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Friday, June 16, 2023

The House Stands Adjourned Until June 16, 2023 at 2:00 PM EDT (Pro Forma)
The Senate Stands Adjourned Until June 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT (Pro Forma)

In the evening, Secretary Antony J. Blinken departs on travel to the People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom from June 16-21, 2023.
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy R. Sherman has no public appointments.
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Political Affairs Victoria J. Nuland attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is on travel to Belgium from June 15-16, 2023.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn is on travel to New York on June 16, 2023.

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Daily Weather Map
National Centers for Environvmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/dailywxmap/

National Forecast Charts
National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Weather Prediction Center
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php?day=1

Gary Varvel - Biden: "Where's the Money?"
https://garyvarvel.substack.com/p/biden-wheres-the-money

Michael Ramirez -  No Room For Good Samaritans
https://michaelramirez.substack.com/p/michael-ramirez-no-room-for-good

RealityBites by Broc Smith - The Little Dogs of War
https://rofcbybroc.com/2023/06/15/the-little-dogs-of-war/

Stonetoss Comics @stone_toss - Why
https://twitter.com/stone_toss/status/1669344012174602240

Jumble Daily
https://fun.chicagotribune.com/game/tca-jumble-daily

Congressional Record (Most Recent Issue)
https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record

60-Second Civics Podcast  
https://www.civiced.org/60-second-civics

Today in History - June 16
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/june-16/

NOAA Tide Predictions - Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/tide_predictions.html?gid=1396

NOAA Observed Water Levels -  Station 8594900 Washington DC
Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/stationhome.html?id=8594900
https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8594900

June 16, 2023 - June 18, 2023
G7 Transport Ministers' Meeting in Ise-Shima, Mie
The Group of Seven (G7)
https://www.g7hiroshima.go.jp/en/ministerialmeetings/

June 16, 2023 - June 21, 2023
Secretary Blinken’s Trip to the People’s Republic of China and the United Kingdom
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinkens-trip-to-the-peoples-republic-of-china-and-the-united-kingdom/

June 16, 2023
Federal Holiday - Juneteenth
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/juneteenth

June 16, 2023
Juneteenth – a Holiday
Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/event/juneteenth-a-holiday-2/

June 16, 2023
12th Annual African American Conference on Disabilities
Direct Advocacy & Resource Center
https://www.directaz.org/news/african-american-conference-on-disabilities

June 16, 2023
Devon Archer Subpoenaed to Appear Today for a Deposition
https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Letter-to-Archer-061223.pdf
https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-subpoenas-devon-archer-to-appear-for-a-deposition-in-the-biden-family-investigation/

June 16, 2023
4:30 AM EDT
ILO 111th Session of the International Labour Conference: Plenary Sitting – Morning
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k14/k14kdwptus

June 16, 2023
7:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528615-2/open-phones&playEvent

June 16, 2023
7:45 AM EDT
Speech: Governor Christopher J. Waller
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents.htm
https://vimeo.com/event/3433474

June 16, 2023
8:00 AM EDT
Labour Rights are Human Rights
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k1b0rsc8kq

June 16, 2023
8:00 AM EDT
Project on Belonging Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Convening
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/belonging-idea-convening/

June 16, 2023
8:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Carl Charles Discusses LGTBQ Rights
Lambda Legal’s Carl Charles discusses the wave of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures this year.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528615-3/carl-charles-discusses-lgtbq-rights&playEvent

June 16, 2023
8:30 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Matt Sharp on Religious Freedom and LGBTQ Issues
Alliance Defending Freedom’s Matt Sharp discusses the group’s advocacy of religious freedom in the debate over LGBTQ rights.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528615-4/matt-sharp-religious-freedom-lgbtq-issues&playEvent=

June 16, 2023
8:30 AM EDT
ILO 111th Session of the International Labour Conference: Plenary Debates – Afternoon Sitting (Live)
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1p/k1p939yu2u

June 16, 2023
9:00 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Lee White Discusses the Presidential Records Act
National Coalition for History’s Lee White discusses the indictment of Former President Donald Trump in the classified documents probe and the decades-old law that governs presidential records.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528615-5/lee-white-discusses-presidential-records-act&playEvent

