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1297 Magna Carta - Sunday, February 26 at 8am, 7pm & 10pm ET
After a year of conservation treatments, the National Archives is returning a 1297 copy of the Magna Carta to public display. One of only four originals from 1297, the document is owned by Carlyle Group founder David Rubenstein but is on permanent loan to the archives. Partnering with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the archives designed a custom case to protect the fragile document. In this event, the new encasement is unveiled and details of the project are discussed.

1297 Magna Carta - Sunday, February 26 at 8am, 7pm & 10pm ET

1962 Universal Newsreel - John Glenn

Lady Bird Johnson White House Tour

Tour of Reagan Presidential Library with Nancy Reagan

Longines Chronoscope: Eleanor Roosevelt

Oral Histories: Gene Kranz Part 1

Smithsonian First Ladies Exhibit

Nat'l Museum of African American History & Culture - Full Program

The Music of the War of 1812 - Hi-Res Preview

Civil War Prisons

National Civil Rights Museum

Understanding Richard Nixon and His Era -- Biography

Reflections of First Ladies Barbara & Laura Bush - Complete Program

Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and President Kennedy Assassination

The Presidency: George Washington After Yorktown

Abraham Lincoln's Overcoat

The Civil War: Career of Historian James McPherson - Full Program

George H.W. Bush's Domestic Policies - Full Program

Big Picture - Military District of Washington

War Stories - Full Program

James Madison's Montpelier (Full Program)

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

Origins of the Cold War - Clip

Full Program - The Civil War: Race and the Civil

Jamestown Rediscovery Project

Use of the 'N-word' in 19th Century American Literature

The Civil War: Portraying Historical Figures

History of Campus Protests Full Program

The Presidency: Eisenhower's Civil Rights Legacy - Full Program

FDR's Inner Circle: Foreign Affairs - Full Program

The Civil War: The Baltimore Plot Complete Program

Oral Histories: John Kerry - Preview

Jamestown Archeology Lab - Full Program

The Civil War: Why Didn't the War End in 1861?

History of Native American Military Service - Preview

Q&A with Ted Morgan - Full Program
History of the Space Program on Wednesday evening on C-SPAN3

Seen every weekend on C-SPAN3, American History TV is also featured each night this week in Prime Time. Wednesday night beginning at 8 pm ET our focus is on the space program. We begin with an oral history interview with Gene Krantz, former NASA Flight and Operations Director. At 9:30 pm ET, former astronauts John Glenn, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are awarded the nation's highest civilian honor--the Congressional Gold Medal. And at 10:30 pm ET, a NASA film about the life of John Glenn, who fifty years ago became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth.

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Monday     Washington, DC

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Rosalynn Carter Eulogy for Betty Ford
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The Presidency: Reflections of First Ladies Barbara and Laura Bush
Monday

Barbara Bush and Laura Bush recently sat down for a conversation with historian Richard Norton Smith and talked about their unique family and historical relationships, the stereotypes perpetuated about the president’s spouse, how they handled political criticism, their experiences as wartime first ladies, and their advice to their successors. Held at the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas.
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Michelle Obama's Commencement Speech
Monday     Washington, DC

First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to graduating seniors at Anacostia High School on her family life growing up and the value of education.
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Nancy Reagan's Tour of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Monday

A look back at Nancy Reagan's 1999 tour of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
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Lady Bird Johnson's White House Tour
Monday     Washington, DC

Lady Bird Johnson takes us back to 1968 and shows us the White House she knew.
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American Artifacts: Woodrow Wilson House
Monday     Washington, DC

In March of 1921 President Woodrow Wilson and his wife Edith left the White House at the conclusion of his second term and moved into a home on S Street near Embassy Row in Washington, D.C. Operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Woodrow Wilson House is now a museum. Frank Aucella gave a tour of the 28-room home and discussed the life and presidency of Woodrow Wilson. This is part one of a two-part program. In this portion the lower floors of the home were toured.
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Jacqueline Kennedy's Oral Histories
Monday

