C-SPAN 2 TV Schedule

Reel America

Series • 2025

Historically Black Colleges during WWII

Episode 13

Black colleges contributed to the WW II effort by training scientists, doctors, nurses and soldiers.

America 250 New

Series • 2026

Reenactment - 1773 Boston Tea Party Debate

Season 1 • Episode 96

Reenactors mark the anniversary of the December 1773 debate at Boston's Old South Meeting House which preceded the American colonists' destruction of tea shipments in Boston Harbor as a protest against British policies.

America 250

Series • 2026

Early Revolutionary War

Season 1 • Episode 84

George Washington's Mount Vernon explores the early stages of the Revolutionary War, starting with Gen. Washington's attempt to push British troops from Boston.

America 250 New

Series • 2026

George Washington & the Making of the Constitution

Season 1 • Episode 95

Celebrating 250 years of American history and democracy.

America 250

Series • 2026

Historian Karin Wulf on Martha Washington

Season 1 • Episode 101

Historian Karin Wulf reflects on the life and legacy of Martha Washington. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

C-SPAN Tours the Kentucky Derby Museum New

Special • 2026

C-SPAN tours the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, which details its150+ year horseracing tradition and its place in American history.

The Civil War New

Series • 2026

Decline and Fall of the Army of Northern Virginia

Episode 9

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

The Civil War New

Series • 2026

Lincoln's Second Inaugural

Episode 10

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

The Civil War New

Series • 2026

Nathan Bedford Forrest and Robert E. Lee - 1865

Episode 11

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

The Civil War New

Series • 2026

Ulysses S. Grant's Road to Appomattox - 1865

Episode 12

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

America 250

Series • 2026

Reenactment - 1773 Boston Tea Party Debate

Season 1 • Episode 96

Reenactors mark the anniversary of the December 1773 debate at Boston's Old South Meeting House which preceded the American colonists' destruction of tea shipments in Boston Harbor as a protest against British policies.

America 250

Series • 2026

Early Revolutionary War

Season 1 • Episode 84

George Washington's Mount Vernon explores the early stages of the Revolutionary War, starting with Gen. Washington's attempt to push British troops from Boston.

America 250

Series • 2026

Historian Karin Wulf on Martha Washington

Season 1 • Episode 101

Historian Karin Wulf reflects on the life and legacy of Martha Washington. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

President George W. Bush on George Washington

Special • 2026

Former President George W. Bush reflects on the life and legacy of George Washington. His recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

Lectures in History

Series • 2026

The Spanish-American War

Episode 6

University of Louisville history professor Matthew Goldberg chronicles the 1898 Spanish-American War, fought primarily in Cuba, Guam, and the Philippines.

2025 History Teacher of the Year Valencia Abbott

Special • 2025

American History TV interviews Valencia Abbott, who won the 2025 History Teacher of the Year award from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

The Presidency

Series • 2026

The 60th Anniversary of Medicare & Medicaid

Episode 9

Clifton Truman Daniel (Harry Truman's grandson) and Luci Baines Johnson (Lyndon Johnson's daughter) mark the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Medicare and Medicaid Act of 1965. The video is provided by the Truman Library Institute.

Reel America

Series • 2026

Hollywood Roundtable Discussion on the 1963 March on Washington

Episode 11

Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Marlon Brando, James Baldwin, Charlton Heston, and Joseph Mankiewicz talk about their participation in the August 28, 1963, March on Washington.

Reel America

Series • 2025

Historically Black Colleges during WWII

Episode 13

Black colleges contributed to the WW II effort by training scientists, doctors, nurses and soldiers.

America 250

Series • 2026

Reenactment - 1773 Boston Tea Party Debate

Season 1 • Episode 96

Reenactors mark the anniversary of the December 1773 debate at Boston's Old South Meeting House which preceded the American colonists' destruction of tea shipments in Boston Harbor as a protest against British policies.

America 250

Series • 2026

Early Revolutionary War

Season 1 • Episode 84

George Washington's Mount Vernon explores the early stages of the Revolutionary War, starting with Gen. Washington's attempt to push British troops from Boston.

America 250

Series • 2026

George Washington & the Making of the Constitution

Season 1 • Episode 95

Celebrating 250 years of American history and democracy.

America 250

Series • 2026

Historian Karin Wulf on Martha Washington

Season 1 • Episode 101

Historian Karin Wulf reflects on the life and legacy of Martha Washington. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

C-SPAN Tours the Kentucky Derby Museum

Special • 2026

C-SPAN tours the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville, which details its150+ year horseracing tradition and its place in American history.

