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American History TV:
Through the Lens of Time
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Highlights for Saturday
on C‑SPAN2 include a ceremony awarding
the 36th annual Liberty Medal to documentary
filmmaker Ken Burns; a discussion about underage
soldiers serving in both Union and
Confederate armies; and the final episode
of Historic
Presidential Elections looks
at the Election of 1980 between Jimmy Carter and Ronald
Reagan.
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Filmmaker Ken Burns —
2024 National
Constitution Center Liberty Medal
Watch:
5:56 pm
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The National Constitution Center in
Philadelphia awarded documentary filmmaker Ken
Burns its 2024 Liberty Medal for his body of work
as “America’s storyteller.” His historical documentaries focus on
chapters of the American experience and include “The Civil
War”; “Baseball”; “Jazz”; “The War”; “The National Parks: America’s
Best Idea”; “Prohibition”; “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History”;
“The Vietnam War”; “Country Music”; “The U.S. and the
Holocaust”; and, most recently, “The American
Buffalo.”
Jeffrey
Rosen, president and CEO of the National
Constitution Center, moderated the event.
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University
of Dallas history professor William
Atto discusses the decade leading to the 1787
Constitutional Convention and the key compromises that led to the
ratification of the United States Constitution. Held in the Assembly
Room of the then-called Pennsylvania State House (shown above),
the Constitutional Convention's chief innovation, according to
Professor Atto, was the creation of the Electoral College to elect
the president of the United States.
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Historians Frances Clarke
and Rebecca
Jo Plant chronicle the unauthorized enlistment of
minors in the Civil War and how the experience shaped these youth for
decades to come. The above image shows a young Union drummer. In both
Union and Confederate armies, drummers were required to learn dozens
of drum calls — with the playing of each call informing soldiers
about performing a specific task.
This was part of the Gettysburg
College Civil War Institute's 2024 annual
conference in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Donald
Stoker, “Purpose and Power”
Watch:
5:07 pm
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National
Defense University professor Donald
Stoker examines the use of American military,
diplomatic and economic power as detailed in his book, "Purpose and
Power: US Grand Strategy from the Revolutionary Era to the Present."
He outlines grand strategy as "the path for tapping American
power to accomplish the desired aims — both in peace and in
war."
This event was hosted by the Hudson Institute in
Washington, D.C.
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Historic Presidential Elections
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In
the homestretch of C-SPAN's presidential
"Campaign 2024" coverage — this
Saturday features the final episode of American History TV's Historic Presidential Elections series. This
episode focuses on when Republican former California Governor Ronald Reagan
defeated incumbent Democratic President Jimmy Carter
in a landslide, winning 489 electoral votes and 44 states.
• 7 pm:
Carter
vs. Reagan (1980)
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LIVE ELECTION COVERAGE
starts November-5 at-7 pm ET
C-SPAN
is the place for unfiltered coverage — no pundits, no spin — of the
PRESIDENTIAL
CONTEST + top STATE RACES.
TV
• RADIO • WEB • APP
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Coming up Sunday on C‑SPAN
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Q&A: Christina Swarns, Innocence
Project Executive Director
Since its founding in 1992, the Innocence Project
has been responsible for getting hundreds of wrongfully convicted
people in the United States out of prison. Attorney and Innocence
Project executive director Christina
Swarns joins us to talk about the history of the
organization, the root causes of wrongful convictions, and some of
the clients the Innocence Project has successfully represented over
the years, including the two men convicted of killing Malcolm X in
1965.
*Q&A may be preempted for LIVE Campaign 2024 coverage.
Tune in at 8 pm
& 11 pm or enjoy Q&A as
a podcast.
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C‑SPAN’s‑The‑Weekly: Top Moments from Presidential Candidate Victory and
Concession Speeches
Are you primed to watch
or listen to C‑SPAN's Election
Night 2024 coverage? Excited to hear the presidential candidates give
their victory and concession speeches?
First, let us refresh your memory with top highlights from speeches
in years past!
Like what Democrat Jimmy Carter said in 1980 when he lost his
reelection bid:
“I
promised you four years ago that I would never lie to you. So, I
can't stand here tonight and say it doesn't hurt. The people of the
United States have made their choice, and, of course, I accept that
decision but, I have to admit, not with the same enthusiasm that I
accepted the decision four years ago.”
And what Republican George H.W. Bush said in
1988 when he won the presidency:
“A
campaign is a disagreement, and disagreements divide, but an election
is a decision, and decisions clear the way for harmony and
peace. And I mean to be a president of all the people. And
I want to work for the hopes and interests, not only of my
supporters, but of the governors and of those who didn't vote at all.”
• What are the top sound bites or phrases presidential candidates
have said in their victory and concession speeches?
• When was the last time those speeches were given on the day America
voted?
• What was the only time both candidates spoke in the same city —
and where was that?
• And in what year did both candidates make their victory and
concession speeches outdoors?
Find out in the latest episode of C-SPAN’s podcast The Weekly.
It’s the top moments from presidential candidate victory and
concession speeches — since 1980!
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History TV
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or
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