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American History TV:
Exploring Chapters of Our Past
Highlights for this week: Being under fire from the pen of the political
cartoonist comes with the territory for U.S.
presidents, and a panel examines some amusing samples of this art
form. Plus, "War Football: World War I and the Birth of the NFL"
outlines how military teams led to the founding of the National
Football League in 1920.
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The White House Historical Association and the Library of
Congress host a discussion on how comics and cartoons
have portrayed presidents. Panelists examine the subtle and
not-so-subtle depictions and messages in the drawings of William Henry
Harrison up to our more recent commanders in chief.
This was part of a daylong symposium on the White House in popular
culture.
Panelists include Sara
Duke, Library of Congress curator; Megan Halsband, Library
of Congress librarian; Kevin
Butterfield, director of the John W. Kluge
Center; Hannah
Sommers, Library of Congress librarian; Jesse
Holland, journalist and author; John
Rogers, chair of The White House Historical
Association's Board of Directors; and Stewart
McLaurin, president of The White House Historical
Association.
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On May 11, 1898, Ensign Worth
Bagley was killed by a shell fired from a Spanish
gunboat while aboard the USS Winslow, becoming the only
U.S. naval officer killed in action during the Spanish-American War.
Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, he became a symbol of Southern
heroism and bolstered pride in those who had fought for the
Confederacy. North Carolina State University professor Chris
Laws teaches a class on the life and death of
Worth Bagley and the role he played in sectional reconciliation after
the Civil War.
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Women Spies of D-Day
Watch:
6:25 pm
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Former U.S. Army Historian Kim
Holien discusses the role of female spies leading
up to the D-Day operation. Fighting both gender stereotypes and the
Nazis, these women made important contributions to the success of the
Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. Women spies made up one
third of the nearly 13,000 members of the Office of Strategic
Services (OSS), America's first modern spy service, at its peak in
late 1944.
This event took place at the Lyceum
in Alexandria, Virginia.
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It is that time of year again! We
are thrilled to launch C-SPAN's 2024
StudentCam documentary competition – our
20th Anniversary! This year's theme is " Looking Forward
while Considering the Past." $100K in cash prizes + $50K
additional for teachers!
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Chris Serb on "War Football: World War I and
the Birth of the NFL"
Watch:
5:25 pm
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Author Chris Serb
traces the development of professional football from the Army, Navy,
and Marine teams that competed against each other during World War I.
His book, "War Football: World War I and the Birth of the NFL,"
showcases stories from some of the military's best teams and includes
documentation from football-playing veterans who went on to play or
coach in the NFL, including seven Hall of Famers.
The National World War I Museum and Memorial
in Kansas City, Missouri, hosted this event.
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C-SPAN is partnering with the
Library of Congress on a new 10-part television series, Books
That Shaped America. Each episode will be a
literary journey, tracing America's history by exploring one of these
celebrated works in literature that have had and still have a major
impact on society.
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Coming up
Sunday on C-SPAN
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This week on Q&A: Historian Richard Striner talks
about his book "Ike in Love and War: How Dwight D.
Eisenhower Sacrificed Himself to Keep the Peace,"
covering everything from his upbringing and military service to his
two terms as president of the United States. Mr. Striner also
discusses the three women Eisenhower fell in love with over his
lifetime: Gladys Harding, Mamie Doud
(later Mamie Eisenhower), and Kay Summersby,
a Brit who served as Eisenhower's driver during World War II.
Tune
in at 8 pm & 11 pm or enjoy Q&A as
a podcast.
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C-SPAN's The
Weekly: Skinny Kids with Funny Names Who Grew Up to Be
Politicians
"The hope of a
skinny kid with a funny name who believes that America has a place
for him, too."
That was Vivek Ramaswamy during the recent Republican
presidential candidates' debate — on Fox. Oh wait — no it wasn't —
that wasn't Vivek Ramaswamy at all. Let's try that again.
That was Barack Obama, delivering the keynote address
at the 2004 Democratic National Convention — on C-SPAN.
Many observers said Vivek Ramaswamy sounded a lot like Barack Obama
when he said during the Fox debate: "Who the heck is this skinny guy
with a funny last name?" Everyone singled out future
president Obama's 2004 keynote speech for the comparison, but there
were other times Barack Obama said he was a skinny kid with a funny
name ... and so have other candidates.
As you'll hear in the latest episode of C-SPAN's The Weekly — it's a
podcast all about skinny kids with funny names who grew up to be
politicians.
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