The Civil War

Series • 2026

Decline and Fall of the Army of Northern Virginia

Episode 9

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

The Civil War

Series • 2026

Lincoln's Second Inaugural

Episode 10

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

The Civil War

Series • 2026

Nathan Bedford Forrest and Robert E. Lee - 1865

Episode 11

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

The Civil War

Series • 2026

Ulysses S. Grant's Road to Appomattox - 1865

Episode 12

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

America 250

Series • 2026

Reenactment - 1773 Boston Tea Party Debate

Season 1 • Episode 96

Reenactors mark the anniversary of the December 1773 debate at Boston's Old South Meeting House which preceded the American colonists' destruction of tea shipments in Boston Harbor as a protest against British policies.

America 250

Series • 2026

Early Revolutionary War

Season 1 • Episode 84

George Washington's Mount Vernon explores the early stages of the Revolutionary War, starting with Gen. Washington's attempt to push British troops from Boston.

America 250

Series • 2026

Historian Karin Wulf on Martha Washington

Season 1 • Episode 101

Historian Karin Wulf reflects on the life and legacy of Martha Washington. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

President George W. Bush on George Washington

Special • 2026

Former President George W. Bush reflects on the life and legacy of George Washington. His recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

Jason Zengerle, Hated by All the Right People – Tucker Carlson & the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind New

Special • 2026

Journalist Jason Zengerle considers political commentator Tucker Carlson's controversial evolution within conservative media and politics, and his role in today's divided political environment.

Gabriel Sherman, Bonfire of the Murdochs New

Special • 2026

Journalist Gabriel Sherman discusses the life of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the years-long Murdoch family legal dispute that left his son Lachlan Murdoch in control of Fox News and News Corp in 2025.

Q & A New

Series • 2025

Author Peniel Joseph on How 1963 Transformed America's Civil Rights Movement

Episode 27

Peniel Joseph on the pivotal events of 1963 that impacted the Civil Rights Movement in America.

Dr. Ashely Alker, 99 Ways to Die-And How to Avoid Them New

Special • 2026

Emergency medicine doctor Ashely Alker discusses the life-threatening injuries and illnesses she's seen in her career. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.

Trevor Reed, Retribution New

Special • 2026

Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed discusses his 2019 arrest and imprisonment in Russia and his decision to volunteer in war against the Russians in Ukraine after his release.

Claudia Rowe, Wards of the State

Special • 2025

Coverage of the 2025 Miami Book Fair.

Alex Pentland, Shared Wisdom – Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI New

Special • 2026

MIT professor Alex Pentland argues that society should use technology like artificial intelligence rather than be replaced by it. The MIT Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts, hosts this event.

Jacob Soboroff, Firestorm New

Special • 2026

Jacob Soboroff grew up in Pacific Palisades and covered the 2025 Los Angeles fires for NBC. This is his account of those devastating fires -- and their implications for future disasters.

Beronda Montgomery, When Trees Testify — Science, Wisdom, History and America’s Black Botanical Legacy New

Special • 2026

Biologist Beronda Montgomery explores the botanical knowledge developed by African Americans. Harvard Book Store hosts this event.

Frederick Douglass Book Prize New

Special • 2026

Book TV presents coverage of the Frederick Douglass Book Prize awarded for outstanding non-fiction books on the subject of slavery and abolition. The award is presented by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

The Civil War

Series • 2025

Justene Hill Edwards, Savings and Trust

Episode 38

Authors and historians talk about how Americans experienced reconstruction after the Civil War.

America’s Book Club

Series • 2025

Walter Isaacson

Episode 8

Walter Isaacson joins David M. Rubenstein at the National Archives to view the Constitution.

America’s Book Club

Series • 2025

The Treasures With Walter Isaacson

Episode 10

Walter Isaacson joins David M. Rubenstein to view the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.

Jason Zengerle, Hated by All the Right People – Tucker Carlson & the Unraveling of the Conservative Mind

Special • 2026

Journalist Jason Zengerle considers political commentator Tucker Carlson's controversial evolution within conservative media and politics, and his role in today's divided political environment.

Gabriel Sherman, Bonfire of the Murdochs

Special • 2026

Journalist Gabriel Sherman discusses the life of media mogul Rupert Murdoch and the years-long Murdoch family legal dispute that left his son Lachlan Murdoch in control of Fox News and News Corp in 2025.

Q & A

Series • 2025

Author Peniel Joseph on How 1963 Transformed America's Civil Rights Movement

Episode 27

Peniel Joseph on the pivotal events of 1963 that impacted the Civil Rights Movement in America.

