The most popular programs for the Tour type. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?browse=format&id=61 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 25 May 2013 15:08:26 GMT Tour The White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home provides a documentary-style look behind the scenes at White House operations and examines the history of the president's home. Featured are portions of a tour conducted by First Lady Laura Bush, interviews with White House staff and conversations with historians about the significance of the residence, furnishings, and rooms. This feature documentary is available on DVD at c-span.org/store. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282748-8 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282748-8 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Chief White House Calligrapher Pat Blair spoke about the calligraphy office's operations as they prepared invitations for a state dinner for Queen Elizabeth II. She also talked about the daily operations of the office and printing official correspondence, invitations, and other special documents. This program was part of "White House Week" programming and is available on a White House Video Collection DVD set at c-span.org/products http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282869-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282869-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT C-SPAN's original feature documentary, [The Library of Congress], is a behind-the-scenes look at the national repository, providing the history of the institution, a tour of its iconic Jefferson Building, and glimpses of some of the library's rare book, photo, and map collections. The film also featured some of the presidential papers housed at the Library of Congress, ranging from George Washington through Calvin Coolidge. Viewers learned how the library uses technology to preserve its holdings and expand public access to them, as well as how technology is helping to uncover new information about some of the items in its collections. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300241-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300241-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The White House: Inside America's Most Famous Home provides a documentary-style look behind the scenes at White House operations and examines the history of the president's home. Featured are portions of a tour conducted by First Lady Laura Bush, interviews with White House staff and conversations with historians about the significance of the residence, furnishings, and rooms. This documentary, originally aired in 2008, was re-presented in high definition in 2011 updated with material from interviews with President and Mrs. Obama. The original version of this feature documentary is available on DVD at c-span.org/store and viewable in the C-SPAN Video Library on product identification number 282748-8. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298090-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298090-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT This program featured Pulitzer Prize winning biographer Robert Caro during the course of two days. Mr. Caro took Book TV on a tour of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and explained how he does his research. He has used the Johnson papers in his multi-volume biography, [The Years of Lyndon Johnson], published by Random House. He was working on his fourth and final volume in the series, concentrating for the first time on the vice-presidential and presidential years. The tour is interspersed with segments of a talk he gave at the library on May 13, 2003. Although he has researched the life of the former president using the library's papers for 26 years, Mr. Caro had never spoken at the library before. During his talk he answered questions from members of the audience. Segments from the talk were interspersed with the tour. In 1975, Mr. Caro began researching a planned 3 volume biography of Lyndon Johnson entitled [The Years of Lyndon Johnson]. The first volume, [The Path to Power] was published in 1982. The second volume, [Means of Ascent] was published in 1990. The project turned into a 4 volume biography before the 2002 release of [Master of the Senate] for which he has received his second Pulitzer Prize. He also won a Pulitzer for his 1974 biography of Robert Moses, [The Power Broker]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176685-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/176685-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Robert Poole, author of [On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery] (Walker & Company; (October 27, 2009), gave a tour of Arlington National Cemetery. Mr. Poole discussed the inception of the cemetery and showed the grave of the first person buried in Arlington, a Union soldier from Pennsylvania. He described the origins of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the numerous graves of former slaves that lived and died at the cemetery. He also talked about the other types of people buried there. Mr. Poole also walked through section 60, where soldiers from the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are buried, and the funeral of Marine Captain David S. Mitchell was seen. Robert Poole is the former executive editor of [National Geographic] and is currently contributing editor at [Smithsonian]. He is the author of [Explorers House: National Geographic and the World it Made]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290224-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290224-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT [The Capitol] History Video DVD, product code CHV, is available online at c-span.org/store The history, art, and architecture of the U.S. Capitol from its opening in 1800 to the present were presented in a special 107-minute version of [The Capitol]. The documentary featured the impact of Presidents Washington and Jefferson on the Capitol's creation, the grand public spaces, and areas off limits or rarely seen by the public, such as the top of the Capitol dome. The narrated segments, including tours of the building and interviews with members of Congress, historians, and curators, were recorded in high-quality video. The eleven chapters include: Introduction; Early Years, The Rotunda: Part 1; The Capitol and Slavery; The 1820's and Andrew Jackson; The Rotunda: Part II; The Dome; Dome Tour; The House Chamber; The Senate Chamber; Statuary in the Capitol. