CSPAN2 Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews. 2026-05-09 Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews. 2026-05-09 Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews. 2026-05-09 Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews. 2026-05-09 Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews. 2026-05-09 Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews. 2026-05-09 Does the portrayal of immigrants in Grand Theft Auto reflect reality? University of Tennessee professor Tore Olsson discusses the video game while chronicling the history of immigration policy in the United States. 2026-05-09 Airing weekends, "American History TV" offers programming about people and events that document the American story, geared toward history aficionados. Shows that air under the "American History TV" banner cover the history of the nation, from its founding in the 18th century through modern times. Topics covered include the Civil War, presidents and the exploration of historical sites. 2026-05-09 Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of First Lady Bess Truman (1945-53), joins historians to discuss her life and legacy. The Truman Little White House in Key West hosts this event. 2026-05-09 This 1956 United States Army Signal Corps film explained China's entrance into the Korean War in 1950. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films. 2026-05-09 Historian and battlefield preservationist Durant Ashmore explores the role of the Cherokees in the American Revolution. He speaks at the Fountain Inn Museum in South Carolina. 2026-05-09 Wake Forest University history professor Jake Ruddiman outlines views on slavery among combatants in the Revolutionary War. He speaks at the Asheboro Public Library, North Carolina. 2026-05-09 King Charles III delivers an address to a Joint Meeting of Congress. 2026-05-09 Historians discuss the field of Civil War studies. 2026-05-09 Author Hollis Palmer discusses the season in Saratoga Springs in the late-1800s and what it was like to spend a day at the spas in the Gilded Age. 2026-05-09 Columbia University historian Eric Foner discusses American history topics including slavery, the civil rights movement, and the remaking of the United States in the nineteenth century. 2026-05-09 Nathan Richardson, portraying Frederick Douglass, speaks about how Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln viewed America's founding ideals. 2026-05-09 This 1946 Veterans Administration film showcased how World War II Veterans with disabilities can successfully work in various jobs. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films. 2026-05-09 Historian Michael Cohen reflects on the life and legacy of President Zachary Taylor. His recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to mark America's 250th birthday in 2026. 2026-05-09 Matthew Costello, chief education officer for the White House Historical Association, reflects on the life & legacy of President James Polk. His recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to mark America's 250th birthday. 2026-05-09 Historian Amy Greenberg reflects on the life and legacy of First Lady Sarah Polk (1845-49). Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year. 2026-05-09 Does the portrayal of immigrants in Grand Theft Auto reflect reality? University of Tennessee professor Tore Olsson discusses the video game while chronicling the history of immigration policy in the United States. 2026-05-10 Airing weekends, "American History TV" offers programming about people and events that document the American story, geared toward history aficionados. Shows that air under the "American History TV" banner cover the history of the nation, from its founding in the 18th century through modern times. Topics covered include the Civil War, presidents and the exploration of historical sites. 2026-05-10 Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of First Lady Bess Truman (1945-53), joins historians to discuss her life and legacy. The Truman Little White House in Key West hosts this event. 2026-05-10 This 1956 United States Army Signal Corps film explained China's entrance into the Korean War in 1950. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films. 2026-05-10 Historian and battlefield preservationist Durant Ashmore explores the role of the Cherokees in the American Revolution. He speaks at the Fountain Inn Museum in South Carolina. 2026-05-10 Wake Forest University history professor Jake Ruddiman outlines views on slavery among combatants in the Revolutionary War. He speaks at the Asheboro Public Library, North Carolina. 2026-05-10 King Charles III delivers an address to a Joint Meeting of Congress. 2026-05-10 Historians discuss the field of Civil War studies. 2026-05-10 Author Hollis Palmer discusses the season in Saratoga Springs in the late-1800s and what it was like to spend a day at the spas in the Gilded Age. 2026-05-10 Columbia University historian Eric Foner discusses American history topics including slavery, the civil rights movement, and the remaking of the United States in the nineteenth century. 2026-05-10 Nathan Richardson, portraying Frederick Douglass, speaks about how Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln viewed America's founding ideals. 2026-05-10 This 1946 Veterans Administration film showcased how World War II Veterans with disabilities can successfully work in various jobs. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films. 2026-05-10 Historian Michael Cohen reflects on the life and legacy of President Zachary Taylor. His recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to mark America's 250th birthday in 2026. 2026-05-10 Matthew Costello, chief education officer for the White House Historical Association, reflects on the life & legacy of President James Polk. His recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to mark America's 250th birthday. 2026-05-10 Historian Amy Greenberg reflects on the life and legacy of First Lady Sarah Polk (1845-49). Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year. 2026-05-10 Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) argues that elite universities in America have embraced a culture of antisemitism, leftist groupthink, and censorship. 2026-05-10 This long-running staple of the C-SPAN2 weekend schedule helps expand the channel's programming beyond politics. Most episodes of "Book TV" feature discussions with authors of nonfiction books, usually in the form of interviews, lectures or seminars. The series sometimes includes coverage of major book fairs and festivals. Some of the notable names who have appeared on the show include David Mamet 2026-05-10 Professors David Blumenthal and James Morone examine how the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations have impacted health care and science. Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosts this event. 2026-05-10 We tour the New York City office and home library of Pulitzer Prize-winning bestselling biographer Robert Caro, who is currently working on the final volume of his 5-volume biography of Lyndon Johnson. 2026-05-10 Journalist Kevin Hazzard talks about Phoenix Air, a private, air ambulance service that transports patients with highly infectious diseases when governments refuse to get involved. 2026-05-10 A forum for leading journalists and public policymakers to discuss key events and legislation. 2026-05-10 Historian Sarah Ruden explores how women's reproduction has been viewed throughout history. The Kansas City Public Library hosts this event. 2026-05-10 From the history of American democracy to big tech's role in today's society, Book TV presents coverage of the 2025 Brooklyn Book Festival held at the Brooklyn Law School. 2026-05-10 American University professor Kate Haulman talks about how George Washington's mother, Mary Ball Washington, was remembered after the Revolutionary War era. 2026-05-10 CBS Sunday Morning correspondent David Pogue looks back at Apple, fifty years after its 1976 founding. The Computer History Museum in Menlo Park, CA, hosts this event. 2026-05-10 Aziz Abu Sarah, a Palestinian whose brother was killed by the IDF, and Maoz Inon, an Israeli whose parents were killed by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, talk about their friendship and efforts to fight for peace together. 2026-05-10 Bestselling author and historian Douglas Brinkley joins David M. Rubenstein in the Capitol's Kennedy Caucus Room to discuss America's 250th anniversary and his books about Walter Cronkite, the space race, Hurricane Katrina and D-Day. 2026-05-10 Douglas Brinkley visits the Capitol Rotunda and Statuary Hall. 2026-05-11