Dr. Ashely Alker, 99 Ways to Die-And How to Avoid Them

Special • 2026

Emergency medicine doctor Ashely Alker discusses the life-threatening injuries and illnesses she's seen in her career. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.

Trevor Reed, Retribution

Special • 2026

Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed discusses his 2019 arrest and imprisonment in Russia and his decision to volunteer in war against the Russians in Ukraine after his release.

Alex Pentland, Shared Wisdom – Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI

Special • 2026

MIT professor Alex Pentland argues that society should use technology like artificial intelligence rather than be replaced by it. The MIT Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts, hosts this event.

Jacob Soboroff, Firestorm

Special • 2026

Jacob Soboroff grew up in Pacific Palisades and covered the 2025 Los Angeles fires for NBC. This is his account of those devastating fires -- and their implications for future disasters.

Beronda Montgomery, When Trees Testify — Science, Wisdom, History and America’s Black Botanical Legacy

Special • 2026

Biologist Beronda Montgomery explores the botanical knowledge developed by African Americans. Harvard Book Store hosts this event.

Frederick Douglass Book Prize

Special • 2026

Book TV presents coverage of the Frederick Douglass Book Prize awarded for outstanding non-fiction books on the subject of slavery and abolition. The award is presented by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

The Civil War

Series • 2025

Justene Hill Edwards, Savings and Trust

Episode 38

Authors and historians talk about how Americans experienced reconstruction after the Civil War.

America’s Book Club

Series • 2025

Walter Isaacson

Episode 8

Walter Isaacson joins David M. Rubenstein at the National Archives to view the Constitution.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

POTUS New

Series • 2026

President Trump Delivers 2026 State of the Union Address & Democratic Response

President Trump delivers his 2026 State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Prime Minister’s Questions New

Series • 1998

The British Prime Minister answers questions from members of Parliament in the House of Commons.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Lectures in History New

Series • 2026

Supreme Court Cases on Privacy

Episode 7

History professor Lawrence Cappello analyzes Supreme Court cases that address the right to privacy, focusing on police and phone wiretaps.

Reel America New

Series • 2026

U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve - 1943

Episode 12

This 1943 Office of War Information film urges women to join the Coast Guard Reserves to help the war effort.

C-SPAN Tours the Go-Go Museum in Washington, D.C. New

Special • 2026

C-SPAN tours the Go-Go Museum and hears the history of Washington, D.C.'s homegrown music genre with roots in the cultural and social movements of the mid-1960s to late-1970s.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

Reel America New

Series • 2026

Korean War Winter Campaign - 1953

Episode 13

Twentieth century archival films on public affairs.

America 250 New

Series • 2026

Fighting & Dying in the Revolutionary War

Season 1 • Episode 100

Historians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.

America 250 New

Series • 2026

Religion & Religious Liberty in the American Revolution

Season 1 • Episode 103

Historians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.

America 250 New

Series • 2026

Impact of Revolutionary War on Civil War Era

Season 1 • Episode 102

Historians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.

General Joseph Johnston’s Surrender — 1865 New

Special • 2026

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

Civil War Aftermath – 1865 New

Special • 2026

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

Year of Reckoning in the Civil War — 1865 New

Special • 2026

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

America 250

Series • 2026

Historian Karin Wulf on Martha Washington

Season 1 • Episode 101

Historian Karin Wulf reflects on the life and legacy of Martha Washington. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

Reel America New

Series • 2026

Chesapeake Oyster Dredgers - 1964

Episode 14

Twentieth century archival films on public affairs.

Kostya Kennedy, The Ride — Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America New

Special • 2026

Author Kostya Kennedy discusses Boston silversmith Paul Revere's April 1775 midnight ride ahead of the Battles of Lexington & Concord.

America 250

Series • 2025

Celebrating 250 years of American history and democracy.

President George W. Bush on George Washington

Special • 2026

Former President George W. Bush reflects on the life and legacy of George Washington. His recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

Lectures in History

Series • 2026

Supreme Court Cases on Privacy

Episode 7

History professor Lawrence Cappello analyzes Supreme Court cases that address the right to privacy, focusing on police and phone wiretaps.

Reel America

Series • 2026

U.S. Coast Guard Women's Reserve - 1943

Episode 12

This 1943 Office of War Information film urges women to join the Coast Guard Reserves to help the war effort.

C-SPAN Tours the Go-Go Museum in Washington, D.C.

