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A complete schedule of absolutely everything airing on C-SPAN 2 over the next two weeks. Click a program to see all upcoming airings and streaming options.

Wednesday, May 1

Thursday, May 2

Friday, May 3

Saturday, May 4

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.

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 • 2024

Episode 19

The erection of Confederate monuments in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century.

Reel America

Series • 2020

Episode 43

Newsreel reports on events related to VE Day -the May 8, 1945 surrender of Nazi Germany.

NATO 1949 Founding 75th Anniversary

Special • 2024

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks in Brussels, Belgium at a reception celebrating the 75th anniversary of NATO. He is joined by U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

The Presidency New

Series • 2024

Episode 18

The Atlantic staff writer David Frum reconsiders President Woodrow Wilson's legacy.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2024

Episode 19

The erection of Confederate monuments in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century.

Reel America

Series • 2020

Episode 43

Newsreel reports on events related to VE Day -the May 8, 1945 surrender of Nazi Germany.

High School Advanced Placement – U.S. History Exam 2024

Special • 2024

The co-authors of "Fabric of a Nation" talk about the Advanced Placement U.S. history exam.

NATO 1949 Founding 75th Anniversary

Special • 2024

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks in Brussels, Belgium at a reception celebrating the 75th anniversary of NATO. He is joined by U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Reel America

Series • 2020

Episode 16

Film profiling NHC workers and patients in major cities and rural areas.

The Civil War New

Series • 2024

Episode 24

Abraham Lincoln uses the new technology of the telegraph to help win the Civil War.

Brady Crytzer, The Whiskey Rebellion New

Special • 2024

Author Brady Crytzer talks about the 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania in response to a government tax on liquor.

2024 Bancroft Prize for History New

Special • 2024

Columbia University presents the Bancroft prize to the 2024 winners, authors Elliott West (Continental Reckoning) and Carolyn Eisenberg (Fire and Rain).

1970 Kent State Photographs

Special • 2019

Howard Ruffner discusses the photos he took when troops shot four students at Kent State University.

Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit New

Special • 2024

The historical legacy of singer Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit, her lament about the lynchings of African Americans, is considered in a conversation that includes the composer's son.

Congress Investigates New

Series • 2024

Episode 8

A Senate committee examines alleged abuses within the U.S. intelligence community.

Lectures in History

Series • 2024

Episode 19

The erection of Confederate monuments in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century.

Reel America

Series • 2020

Episode 43

Newsreel reports on events related to VE Day -the May 8, 1945 surrender of Nazi Germany.

NATO 1949 Founding 75th Anniversary

Special • 2024

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks in Brussels, Belgium at a reception celebrating the 75th anniversary of NATO. He is joined by U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

The Presidency

Series • 2024

Episode 18

The Atlantic staff writer David Frum reconsiders President Woodrow Wilson's legacy.

American History TV

Series • 2009

People and events that help document the American story.

Lectures in History

Series • 2024

Episode 19

The erection of Confederate monuments in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century.

Reel America

Series • 2020

Episode 43

Newsreel reports on events related to VE Day -the May 8, 1945 surrender of Nazi Germany.

Sunday, May 5

High School Advanced Placement – U.S. History Exam 2024

Special • 2024

The co-authors of "Fabric of a Nation" talk about the Advanced Placement U.S. history exam.

NATO 1949 Founding 75th Anniversary

Special • 2024

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks in Brussels, Belgium at a reception celebrating the 75th anniversary of NATO. He is joined by U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Reel America

Series • 2020

Episode 16

Film profiling NHC workers and patients in major cities and rural areas.

The Civil War

Series • 2024

Episode 24

Abraham Lincoln uses the new technology of the telegraph to help win the Civil War.

Brady Crytzer, The Whiskey Rebellion

Special • 2024

Author Brady Crytzer talks about the 1794 uprising in western Pennsylvania in response to a government tax on liquor.

2024 Bancroft Prize for History

Special • 2024

Columbia University presents the Bancroft prize to the 2024 winners, authors Elliott West (Continental Reckoning) and Carolyn Eisenberg (Fire and Rain).

