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2025-12-07

The hit Broadway show "Hamilton" and author Ron Chernow, whose book "Alexander Hamilton" inspired the musical, receive the National Constitution Center's 2025 Liberty Medal at a ceremony in Philadelphia.

01:15 America 250

American Battlefield Trust recounts the history of the Revolutionary War, from the early skirmishes at Lexington and Concord to the final British surrender at Yorktown.

01:35 America 250

Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns, Author Rick Atkinson, and Retired Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford discuss Revolutionary War leadership at an event held at George Washington's Mount Vernon.

02:30 C-SPAN Tours the Grand Ole Opry

C-SPAN tours the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville as it celebrates 100 years of history and country music (1925-2025).

03:00 The Civil War

Dr. Keith Holland, discoverer of the Maple Leaf and leader of its 1980s excavation, discusses the Union transport ship sunk in April 1864, during the latter part of the Civil War in Florida.

03:41 Julia Child's Kitchen

Paula Johnson, one of the original keepers of Julia Child's home kitchen, talks about why Child's kitchen is a window into larger themes in 20th century American history.

05:00 Reel America

This 1942 newsreel report details the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, including U.S. Navy film of the aftermath.

05:06 Pearl Harbor Logbook & Documents -- 1941

National Archives curator Nathaniel Patch gives C-SPAN an exclusive look at the 1941 Pearl Harbor logbook and other documents that show events at the Navy Yard before and after the attack that was the catalyst for U.S. entry into World War II.

05:17 Oral Histories

Oral history interviews with survivors of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii conducted by the National Park Service.

06:20 America 250

Historian Stephen Brumwell explains why the Revolutionary War hero Benedict Arnold betrayed the American cause. He is the author of Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty.

07:40 America 250

08:55 C-SPAN Tours the Grand Ole Opry

C-SPAN tours the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville as it celebrates 100 years of history and country music (1925-2025).

09:25 Lectures in History

In 1939, the United States was an isolationist nation, with about 300,000 military personnel. Vassar professor Robert Brigham chronicles how Franklin Roosevelt mobilized the United States to grow its military to over 12 million personnel by 1945.

10:30 The Presidency

The University of Virginia's Miller Center marks its 50th anniversary by highlighting secret Oval Office recordings that scholars have worked to make available to the public.

11:45 Pearl Harbor Logbook & Documents -- 1941

12:00 America 250

13:15 America 250

American Battlefield Trust recounts the history of the Revolutionary War, from the early skirmishes at Lexington and Concord to the final British surrender at Yorktown.

13:35 America 250

Documentary Filmmaker Ken Burns, Author Rick Atkinson, and Retired Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford discuss Revolutionary War leadership at an event held at George Washington's Mount Vernon.

14:30 C-SPAN Tours the Grand Ole Opry

C-SPAN tours the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville as it celebrates 100 years of history and country music (1925-2025).

15:00 The Civil War

Dr. Keith Holland, discoverer of the Maple Leaf and leader of its 1980s excavation, discusses the Union transport ship sunk in April 1864, during the latter part of the Civil War in Florida.

15:40 Julia Child's Kitchen

Paula Johnson, one of the original keepers of Julia Child's home kitchen, talks about why Child's kitchen is a window into larger themes in 20th century American history.

17:00 Reel America

This 1942 newsreel report details the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, including U.S. Navy film of the aftermath.

17:06 Pearl Harbor Logbook & Documents -- 1941

17:17 Oral Histories

Oral history interviews with survivors of the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii conducted by the National Park Service.

18:20 America 250

Historian Stephen Brumwell explains why the Revolutionary War hero Benedict Arnold betrayed the American cause. He is the author of Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty.

19:40 America 250

21:00 George Selgin, False Dawn

University of Georgia professor emeritus George Selgin argues that many of FDR's New Deal programs were counterproductive and impeded recovery during the Great Depression.

22:15 Washington Journal

A segment from a recent Washington Journal.

23:00 Q & A

Critic and opinion writer Christopher Scalia discusses his book 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven't Read), in which he recommends literary fiction titles with conservative themes that, he says, aren't widely known by conservativ.

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