Raymond Smock, former historian of the U.S. House of Representatives, talked about the removal of Representative Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as House speaker and the contest for his replacement.
543 viewsCongressional historians Richard Baker, Ray Smock, and Donald Ritchie talked about American history and the U.S. Congress.
1,564 viewsAuthors Jules Witcover and John Bohrer spoke with U.S. Senate Historian Emeritus Donald Ritchie about Robert F. Kennedy’s political legacy 50 years after his assassination during the 1968 pr…
615 viewsRay Smock discussed the history of congressional investigations. Ray Smock is the director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Legislative Studies at Shepherd University and a former Historian …
71 viewsFormer House historian Ray Smock talked about the role of speaker of the House of Representatives and how the role evolved through history.
259 viewsFormer House historian Ray Smock talked about the the House Speaker’s Lobby.
1,029 viewsSenate Historian Emeritus Donald Ritchie and former House Historian Raymond Smock talked about the history of the House and Senate, including the leaders, characters, legislation, and scanda…
855 viewsSenate Historian Emeritus Donald Ritchie and former House Historian Raymond Smock talked about the history of the House and Senate, including the leaders, characters, legislation, and scanda…
1,253 viewsPrior to the president’s annual State of the Union Address, reporter Scott Wong previewed the address and former House Historian Ray Smock talked about the history of the annual event and si…
2,026 viewsFormer House historian Ray Smock talked about the opening day speeches of former House speakers. He introduced the January 4, 2007, House session in which Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) …
169 viewsFormer House historian Ray Smock talked about the opening day speeches of former House speakers. He introduced a program about the first day in office of House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL),…
126 viewsFormer House historian Ray Smock talked about the opening day speeches of former House speakers. He introduced the January 4, 1995, House session in which Representative Newt Gingrich (R-GA)…
160 viewsFormer House historian Ray Smock talked about the role of speaker of the House of Representatives and how the role evolved through history. Video was shown in the background as he talked abo…
214 viewsPanelists talked about the state of congressional history. Topics included current projects attempting to retrieve old records from individual members of Congress, as well as the differences…
325 viewsRaymond Smock talked about how lawmakers have dealt with the complexities of the U.S. Constitution throughout the document’s history. He suggested that lawmakers have struggled with interpre…
282 viewsActor Richard Dreyfuss talked about the debates and the importance of compromise in the crafting of the U.S. Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. He emphasized the importance…
2,273 viewsThe Shepherd University Foundation hosted the first annual Tom E. Moses Memorial lecture series. Senator Byrd, whose leadership added the appropriation act designating September 17th as Cons…
2,825 viewsRay Smock, Former historian of the U.S. House of Representatives, led a discussion with former members of congress about making their personal congressional papers publicly available. Two ye…
135 viewsRaymond Smock gave a historical perspective on violence against members of Congress and existing security measures in the Capitol. On January 8, 2011, Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ…
93 views“Washington Journal” was telecast from Signers' Hall in the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Signers' Hall features life-size bronze statues of 42 men: the 39 dele…
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