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Raymond "Ray" W. Smock

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Raymond "Ray" W. Smock was a Historian for the U.S. House of Representatives with 49 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1949 Address. The year with the most videos was 1989 with 10 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2006 with an average of 2,211 views per program. Most appearances with Donald A. Ritchie (18), Brian Lamb (8), Richard A. Baker (5). Most common tags: House of Representatives, Congress, Legislative Branch.

Appearances by Title:c. January 1, 2004 - Present Director, Byrd (Robert C.) Center for Congressional History and Education

Videos: 12 c. January 1, 2005 - Present Consultant, National Constitution Center

Videos: 1 c. January 1, 2005 - Present President, Association of Centers for the Study of Congress

Videos: 1

Previously

Historian, U.S. House of Representatives c. March 4, 1983 - c. May 23, 1995 Videos: 35

Recent Appearances

October 11, 2023
Historian Raymond Smock on the House Speaker Contest

Raymond Smock, former historian of the U.S. House of Representatives, talked about the removal of Representative Kevin McCart…
July 23, 2018
Q&A with Congressional Historians

Congressional historians Richard Baker, Ray Smock, and Donald Ritchie talked about American history and the U.S. Congress.
June 2, 2018
Robert F. Kennedy's Political Legacy

Authors Jules Witcover and John Bohrer spoke with U.S. Senate Historian Emeritus Donald Ritchie about Robert F. Kennedy’s pol…
June 9, 2017
The Sidebar With Ray Smock

Ray Smock discussed the history of congressional investigations. Ray Smock is the director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for L…