1970 Kent State Photographs

Special • 2019

Howard Ruffner discusses the photos he took when troops shot four students at Kent State University.

Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit

Special • 2024

The historical legacy of singer Billie Holiday's Strange Fruit, her lament about the lynchings of African Americans, is considered in a conversation that includes the composer's son.

Congress Investigates

Series • 2024

Episode 8

A Senate committee examines alleged abuses within the U.S. intelligence community.

Stephen Breyer, Reading the Constitution New

Special • 2024

Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explains his judicial philosophy and approach to the U.S. Constitution, declaring that he chooses pragmatism, not textualism.

Joseph Campbell, Lost in a Gallup New

Special • 2024

Author Joseph Campbell discusses polling failures and surprises in presidential elections from 1936 to 2020.

After Words New

Series • 2024

Episode 18

China's rise, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and America's role in the world in the 21st century.

Stephen Breyer, Reading the Constitution

Special • 2024

Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explains his judicial philosophy and approach to the U.S. Constitution, declaring that he chooses pragmatism, not textualism.

Joseph Campbell, Lost in a Gallup

Special • 2024

Author Joseph Campbell discusses polling failures and surprises in presidential elections from 1936 to 2020.

After Words

Series • 2024

Episode 18

China's rise, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and America's role in the world in the 21st century.

Race, Technology and Social Media New

Special • 2024

BookTV presents coverage of the 2024 National Black Writers Conference.

The Healing Power of Literature New

Special • 2024

BookTV presents coverage of the 2024 National Black Writers Conference.

Chronicling the Black Experience New

Special • 2024

BookTV presents coverage of the 2024 National Black Writers Conference.

Kara Alaimo, Over the Influence & Kate Manne, Unshrinking New

Special • 2024

Hofstra University professor Kara Alaimo (Over the Influence) and Cornell University professor Kate Manne (Unshrinking) discuss the pressures women and young girls face from social media and fatphobia. The Strand bookstore hosts this event.

Leah Payne, God Gave Rock & Roll to You New

Special • 2024

Portland Seminary professor Leah Payne talks about the history of the Jesus Movement and the birth of Christian rock in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s.

Stephen Breyer, Reading the Constitution

Special • 2024

Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explains his judicial philosophy and approach to the U.S. Constitution, declaring that he chooses pragmatism, not textualism.

Joseph Campbell, Lost in a Gallup

Special • 2024

Author Joseph Campbell discusses polling failures and surprises in presidential elections from 1936 to 2020.

After Words

Series • 2024

Episode 18

China's rise, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and America's role in the world in the 21st century.

Stephen Breyer, Reading the Constitution

Special • 2024

Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer explains his judicial philosophy and approach to the U.S. Constitution, declaring that he chooses pragmatism, not textualism.

Monday, May 6

Tuesday, May 7

Wednesday, May 8

Thursday, May 9

Friday, May 10

Saturday, May 11

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

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

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.

Congress Investigates New

Series • 2024

Episode 9

In 1987, House and Senate select committees jointly examine a clandestine operation.

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.

Sunday, May 12

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.

Congress Investigates

Series • 2024

Episode 9

In 1987, House and Senate select committees jointly examine a clandestine operation.

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

After Words New

Series • 2024

Journalist Johann Hari reports on the success and concerns surrounding the new weight-loss drugs, as well as his personal experience taking Ozempic.

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

After Words

Series • 2013

A guest host and a non-fiction author pair up to discuss the author's writings.

After Words

Series • 2024

Journalist Johann Hari reports on the success and concerns surrounding the new weight-loss drugs, as well as his personal experience taking Ozempic.

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

About Books

Series • 1996

Publishing industry news, insider interviews, and looks at current non-fiction books.

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

After Words

Series • 2013

A guest host and a non-fiction author pair up to discuss the author's writings.

Book TV

Series • 1998

Non-fiction books and authors.

Monday, May 13

Tuesday, May 14

Wednesday, May 15

Thursday, May 16

Friday, May 17

Saturday, May 18

Public Affairs Events

Series • 2016

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

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.

Congress Investigates New

Series • 2024

Episode 10

Examining events surrounding the deadly 1993 siege at the Branch Davidian compound.

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.

Sunday, May 19

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