Special • 2026

C-SPAN tours the Go-Go Museum and hears the history of Washington, D.C.'s homegrown music genre with roots in the cultural and social movements of the mid-1960s to late-1970s.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

Reel America

Series • 2026

Korean War Winter Campaign - 1953

Episode 13

Twentieth century archival films on public affairs.

America 250

Series • 2026

Fighting & Dying in the Revolutionary War

Season 1 • Episode 100

Historians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.

America 250

Series • 2026

Religion & Religious Liberty in the American Revolution

Season 1 • Episode 103

Historians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.

America 250

Series • 2026

Impact of Revolutionary War on Civil War Era

Season 1 • Episode 102

Historians explore the ideas that sparked the American Revolution, as well as the key personalities and enduring impact of the Revolutionary Era. The event is organized by the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute.

General Joseph Johnston’s Surrender — 1865

Special • 2026

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

Civil War Aftermath – 1865

Special • 2026

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

Year of Reckoning in the Civil War — 1865

Special • 2026

Historians discuss the Civil War's events of 1865 at the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier in Petersburg, Virginia.

America 250

Series • 2026

Historian Karin Wulf on Martha Washington

Season 1 • Episode 101

Historian Karin Wulf reflects on the life and legacy of Martha Washington. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

Reel America

Series • 2026

Chesapeake Oyster Dredgers - 1964

Episode 14

Twentieth century archival films on public affairs.

Kostya Kennedy, The Ride — Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America

Special • 2026

Author Kostya Kennedy discusses Boston silversmith Paul Revere's April 1775 midnight ride ahead of the Battles of Lexington & Concord.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

President George W. Bush on George Washington

Special • 2026

Former President George W. Bush reflects on the life and legacy of George Washington. His recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

Xi Van Fleet, Made in America New

Special • 2026

China-born author Xi Van Fleet argues that the U.S. enabled China in its quest to become a global superpower.

Jon Ralston, The Game Changer — How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight New

Special • 2026

Nevada political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston discusses the life and political career of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who spent 30 years in the U.S. Senate and died in 2021.

Q & A

Series • 2025

Author Stewart McLaurin on White House History & Trivia

Episode 42

Stewart McLaurin talks about the history of the White House and White House-related trivia.

Stephen Kinzer, Overthrow New

Special • 2026

Stephen Kinzer, author of books on the U.S. overthrow of governments in Guatemala, Iran, and other countries, discusses the history of U.S.-led regime change operations since the 1890s.

Patrick Dorinson, The Common Sense Cowboy’s Guide to Life New

Special • 2026

Former political strategist and radio host Patrick Dorinson talks about what he learned about life and politics after becoming a cowboy.

A History From Hysteria to Long Covid New

Special • 2026

Medical anthropologist Emily Mendenhall explores the history of chronic illnesses and how the medical establishment treats them. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.

John Sanbonmatsu, The Omnivore’s Deception — What We Get Wrong About Meat, Animals and Ourselves New

Special • 2026

John Sanbonmatsu discusses veganism and argues that sustainable concepts like free range are still immoral. Book Passage in Corte Madera, California, hosts this event.

Dr. Robert Wachter, A Giant Leap — How AI is Transforming Healthcare & What That Means for Our Future New

Special • 2026

Dr. Robert Wachter examines the future of artificial intelligence being used in healthcare. The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco hosts this event.

Andrea Nolen, Lincoln’s Counterfeiters

Special • 2026

Historian Andrea Nolen discusses a Wisconsin counterfeit ring that had ties to the White House under Presidents Lincoln and Grant.

Heather Ann Thompson, Fear and Fury New

Special • 2026

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Heather Ann Thompson discusses the 1984 subway shootings of four black teenagers by subway vigilante Bernie Goetz and how the incident exposed racial fault lines in America.

Writer Eudora Welty’s Home & Gardens Tour

Special • 2025

C-SPAN's Book TV tours the Jackson, Mississippi, home and gardens where Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Eudora Welty lived for 76 years - and where she wrote her acclaimed stories and novels.

Jennifer Wright, Glitz, Glam and a Damn Good Time New

Special • 2026

Author Jennifer Wright describes how Marion Mamie Fish shaped history during the Gilded Age by exerting her influence on business, politics, family relationships, and social change through elaborate social gatherings.

America’s Book Club

Series • 2026

Linda Chavez

Episode 8

Former Reagan administration official Linda Chavez joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her career in public service and her works of fiction and nonfiction.

Xi Van Fleet, Made in America

Special • 2026

China-born author Xi Van Fleet argues that the U.S. enabled China in its quest to become a global superpower.