June 16, 2023
9:00 AM EDT
First Look With the Post's Jonathan Capehart
Washington Post Live
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2023/06/16/first-look-with-posts-jonathan-capehart/

June 16, 2023
9:00 AM EDT
US-China Lessons From Ukraine: Fueling More Dangerous Taiwan Tensions
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/us-china-lessons-from-ukraine/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DQ1ATgrPVg

June 16, 2023
9:00 AM EDT
Library of Congress Festival of Film and Sound
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408611/Library-of-Congress-Festival-of-Film-and-Sound/2023-06-16/

June 16, 2023
9:00 AM EDT
Rewriting America, Reconsidering the Federal Writer's Project 80 Years Later: A Symposium
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408504/rewriting-america-reconsidering-the-federal-writers-project-80-years-later-a-symposium/2023-06-16/

June 16, 2023
9:00 AM EDT
National Advisory Eye Council - June 2023
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nei.nih.gov/about/advisory-committees/national-advisory-eye-council-naec/national-advisory-eye-council-naec-meeting-agenda-165
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49720

June 16, 2023
9:00 AM EDT
National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) Meeting Day 2
Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.hhs.gov/vaccines/nvac/meetings/2023/06-15/index.html
https://www.hhs.gov/live/live-1/index.html

June 16, 2023
9:15 AM EDT
The United States and Central America: Diplomacy and Cooperation at Work, A View from the Ground
Inter-American Dialogue
https://www.thedialogue.org/events/hybrid-event-the-united-states-and-central-america-diplomacy-and-cooperation-at-work-a-view-from-the-ground/
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Ambassadors Discuss U.S.-Central America Relations
U.S. ambassadors to Central American countries discuss diplomatic relations amid several issues affecting the region. The Inter-American Dialogue hosts the event.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528799-1/ambassadors-discuss-us-central-america-relations

June 16, 2023
9:15 AM EDT
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Austin Holds Briefing in Brussels
Department of Defense
https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-06-16/
https://www.defense.gov/News/Live-Events/#/?currentVideo=32158
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32158

June 16, 2023
9:30 AM EDT
Washington Journal: Open Phones
Join us with your calls and comments on social media as we review the latest news headlines out of Washington.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528615-6/open-phones&playEvent

June 16, 2023
9:30 AM EDT
Clinical Center Research Hospital Board - June 2023
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.ccrhb.od.nih.gov/meetings.html
https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=49770

June 16, 2023
10:00 AM EDT
Economic and Social Council: Special Meeting on "Saving Lives: Addressing the Urgent Food Security Needs of Haiti", 2023 Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k11/k11wsbmf1b

June 16, 2023
10:00 AM EDT
Her Land. Her Rights: Advancing Gender Equality and Land Restoration Goals
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1i/k1ix8i8j1z
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Acting Assistant Secretary Littlejohn will deliver the United States statement and meet with stakeholders to reinforce the United States’ continuing commitment to advancing gender equity and equality in conjunction with efforts that proactively build resilience and preparedness.
https://www.state.gov/acting-assistant-secretary-littlejohns-travel-to-new-york/

June 16, 2023
10:00 AM EDT
Your Next Move for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/06162023/Your-Next-Move-Military-Spouses-and-Caregivers

June 16, 2023
10:00 AM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Session
The Senate will meet for a brief pro forma session. No votes are expected.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528808-1/senate-pro-forma-session

June 16, 2023
10:00 AM EDT
Field Hearing, Moore County, North Carolina: "Enhancing America's Grid Security and Resilience"
House Energy and Commerce Committee
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WITNESSES:
William Ray, Director and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor, Division of Emergency Management, North Carolina Department of Public Safety
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Mark Aysta, Managing Director, Enterprise Security, Duke Energy
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Tim Ponseti, Vice President, Operations, SERC Reliability Corporation
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Jordan Kern, Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/116124
https://www.congress.gov/118/meeting/house/116124/documents/HHRG-118-IF03-20230616-SD099.pdf
https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/energy-climate-and-grid-security-subcommittee-field-hearing-enhancing-america-s-grid-security-and-resilience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJLpDuopuyA
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House Energy and Commerce Subcomittee Field Hearing on Grid Security and Resilience
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security holds a field hearing to examine how to address electric grid physical and cybersecurity challenges following an attack on a substation in Moore County in December 2022.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528806-1/house-energy-commerce-subcomittee-field-hearing-grid-security-resilience

