & Soviet Ideological Differences - 1961
This 1961 U.S. Army Pictorial Center film explained the ideological differences between the U.S. and USSR. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
America 250 Quebec & the American Revolution
Historian Mark Anderson examines the effort to bring Quebec into the Continental confederation as the fourteenth colony during the Revolutionary War. He speaks at the American Revolution Institute in Washington, D.C.
America 250 Black Soldiers in the Revolutionary War
Author John Rees describes the role of black soldiers in the Revolutionary War. He speaks at the Bergen County Revolutionary War roundtable in Hackensack, New Jersey.
America 250 C-SPAN's Up-Close Look at Star-Spangled Banner
Smithsonian National Museum of American History Curator Jennifer Jones gives C-SPAN a rare, up-close look at the original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag flown over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
America 250 Tour of the U.S.S. Arlington Tribute Room
C-SPAN tours the Pentagon attack tribute room on the U.S.S. Arlington, one of three 9/11 memorial ships, as it makes its way to Baltimore for America's 250th birthday celebrations.
A look at the people and events that shaped the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
People and events that help document the American story.
People and events that help document the American story.
Legal Scholar Robert George on Justice Antonin Scalia's U.S. Supreme Court Legacy
Legal scholar Robert George offered his reflections on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's legacy (1986-2016) during a gathering at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia as a Writer
Christopher Scalia - the son of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (1986-2016) - joined in a discussion about his father's distinctive writing style. The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. hosted this event.
FBI Fights Illegal Gambling -- 1969
This 1969 FBI film demonstrates the inner workings of illegal gambling operations and how the FBI worked to stop these operations; "Reel America" is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
Reel America Sniffles and Sneezes - 1955
This educational film demonstrates how viruses are spread through carelessness, and how colds can be avoided and treated.
Anita McBride on First Lady Bess Truman
Anita McBride, who served as chief of staff to First Lady Laura Bush, reflects on the life and legacy of First Lady Bess Truman (1945-53). Her essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to mark America's 250th birthday in 2026.
America 250 Historian & Author Marilyn Holt on First Lady Mamie Eisenhower
Historian and author Marilyn Holt reflects on the life and legacy of First Lady Mamie Eisenhower (1953-61). Her essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to mark America's 250th birthday in 2026.
America 250 Laura Bush on Lady Bird Johnson
Former First Lady Laura Bush reflects on the life and legacy of Lady Bird Johnson, who was first lady from 1963-69. Her essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to mark the nation's 250th birthday in 2026.
Classroom lectures on American history.
C-SPAN Tours the Latter-Day Saints Church History Museum
C-SPAN tours the Church History Museum of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City.
The Presidency Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemings Mystery
Richard Kurin, author of "History by a Hair," uses a strand of Thomas Jefferson's hair to investigate whether the third president fathered Sally Hemings' children.
Reel America U.S. & Soviet Ideological Differences - 1961
This 1961 U.S. Army Pictorial Center film explained the ideological differences between the U.S. and USSR. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
America 250 Quebec & the American Revolution
Historian Mark Anderson examines the effort to bring Quebec into the Continental confederation as the fourteenth colony during the Revolutionary War. He speaks at the American Revolution Institute in Washington, D.C.
America 250 Black Soldiers in the Revolutionary War
Author John Rees describes the role of black soldiers in the Revolutionary War. He speaks at the Bergen County Revolutionary War roundtable in Hackensack, New Jersey.
America 250 C-SPAN's Up-Close Look at Star-Spangled Banner
Smithsonian National Museum of American History Curator Jennifer Jones gives C-SPAN a rare, up-close look at the original Star-Spangled Banner, the flag flown over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.
America 250 Tour of the U.S.S. Arlington Tribute Room
C-SPAN tours the Pentagon attack tribute room on the U.S.S. Arlington, one of three 9/11 memorial ships, as it makes its way to Baltimore for America's 250th birthday celebrations.
The History of the Space Program
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.
Q & A 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.
History of the Space Shuttle Program
C-SPAN's American History TV visits the Air & Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center to get an up-close look at the Space Shuttle Discovery and explore the history of the shuttle program.
Reel America Women Working in NASA's Space Program - 1981
Narrated by Ricardo Montalban, this 1981 NASA film features women employed by NASA in a variety of specialized fields.
Reel America Planet Mars - 1979 NASA Film
1979 NASA film about the history of efforts to explore Mars including the 1964-1971 Mariner fly-bys and the Viking landings in 1976.
C-SPAN Tours the National Air & Space Museum
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.