Jon Ralston, The Game Changer — How Harry Reid Remade the Rules and Showed Democrats How to Fight

Special • 2026

Nevada political journalist and commentator Jon Ralston discusses the life and political career of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), who spent 30 years in the U.S. Senate and died in 2021.

Q & A

Series • 2025

Author Stewart McLaurin on White House History & Trivia

Episode 42

Stewart McLaurin talks about the history of the White House and White House-related trivia.

Stephen Kinzer, Overthrow

Special • 2026

Stephen Kinzer, author of books on the U.S. overthrow of governments in Guatemala, Iran, and other countries, discusses the history of U.S.-led regime change operations since the 1890s.

Patrick Dorinson, The Common Sense Cowboy’s Guide to Life

Special • 2026

Former political strategist and radio host Patrick Dorinson talks about what he learned about life and politics after becoming a cowboy.

A History From Hysteria to Long Covid

Special • 2026

Medical anthropologist Emily Mendenhall explores the history of chronic illnesses and how the medical establishment treats them. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosts this event.

John Sanbonmatsu, The Omnivore’s Deception — What We Get Wrong About Meat, Animals and Ourselves

Special • 2026

John Sanbonmatsu discusses veganism and argues that sustainable concepts like free range are still immoral. Book Passage in Corte Madera, California, hosts this event.

Dr. Robert Wachter, A Giant Leap — How AI is Transforming Healthcare & What That Means for Our Future

Special • 2026

Dr. Robert Wachter examines the future of artificial intelligence being used in healthcare. The Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco hosts this event.

Andrea Nolen, Lincoln’s Counterfeiters

Special • 2026

Historian Andrea Nolen discusses a Wisconsin counterfeit ring that had ties to the White House under Presidents Lincoln and Grant.

Heather Ann Thompson, Fear and Fury

Special • 2026

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Heather Ann Thompson discusses the 1984 subway shootings of four black teenagers by subway vigilante Bernie Goetz and how the incident exposed racial fault lines in America.

Writer Eudora Welty’s Home & Gardens Tour

Special • 2025

C-SPAN's Book TV tours the Jackson, Mississippi, home and gardens where Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Eudora Welty lived for 76 years - and where she wrote her acclaimed stories and novels.

Jennifer Wright, Glitz, Glam and a Damn Good Time

Special • 2026

Author Jennifer Wright describes how Marion Mamie Fish shaped history during the Gilded Age by exerting her influence on business, politics, family relationships, and social change through elaborate social gatherings.

America’s Book Club

Series • 2026

Linda Chavez

Episode 8

Former Reagan administration official Linda Chavez joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her career in public service and her works of fiction and nonfiction.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Prime Minister’s Questions New

Series • 1998

The British Prime Minister answers questions from members of Parliament in the House of Commons.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

The History of the Space Program

Special • 2026

In 1957, the beeps from Sputnik, a small Russian satellite, sent the USSR & US into a space race. Teasel Muir-Harmony of the Air & Space Museum chronicles the history of space travel and how the U.S. landed on the Moon and how we're going back in 20.

Reel America

Series • 2026

The John Glenn Story

Episode 7

This NASA film details the February 20, 1962, Mercury Friendship 7 mission when John Glenn became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the earth.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Reel America

Series • 2020

Houston, We've Got a Problem

Episode 29

A NASA mission crisis nearly left three Apollo 13 astronauts stranded in space.

The Civil War

Series • 2013

A look at the people and events that shaped the American Civil War and Reconstruction.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Pres. Reagan Address on 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion

Special • 2026

On January 28th, 1986, President Reagan addressed the nation following the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Earlier that day, the Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members.

America 250

Series • 2025

Celebrating 250 years of American history and democracy.

Reel America

Series • 2026

Apollo 17

Episode 4

In December of 1972, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt became the last men to walk on the Moon. This NASA film shows how the Apollo program closed out its Moon missions.

America 250

Series • 2025

Celebrating 250 years of American history and democracy.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2013

Classroom lectures on American history.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Presidency

Series • 2013

Historic speeches of former U.S. presidents as well as their policies and legacies.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

The Civil War

Series • 2013

A look at the people and events that shaped the American Civil War and Reconstruction.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

America’s Book Club

Series • 2025

David M. Rubenstein hosts conversations with leading authors, policymakers and cultural figures.

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.

U.S. Senate New

Series • 1996

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the U.S. Senate from the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

Public affairs events, congressional hearings, speeches, and interviews.