>>/128709/ >>/128710/ >>/128711/ >>/128712/ >>/128713/ May 27, 2023 12:30 PM EDT The Presidency: Richard Norton Smith, "An Ordinary Man". Historian Richard Norton Smith talked about his decade-long look into the life of President Gerald Ford and his assessment of the man and his presidency, based on new interviews and thousands of documents. The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan, hosted this event. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?527199-1/an-ordinary-man May 27, 2023 1:50 PM EDT Reel America: "Duck and Cover" - 1951. American students learned safety and preparedness in case of an atomic bomb explosion in this 1951 public awareness campaign video produced by the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Reel America is an American History TV series comprised of archival films from throughout the twentieth century. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?524420-1/atomic-bomb-safety-students May 27, 2023 2:00 PM EDT The Civil War: 1862 Virginia Peninsula Campaign. Virginia Center for Civil War Studies director Paul Quigley talked about the soldier experience during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign, a Union attempt to capture the Confederate capitol of Richmond. The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies at Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Virginia, hosted this discussion. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?526954-4/1862-virginia-peninsula-campaign May 27, 2023 2:55 PM EDT Reel America: Teaching Combat Surgery - 1958. This 1958 Department of Defense video, using simulated combat conditions, showed how surgeons were taught to handle wounds. It was released as "A Method of Teaching Combat Surgery." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?528190-1/teaching-combat-surgery-1958 May 27, 2023 3:00 PM EDT Country Current - Chestertown, Maryland U.S. Navy Band https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events/2023-may-27-country-current-downtown-chestertown May 27, 2023 3:10 AM EDT Racism in the U.S. Military during WWII. George Washington University professor Thomas Guglielmo gave the keynote address on racism during World War II at the Texas Christian University military history conference in Fort Worth, Texas. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?526340-1/racism-us-military-wwii May 27, 2023 4:25 PM EDT 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Survivor Testimony. Survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre appeared at a Congressional hearing marking the centennial of the 1921 attack in which a white mob attacked residents, homes, and businesses in a predominantly Black Tulsa, Oklahoma, neighborhood. This event took place in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?511795-1/hearing-centennial-1921-tulsa-race-massacre May 27, 2023 5:20 PM EDT François-Jean de Chastellux and American Independence. Historian Iris De Rode talked about François-Jean de Chastellux, a French major general and cousin to the Marquis de Lafayette, who played a role in the Franco-American alliance during the Revolutionary War. This program was hosted by the American Revolution Institute of the Society of the Cincinnati in Washington, D.C. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?526407-1/franois-jean-de-chastellux-american-independence May 27, 2023 6:55 PM EDT Washington Journal: 50th Anniversary of Senate Watergate Hearings. Associate U.S. Senate Historian Kate Scott discussed the 50th anniversary of the Senate Watergate Hearings, which took place during the summer of 1973 and led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon a year later. American History/BookTV https://www.c-span.org/video/?528239-1/50th-anniversary-senate-watergate-hearings 6