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Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert Kennedy
& Civil Rights on Lectures in
History
Watch:
8 am, 11 am, 8 pm and 11 pm ET Saturday
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University of South Carolina professor
Patricia
Sullivan taught a class about the 1960s Civil Rights
movement and the involvement of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and Robert F. Kennedy. She described the racial
unrest that took place in urban areas such as Watts and Detroit and
the subsequent creation of the Kerner Commission—a national
advisory commission on civil disorders.
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Presidential Succession Act of 1947
on The
Presidency
Watch: 2 pm ET
Saturday
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Harry Truman signed the Presidential
Succession Act of 1947 after Franklin
Roosevelt's death elevated him to the presidency. How
has the succession plan fared since then – through presidential
illness and assassination attempts? Fordham University School of Law
convened a panel of scholars to discuss the question.
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"What happens if
others down the line of succession are impaired as well - like with
a pandemic [or] with a very serious mass casualty event involving
chemical or nuclear weapons?"
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ROSE McDERMOTT on the Presidential Succession Act of 1947
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Also
on AHTV Saturday
Supreme Court Nominees on Roe v. Wade
On Friday, June 24, 2022, the
the1973 Roe v. Wade case was overturned by the Supreme
Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision.
With abortion rights being one of the most widely debated topics in
the country, American History TV looks back to hear what the nine
justices who currently sit on the Supreme Court had to say about the
issue during their confirmation hearings.
The President—June 1968 on Reel America
This White House Naval Photographic
Unit film presents the activities of President Lyndon B.
Johnson in June 1968. It covers Senator Robert F.
Kennedy’s assassination and LBJ’s push for tighter
gun regulations. Additional topics include the Vietnam War peace
talks, a nuclear non-proliferation treaty with the Soviets,
and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren’s
retirement announcement.
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What happened this week in history?
June
22, 1969: An oil slick on the Cuyahoga River in
Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire and helped spark the environmental
movement.
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Something Fun: This year's Fan Favorite and 2nd
Prize StudentCam Winning video, "Dream
of Clean Water" is about the Cuyahoga River
fire and the 1972 Clean Water Act.
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June 24, 1997: The U.S. Air Force published a
report on the so-called 1947 Roswell UFO incident in the New Mexico
desert.
June
25, 1876: The Battle of the Little Bighorn was
fought between American Indian and U.S. cavalry forces under George
Armstrong Custer.
June
25, 1950: The Korean War began when North Korean
forces crossed the 38th parallel. The war lasted until July 27, 1953.
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Also on the C-SPAN Networks
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Coming up Sunday on Q&A: University
of Michigan musicology and American culture professor Mark Clague discusses
his book, O Say Can You Hear?, about the
history and cultural impact of the Star-Spangled Banner,
written by Francis Scott Key in 1814.
He talks about how it became the U.S. national anthem, its widespread
use today at sporting events, and renditions of the song performed by
Jimi
Hendrix, Whitney Houston, Roseanne
Barr and others. Tune
in at 8 pm ET Sunday on C-SPAN.
He talks about how it became the U.S. national anthem, its widespread
use today at sporting events, and renditions of the song performed by
Jimi
Hendrix, Whitney Houston, Roseanne
Barr and others. Tune
in at 8 pm ET Sunday on C-SPAN.
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Lectures in History
American
University professor Joseph Campbell taught
a class about the 1972 Watergate scandal and, what he calls, “the
myth of heroic journalism.” He argued that the unraveling of the
Watergate scandal was done by Congress and multiple federal agencies
and that Richard Nixon’s presidency was not brought down solely by
the
Washington Post’s reporting. Listen now on Lectures
in History.
The
Weekly
A True Crime
thriller: Who was Deep Throat? That was the mystery that swirled
around media and political circles for decades. In this episode
of The Weekly, we remember all of the speculation,
guesses, and flat-out finger-pointing over who was the Washington
Post's secret Watergate source. Listen
now on The Weekly.
🎧 Listen anytime, anywhere: Enjoy these
podcasts and discover many more at C-SPAN.org/podcasts, on the free
C-SPAN Now video app or wherever
you get your podcasts.
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About American
History TV
Explore our nation's past and 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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