June 16, 2023
10:30 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-june-16-2023/

June 16, 2023
11:00 AM EDT
How Successful Has Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Been So Far?
Atlantic Council
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/event/how-successful-has-ukraines-counteroffensive-been-so-far/
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Discussion on Ukraine's Counteroffensive Against Russia
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor joins retired General Philip Breedlove and others for a virtual discussion on Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528807-1/discussion-ukraines-counteroffensive-russia

June 16, 2023
11:00 AM EDT
PACT Act Claims Briefing - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56103/

June 16, 2023
11:00 AM EDT
NIAAA IWG on Drinking and Drug Use in Women and Girls: Achieving Equity in Women's Addiction Prevention and Treatment:  Accent on Promising Programs
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43355

June 16, 2023
11:00 AM EDT
What's New in Pediatric Alopecia Areata
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43289

June 16, 2023
11:00 AM EDT
The President departs the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

June 16, 2023
11:30 AM EDT
An American Martyr in Persia: A Conversation With Reza Aslan
The City Club of Cleveland
https://www.cityclub.org/forums/2023/06/16/An-american-Martyr-in-Persia-a-Conversation-With-Reza-aslan

June 16, 2023
11:30 AM EDT
The President Departs Joint Base Andrews en Route to Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

June 16, 2023
11:45 AM EDT
Secretary Miguel Cardona will give remarks at the National Safer Communities Summit in Connecticut
Department of Education
https://www.ed.gov/news/events/calendars/secschedule.html
https://www.safercommunitiessummit.com/event/20681f0a-2901-4af3-985d-49886cc7f859/websitePage:84fa079e-a1cb-4494-a546-cc24f2a9a9ae

June 16, 2023
11:45 AM EDT
Secretary Antony J. Blinken holds a joint press availability with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan
Department of State
https://www.state.gov/public-schedule-june-16-2023/
https://www.youtube.com/statedept
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Secretary Blinken Holds Joint News Conference with Singaporean Foreign Minister
Secretary of State Blinken holds a joint news conference with Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the State Department.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528814-1/secretary-blinken-holds-joint-news-conference-singaporean-foreign-minister

June 16, 2023
12:00 PM EDT
Daily Press Briefing by the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly.
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1x/k1xl8m3ia0

June 16, 2023
12:00 PM EDT
Lessons in U.S. Intelligence and Special Operations with Michael G. Vickers
Center for Strategic and International Studies
https://www.csis.org/events/lessons-us-intelligence-and-special-operations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atxKIvSQJ-0

June 16, 2023
12:00 PM EDT
Ask an Archivist, Converse With a Curator
William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
https://www.clintonlibrary.gov/events
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/ask-an-archivist-converse-with-a-curator-12

June 16, 2023
12:00 PM EDT
Targeted Delivery Interest Group (TDIG) Webinar Series: Advancing Cancer Treatment: Rational Design of Targeted and Stroma Modulating Drug Delivery Systems for Overcoming Therapy Resistance
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
https://calendar.nih.gov/event/view/43277

June 16, 2023
12:00 PM EDT
SBA Hour With Veterans - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Small Business Administration Pittsburgh District Office
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56832/

June 16, 2023
12:00 PM EDT
Washington DC Vet Center Open House
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57132/

June 16, 2023
12:00 PM EDT
Marquette County Community Resource Fair - Marquette, Michigan
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57056/

June 16, 2023
12:00 PM ET EDT
Principal Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton Gaggle Aboard Air Force One En Route to Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Air Force One
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fkQJNwNrXc

June 16, 2023
12:30 PM EDT
Histories of Motion Picture Sound Effects With Ben Burtt - Four-Time Oscar-Winning Sound Mixer, Designer and Editor
Library of Congress - Packard Campus Theater
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408551/Histories-of-Motion-Picture-Sound-Effects-With-Ben-Burtt/2023-06-16/

June 16, 2023
12:40 PM EDT
The President Arrives in Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

June 16, 2023
12:45 PM EDT
Echo Company Graduation at MCRD San Diego
Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, California
https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/32015

June 16, 2023
1:00 PM EDT
Chainsaw Carving & Music Festival - Corry, Pennsylvania
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56885/

