TV Schedule for C-SPAN 2

Lectures in History Williamsburg Revolutionary War Encampment

William & Mary lecturer Robyn Schroeder discusses the Williamsburg, Virginia, site where colonial troops built an encampment ahead of the 1781 battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War.

President George W. Bush on George Washington

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.

America 250 Revolutionary War Leadership

Historians Christian McBurney, Joyce Lee Malcolm, and others discuss America's leaders during the early years of the Revolutionary War.

America 250 C-SPAN Tours Fraunces Tavern

C-SPAN tours the Fraunces Tavern in New York City, a meeting place for the Sons of Liberty during the American Revolution and the first executive office building of the United States after the war.

America 250 Arlington National Cemetery Revolutionary War Tour New

Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia hosts a tour of gravesites and memorials connected to the Revolutionary War.

America 250 Revolutionary War Northern Campaign

American Battlefield Trust recounts the Revolutionary War's Northern Campaign, fought primarily in New England and New York from 1775 to 1781.

America 250 Revolutionary War Era Walking Tour of New York City New

C-SPAN's American History TV takes a walking tour of Revolutionary War-era sites in Lower Manhattan.

America 250 Yale Historian David Blight on President Franklin Pierce

Yale University history professor David Blight reflects on the life and legacy of President Franklin Pierce. His essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

America 250 Author Diana Carlin on First Lady Jane Pierce

Diana Carlin, co-author of Remember the First Ladies, reflects on the life and legacy of First Lady Jane Pierce. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

America 250 Michael Cohen on President Zachary Taylor

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.

America 250 Abraham Lincoln & the Declaration of Independence

Scholars gathered by the Abraham Lincoln Institute explore how Lincoln viewed concepts in the Declaration of Independence and how they shaped his policies. The event takes place at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

America 250 Abraham Lincoln & the Declaration of Independence

Scholars gathered by the Abraham Lincoln Institute explore how Lincoln viewed concepts in the Declaration of Independence and how they shaped his policies. The event takes place at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

America 250 Abraham Lincoln & the Declaration of Independence

Scholars gathered by the Abraham Lincoln Institute explore how Lincoln viewed concepts in the Declaration of Independence and how they shaped his policies. The event takes place at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

America 250 Abraham Lincoln Symposium Awards Presentation

Scholars gathered by the Abraham Lincoln Institute explore how Lincoln viewed concepts in the Declaration of Independence and how they shaped his policies. The event takes place at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

America 250 Abraham Lincoln, The Declaration of Independence & Civic Life

Scholars gathered by the Abraham Lincoln Institute explore how Lincoln viewed concepts in the Declaration of Independence and how they shaped his policies. The event takes place at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

America 250 Yale Historian David Blight on President Franklin Pierce

Yale University history professor David Blight reflects on the life and legacy of President Franklin Pierce. His essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

America 250 Author Diana Carlin on First Lady Jane Pierce

Diana Carlin, co-author of Remember the First Ladies, reflects on the life and legacy of First Lady Jane Pierce. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

America 250 Traveling Exhibition of Founding Era Documents

The National Archives launches Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation, a traveling exhibition bringing original, Founding Era documents to eight American cities.

Lectures in History Williamsburg Revolutionary War Encampment

William & Mary lecturer Robyn Schroeder discusses the Williamsburg, Virginia, site where colonial troops built an encampment ahead of the 1781 battle of Yorktown during the Revolutionary War.

President George W. Bush on George Washington

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.

America 250 Revolutionary War Leadership

Historians Christian McBurney, Joyce Lee Malcolm, and others discuss America's leaders during the early years of the Revolutionary War.

America 250 C-SPAN Tours Fraunces Tavern

C-SPAN tours the Fraunces Tavern in New York City, a meeting place for the Sons of Liberty during the American Revolution and the first executive office building of the United States after the war.

America 250 Arlington National Cemetery Revolutionary War Tour

Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia hosts a tour of gravesites and memorials connected to the Revolutionary War.

America 250 Revolutionary War Northern Campaign

American Battlefield Trust recounts the Revolutionary War's Northern Campaign, fought primarily in New England and New York from 1775 to 1781.

America 250 Revolutionary War Era Walking Tour of New York City

C-SPAN's American History TV takes a walking tour of Revolutionary War-era sites in Lower Manhattan.

America 250 Yale Historian David Blight on President Franklin Pierce

Yale University history professor David Blight reflects on the life and legacy of President Franklin Pierce. His essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

America 250 Author Diana Carlin on First Lady Jane Pierce

Diana Carlin, co-author of Remember the First Ladies, reflects on the life and legacy of First Lady Jane Pierce. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

America 250 Michael Cohen on President Zachary Taylor

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.

America 250 Abraham Lincoln & the Declaration of Independence

Scholars gathered by the Abraham Lincoln Institute explore how Lincoln viewed concepts in the Declaration of Independence and how they shaped his policies. The event takes place at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

America 250 Abraham Lincoln & the Declaration of Independence

Scholars gathered by the Abraham Lincoln Institute explore how Lincoln viewed concepts in the Declaration of Independence and how they shaped his policies. The event takes place at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

America 250 Abraham Lincoln & the Declaration of Independence

Scholars gathered by the Abraham Lincoln Institute explore how Lincoln viewed concepts in the Declaration of Independence and how they shaped his policies. The event takes place at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

America 250 Abraham Lincoln Symposium Awards Presentation

Scholars gathered by the Abraham Lincoln Institute explore how Lincoln viewed concepts in the Declaration of Independence and how they shaped his policies. The event takes place at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

America 250 Abraham Lincoln, The Declaration of Independence & Civic Life

Scholars gathered by the Abraham Lincoln Institute explore how Lincoln viewed concepts in the Declaration of Independence and how they shaped his policies. The event takes place at the Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

America 250 Yale Historian David Blight on President Franklin Pierce

Yale University history professor David Blight reflects on the life and legacy of President Franklin Pierce. His essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

America 250 Author Diana Carlin on First Lady Jane Pierce

Diana Carlin, co-author of Remember the First Ladies, reflects on the life and legacy of First Lady Jane Pierce. Her recorded essay is part of a project called In Pursuit, commissioned to help mark America's 250th birthday this year.

America 250 Traveling Exhibition of Founding Era Documents

The National Archives launches Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation, a traveling exhibition bringing original, Founding Era documents to eight American cities.

America 250 Boston Commemoration of British Evacuation Day

Massachusetts officials mark the 250th anniversary of Evacuation Day, which commemorates the 1776 retreat by British forces from Boston and surrounding areas early in the Revolutionary War.