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American Political History Conference at
Purdue University
Watch LIVE: 8:30 am ET Saturday
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This Saturday,
American History TV will be live from West Lafayette, Indiana, as
we cover the American Political History Conference at
Purdue University. Historians from across the country will discuss a
variety of topics including energy politics, presidential
scandals and constitutional history. In addition, authors of
recently published books about urban politics will join us to talk
about their work on the history of redlining, gentrification and
public housing.
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Congress, Nixon & the Environmental
Protection Agency
Watch: 5 pm ET Saturday
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Bob Bostock is a former
chief speechwriter to Christine Todd Whitman,
the Environmental Protection Agency's Administrator under George
W. Bush. He joins us to talk about the EPA's origins and the
environmental politics and policies of the 1970s – including the Clean
Air Act signed by President Nixon on December
31, 1970.
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"The bill passed
again by a huge bipartisan majority. It's almost unfathomable. I
don't think you get majorities that big on naming post
offices."
—BOB BOSTOCK on the Clean Air Act signed by
President Nixon
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What happened this week in history?
- June
5, 2004: Ronald
Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died at the age of
93.
- June
6, 1944: Allied
forces carried out Operation Overlord, commonly known as D-Day, and
stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
- June
7, 1942: The
Battle of Midway in the Pacific ended. A major naval victory over
Japanese forces, it took place six months after the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
- June
7, 1939: King
George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain visit the U.S. - the
first British king to do so.
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Also on the C-SPAN Networks
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Coming up
Sunday on Q&A: This week we look at two space-related
stories in the news recently: the release of an image of Sagittarius A
star, a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, and the
progress made by NASA's Perseverance Rover in its search for life on
Mars. We are joined by two guests, Barnard College astrophysicist and
author Janna Levin and University of Southampton
geochemistry professor Jessica Whiteside. Tune
in at 8 pm ET Sunday on C-SPAN.
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Booknotes+
Any follower of C-SPAN knows the name Harold Holzer, a
lifelong aficionado and chronicler of Abraham Lincoln. He has either
written or edited fifty-four books on America's 16th president.
President Lincoln has been Mr. Holzer's avocation over these many years
while he maintained full-time work and responsibilities for 23 of those
years as senior vice president for public affairs at the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York City. He currently serves as director of
Hunter College's Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute.
Recently, he talked about his favorite pastime, Mr. Lincoln, before an
audience at Purdue University. Students were able to ask many questions
about Abraham Lincoln and how the media has treated some of the other
45 presidents in our country's history. Listen
now on Booknotes+.
The Weekly
It seems that Roe v.
Wade is always in the news, always a part of the political debate. It's
been that way for nearly 50 years since the Supreme Court decided the
landmark case back in 1973, with Justice Harry Blackmun writing
the opinion that legalized abortion.
In this episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly we look back
at Justice Blackmun, what he said about his legacy being forever
associated with that famous opinion ... and the big prediction he
flat out got wrong. Listen
now on The Weekly.
🎧 Listen anytime, anywhere: Listen to 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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