June 16, 2023
1:00 PM EDT
Rewriting America: Reconsidering the Federal Writers' Project 80 Years Later With Alessandro Portelli
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408925/Rewriting-america-Reconsidering-the-Federal-Writers-Project-80-Years-Later-With-alessandro-Portelli/2023-06-16/

June 16, 2023
1:00 PM EDT
Career Credentials for Military Spouses and Caregivers
Department of Labor
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/events/06162023/Career-Credentials-Military-Spouses-and-Caregivers

June 16, 2023
2:00 PM EDT
U.S. House of Representatives: House Pro Forma Session
The House will meet for a brief session. No votes are expected.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528809-1/house-pro-forma-session

June 16, 2023
2:05 PM EDT
The President Delivers Remarks at the National Safer Communities Summit
Windsor Locks, Connecticut
https://www.safercommunitiessummit.com/event/20681f0a-2901-4af3-985d-49886cc7f859/websitePage:84fa079e-a1cb-4494-a546-cc24f2a9a9ae
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTd1M_NRPeo
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President Biden Remarks at the National Safer Communities Summit
President Biden gives remarks at the National Safer Communities Summit at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528817-1/president-biden-remarks-national-safer-communities-summit

June 16, 2023
3:25 PM EDT
The President Departs Windsor Locks, Connecticut en Route to Greenwich, Connecticut
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

June 16, 2023
3:40 PM EDT
Vice President Harris delivers remarks highlighting the Biden-Harris Administration’s investment in combatting the climate crisis and creating a clean energy economy that works for all.
Denver, Colorado
https://www.whitehouse.gov/live/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFCrvgPRhmo

June 16, 2023
4:00 PM EDT
Fourth Committee, 28th Meeting - General Assembly, 77th Session
United Nations
https://media.un.org/en/asset/k1t/k1td0hplw5

June 16, 2023
4:05 PM EDT
The President Arrives in Greenwich, Connecticut
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

June 16, 2023
5:15 PM EDT
The President Participates in a Campaign Reception
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

June 16, 2023
5:25 PM EDT
Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans Address Crime Operation in California
Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other Members of the House GOP California Delegation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zPNDqeD57g
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House Speaker McCarthy Holds News Conference on Organized Crime
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other House Republican lawmakers from California hold a news conference in Orange County, south of Los Angeles, for a briefing on an organized crime operation in that area.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528812-1/house-speaker-mccarthy-holds-news-conference-organized-crime

June 16, 2023
6:30 PM EDT
The President Departs Greenwich, Connecticut en Route to Joint Base Andrews
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

June 16, 2023
7:00 PM EDT
Friday Evening Parade
Marine Barracks, 8th & I, Washington, D.C.
https://www.barracks.marines.mil/Parades/Friday-Evening-Parade-Schedule-Reservation/
https://rsvp.theworldsbest.events/_4gp4l

June 16, 2023
7:30 PM EDT
Prayerful Procession to Dodger Stadium
https://cforc.com/2023/05/Prayerful-Procession-to-Dodger-Stadium/
https://dodgerstadiumprayerrally.com/

June 16, 2023
7:35 PM EDT
The President Departs Joint Base Andrews en Route to the White House
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

June 16, 2023
7:55 PM EDT
The President Arrives at the White House
Official Schedule
https://factba.se/biden/calendar/

June 16, 2023
8:00 PM EDT
After Words: Michael Waldman, "The Supermajority - How the Supreme Court Divided America". Brennan Center for Justice president & CEO Michael Waldman examined how the Supreme Court's 2021-22 rulings impact U.S. law & citizens. He was interviewed by Politico's senior legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528063-1/after-words-michael-waldman

June 16, 2023
9:00 PM EDT
The Equitable Interview: Creating Space for Your Values in the Job Search and the Workplace
World Affairs Council
https://www.world-affairs.org/event/The-equitable-Interview-creating-space-for-your-Values-in-the-job-search-and-the-workplace/

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SATURDAY

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JUNE 17, 1775
The Battle of Bunker Hill
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/june-17/

June 17, 2023
Bunker Hill Day in Massachusetts
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/bunker-hill-day

Today in History - June 17
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/june-17

June 17, 2023
8:00 AM EDT
Lectures in History: Laura Watt on Landscape Preservation and National Parks Sonoma State University professor Laura Watt teaches a class on the evolution of a national park system and the effort to preserve pristine wilderness. She argues that this approach often obscures the ways humans have already interacted with the land. She also talks about her research on the Point Reyes National Seashore which used to be a dairy ranch community before it was designated a national park in the 1960s.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?426970-1/landscape-preservation-national-parks

June 17, 2023
9:00 AM EDT
Library of Congress Festival of Film and Sound
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408611/Library-of-Congress-Festival-of-Film-and-Sound/2023-06-17/

June 17, 2023
9:00 AM EDT
Veteran Resource Fair & Meet the Experts - Erie, Pennsylvania
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56354/

June 17, 2023
9:10 AM EDT
Reel America: Lincoln Tunnel Construction - 1938. This 1938 New York Port Authority film entitled "Conquest of the Hudson" covered the planning, construction and operation of the Lincoln Tunnel, which connected New York to New Jersey and opened in December 1937. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528584-1/lincoln-tunnel-construction-1938

June 17, 2023
9:30 AM EDT
The Presidency: Jonathan Darman, "Becoming FDR". Author, journalist, and historian Jonathan Darman revealed how polio transformed Franklin Roosevelt into the man who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City hosted this event - and is the home where FDR confronted polio's challenges.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?523524-1/becoming-fdr

June 17, 2023
10:00 AM EDT
Veteran and Family Picnic – Lansing, North Carolina
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56671/

June 17, 2023
10:35 AM EDT
Reel America: Southern Folk Art with Photographer Roland Freeman - 1983. In this 1983 U.S. Information Agency film, photographer Roland Freeman recounted his experience documenting African American folk arts in the South and a trip to Nigeria. This film was originally called "Country Roads and City Pavements with Roland L. Freeman." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525885-1/southern-folk-art-photographer-roland-freeman

June 17, 2023
11:00 AM EDT
Warren County PRIDE Event - Warren, Pennsylvania
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/56887/

June 17, 2023
11:00 AM EDT
Veterans Benefits Seminar - Marina, California
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/57150/

June 17, 2023
11:00 AM EDT
Lectures in History: Laura Watt on Landscape Preservation and National Parks Sonoma State University professor Laura Watt teaches a class on the evolution of a national park system and the effort to preserve pristine wilderness. She argues that this approach often obscures the ways humans have already interacted with the land. She also talks about her research on the Point Reyes National Seashore which used to be a dairy ranch community before it was designated a national park in the 1960s.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?426970-1/landscape-preservation-national-parks

June 17, 2023
11:00 AM EDT
Read to Lead Series: Juneteenth
Clinton Presidential Center
https://www.clintonfoundation.org/events/clinton-presidential-center/read-to-lead-series-juneteenth/

June 17, 2023
11:00 AM EDT
Juneteenth Family Day
National Archives Boeing Learning Center, Washington, DC
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/juneteenth-family-day-0

June 17, 2023
12:10 PM EDT
Reel America: Lincoln Tunnel Construction - 1938. This 1938 New York Port Authority film entitled "Conquest of the Hudson" covered the planning, construction and operation of the Lincoln Tunnel, which connected New York to New Jersey and opened in December 1937. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528584-1/lincoln-tunnel-construction-1938

June 17, 2023
12:30 PM EDT
The Presidency: Jonathan Darman, "Becoming FDR". Author, journalist, and historian Jonathan Darman revealed how polio transformed Franklin Roosevelt into the man who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City hosted this event - and is the home where FDR confronted polio's challenges.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?523524-1/becoming-fdr

June 17, 2023
1:00 PM EDT
A Conversation With Ben Burtt - Four-Time Oscar-Winning Sound Mixer, Designer and Editor
Library of Congress - Packard Campus Theater
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408569/A-Conversation-With-Ben-Burtt/2023-06-17/

June 17, 2023
1:35 PM EDT
Reel America: Southern Folk Art with Photographer Roland Freeman - 1983. In this 1983 U.S. Information Agency film, photographer Roland Freeman recounted his experience documenting African American folk arts in the South and a trip to Nigeria. This film was originally called "Country Roads and City Pavements with Roland L. Freeman." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525885-1/southern-folk-art-photographer-roland-freeman

