C-SPAN

===C-SPAN3===
C-SPAN 3 covers public affairs events, congressional hearings and history programming.<ref name="faq" /> The weekday programming on C-SPAN3 (from the morning — anywhere from 6 to 8:30&nbsp;a.m. — to 8 p.m. Eastern Time) features uninterrupted live public affairs events, in particular political events from Washington, D.C.<ref name=Moss/> 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''.<ref name=NewsCheck/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/01/turn-to-c-span-for-american-history/ |title=Turn to C-SPAN for American History |first=Jenny|last=Williams |date=January 7, 2011 |work=wired.com |publisher=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |access-date=January 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=C-SPAN Launching History Programming Block |first=Alex |last=Weprin |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/c-span-launching-history-programming-block_b47006 |date=January 6, 2011 |work=mediabistro.com |publisher=[[WebMediaBrands]] |access-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808054530/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/c-span-launching-history-programming-block_b47006 |archive-date=August 8, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historynet.com/american-history-tv-new-from-c-span.htm |title=American History TV – New from C-SPAN |author=Gerald D. Swick |date=January 18, 2011 |work=historynet.com |publisher=Weider History Group |access-date=November 22, 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref name=States>{{cite press release |title=C-SPAN3 to Air Dole Institute Interviews with Bob Dole, Walter Mondale |url=http://archive.news.ku.edu/2009/november/20/cspan.shtml |publisher=[[The University of Kansas]] |date=November 20, 2009 |access-date=May 22, 2013 |archive-date=March 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327013907/http://archive.news.ku.edu/2009/november/20/cspan.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>