C-SPAN 3

C-SPAN 3 covers public affairs events, congressional hearings and history programming.

In 2001, C-SPAN3 was launched to provide access to additional public affairs events, particularly live coverage of key congressional hearings.

The weekday programming on C-SPAN3 (from the morning (anywhere from 6:00 to 8:30 a.m.) to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time) features uninterrupted live public affairs events, in particular political events from Washington, D.C.[18] Each weekend since January 8, 2011, the network has broadcast 48 hours of programming dedicated to the history of the United States, under the umbrella title American History TV.The programming covers the history of the U.S. from the founding of the nation through the late 20th century. Programs include American Artifacts, which is dedicated to exploring museums, archives and historical sites, and Lectures in History, featuring major university history professors giving lectures on U.S. history.[85] In 2009, C-SPAN3 aired an eight-installment series of interviews from the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas, which featured historian Richard Norton Smith and Vice President Walter Mondale, among other interviewees.