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194300-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194300-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Historians Brooks Simpson and Mark Grimsley lead a group on a day-long tour of Antietam National Battlefield, the 1862 engagement that is considered the bloodiest single day in American history. Visiting key locations at the National Park, including the Cornfield, Sunken Road and Burnside Bridge, the historians use the landscape and demonstrations to show what the battle was like for the armies on the ground. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308087-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308087-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT On April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln as the president sat in the State Box in Ford's Theatre during a performance of a play titled [Our American Cousin]. He died the next day. Historian Anthony Pitch conducted a tour of a number of sites around Washington, D.C., associated with the assassination, including the White House, Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the home of Major Rathbone (who sat in the box with Lincoln), Lafayette Park, the home of Secretary of State Seward, New York Avenue Baptist Church, Willard Hotel, National Theatre, the corner of 12th and Pennsylvania, Ford's Theatre, Petersen Boarding House, St. Patrick's Church, the alley behind Ford's Theatre, and Mary Surratt's Boarding House. Mr. Pitch, in the process of writing a new book on the assassination, conducts tours of the associated sites in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175047-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/175047-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Lady Bird Johnson conducted a tour of some of the private areas of the White House and spoke about their significance. The video, [The President's House], was shot by the Naval Photographic Unit of the White House in 1968. This program was part of "White House Week" programming and is available on a White House Video Collection DVD set at c-span.org/products http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282764-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282764-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT First Lady Laura Bush spoke about living in the White House, the use of the building by the family of presidents, and the role of the first family as conservators of the historic building. She also provided a tour of the private residences, which are closed to public viewing. This tour was conducted in the spring of 2008 and included as part of "White House Week" programming, and is available on a White House Video Collection DVD set at c-span.org/products http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282816-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282816-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT President Obama, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, New Jersey U.S. Senators Lautenberg and Mendendez, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate, and other officials toured Hurricane Sandy damage in Brigantine, New Jersey. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309136-101 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309136-101 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Garrett Peck talked about his book [The Prohibition Hangover: Alcohol in America from Demon Rum to Cult Cabernet] (Rutgers University Press August 5, 2009). While researching and writing this book, Mr. Peck developed a "temperance tour" of the nation's capitol as a way to learn about the topic and introduce people to his book. Temperance was a 19th and early 20th century movement against alcohol abuse which led to the 18th Amendment prohibiting the sale and distribution of alcohol in the United States. Mr. Peck discussed the causes of prohibition and the repeal of the amendment in 1933 during a tour that began at the Temperance Fountain and ended near the Woodrow Wilson house in Washington, D.C. A 1933 Universal Newsreel and a portion of a 1952 U.S. Brewer's Foundation promotional film were shown. Other illustrations and video were shown in the background. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290853-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290853-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Gary Gallagher conducted a tour of the Antietam National Battlefield. The tour was given to high school history teachers from Taos, New Mexico, as part of a U.S. Department of Education program called Teaching American History. Professor Gallagher discussed events leading up to the Battle of Antietam, the battle itself, and the political issues affected by Antietam. Fought on September 17th, 1862, the battle of Antietam was still the bloodiest day in American military history with over 23,000 killed, wounded or missing after twelve hours of combat. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191885-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191885-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT [Blair House: The President's Guest House], provides a video tour of the rarely-seen historic home used as an official guest residence by U.S. presidents. In addition to its role as a temporary home for presidents-elect, Blair House has been the "President's Guest House" since the early 1940s, has housed several foreign heads of state including Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth, Charles de Gaulle, Hamad Karzai, Francois Mitterand, Vaclav Havel, and Boris Yeltsin. The house was purchased by Francis Prescott Blair in 1837, seven years after he and his family moved to Washington at the request of President Andrew Jackson to start a newspaper favorable to the president's ideas. With its proximity to the White House, the house was a political and social gathering place especially during the Jackson, Van Buren, and Lincoln administrations. At President Lincoln's request, Francis Blair and his son Montgomery called Robert E. Lee to the Blair House