The most recent programs for the Communism Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=947 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 05:45:57 GMT Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum talked about her book, [Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956]. She used newly opened archives and conducted interviews to examine the effects of communist totalitarianism on East Germany, Poland, and Hungary from the end of World War II to the 1956 uprisings following Stalin's death. She explained how the Soviets created institutions such as the secret police to undermine civil society and increase party control and used propaganda to shape popular opinion and reinforce communist ideology. She contrasted this with the frustration that communist leaders expressed behind closed doors when their economic and societal reforms did not achieve expected results. She also shared her own experiences in the region. She lives in London and Warsaw. Video clips included Churchill's "iron curtain" speech, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the "Song of the Party," and her husband, Radek Sikorski, the current foreign minister of Poland. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309623-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309623-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Senator Hubert Humphrey (D-MN) appeared on the "Longines Chronoscope" interview program. Topics included the growth of communism, President Dwight D. Eisenhower's foreign policy, and what issues he believes would dominate the 1954 congressional elections. This fifteen-minute interview was from December 2, 1953. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302330-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302330-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Beccy Tanner talked about the life and career of Earl Browder, at one time the general secretary of the U.S. Communist Party and the Communist Party presidential candidate in 1936 and 1940. Video and audio clips of Earl Browder were included. Ms. Tanner was interviewed at the former site of the Browder family home in Wichita, Kansas. C-SPAN's Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their "2012 LCV Cities Tour" in Wichita, Kansas, on May 7-10 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Cox Communications local cable 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/306267-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306267-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT David Satter talked about the history of the Soviet Union and the millions of victims of communism, who he says have been forgotten. He responded to questions from members of the audience. "Russia and the Communist Past," part of the James Clarke Chace Speaker Series of the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program, was co-sponsored by [Foreign Affairs] magazine. Program in New YorkCity. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304219-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304219-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Professor Thomas Whalen lectured at Boston University on the presidency and cold war policy from 1953 to 1963. He showed some slides during his presentation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301947-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301947-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT In a biography of Karl Marx and his wife Jenny that had been nominated for the 2011 National Book Award, Ms. Gabriel explores the private world of the poor writer whose political and economic theories would later influence politics worldwide. She discussed the man and the relationship that sustained him with Bertell Ollman. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301873-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301873-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT A Universal International Newsreel about the House Un-American Activities Committee's investigation of Communist influence in Hollywood and the motion picture film industry. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301842-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301842-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Major Sean Sculley taught a course on American history from the late 19th century to the present at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. In this lecture, he focused on the conflicting worldviews during the Vietnam War era. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299043-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299043-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT U.S. Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce appeared on the "Longines Chronoscope" interview program. Topics included communist influence in Italy and the state of U.S.-Italy relations. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299426-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299426-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) appeared on the "Longines Chronoscope" interview program. Topics included the presidential and senatorial campaigns in Wisconsin, communists in the federal government, and Senator McCarthy's book, [McCarthyism" The Fight for America]. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299445-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299445-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Paul Kengor, political science professor at Grove City College, contends that numerous progressives have assisted America's adversaries. The author examines connections to the Communist Party and profiles high-ranking government officials that he argues were "duped" by foreign governments, including Franklin Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, and Ted Kennedy. Paul Kengor presented his book at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296924-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296924-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Peter Sis talked about his illustrated book, [The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain] (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007). This Caldecott Honor Book for ages 8 and older is an account of his childhood in Cold War-era Prague, Czechoslovakia. Peter Sis described his life growing up in communist Prague. He detailed his career as a film animator, an artist, and an author and illustrator of children's books. He told the story of how he became an illustrator for the [New York Times], and how Jackie Kennedy Onassis edited his book [The Three Golden Keys]. This event was part of Loudoun County, Virginia's "One Book, One Community" program. The county encouraged all residents to read Peter Sis's book [The Wall] and then sponsored book discussions and appearances by the author. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290374-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290374-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Michael Scammell talked about his book [Koestler: The Literary and Political Odyssey of a Twentieth-Century Skeptic] (Random House; December 29, 2009). Arthur Koestler is best known for his anti-communist novel, [Darkness at Noon], which was first published in 1940. In total, he wrote 34 books over his lifetime. Of those, including [Darkness at Noon], five were novels. The rest were non-fiction. In this biography, Michael Scammell tells the complete story of Arthur Koestler's life including his youth in Budapest, his three marriages and numerous affairs, and his work in various political causes including Zionism, Communism, and anti-Communism. Arthur Koestler joined the Communist Party of Germany in 1931 and resigned from it in 1938. He committed suicide in 1983. Biographer Michael Scammell teaches creative writing and translation at Columbia University. His 1985 biography of Alexander Solzhenitsyn won the [Los Angeles Times] prize for best biography. He has translated many Russian authors' works into English including Tolstoy, Nabokov, and Dostoyevsky. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290990-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/290990-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Archie Brown talked about his book [The Rise and Fall of Communism] (Ecco; June 9, 2009). In his book the emeritus politics professor at Oxford University presents a history of communism. Mr. Brown explores its early origins, the theories and publications of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, the rise of communist governments and their demise following the Cold War. He responded to questions from members of the audience. The program "The Fall of the Wall and the Fall of Communism: Why-and Why 1989?" was presented as part of the recognition of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289792-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289792-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Wang talked about the unbalanced development of China's economy. He also talked about the social conflict that exists in China as the economy is developed. He said that there was political oppression against numerous groups of people. Mr. Wang answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202598-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/202598-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT President Bush spoke at the dedication of the Victims of Communism Memorial to commemorate the more than 100 million people killed worldwide by communist totalitarian regimes. The occasion marked the 20th anniversary of President Reagan's speech at the Brandenburg Gate. Representative Tom Lantos gave the keynote address while Representative Dana Rohrabacher also spoke. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198610-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/198610-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Czech President Vaclav Klaus talked about the Czech Republic's past as a communist state and contemporary environmental issues facing Europe. He criticized the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as being more of a political than scientific body. He also responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197030-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/197030-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Paul Hollander talked about the book he edited [From the Gulag to the Killing Fields: Personal Accounts of Political Violence and Repression in Communist States], published by Intercollegiate Studies Institute. In the book Mr. Hollander assembled 40 personal stories of Communist political violence. Mr. Hollander explained that while communism was developed to create a new sense of community, a more accurate description of the political ideology would be "violence with a higher purpose." After his presentation he responded to audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193244-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/193244-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT From the Harmony Gold Theater the panelists discussed the topic, "Ayn Rand, Communism and the Hollywood Blacklist." http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170136-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/170136-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Newsreel footage was shown of President Kennedy visiting West Berlin and speaking to a crowd. A segment of the footage showed President Kennedy stating "ich bin ein Berliner". The reception of West Berlin to President Kennedy was chronicled. The wall between East and West Berlin had been erected by the Communist East Berlin two years before. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153127-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/153127-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Former Ambassador Kirkpatrick spoke about the need to face forcefully those who oppose conservative values and principles, rather than settle for appeasement strategies in foreign policies. She said that "this was the year that communism collapsed." She talked about the extraordinary changes that have occurred in communist states, including Cuba, Italy, Eastern Europe and Russia. Ambassador Kirkpatrick said that the principles of communism have been renounced by its principle leaders, and that they are now moving towards democracy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16886-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16886-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Former Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Perle spoke with C-SPAN about the Soviet style of negotiating and the behind-the-scenes deal making that went into summit meetings. Secretary Perle was present at two prior meetings between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. and offered his perspective based on those interactions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/749-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/749-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Breindel of the [New York Post] talked about communism and the Communist Party in the U.S. He suggested there never had been a greater number of Congressmen involved with the Communist Party. He also answered audience members' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/189444-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/189444-1 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT