Saturday on C-SPAN2: Ronald Reagan and Afghanistan
Ronald Reagan BBC
Interview on The
Presidency
Watch it: 2 pm ET Saturday
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The
BBC's Godfrey Hodgson sat down with President Ronald Reagan in the
spring of 1988 — late in his second term. In this wide-ranging Oval
Office conversation, the president talked about his work to restore
the economy after he first came to office, his vision for U.S.-Soviet
relations and arms control, the Iran-Contra controversy, his belief
that he'd helped Americans regain faith in their country, and the
assassination attempt that left him seriously wounded.
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“(After the assassination attempt) I got all the way
to the hospital and walked into the emergency room and, when the
nurse came to meet me, I said, ‘I’m having trouble breathing.’ I
didn't know I'd been shot.”
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN
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History Programs on
Afghanistan
Watch it: Block starts
at 4:40 pm ET Saturday
As the U.S. withdraws military and diplomatic personnel from
Afghanistan, we look back over nearly 40 years at that country's
recent history.
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“Afghanistan
1982: The Struggle for Freedom Continues”
"Afghanistan
1982: The Struggle for Freedom Continues" is a U.S. Information
Agency film that chronicles the aftermath of the Soviet invasion of
Afghanistan.
“Afghanistan:
A New Generation” (1987)
"Afghanistan:
A New Generation" is a U.S. Information Agency report from 1987
on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. This video from the National
Archives focuses on the challenges facing Afghan refugees who grew to
adulthood under the Soviet occupation. Featured are refugee camp
schools in Pakistan, Mujahideen fighters, health clinics and the
efforts of international aid workers.
A
CIA Officer in Afghanistan After 9/11
Former
CIA officer Duane Evans talks about his book, Foxtrot in
Kandahar, which recounts his tour of duty in southern
Afghanistan shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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📚 THIS WEEK ON BOOKNOTES+:
If you research the origins of critical race theory, one of the names
you'll find is Derrick Bell (1930-2011), Harvard Law School's first
black tenured professor. Professor Bell appeared on Booknotes
in 1992 to talk about his book, Faces at the Bottom of the Well:
The Permanence of Racism. In this excerpt from that
program, he talks about the status of Black Americans and his
personal experiences with racism.
Click here to listen or subscribe
wherever you get your podcasts.
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AMERICAN HISTORY TV IN PRIME TIME
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Tune in to C-SPAN3 every evening next week for more
American History TV programming. Programs start at 8 pm ET. Below are
some highlights:
Monday
— African American Troops
The
Civil War: African Americans and the Union Army
Tuesday
— Religion
Religious Influence on U.S. Politics
Wednesday
— World War II
1942 Battles of Midway and El Alamein
Thursday
— Ronald Reagan
The
Presidency: Ronald and Nancy Reagan Interview
Friday
— Journalists
Oral
Histories: Vietnam War Correspondent Joseph Galloway
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About American
History TV
Discover the people and events that document the American story —
Saturdays on C-SPAN2. Come along with American History TV to
museums and historic sites. Watch archival speeches from former
presidents and other national leaders. Visit classrooms, lectures
and symposiums featuring professors and historians.
Every
Saturday on C-SPAN2 starting at 8 am ET
or
online anytime at c-span.org/history.
    
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