Caroline Kennedy introduces a discussion about the oral histories recorded in 1964 by her mother, Jacqueline.
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White House Tour with Laura Bush
Monday     Washington, DC

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Longines Chronoscope: Eleanor Roosevelt Interview
Monday     Washington, DC

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February 25, 2012
8am (ET) (approx. 53 min.)
Oral History Interview with Guenter Wendt - NASA Oral History Project
9am (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
Interview with the Editors of The Atlantic's Civil War Commemorative Issue
9:30am (ET) (approx. 2 hr. 30 min.)
The Civil War: Person of the Year 1862
12:30pm (ET) (approx. 4 hr.)
The Civil War: Person of the Year 1862
6pm (ET) (approx. 2 hr. 30 min.)
The Civil War: Person of the Year 1862
9pm (ET) (approx. 4 hr.)
The Civil War: Person of the Year 1862
February 26, 2012
1am (ET) (approx. 2 hr. 30 min.)
The Civil War: Person of the Year 1862
4am (ET) (approx. 4 hr.)
The Civil War: Person of the Year 1862
8am (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
American Artifacts: 1297 Magna Carta
8:30am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 54 min.)
Theodore Roosevelt, Barack Obama, and Progressivism
10:29am (ET) (approx. 31 min.)
The Challenge of Ideas
11am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 23 min.)
Conduct of the Civil War in 1861
12:23pm (ET) (approx. 29 min.)
Big Picture: Hall of Heroes (Medal of Honor) - 1974
1pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 21 min.)
Music of the Civil Rights Movement
2:30pm (ET) (approx. 29 min.)
Japanese-American Internment Camp Art
3pm (ET) (approx. 53 min.)
Oral History Interview with Guenter Wendt - NASA Oral History Project
3:55pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr.)
Medal of Honor 150th Anniverary
4:55pm (ET) (approx. 45 min.)
Medal of Honor Recipients
5:40pm (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
Big Picture: Hall of Heroes (Medal of Honor) - 1974
6:10pm (ET) (approx. 47 min.)
50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
7pm (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
American Artifacts: 1297 Magna Carta
7:30pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 54 min.)
Theodore Roosevelt, Barack Obama, and Progressivism
9:30pm (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
The Challenge of Ideas
10pm (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
American Artifacts: 1297 Magna Carta
10:30pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 55 min.)
Theodore Roosevelt, Barack Obama, and Progressivism
February 27, 2012
12:29am (ET) (approx. 31 min.)
The Challenge of Ideas
1am (ET) (approx. 1 hr.)
Myths and Realities of American Slavery
2am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 22 min.)
Music of the Civil Rights Movement
3:30am (ET) (approx. 29 min.)
Japanese-American Internment Camp Art
4am (ET) (approx. 53 min.)
Oral History Interview with Guenter Wendt - NASA Oral History Project
4:55am (ET) (approx. 1 hr.)
Medal of Honor 150th Anniverary
5:55am (ET) (approx. 45 min.)
Medal of Honor Recipients
6:40am (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
Big Picture: Hall of Heroes (Medal of Honor) - 1974
7:10am (ET) (approx. 47 min.)
50th Anniversary of Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
Print Schedule
February 18, 2012
8am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 22 min.)
Gene Kranz Oral History Interview, Part 2
9:22am (ET) (approx. 7 min.)
Friendship 7 Mercury Space Flight
9:29am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 11 min.)
First Orbital Flight Anniversary
10:40am (ET) (approx. 31 min.)
The John Glenn Story
11:11am (ET) (approx. 46 min.)
Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honoring Distinguished Astronauts
11:57am (ET) (approx. 2 min.)
Life, Death, and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
12pm (ET) (approx. 43 min.)
Remember: The Journey to School Integration
12:45pm (ET) (approx. 11 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Museum of American History - Extra
12:57pm (ET) (approx. 2 min.)
Life, Death, and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
12:59pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 1 min.)
The Music of the War of 1812
2:01pm (ET) (approx. 57 min.)
Q&A with Edmund Morris
3pm (ET) (approx. 29 min.)
President Lincoln's Overcoat
3:30pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 2 min.)
Understanding Richard Nixon's Politics
4:33pm (ET) (approx. 1 min.)