where they asked him to take command of the Union Army. From 1948 to 1952, President Harry Truman and his family lived in Blair House while the White House was being renovated. It was there that he worked out the Marshall Plan. It was also there on November 1, 1950, that two Puerto Rican Nationalists attempted to assassinate President Truman. C-SPAN's program, produced with the cooperation of the U.S. State Department, which oversees Blair House, tells the story of the house and some of its famous inhabitants and rarely-seen areas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283436-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/283436-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Allman conducted a tour of the Oval Office and spoke about both the use of the office and furnishings used by President George W. Bush. This program was part of "White House Week" programming and is available on a White House Video Collection DVD set at c-span.org/products http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282818-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282818-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT National Park Service historian Ray Brown took a group from the Gettysburg College Civil War Institute conference on a day-long tour of Manassas National Battlefield Park. He gave participants a general overview of the battle from the locations where the events transpired. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300596-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300596-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT As part of the Harlem Book Fair a walking tour took place in the heart of Harlem, with many stops relating to writers associated with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. People featured include the well-known Alfonso Schomburg, Marcus Garvey, Zora Neal Hurston, and Billy Holliday as well as the more obscure Rudolph Fisher, Casper Holstien, and Geraldine Disman. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165632-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/165632-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The history, art, and architecture of the U.S. Capitol from its opening in 1800 to the present were featured through taped segments on the various public and private spaces in the building, tours, and personal stories about the Capitol from members of Congress, historians and curators. Several areas rarely seen by the public, and which had never been shown on television, were highlighted throughout the three-part program. The third program focused on the north wing, the Senate side of the Capitol. It featured the old and current Senate chambers; the Old Supreme Court Chamber; the majority leader's office suite; Senator Kennedy's hideaway office space; the Vice President's Ceremonial Office, where President Grant's vice president, Henry Wilson, died in 1875; the Brumidi Corridors; and various Senate office spaces. Videotaped portions of interviews with Senators Frist, Kennedy, Lott, Byrd, Dodd and others were shown. During live segments, Mr. Baker responded to viewer telephone calls. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192302-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192302-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT This program is one of three parts of the Capitol History Video Collection which can be obtained at c-span.org/store. The third program on the U.S. Capitol focused on the north wing, the Senate side of the Capitol. It featured the old and current Senate chambers; the Old Supreme Court Chamber; the majority leader's office suite; Senator Kennedy's hideaway office space; the Vice President's Ceremonial Office, where President Grant's vice president, Henry Wilson, died in 1875; the Brumidi Corridors; the President's Room; and various Senate office spaces. Videotaped portions of interviews with various senators were shown, and both midway and at the end of the program studio guests responded to viewer telephone calls. The history, art, and architecture of the U.S. Capitol from its opening in 1800 to the present were featured through taped segments on the various public and private spaces in the building, tours, and personal stories about the Capitol from members of Congress, historians and curators. Several areas rarely seen by the public, and which had never been shown on television, were highlighted throughout the three-part program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192302-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192302-2 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT White House Executive Chef, Christeta Comerford, spoke about kitchen operations, the preparation of meals for official dinners, and special preparations being made for a state dinner for Queen Elizabeth II. This program was part of "White House Week" programming and is available on a White House Video Collection DVD set at c-span.org/products http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282865-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282865-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT We take you behind-the-scenes at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History for a look at presidential campaign memorabilia dating from the time of George Washington's inauguration up to the 2012 campaign. Our tour guides are political curators Harry Rubenstein and Larry Bird who scout the Democratic and Republican national conventions every four years, looking for just the right buttons, signs and novelty hats that will someday open a window for future historians into our times and politics. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306974-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306974-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN crew toured the White House movie theater as First Lady Laura bush hosted guests for a screening of a new Nancy Drew movie. This program was part of "White House Week" programming and is available on a White House Video Collection DVD set at c-span.org/products http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282868-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282868-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The history, art, and architecture of the U.S. Capitol from its opening in 1800 to the present were featured through taped segments on the various public and private spaces in the building, tours, and personal stories about the Capitol from members of Congress, historians and curators. Several areas rarely seen by the public, and which had never been shown on television, were highlighted throughout the three-part program. The second program focused on the south wing, the House side of the Capitol. Among the spaces highlighted were the House chamber; Statuary Hall; the Corinne "Lindy" Boggs Congressional Women's Reading Room, site of John Quincy Adams' death in 1848; and the Board of Education Room, also known as Speaker Sam Rayburn's hideaway office. Videotaped portions of interviews with Speaker Hastert and Representatives Marcy Kaptur, Paul Kanjorski, John Lewis, and Zach Wamp, as well as a 1968 tour with Senator Dirksen filmed by ABC news were shown. During live segments, studio guests responded to viewer telephone calls. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192301-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192301-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Spirit Trickey, a National Park Service ranger, gave a tour of Little Rock Central High School, a national historic site. Her mother, Minnijean Brown, was one of "The Little Rock Nine," the first nine black students to attend Central High School in 1957. The school in Little Rock, Arkansas, was the site of forced desegregation in 1957 in the wake of the 1954 [Brown v. Board of Education] Supreme Court decision. Historic photographs were shown as Ms. Trickey talked about the desegregation efforts, the lives of the Little Rock Nine, her own experiences as a guide, and the balance of maintain Central High as an active school and a historic site. She responded to questions from members of the Presidents & Patriots Historical Tours group being led by historian Richard Norton Smith and the C-SPAN videojournalist accompanying the 10-day tour. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299905-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299905-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT This program is one of three parts of the Capitol History Video Collection which can be obtained at c-span.org/store. The first program on the U.S. Capitol focused on the history of the building, as well as the center part of the Capitol including the Dome, Rotunda, and Crypt. Videotaped tours of spaces focused on Statuary Hall and other statuary in the building, Constantino Brumidi's fresco, [The Apotheosis of Washington], the top portions of the Capitol Dome, the basement and crypt areas, the Capitol subway system, Old Senate Baths, and tomb area. An additional segment highlighted conservation efforts to preserve the art and architecture of the Capitol, such as the eight large paintings in the Rotunda and the eagle in the Old Senate Chamber. Videotaped portions of interviews with several House and Senate members as well as tours by Capitol officials were shown, including interviews with the curators at the Capitol responsible for restoration projects. Additionally, portions of an interview with U.S. Senate Curator Diane Skvarla were included. The history, art, and architecture of the U.S. Capitol from its opening in 1800 to the present were featured through taped segments on the various public and private spaces in the building, tours, and personal stories about the Capitol from members of Congress, historians and curators. Several areas rarely seen by the public, and which had never been shown on television, were highlighted throughout the three-part program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192300-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192300-2 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Kelly Thomas, program manager for the City of Boston's Historic Burying Grounds Initiative, toured the Granary Burying Ground in downtown Boston. Established in the year 1660, the Granary Burying Ground is the city's third oldest cemetery, and the burial site of several notable American Revolutionaries, including Paul Revere, John Hancock and Samuel Adams. This is part one of two of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308891-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308891-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Eighty-three year-old Ray Loomis, who has worked in the printing industry since he was 15 years old, gave a tour of the Baltimore Museum of Industry, where he is a volunteer. The tour included a demonstration of historic printing methods and machines, including the linotype, a revolutionary typesetting machine that was invented in Baltimore. Carole Baker, deputy director of the museum, also spoke. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309403-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309403-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT A behind-the-scenes tour of the offices of the [New York Times Book Review] showed how an issue is created. Editor Sam Tanenhaus guided the tour through the editorial and production process of review while staff members described their various responsibilities. Included were selecting and rejecting books; choosing reviewers for books; fact checking and editing the review; composing the layout design; creating headlines, blurbs, and artwork; and selecting and editing letters from readers. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195760-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/195760-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Mrs. Reagan conducted a tour of the Reagan Presidential Library, highlighting important episodes of the Reagan presidency. She commented on several exhibits including those which focused on the assassination attempt on President Reagan's life, official gifts, her life as first lady, and Reagan's farewell letter revealing he suffered from Alzheimer's disease. