Editing the Senate Record
Betty Koed, a retired U.S. Senate historian, discussed the process of editing the Senate's historical record.
Description
Betty Koed, a retired U.S. Senate historian, discussed the process of editing the Senate's historical record.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What is the "Congressional Record?"
- Based on the clip, what are Senators able to edit? Does this happen often? Explain.
- According to Betty Koed, how do researchers use the daily and the formal Congressional Records?
Additional Resources
- Video Clip: The United States Senate: Conflict and Compromise
- Bell Ringer: History of the U.S. Capitol
- Bell Ringer: Historical Congressional Violence and the Press
- Lesson Plan: Presidential Records Act (1978)
- Lesson Plan: Great Debates in the US Congress
- Lesson Plan: The Powers of Congress
- Lesson Plan: Congressional Investigations
Participants
Vocabulary
- Historical Record
- Senate
- Verbatim