The most popular programs for the Oral Histories Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=5409 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 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 12:20:53 GMT Gene Kranz talked about his career at NASA. A retired NASA flight director and manager, he served as a flight director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, including when the Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the Moon and directing the successful Mission Control team efforts to save the crew of Apollo 13. In this interview he talked about the Apollo missions. This is the first of two parts. This interview was part of an oral history program at NASA's Johnson Space Center. He was interviewed by Roy Neal on April 28, 1999, in Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292341-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292341-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Veterans and survivors of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii spoke to National Park Service interviewers about their experiences in the attack and their impressions of the significance of that day. These are portions of interviews that took place at various dates and locations. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287496-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287496-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Charles Colson, who served as special counsel to President Richard Nixon, sat down with Timothy Naftali of the Nixon Presidential Library in 2007 and 2008 for two extended oral history interviews. In excerpts from the first of those interviews, Mr. Colson talks about the secret White House tapes, the Watergate break-in, his relationship with the 37th president, and the day that Richard Nixon resigned from office. Timothy Naftali conducted oral history interviews with Charles Colson in Naples, Florida, for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum on August 17, 2007 and September 24, 2008.. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298457-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298457-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT American History TV is airing a selection of oral history interviews with former and current Asian American members of Congress. This week we hear from Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii who had youthful dreams of being an orthopedic surgeon before he was wounded in combat during World War II with the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the all-volunteer Japanese American unit. He is now the most senior member of the U.S. Senate. This interview is about a half hour. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307866-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307866-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Alan Shepard was interviewed about his career. He was the first American in space, and also was the fifth person to walk on the moon. This interview was part of an oral history collection at the NASA Johnson Space Center. He was interviewed at his home in Pebble Beach, California, by Roy Neal on February 20, 1998, five months before his death from leukemia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291540-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291540-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Gene Kranz talked about his career at NASA. A retired NASA flight director and manager, he served as a flight director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, including when the Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the Moon and directing the successful Mission Control team efforts to save the crew of Apollo 13. In this interview he talked about the Apollo missions. This is the second of two parts. This interview was part of an oral history program at the NASA Johnson Space Center. He was interviewed by Roy Neal on April 28, 1999, in Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292341-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292341-2 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Senator Daniel Inouye reflected on his World War II military service with the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an all-volunteer unit made up entirely of second-generation Japanese Americans. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallant action, and lost an arm in battle. This interview from the Densho Visual History Collection was conducted June 30, 1998, in Honolulu, Hawaii, by Tom Ikeda and Beverly Kashino for Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project. This program contains language that some may find offensive. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297695-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/297695-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Former Judge Robert Bork talked about how he got the job as President Nixon's solicitor general, how Nixon lectured him at Camp David about the role of a judge, the issue of executive privilege, the Saturday Night Massacre, and his reaction to the discovery of the so-called "Smoking Gun'' tape. This is a portion of the interview conducted by Timothy Naftali on December 1, 2008, for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library at Robert Bork's home in McLean, Virginia. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296329-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296329-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Alexander Butterfield recalled his time working with President Nixon and described his daily duties in the White House. He was responsible for providing President Nixon with briefing papers, taking care of his personal correspondence, maintaining historical records, and operating the White House taping system. In July 1973 Mr. Butterfield testified before a Senate committee investigating the Watergate scandal and revealed the secret White House taping system. This is a portion of the interview conducted by Timothy Naftali on June 12, 2008, in La Jolla, California, for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300770-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300770-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Vice President Dick Cheney recalled his service in the Nixon administration under Donald Rumsfeld and then later as assistant director of the Cost of Living Council. This oral history interview was recorded for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. Although never seen on television until November 27, 2010, he recorded this interview with Timothy Naftali in Washington, D.C., on December 19, 2007, while he was still the vice president. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296324-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296324-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Former Senator George McGovern talked about his career, the life of the Senate, and his relationship with former colleague Senator Robert Dole, including their work on the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program. He also talked about his relationships with former Presidents Nixon and Ford and former Vice President Hubert Humphrey. During 22 years in the U.S. Congress, former Senator McGovern was instrumental in creating programs to alleviate hunger, including Food for Peace, the school lunch program, and food stamps. After his 1972 presidential campaign as the Democratic nominee, he continued his leadership in the battle against world hunger. This never-before-aired July 13, 2007, interview with historian Richard Norton Smith is part of an oral history project at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The location of this interview is not known. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292880-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292880-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Scott Carpenter was interviewed about his career. He was the second American to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space. He was also an aquanaut. This interview was part of an oral history program at the NASA Johnson Space Center. He was interviewed by Roy Neal on January 27, 1999, at his home in Vail, Colorado. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291542-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291542-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Former President Richard Nixon spoke with independent producer George Colburn about President Dwight Eisenhower's military and political career. President Nixon served as Dwight D. Eisenhower's vice-president over two terms, from January 1953 to January 1961. This interview was part of a documentary series on President Eisenhower's military and political career. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310038-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310038-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Lieutenant General Harold Moore (Ret.) talked about the November 1965 battle of the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam. It was the first full-scale battle between U.S. troops and the People's Army of Vietnam, and soon after these battles the Vietnamese communist forces began engaging in guerrilla warfare. Then Lieutenant Colonel Moore was the commanding officer on the ground with the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment. He reflected on the nature of war and leadership, and shared recollections of the battle that he knew would reverberate in Washington, D.C., and Hanoi. He was interviewed by Richard Verrone on November 10, 2005, while in Washington, D.C., at a 40th anniversary reunion for veterans of the battle of the Ia Drang Valley. This is the first of two parts of the interview. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301573-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301573-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Arlen Specter left the United States Senate in 2011 after a 30 year career. Soon afterwards, he sat down for a series of extended oral history interviews with the Pennsylvania Cable Network. Specter reflects on events that take him from his Russian immigrant roots to his involvement in some of this country's most momentous events - from his work on the Warren Commission investigating President Kennedy's assassination to the Senate impeachment trial of President Clinton. We're airing a selection of these interviews here on American History TV over the next few weeks. In this excerpt, Specter details his role on the Warren Commission, the evolution of the "single bullet theory," and the trip to Dallas to question Jack Ruby, who shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald while he was in police custody for the president's assassination. This program is about one hour and 15 minutes. This program includes photographs taken during President Kennedy's autopsy and may be offensive to some viewers http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306994-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306994-2 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Crewmen of the USS Arizona who survived the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, spoke to National Park Service interviewers about their experiences in the attack and their impressions of the significance of that day. These are portions of interviews that took place at various dates and locations. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287496-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287496-2 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT In 1972 Senator George McGovern (D-SD) was the Democratic presidential nominee running against the incumbent President Richard Nixon. He talked about his presidential campaigns in 1968 and 1972, what it was like to run against President Nixon, and his early attempts to make the Watergate scandal known. This oral history interview was conducted by Timothy Naftali on August 26, 2009, in Yorba Linda, California, for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300773-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300773-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Sir David Frost talked about the famous interviews he conducted with former President Richard Nxon three years after his resignation. The interviews, which aired in May 1977, covered topics from Vietnam to Watergate. He talked about how the interviews unfolded, the behind-the-scenes negotiations, and his own recollections of the former president. This oral history interview was conducted by Timothy Naftali on October 30, 2007, in Washington, D.C., for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296328-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296328-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Former Senator Dole talked about his life and career. Topics included the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, his meeting with Saddam Hussein, the advice he gave President Clinton, his interest in Colin Powell as his presidential running mate, and his work with veterans. This never before aired interview with historian Richard Norton Smith is part of an oral history project at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The location of this interview is not known. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287712-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/287712-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Wally Funk was interviewed about her life and career. In 1961 Mary Wallace Funk volunteered for the ñWomen in Spaceñ Program. A group of women went to the Lovelace Clinic where the Mercury astronauts had undergone their physical examinations and underwent the same medical and psychological tests. She was one of the "Mercury 13," as the "First Lady Astronaut Trainees" who Dr. Randalph Lovelace considered qualified for astronaut training were called. However, NASA withdrew support from the program and the women never went into space. This interview was part of the Aviatrix Pioneers section of an oral history collection at the NASA Johnson Space Center. The interview was done by Carol Butler for the NASA History Office on July 18, 1999, in Cocoa Beach, Florida. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291543-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291543-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Dorothy Gilliam talked about her life and career. In 1961 she was the first African-American woman to work as a reporter for the [Washington Post]. She later became assistant editor for the Style section and eventually moved on to write a weekly column. In 1993 she was elected president of the National Association of Black Journalists. This oral history interview was conducted by Donita Moorhus on December 13, 1993, for the Washington Press Club Foundation as part of its oral history project "Women in Journalism." The interview was conducted in Ms. Gilliam's apartment in Northwest Washington, D.C. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299257-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299257-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Egil "Bud" Krogh talked about his service to President Richard Nixon as deputy counsel to the president and as deputy assistant to the president for domestic affairs between 1969 and 1974. His work in the Nixon White House included law enforcement, narcotics control policy, transportation, housing and as liaison officer to the District of Columbia. Mr. Krogh served four and a half months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy for approving a covert operation investigating the leak of the Pentagon Papers. This is a portion of the interview conducted by Timothy Naftali on September 5, 2007, in Yorba Linda, California, for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296322-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296322-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Walter Cronkite spoke with independent producer George Colburn about President Dwight Eisenhower's military and political career. Mr. Cronkite knew President Eisenhower in England during World War II and recalled the President's "white hat" reputation among his troops and the wartime press. Mr. Cronkite also described how Eisenhower made the transition from war hero to president. This interview was part of a documentary series on President Eisenhower's military and political career. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311202-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/311202-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Former astronaut Frank Borman talked about the early days of the space program, his role as liaison between NASA and the White House for the Apollo 11 moon landing mission, his impressions of President Nixon, and a bedside conversation with the dying Dwight D. Eisenhower. This is a portion of the interview conducted by Timothy Naftali on May 2, 2009, in Billings, Montana, for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296330-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296330-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT William Safire reflected on his relationship with President Nixon and his work as one of his speechwriters. This is an interview conducted by Timothy Naftali on March 27, 2008, in Washington, D.C., for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300984-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300984-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT In 1969 Jeb Magruder began working as a special assistant to President Nixon. After doing some work on the midterm elections of 1970, he became the deputy campaign director with the Committee for the Re-Election of the President and then went on to work for the Commerce Department. In 1974 he was sentenced to prison on Watergate related charges, prompting him to publish a memoir, [An American Life: One Man's Road to Watergate]. Mr. Magruder discussed his early work in politics and the Nixon administration and the re-election campaign. This program is the first of two parts. This is a portion of the interview conducted by Timothy Naftali and Paul Musgrave on March 23, 2007, in Columbus, Ohio, for the Nixon Presidential Materials Staff at the National Archives and Records Administration, soon to be part of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301794-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301794-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Jill Wine-Banks was an assistant special prosecutor for the Watergate investigation in 1974 and 1975. She talked about the prosecution's strategy, the events surrounding the Saturday Night Massacre, her questioning of Nixon secretary Rosemary Woods, and the impact of the president's resignation and subsequent pardon on the Watergate case This oral history interview was conducted by Timothy Naftali on October 21, 2008, in Washington, D.C., for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296325-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/296325-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Photographer David Hume Kennerly recalled his coverage of Richard Nixon from his 1968 presidential campaign through his 1974 resignation. President Ford then asked him to join his White House and document his presidency. At the time, Mr. Kennerly was only in his twenties, even though he was already a veteran Vietnam combat photographer and a Pulitzer Prize winner. Other topics included the assassination of Senator Robert Kennedy and his service in Vietnam. This interview was conducted by Timothy Naftali on January 28, 2008, in Yorba Linda, California, for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298517-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298517-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Former Secretary Jack Kemp talked about his life and career. He also talked about the career of former Senator Robert Dole (R-KS). He served in the House of Representatives while Dole was in the Senate. In 1996 he was Senator Dole's vice-presidential running mate on the Republican ticket. Topics included the controversy in the Republican Party over supply-side economics. This never-before-aired interview with historian Richard Norton Smith is part of an oral history project at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The location of this May 23, 2007, interview is not known. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292541-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292541-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT George Elsey talked about highlights of his public service career, which began with his World War II assignment to the White House Map Room"President Roosevelt's intelligence and communications center. Mr. Elsey went on to work for President Truman and returned to government service at the end of Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency. Topics included presidential candidate Richard Nixon's promise of a "secret plan" to end the Vietnam War. This is the first of two parts of the interview. This oral history interview was conducted by Timothy Naftali on June 30, 2009, in Yorba Linda, California, for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299129-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299129-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Forty years after the first full scale engagement between U.S. troops and the People's Army of Vietnam, the Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech University in Lubbock interviewed veterans from the Battles of the Ia Drang Valley. It was after these battles - waged in November 1965 - that North Vietnamese forces began engaging in guerilla warfare. The Americans - outnumbered by the North Vietnamese Army - prevailed, but it was at a heavy cost. Bill Beck was an assistant machine gunner whose actions at a clearing called Landing Zone X-Ray earned him a Silver Star. In this hour-long interview - airing for the first time on television -- Beck recalls a routine mission on a beautiful Sunday afternoon that turned into a life and death struggle. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301572-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301572-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle talked about his life and career, including serving in both the House and the Senate. He also talked about his relationship with former Senator Robert Dole (R-KS) and their work together both in the Senate and since leaving office. Topics included his belief that Senator Dole would have made a great president, and negotiations with President Clinton during the 1995 government shutdown. This never-before-aired interview with historian Richard Norton Smith is part of an oral history project at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The location of the May 25, 2007, interview is not known. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293609-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/293609-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Eileen Shanahan talked about her life and career. In the early 1960s Eileen Shanahan was the first female reporter in the [New York Times] Washington Bureau to cover anything other than first ladies. After 14 years at the [Times], she became a named plaintiff in the sex discrimination lawsuit against them in 1974. She went on to be a spokesperson for the Carter administration and later a managing editor at a number of other papers. This is the first half of two parts. This oral history interview was conducted by Mary Marshall Clark on May 21, 1994, for the Washington Press Club Foundation as part of its oral history project "Women in Journalism." The interview was conducted in the home of Betsy Wade in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299577-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299577-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Former Senator Howard Baker, Jr., talked about his career. He also talked about the career of former Senator Robert Dole (R-KS). This never-before-aired interview with historian Richard Norton Smith is part of an oral history project at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The location of the interview is not known. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289735-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289735-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT David Gergen began his political career in 1971 as a staff assistant on President Nixon's speech writing team. He talked about his relationship with President Nixon, the speech writing process, and how he came to write President Nixon's letter of resignation. This oral history interview was conducted by Timothy Naftali on August 5, 2009, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302017-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/302017-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Former President Richard Nixon's younger sibling, Edward, recalled Depression era family life in Southern California, his brother's World War II service, and the political career that carried Richard Nixon to the White House. Topics included the effect on Richard Nixon of the death of his older brother, Harold. This is the first of two parts of this interview. This oral history interview was conducted by Timothy Naftali, Paul Musgrave, and John Powers, on January 9, 2007, in Yorba Linda, Calif., for the Nixon Presidential Materials Staff at the National Archives and Records Administration, soon to be part of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298712-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298712-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT To mark the 40th anniversary of the Watergate break-in, Bernard Nussbaum discussed his involvement in the impeachment charges against Nixon following the scandal. Bernard Nussbaum was a senior member of the staff advising the House Judiciary Committee on the impeachment. He went on to serve as Counsel to the President of the United States under the Clinton administration. This is the first of two parts and is about one hour. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306436-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306436-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Former Secretary Noman Mineta was interviewed about congressional efforts to seek redress for Japanese Americans, such as his family who were forced from their homes by the federal government in 1942. Topics included what inspired him with an interest in politics. This interview from the Densho Visual History Collection was conducted Saturday, July 4, 2008, in Denver, Colorado, by Tom Ikeda for Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291639-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/291639-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Former Representative Dan Rostenkowski talked about his career serving Illinois, including 36 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. He chaired the House Ways and Means Committee from 1981 to 1994. Topics included his time serving in the leadership of the House of Representatives and dealing with the Senate leadership, including former Senator Robert Dole (R-KS). This never-before-aired interview with historian Richard Norton Smith is part of an oral history project at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The location of this April 1, 2008, interview is not known. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292713-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292713-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Forty years after the first full scale engagement between U.S. troops and the People's Army of Vietnam, the Vietnam Archive interviewed veterans from the Battles of the Ia Drang Valley. It was after these battles - waged in November 1965 - that North Vietnamese forces began engaging in guerrilla warfare. Up next - and airing for the first time on television - excerpts from one of those oral histories. We'll hear from Lieutenant Colonel George Forrest who was the commanding officer in the 1st battalion, 5th cavalry which came in to support the 7th cavalry after the third day of the battle. This is 50 minutes. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301576-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301576-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT In 1969, Leon Panetta began his career in the Nixon administration in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and then was appointed director of the Office of Civil Rights but soon resigned. He talked about his work in the Nixon administration, his resignation, and subsequent switch to the Democratic Party. This oral history interview was conducted by Timothy Naftali and Scott Spitzer on May 23, 2007, in Yorba Linda, California, for the Nixon Presidential Materials Staff at the National Archives and Records Administration, soon to be part of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300771-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300771-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Alexander Butterfield recalled his time working with President Nixon and described his daily duties in the White House. He was responsible for providing President Nixon with briefing papers, taking care of his personal correspondence, maintaining historical records, and operating the White House taping system. In July 1973 Mr. Butterfield testified before a Senate committee investigating the Watergate scandal and revealed the secret White House taping system. This is the second of two parts. This is a portion of the interview conducted by Timothy Naftali on June 12, 2008, in La Jolla, California, for the Richard Nixon Presidential Library. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300770-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300770-2 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Betsy Wade talked about her life and career. She was the first woman copy reader ever hired by [The New York Times], the first woman chief copy editor on the foreign desk, and the writer of the "Practical Traveler" column for 14 years. She was also the first woman to serve as president of the New York local of the Newspaper Guild, and, under her married name, the named plaintiff in the landmark sex discrimination lawsuit suit [Boylan et al. v. The New York Times]. This oral history interview was conducted by Mary Marshall Clark on May 21, 1994, for the Washington Press Club Foundation as part of its oral history project "Women in Journalism." The interview was conducted in the home of Betsy Wade in New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299822-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299822-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT In 1969 Jeb Magruder began working as a special assistant to President Nixon. After doing some work on the midterm elections of 1970, he became the deputy campaign director with the Committee for the Re-Election of the President and then went on to work for the Commerce Department. In 1974 he was sentenced to prison on Watergate related charges, prompting him to publish a memoir, An American Life: One Man's Road to Watergate. Mr. Magruder discussed his his memoir, his prison sentence and his life after his release in 1975. This program is the second of two parts. This is a portion of the interview conducted by Timothy Naftali and Paul Musgrave on March 23, 2007, in Columbus, Ohio, for the Nixon Presidential Materials Staff at the National Archives and Records Administration, soon to be part of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301794-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301794-2 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Former Vice President Walter Mondale talked about his career and how the Senate has changed over the years. He also talked about the career of former Senator Robert Dole (R-KS) and the forces that shaped him as a leader. Topics included the presidential campaigns of 1976, 1980, and 1984. This never-before-aired interview with historian Richard Norton Smith is part of an oral history project at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas. The location of this interview is not known. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289734-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289734-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Former Secretary of State George Shultz talked about his service in the Nixon administration as secretary of the Department of Labor (1969-70), director of the Office of Management and Budget (1970-72), and secretary of the Department of the Treasury (1972-74). He recalled his work in the administration, including his philosophy and strategies on labor and economic issues. He also detailed his behind-the-scenes efforts on behalf of school desegregation. This oral history interview was conducted by Timothy Naftali on May 10, 2007, at the Hoover Institution in Stanford, Calif., for the Nixon Presidential Materials Staff at the National Archives and Records Administration, soon to be part of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298581-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298581-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT Dwight Chapin first worked for Richard Nixon on his 1962 California gubernatorial campaign. After the 1968 presidential election, Mr. Chapin became President Nixon's appointments secretary. He ultimately resigned and served nine months in prison on Watergate related charges. He recalled the 1968 campaign, and the workings of the Nixon White House. This is a portion of the interview conducted by Timothy Naftali and Paul Musgrave on April 2, 2007, in New York City for the Nixon Presidential Materials Staff at the National Archives and Records Administration, soon to be part of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301734-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301734-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT In his 30 years representing Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate, Arlen Specter participated in the confirmation hearings of 14 U.S. Supreme Court nominees. Soon after leaving the Senate in 2011, Specter sat down for a series of extended oral history interviews with the Pennsylvania Cable Network. In this excerpt, he recounts his experience as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee as it considered the nominations of Robert Bork and Clarence Thomas. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306994-4 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/306994-4 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT The Reverend Walter Fauntroy talked about his life and career. He was the first delegate to Congress from the District of Columbia. This recording is from the Avoice Virtual Library Project of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. In 2007, Avoice conducted interviews with several of the still-living founders of the Congressional Black Caucus. The location of the interview is not known. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289322-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/289322-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT In the first of this two-part interview, former NASA flight director, flight controller and Johnson Space Center director, Gerald Griffin talked about his role on the Gemini project. He also recalls his work at Mission Control, when lightning hit Apollo 12, Apollo 8's groundbreaking mission, and how the almost disastrous Apollo 13 mission proved to be a NASA victory. After joining NASA in 1964, Griffin worked on moon missions, including Apollo 11, 12, 13, and 17. This interview was part of the Johnson Space Center's Oral History Project. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310431-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310431-1 Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:00:00 GMT