June 17, 2023
2:00 PM EDT
The Civil War: Civil War Pensions, Widows, and Orphans. Shenandoah University Civil War Institute director Jonathan Noyalas talked about how veterans and widows applied for pensions and the ways that states and military organizations provided for orphans after the war. This talk was part of a conference hosted by Shenandoah University's Civil War Institute.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527271-2/civil-war-pensions-widows-orphans

June 17, 2023
3:15 PM EDT
Frederick Douglass' Life and Legacy. Douglass Leadership Institute founder Bishop Dean Nelson and Washington and Lee University professor Lucas Morel discussed the life and legacy of abolitionist Frederick Douglass. This program was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526333-1/frederick-douglass-life-legacy

June 17, 2023
4:20 PM EDT
Public School Integration in the 1960s. Jackson State University professor Pamela Banks and journalist Jill Lawrence discussed their experience living through school integration as a black and white student in Long Island, New York, in the late 1960s. The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosted this virtual event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528552-1/public-school-integration-1960s

June 17, 2023
5:20 PM EDT
Paul Kix, "You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live". Journalist Paul Kix recounted the SCLC's 1963 campaign to end segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, and how it affected the Civil Rights Movement. The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute hosted this event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527790-1/you-prepared-die-begin-live

June 17, 2023
6:40 PM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Reading of MLK's 1963 "Letter From Birmingham Jail". Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a bipartisan group of senators in a reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527827-101/senate-reading-mlks-1963-letter-birmingham-jail

June 17, 2023
7:00 PM EDT
Deployment Band - Salute the Sunset Military Concert Series at the National Harbor Waterfront, Maryland
U.S. Air Force Band
https://www.music.af.mil/Bands/The-United-States-air-Force-Band/Events/
https://www.nationalharbor.com/events/annual-events/salute-the-sunset/

June 17, 2023
8:00 PM EDT
Lectures in History: Laura Watt on Landscape Preservation and National Parks Sonoma State University professor Laura Watt teaches a class on the evolution of a national park system and the effort to preserve pristine wilderness. She argues that this approach often obscures the ways humans have already interacted with the land. She also talks about her research on the Point Reyes National Seashore which used to be a dairy ranch community before it was designated a national park in the 1960s.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?426970-1/landscape-preservation-national-parks

June 17, 2023
9:10 PM EDT
Reel America: Lincoln Tunnel Construction - 1938. This 1938 New York Port Authority film entitled "Conquest of the Hudson" covered the planning, construction and operation of the Lincoln Tunnel, which connected New York to New Jersey and opened in December 1937. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528584-1/lincoln-tunnel-construction-1938

June 17, 2023
9:30 PM EDT
The Presidency: Jonathan Darman, "Becoming FDR". Author, journalist, and historian Jonathan Darman revealed how polio transformed Franklin Roosevelt into the man who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City hosted this event - and is the home where FDR confronted polio's challenges.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?523524-1/becoming-fdr

June 17, 2023
10:35 PM EDT
Reel America: Southern Folk Art with Photographer Roland Freeman - 1983. In this 1983 U.S. Information Agency film, photographer Roland Freeman recounted his experience documenting African American folk arts in the South and a trip to Nigeria. This film was originally called "Country Roads and City Pavements with Roland L. Freeman." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525885-1/southern-folk-art-photographer-roland-freeman

June 17, 2023
11:00 PM EDT
Lectures in History: Laura Watt on Landscape Preservation and National Parks Sonoma State University professor Laura Watt teaches a class on the evolution of a national park system and the effort to preserve pristine wilderness. She argues that this approach often obscures the ways humans have already interacted with the land. She also talks about her research on the Point Reyes National Seashore which used to be a dairy ranch community before it was designated a national park in the 1960s.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?426970-1/landscape-preservation-national-parks

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SUNDAY

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June 18, 2023 - June 23, 2023
Summer Words Writers Conference & Literary Festival
Aspen Institute
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/summer-words-writers-conference-literary-festival/

Today in History - June 18
https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/june-18

June 18, 2023
Father's Day in the United States
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/fathers-day

June 18, 2023
12:10 AM EDT
Reel America: Lincoln Tunnel Construction - 1938. This 1938 New York Port Authority film entitled "Conquest of the Hudson" covered the planning, construction and operation of the Lincoln Tunnel, which connected New York to New Jersey and opened in December 1937. Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528584-1/lincoln-tunnel-construction-1938

June 18, 2023
12:30 AM EDT
The Presidency: Jonathan Darman, "Becoming FDR". Author, journalist, and historian Jonathan Darman revealed how polio transformed Franklin Roosevelt into the man who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II. The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York City hosted this event - and is the home where FDR confronted polio's challenges.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?523524-1/becoming-fdr

June 18, 2023
1:35 AM EDT
Reel America: Southern Folk Art with Photographer Roland Freeman - 1983. In this 1983 U.S. Information Agency film, photographer Roland Freeman recounted his experience documenting African American folk arts in the South and a trip to Nigeria. This film was originally called "Country Roads and City Pavements with Roland L. Freeman." Reel America is an American History TV series featuring 20th century archival films.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?525885-1/southern-folk-art-photographer-roland-freeman

June 18, 2023
2:00 AM EDT
The Civil War: Civil War Pensions, Widows, and Orphans. Shenandoah University Civil War Institute director Jonathan Noyalas talked about how veterans and widows applied for pensions and the ways that states and military organizations provided for orphans after the war. This talk was part of a conference hosted by Shenandoah University's Civil War Institute.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527271-2/civil-war-pensions-widows-orphans

June 18, 2023
3:15 AM EDT
Frederick Douglass' Life and Legacy. Douglass Leadership Institute founder Bishop Dean Nelson and Washington and Lee University professor Lucas Morel discussed the life and legacy of abolitionist Frederick Douglass. This program was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526333-1/frederick-douglass-life-legacy

June 18, 2023
4:20 AM EDT
Public School Integration in the 1960s. Jackson State University professor Pamela Banks and journalist Jill Lawrence discussed their experience living through school integration as a black and white student in Long Island, New York, in the late 1960s. The University of Virginia's Miller Center hosted this virtual event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528552-1/public-school-integration-1960s

June 18, 2023
5:20 AM EDT
Paul Kix, "You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live". Journalist Paul Kix recounted the SCLC's 1963 campaign to end segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, and how it affected the Civil Rights Movement. The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute hosted this event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527790-1/you-prepared-die-begin-live

June 18, 2023
6:40 AM EDT
U.S. Senate: Senate Reading of MLK's 1963 "Letter From Birmingham Jail". Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) led a bipartisan group of senators in a reading of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "Letter from Birmingham Jail."
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527827-101/senate-reading-mlks-1963-letter-birmingham-jail

June 18, 2023
8:00 AM EDT
James Risen & Thomas Risen, "The Last Honest Man". Journalists and father and son co-authors James and Thomas Risen profiled Frank Church (D-ID) and his Senate hearings in 1975-76 into America's intelligence activities. Officially the "Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities" the Church Committee exposed intelligence abuses by the CIA, FBI & NSA. Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528180-1/the-honest-man

June 18, 2023
9:00 AM EDT
Library of Congress Festival of Film and Sound
Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/item/event-408611/Library-of-Congress-Festival-of-Film-and-Sound/2023-06-18/

June 18, 2023
9:15 AM EDT
Mary Eberstadt, "Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited". The Catholic Information Center's Mary Eberstadt talked about the legacy of the sexual revolution in America and the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. This event was hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women in Herndon, Virginia.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528070-1/adam-eve-pill-revisited-revisited

June 18, 2023
10:00 AM EDT
After Words: Michael Waldman, "The Supermajority - How the Supreme Court Divided America". Brennan Center for Justice president & CEO Michael Waldman examined how the Supreme Court's 2021-22 rulings impact U.S. law & citizens. He was interviewed by Politico's senior legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528063-1/after-words-michael-waldman

June 18, 2023
11:00 AM EDT
James Risen & Thomas Risen, "The Last Honest Man". Journalists and father and son co-authors James and Thomas Risen profiled Frank Church (D-ID) and his Senate hearings in 1975-76 into America's intelligence activities. Officially the "Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities" the Church Committee exposed intelligence abuses by the CIA, FBI & NSA. Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528180-1/the-honest-man