Life, Death, and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln, Preview
4:35pm (ET) (approx. 1 min.)
Civil War Prisons
4:36pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 20 min.)
Civil War Prisons
5:58pm (ET) (approx. 2 min.)
Life, Death, and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
6pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 31 min.)
Abraham Lincoln and the Freedom of the Press
7:32pm (ET) (approx. 13 min.)
Gladys City Boomtown
7:48pm (ET) (approx. 11 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Museum of American History - Extra
8pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 9 min.)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Modern Presidency, Part 2
9:10pm (ET) (approx. 52 min.)
Manifest Destiny and the Texas Revolution
10:01pm (ET) (approx. 1 min.)
American History TV: 48 Hours
10:02pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 30 min.)
Abraham Lincoln and the Freedom of the Press
11:34pm (ET) (approx. 13 min.)
Gladys City Boomtown
11:47pm (ET) (approx. )
American History TV Twitter
11:48pm (ET) (approx. 11 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Museum of American History - Extra
February 19, 2012
12am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 9 min.)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Modern Presidency, Part 2
1:09am (ET) (approx. 52 min.)
Manifest Destiny and the Texas Revolution
2:01am (ET) (approx. 29 min.)
President Lincoln's Overcoat
2:30am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 3 min.)
Understanding Richard Nixon's Politics
3:33am (ET) (approx. 2 min.)
Life, Death, and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
3:35am (ET) (approx. 1 min.)
Civil War Prisons
3:36am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 21 min.)
Civil War Prisons
5am (ET) (approx. 43 min.)
Remember: The Journey to School Integration
5:44am (ET) (approx. 12 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Museum of American History - Extra
5:57am (ET) (approx. 2 min.)
Life, Death, and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
6am (ET) (approx. 1 hr.)
The Music of the War of 1812
7:01am (ET) (approx. 58 min.)
Q&A with Edmund Morris
8am (ET) (approx. 24 min.)
Life, Death, and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
8:25am (ET) (approx. 4 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Preview
8:30am (ET) (approx. 52 min.)
George Washington After Yorktown
9:24am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 32 min.)
The 1959 Kitchen Debate
10:56am (ET) (approx. 1 min.)
American History TV Twitter
11am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 30 min.)
Abraham Lincoln and the Freedom of the Press
12:32pm (ET) (approx. 13 min.)
Gladys City Boomtown
12:48pm (ET) (approx. 11 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Museum of American History - Extra
1pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 9 min.)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Modern Presidency, Part 2
2:09pm (ET) (approx. 52 min.)
Manifest Destiny and the Texas Revolution
3:02pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 21 min.)
Gene Kranz Oral History Interview, Part 2
4:24pm (ET) (approx. 6 min.)
Friendship 7 Mercury Space Flight
4:30pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 12 min.)
First Orbital Flight Anniversary
5:42pm (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
The John Glenn Story
6:13pm (ET) (approx. 47 min.)
Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honoring Distinguished Astronauts
7:01pm (ET) (approx. 25 min.)
Life, Death, and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
7:25pm (ET) (approx. 4 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Preview
7:32pm (ET) (approx. 52 min.)
George Washington After Yorktown
8:25pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 32 min.)
The 1959 Kitchen Debate
9:57pm (ET) (approx. )
American History TV Twitter
9:57pm (ET) (approx. 4 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Preview
10:01pm (ET) (approx. 25 min.)
Life, Death, and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln
10:29pm (ET) (approx. 4 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Preview
10:33pm (ET) (approx. 52 min.)
George Washington After Yorktown
11:26pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 32 min.)
The 1959 Kitchen Debate
February 20, 2012
12:58am (ET) (approx. )
American History TV Twitter
12:58am (ET) (approx. 2 min.)
Life, Death, and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln, Preview
1am (ET) (approx. )
American History TV: 48 Hours
1:01am (ET) (approx. 43 min.)
Remember: The Journey to School Integration
