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In the 1950s, a Senate committee led by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN) examined organized crime around the country.

In the 1940s, a Senate committee led by Senator and future President Harry Truman examined the national defense program and whether there was corruption in defense contracting.

In 1912, a special Senate committee heard from 82 witnesses about ice warnings that were ignored, the inadequate number of lifeboats, and treatment of different classes of passengers aboard …

In 1871, a joint House-Senate committee investigated conditions in the southern states following a wave of violence against freed slaves and others.

Capitol Visitor Center curator Christine Blackerby took us through an exhibit looking at congressional investigations through the years, from Titanic to Watergate. She explained the steps in…

Matthew Ifill talked about Congress Hall, located next to Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. The U.S. Congress met in the building from 1790 to 1800 and Presidents George Washington and John …

The American Enterprise Institute’s Kevin Kosar discussed his podcast, “Understanding Congress.”

Former Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) argued that dysfunction in Congress stifles the government’s ability to act on public policy priorities. The Santa Fe Preparatory School & Collected Works…

American Enterprise Institute’s Philip Wallach talked about the history of divided government, and his upcoming book, Why Congress.

Brooklyn College Professor KC Johnson talked about instances of violence in Congress from the 1790s through today. This program also featured a look at the cane used to attack Senator Charle…

American University professor Joseph Campbell taught a class about the 1972 Watergate scandal and, what he calls, “the myth of heroic journalism.” He argued that the unraveling of the Waterg…

Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation executive director Christy Coleman talked with historian Joanne Freeman about her scholarship on Alexander Hamilton and violence in Congress during the 19th cen…

U.S. Capitol Historical Society Chief Historian William “Chuck” diGiacomantonio discussed the tumultuous interactions between Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson and Federalist …

The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted a discussion on Congress, political parties, and polarization from the time of America’s founding through the Civil War to today. Spea…

Jane Armstrong Hudiburg talked about the life and legacy of suffragist, pacifist and politician Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hos…

U.S. Capitol Historical Society chief guide and public historian Steve Livengood took viewers on a virtual tour of the Capitol grounds that were designed by landscape architect Frederick Law…

Former Congresswoman Chisholm talked about her career as a politician, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and a fighter for civil rights. She was a candidate for the Democratic p…

House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and Curator Farar Elliott presented artifacts and photographs related to and talked about the history of women in the U.S. House of Repr…

House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and Curator Farar Elliott presented artifacts and photographs related to and talked about the history of women in the U.S. House of Repr…

Matthew Wasniewski and Farar Elliott used a selection of artifacts from their collections to tell the story of black members of congress between the 1920s and the 1970s. This program draws u…