Videos

Representatives of public and private presidential libraries and museums gathered for a congressional symposium on their mission and future. Among the topics discussed were funding, current …

Sharon Fawcett discussed the presidential libraries and the challenges of presenting controversial issues in an objective way. She showed slides as she talked about the shifting balances bet…

Michael Beschloss gave a keynote address at a conference on presidential sites and libraries. He talked about the importance of presidential sites and what can be learned from them. He said …

A panel discussion on how U.S. foreign policy and the presidency have been shaped by the development, use, and spread of nuclear weapons focused on foreign policy decision-making during the …

A ceremony was held to re-dedicate the Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum on former President Carter’s 85th birthday. The museum which honors his life and work was re-opened that day after ext…

Ray Suarez moderated a panel on the use of materials at presidential sites and libraries and several works on case studies using archival materials located at the repositories. They spoke ab…

Telephone lines were opened for viewer comments about inauguration day activities and preparations. Studio and remote guests also commented on the significance of the inaugural ceremonies, t…

Historians and researchers spoke on the topic “Vietnam and Presidential Tapes.” They talked about the use of presidential libraries and primary source material on the Vietnam War found in a…

Producers described the making of the C-SPAN Presidential Library Series. They talked about various material housed at Library sites, research performed in preparation for the series, conten…

A panel chaired by Allen Weinstein discussed the work of presidential libraries. The session “The Life Cycle of Presidential Libraries: From Processing to Declassification to Education” of t…