1:45am (ET) (approx. 11 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Museum of American History - Extra
1:57am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 1 min.)
The Music of the War of 1812
2:59am (ET) (approx. 57 min.)
Q&A with Edmund Morris
3:59am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 21 min.)
Gene Kranz Oral History Interview, Part 2
5:21am (ET) (approx. 6 min.)
Friendship 7 Mercury Space Flight
5:27am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 12 min.)
First Orbital Flight Anniversary
6:39am (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
The John Glenn Story
7:11am (ET) (approx. 2 min.)
Life, Death, and Legacy of Abraham Lincoln, Preview
7:13am (ET) (approx. 47 min.)
Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honoring Distinguished Astronauts
7:59am (ET) (approx. 41 min.)
The Lincoln Family Album
8:41am (ET) (approx. 3 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Preview
8:44am (ET) (approx. 14 min.)
Eleanor Roosevelt Interview
9am (ET) (approx. 29 min.)
White House Tour with Laura Bush
9:29am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 21 min.)
Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy
10:50am (ET) (approx. 11 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Museum of American History - Extra
11:02am (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
Woodrow Wilson House, Part 1
11:32am (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Museum of American History
12:03pm (ET) (approx. 27 min.)
1968 White House Tour with Lady Bird Johnson
12:32pm (ET) (approx. 56 min.)
Nancy Reagan's Tour of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
1:30pm (ET) (approx. 29 min.)
Anacostia Senior High School Commencement
2pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 17 min.)
Reflections of First Ladies Barbara Bush and Laura Bush
3:19pm (ET) (approx. 7 min.)
Betty Ford National Tribute
3:27pm (ET) (approx. 33 min.)
Hillary Clinton Endorsement of Barack Obama
4pm (ET) (approx. 41 min.)
The Lincoln Family Album
4:41pm (ET) (approx. 4 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Preview
4:45pm (ET) (approx. 13 min.)
Eleanor Roosevelt Interview
5pm (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
White House Tour with Laura Bush
5:30pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 21 min.)
Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy
6:51pm (ET) (approx. 11 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Museum of American History - Extra
7:02pm (ET) (approx. 31 min.)
Woodrow Wilson House, Part 1
7:35pm (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Museum of American History
8:04pm (ET) (approx. 26 min.)
1968 White House Tour with Lady Bird Johnson
8:33pm (ET) (approx. 56 min.)
Nancy Reagan's Tour of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
9:31pm (ET) (approx. 29 min.)
Anacostia Senior High School Commencement
10:01pm (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 18 min.)
Reflections of First Ladies Barbara Bush and Laura Bush
11:21pm (ET) (approx. 7 min.)
Betty Ford National Tribute
11:29pm (ET) (approx. 31 min.)
Hillary Clinton Endorsement of Barack Obama
February 21, 2012
12:02am (ET) (approx. 41 min.)
The Lincoln Family Album
12:43am (ET) (approx. 4 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Preview
12:47am (ET) (approx. 13 min.)
Eleanor Roosevelt Interview
1:02am (ET) (approx. 29 min.)
White House Tour with Laura Bush
1:32am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 21 min.)
Jacqueline Kennedy: Historic Conversations on Life with John F. Kennedy
2:53am (ET) (approx. 11 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Museum of American History - Extra
3:04am (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
Woodrow Wilson House, Part 1
3:34am (ET) (approx. 30 min.)
Tour of First Ladies Exhibit, Museum of American History
4:05am (ET) (approx. 27 min.)
1968 White House Tour with Lady Bird Johnson
4:33am (ET) (approx. 56 min.)
Nancy Reagan's Tour of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
5:31am (ET) (approx. 29 min.)
Anacostia Senior High School Commencement
6am (ET) (approx. 1 hr. 18 min.)
Reflections of First Ladies Barbara Bush and Laura Bush
7:19am (ET) (approx. 7 min.)
Betty Ford National Tribute
7:27am (ET) (approx. 31 min.)
Hillary Clinton Endorsement of Barack Obama
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Washington Post
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Kansas City Star
Ohio Bank Discovers Checks Signed by Abraham Lincoln, George Washington
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