June 18, 2023
12:15 PM EDT
Mary Eberstadt, "Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited". The Catholic Information Center's Mary Eberstadt talked about the legacy of the sexual revolution in America and the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. This event was hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women in Herndon, Virginia.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528070-1/adam-eve-pill-revisited-revisited

June 18, 2023
1:00 PM EDT
After Words: Michael Waldman, "The Supermajority - How the Supreme Court Divided America". Brennan Center for Justice president & CEO Michael Waldman examined how the Supreme Court's 2021-22 rulings impact U.S. law & citizens. He was interviewed by Politico's senior legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528063-1/after-words-michael-waldman

June 18, 2023
2:00 PM EDT
Philip Zelikow, "Lessons from the Covid War". The COVID Crisis Group director Philip Zelikow discussed the Group's report on the successes and failures in the response to the COVID pandemic and how we can prepare for future crisis.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528554-1/lessons-covid-war

June 18, 2023
2:00 PM EDT
The Lady Bird Diaries
National Archives, William J. McGowan Theater, Washington, DC
https://www.archives.gov/calendar/event/The-lady-bird-diaries

June 18, 2023
3:00 PM EDT
Philip Roth's Literary Legacy. Several writers explored the American experience, historical fiction, and ideas of democracy through the lens of novels by the late Philip Roth, including "American Pastoral," "The Plot Against America," and "I Married a Communist." This event took place at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, New Jersey.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?526508-1/american-berserk

June 18, 2023
3:00 PM EDT
The U.S. Army Concert Band - Sunday Funday Concert, Manassas, Virginia
U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own"
https://www.usarmyband.com/calendar
https://www.usarmyband.com/events/summer-concert-sunday-funday-concert-series-at-harris-pavilion

June 18, 2023
4:35 PM EDT
Rep. Katie Porter D-CA, "I Swear". Congresswoman Katie Porter (D-CA) spoke about her experiences navigating the inner workings of Congress as a single mom. Live Talk Los Angeles hosted this program.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?527272-1/i-swear

June 18, 2023
6:05 PM EDT
Patrick Deneen, "Regime Change". Patrick Deneen argued that America needs a new elite that champions the interests of ordinary Americans. He was joined by Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts, and Washington Post columnist Christine Emba. This event was hosted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and held at Catholic University in Washington, DC.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528162-1/regime-change

June 18, 2023
7:00 PM EDT
Commodores - York, Pennsylvania
U.S. Navy Band
https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events
https://www.navyband.navy.mil/events/2023-jun-18-commodores-springettsbury-park-amphitheater

June 18, 2023
8:00 PM EDT
James Risen & Thomas Risen, "The Last Honest Man". Journalists and father and son co-authors James and Thomas Risen profiled Frank Church (D-ID) and his Senate hearings in 1975-76 into America's intelligence activities. Officially the "Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities" the Church Committee exposed intelligence abuses by the CIA, FBI & NSA. Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528180-1/the-honest-man

June 18, 2023
8:00 PM EDT
Effective Communication Workshop
Veterans Administration
https://www.va.gov/outreach-and-events/events/54608/

June 18, 2023
9:15 PM EDT
Mary Eberstadt, "Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited". The Catholic Information Center's Mary Eberstadt talked about the legacy of the sexual revolution in America and the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. This event was hosted by the Clare Boothe Luce Center for Conservative Women in Herndon, Virginia.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528070-1/adam-eve-pill-revisited-revisited

June 18, 2023
10:00 PM EDT
After Words: Michael Waldman, "The Supermajority - How the Supreme Court Divided America". Brennan Center for Justice president & CEO Michael Waldman examined how the Supreme Court's 2021-22 rulings impact U.S. law & citizens. He was interviewed by Politico's senior legal affairs reporter Josh Gerstein.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528063-1/after-words-michael-waldman

June 18, 2023
11:00 PM EDT
James Risen & Thomas Risen, "The Last Honest Man". Journalists and father and son co-authors James and Thomas Risen profiled Frank Church (D-ID) and his Senate hearings in 1975-76 into America's intelligence activities. Officially the "Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities" the Church Committee exposed intelligence abuses by the CIA, FBI & NSA. Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
American History/BookTV
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528180-1/the-honest-man