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Welcome
to another Saturday of exploring our nation's past on American
History TV.
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American University professor Joseph
Campbell explores a decade of
political, cultural, social and foreign policy events to define
the zeitgeist of the American 1990s.
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Marc Selverstone on
"The Kennedy Withdrawal"
The Presidency
Watch:
9:30 am/pm & 12:30 pm/am (5/21)
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Marc Selverstone talks about his research into President Kennedy's Vietnam War policies—which is partly based on previously secret White House recordings—and his conclusion that JFK was keeping his military options open.
In his book, "The Kennedy Withdrawal: Camelot and the American Commitment to Vietnam," Selverstone explores the oft-debated historical question: If President Kennedy had lived, would he have withdrawn from Vietnam or escalated the conflict by sending in more American troops, as President Johnson did?
Mr. Selverstone is chair of the Presidential Recordings Program at the University of Virginia's Miller Center.
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It's been a half century since the January 27, 1973, signing of the Paris Peace Accords.
To better understand the Vietnam War and how it came to an end, the Richard Nixon Foundation in Yorba Linda, California, hosts a four-hour virtual discussion with historians and authors. They talk about the lead-up to the war, President Nixon's strategy, and the legacy of the peace accords. You'll also hear clips of President Nixon from a selection of his wartime speeches.
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Also Saturday on American History TV
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The Civil War—Lincoln's Journey to Washington
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In his book, "Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington," historian Ted Widmer traces Abraham Lincoln's historic 1861 train trip from Springfield, Illinois, to Washington, D.C., to be sworn in as the nation's 16th president.
The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion with detailed insights on the president-elect's demanding journey through a divided country where Lincoln spoke to crowds as he passed through seven of the largest Northern states and escaped an assassination plot in Baltimore.
Watch
at 2 pm
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"Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad"
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Author Andrew Diemer
discusses William Still, who dedicated his life to
managing a critical section of the Underground Railroad in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—the free state directly north of the
Mason-Dixon Line
Diemer offers his insights on the abolitionist Still, while
discussing his book "Vigilance: The Life of William
Still, Father of the Underground Railroad," at
this event co-hosted by the Library Company of Philadelphia, the
American Philosophical Society, and the Historical Society of Philadelphia.
Watch
at 3 pm
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Coming up
Sunday on C-SPAN
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Q&A: Ashlee Vance on "When the Heavens Went on Sale"
Bloomberg
Businessweek feature writer Ashlee Vance discusses
his book "When the Heavens Went on Sale: The Misfits and Geniuses
Racing to Put Space Within Reach," about the
private companies that are launching small satellites into Earth's
lower orbit for commercial and noncommercial use.
In the last three years alone, the number of satellites orbiting Earth
grew from 2,500 to 8,000. Mr. Vance estimates that over the next decade
these companies will launch tens of thousands more. He talks about the
positives and negatives of this new effort to dominate space.
Tune
in at 8 pm & 11 pm or enjoy Q&A as a podcast.
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The Weekly - Jewish American Heritage Month
The month of May was established as Jewish American
Heritage Month by Congress and President Bush in 2006.
To mark Jewish
American Heritage Month, in this latest episode of The Weekly, you'll
hear representatives and senators from both parties give
definitions of the Yiddish word "Chutzpah" and incorporate
"Chutzpah" into their floor speeches.
But with a twist.
A twist you'll only get from this podcast: nobody speaking the
Yiddish word "Chutzpah" is Jewish.
Listen to C-SPAN's The
Weekly.
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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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