, and our new series, real america, featuring governmental and educational films from the 1930s through the 1970s. Cspan3, created by the cable tv industry. Watch as an hd. Like us on facebook. Follow us on twitter. In this recent Associated Press image, protesters are blocking a street in front of the Police Department to call attention to grand jury decisions in missouri and new york not to prosecute White Police Officers for the death of unarmed black man. Next on American History tvs real america series, the people and the police, oakland, a 1970 more 1974 documentary. From the day it was founded in 1948, the folks across the bay in San Francisco have been making jokes about oakland. There is no there there. On,e the jokes may live oakland is no longer that faceless other city across the bay. Californias fourth largest city is a booming center of art, industry, and culture. Oaklands new glamour and prosperity are not shared equally by all of its citizens. Nearly half of the citys p
Its planning the theme from 2001. Narrator april 13, 19 70. The mood could only be described as relaxed. Apollo 13, mans fifth Lunar Mission nasas third scheduled , landing on the moon. Continued its tranquil coast guard. Weve got one more item for you when you get a chance. Ok, stand by. Houston, we have a problem here. Weve had a problem. Say it again. Ok, stand by. We had a pretty large bang associated with this. We have a problem. Ok, standby 13. We are looking at it. We have a warning there. As i recall, bb was the one that narrator jim lovell had apollo had circled the moon on apollo eight. Jack swaggart, command module pilot. Three days ago, he was on the back of crew and now he replaced ken mattingly. He had been dropped from the mission because he had been exposed to german measles. He would watch the launch from mission control. Auto sequence initiated. Roger. Its complete. Roger. The poster has one complete and we are on internal power. How does it look . Ncc recorded the fl
Leaving office. My decision is quite practical, so i got a phone call from my landlord. Gerald turner. Rather than raising the rent or threatening to hold our security deposit, i was relieved to hear president turner ask if i believed in free speech. [ laughter ] i said, yeah. He said, perfect, heres your chance to give one. As a proud member of the smu community, i am honored to be here truly honored to deliver the commencement address the. Well have the entire speech by former president george w. With bush and other commencement addresses from colleges around the country starting saturday at noon eastern on cspan. This sunday night at 8 00 eastern on first ladies influence and image. Well look into the personal lives of three first ladies, sarah polk, Margaret Taylor and Abigail Filmore. Sarah polk had a very strong belief in politics and often helped her husband, james make political decision ss. Margaret taylor was opposed to her husbands nomination for president and Zachary Taylor
Cspans coverage of College Commencement speeches continues saturday with Susan Webber Wright at the university of arkansas and dream works chair melody hobson at usc. Former Massachusetts Governor and 2012 president ial candidate mitt romney speaking in Manchester Manchester new hampshire. President bush addressing Southern Methodist university. You know, when i mention this had speech to some of my pals they were surprised i was going to give it. See, i havent given a commencement speech since leaving office. My decision is quite practical, so i got a phone call from my landlord. Gerald turner. Rather than raising the rent or threatening to hold our security deposit, i was relieved to hear president turner ask if i believed in free speech. [ laughter ] i said, yeah. He said, perfect, heres your chance to give one. As a proud member of the smu community, i am honored to be here truly honored to deliver the commencement address the. Well have the entire speech by former president george
8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspans original series first ladies influence and image examining the public and private lives of the women from Martha Washington to michelle obama. Sundays at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan 3. And as a complement to the series cspans new book first ladies on the lives of 45 iconic american women. Its available as a hard cover or an ebook through your favorite bookstore or online bookseller bookseller. Each week American History tvs reel america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. 45 years ago on april 11 1970 apollo 13 blasted off in what was to be the third nasa mission to land men on the moon. Next, a 1970 nasa documentary about the crisis which nearly left the three apollo 13 astronauts stranded in space. This little tape recorder has been a big benefit to us in passing the time in our transit to the moon, and its rather odd to see it floating like this in odyssey while its playing the scene from 2001. April 13, 1970, the mood