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153719-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153719-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT White House floral designer, Nancy Clarke, spoke about the daily operations of the White house florist and special activity surrounding the state visit of Queen Elizabeth II. She talked about procurement, assembly and placement of the floral displays. This program was part of "White House Week" programming and is available on a White House Video Collection DVD set at c-span.org/products http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282867-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282867-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT The history, art, and architecture of the U.S. Capitol from its opening in 1800 to the present were featured through taped segments on the various public and private spaces in the building, tours, and personal stories about the Capitol from members of Congress, historians and curators. Several areas rarely seen by the public, and which had never been shown on television, were highlighted throughout the three-part program. The first program focused on the history of the building, as well as the center part of the Capitol including the Dome, Rotunda, and Crypt. Videotaped tours of spaces focused on Statuary Hall and other statuary in the building, Constantino Brumidi's fresco, the [Apotheosis of Washington], the top portions of the Capitol Dome, the basement and crypt areas, the Capitol subway system, Old Senate Baths, and tomb area. Videotaped portions of interviews with several House and Senate members as well as tours by Capitol officials were shown. Telephone lines were open for live viewer comments during portions of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192300-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192300-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT First Lady Laura Bush unveiled the White House holiday decorations. She made remarks about the decorations and Christmas cards. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282687-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282687-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT White House Chief Usher Stephen Rochon talked about White House staff operations and coordination of various events held at the White House. A C-SPAN crew followed him as the staff prepared for a visit by French President Sarkozy and spoke about the staff duties and activities surrounding the visit. This program was part of "White House Week" programming and is available on a White House Video Collection DVD set at c-span.org/products http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282870-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282870-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT This program is one of three parts of the Capitol History Video Collection which can be obtained at c-span.org/store. The second program on the U.S. Capitol focused on the south wing, the House side of the Capitol. Among the spaces highlighted were the House chamber; Statuary Hall; the Corinne "Lindy" Boggs Congressional Women's Reading Room, site of John Quincy Adams' death in 1848; and the Board of Education Room, also known as Speaker Sam Rayburn's hideaway office. Additionally a segment focused on the Mace of the U.S. House of Representatives, one of the oldest and most important symbols of the nation's government, and on restoration by the Smithsonian Institution of the Mace. Videotaped portions of interviews with various leaders were included, and both midway and at the end of the program studio guests responded to viewer telephone calls. The history, art, and architecture of the U.S. Capitol from its opening in 1800 to the present were featured through taped segments on the various public and private spaces in the building, tours, and personal stories about the Capitol from members of Congress, historians and curators. Several areas rarely seen by the public, and which had never been shown on television, were highlighted throughout the three-part program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192301-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/192301-2 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT During a recent trip to the Soviet Union, Mr. Lockman used an 8 mm video camera in order to capture ordinary life after the August 18, 1991 coup attempt. He discussed his trip and showed scenes from daily life in Moscow. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/23011-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/23011-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT A C-SPAN school bus crew toured author Zora Neale Hurston's hometown of Eatonville, Florida and talked to residents about the town and her experiences there. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169493-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/169493-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT President Bush, Prime Minister Koizumi, and first lady Laura Bush visited Graceland, the home of the late entertainer Elvis Presley, in Memphis, Tennessee. They were shown being welcomed to the mansion by Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie Presley and her mother Priscilla Presley. Following a private tour, the presidential party was shown visiting the mansion's "Jungle Room" where President Bush and Prime Minister Koizumi posed for press photographs and talked about Elvis' popularity. The prime minister sang phrases from Presley songs. They also spoke with reporters outside the mansion. The party was then shown visiting the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968. Finally, they were shown at the "Rendezvous" restaurant for a barbeque lunch. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193235-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193235-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT White House pastry chef, Bill Yosses, conducted a tour of the pastry kitchen as the staff prepared for a state dinner for Queen Elizabeth II. He spoke about the desert menu, decorating the deserts, and the operation of the "Chocolate Shop." This program was part of "White House Week" programming and is available on a White House Video Collection DVD set at c-span.org/products http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282866-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282866-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Dale Haney spoke during a tour of the White House Gardens and Grounds during preparations for a state visit by Queen Elizabeth II. The program also features a narrated history and tour of the maintenance and development of the grounds. This program was part of "White House Week" programming and is available on a White House Video Collection DVD set at c-span.org/products http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282927-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282927-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Tim Rizzuto, executive director of the Destroyer Escort Historical Museum, toured the USS Slater, the only World War II destroyer still afloat in the country. He also explained the history of the ship. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Albany, New York to feature the history and literary life of the community.*Working with the Time Warner Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed.*The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309622-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309622-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT An Oxford University administrator described the architecture and notable scenery of the campus of Oxford University in Oxford, England. Rhodes scholars take classes at the university, which features buildings dating from the sixteenth century and earlier. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/49252-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/49252-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Historians spoke about President Lincoln's summer retreat cottage located near the Soldiers Home in Washington, D.C. The cottage was used as Lincoln's Summer White House much as Camp David is used by current presidents. The historians spoke about the use of the home, Lincoln's activities while in residence, and shared anecdotal stories of Lincoln's experiences there during the U.S. Civil War. This program was part of "White House Week" programming and is available on a White House Video Collection DVD set at c-span.org/store http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282948-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/282948-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Before the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum officially opened to the public, former first lady Laura Bush led a tour of the presidential museum in the George W. Bush Presidential Center. She described the design and construction of the center and the museum exhibits. Video clips were shown from an April 2, 2013, interview with President and Mrs. Bush. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312390-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/312390-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Richard Norton Smith conducted a tour of presidential sites. A C-SPAN videojournalist accompanied the group. Included are several sites in Virginia relating the history of Presidents George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. This "Presidents and Patriots" tour April 28 - May 7, 2006, visited presidential sites and Civil War and Revolutionary War sites in the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The tour was organized by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University and the National Archives. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194131-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194131-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Lieutenant Bourke gave a tour of the U.S.S. Leftwich, a U.S. Navy destroyer harbored in Bahrain. The U.S.S. Leftwich was in Bahrain to interdict foreign vessels and enforce the sanctions against Iraq. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15730-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15730-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Democratic presidential nominee Gov. Clinton, his wife Hillary, Sen. Al Gore, and his wife Tipper participated in a campaign bus trip from Cleveland, Ohio, through western Pennsylvania and ending in western New York. Highlights of the trip included the candidates' mural painting with the East Cleveland Jaycees, a stop in Parma Pierogies restaurant in Parma, Ohio, and several stops in rest areas along the route. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/31498-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/31498-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Kathy Kean, a retired Wisconsin High School U.S. History teacher takes American History TV on a tour of historic buildings and neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Ms. Kean was named the Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year in 2004 and has organized history & architecture tours for over thirty years. Working with the non-profit preservation & educational organization, Historic Milwaukee, Inc., Kathy Kean believes that history can be taught by examining changing architectural styles and public spaces. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308284-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/308284-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Richard Norton Smith conducted a tour of presidential sites. A C-SPAN videojournalist accompanied the group. Included are the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, grave site of President James Buchanan and his home, Wheatland. After that, the tour visited the Gettysburg Civil War battlefield and President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This "Presidents and Patriots" tour April 28 - May 7, 2006, visited presidential sites and Civil War and Revolutionary War sites in the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. The tour was organized by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State University and the National Archives. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194130-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/194130-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT Following an interview on a pictorial book about the Supreme Court, a tour of the Chief Justice John Jay home was shown. Jay was the first Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by President George Washington in 1789. He and family lived in a home in Katonah Village in Bedford. Professor Sirvet is the editor of [The Papers of John Jay]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/73772-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/73772-1 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT