Videos

The history, art, and architecture of the U.S. Capitol from its opening in 1800 to the present were presented in a special 107-minute version of The Capitol. The documentary featured the imp…

Attorneys spoke to reporters following former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert’s (R-IL) first court appearance on charges he lied to the FBI and made large cash withdrawals to evade the r…

Representative Dennis Hastert (R-IL) talked about his autobiography, Speaker: Lessons from 40 Years in Coaching and Politics, published by Regnery Publishing. He described his careers in hig…

A Channel 1 interview with Speaker Hastert was shown. He responded to questions about his new role as Speaker of the House and how his past role as a teacher prepared him for his new role. V…

Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and former House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-MO) talked about the current congressional environment with the time in which they served.…

Panelists talked about constitutional separation of powers in international affairs. Topics included how the division of powers and responsibilities has been interpreted in the past, how mil…

Four former members of Congress and one former member of the Bush administration discussed the relationship between Congress and the executive branch through the September 11, 2001, terroris…

Speaker of the House Boehner (R-OH) and former Speakers Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Dennis Hastert (R-IL) discussed their respective times in the position, how the position has changed through t…

Former President Gerald and Mrs. Betty Ford were presented with the Congressional Gold Medal Award for their service to the nation. Former President Ford was honored for healing the nation a…

A portrait of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was unveiled in Statuary Hall. House leaders spoke about the effect that Rep. Hastert had on the office of the Speaker of the House and Cong…

Republican leaders spoke against President Clinton for vetoing a Republican-backed budget which included Republican sponsored tax cuts. They said that the plan would have benefited middle cl…

The history, art, and architecture of the U.S. Capitol from its opening in 1800 to the present were featured through taped segments on the various public and private spaces in the building, …

House Republican leaders spoke about consideration and passage of lobbying and ethics reform legislation, and an agreement among republicans to further revisit the issue of “earmarks” in fut…

Republican leaders spoke to reporters on the steps of the U.S. Capitol about their legislative agenda and progress made prior to their St. Patrick’s recess.

House Republican leaders spoke to reporters about lobbying reform efforts and their agenda for the upcoming session of Congress. Their ethics rules proposals included a stronger ban on gifts…

Congressman Dingell marked 50 years in the U.S. House on December 13, 2005. Elected officials from Michigan, as well as Vice President Cheney and current members of congress, paid tribute in…

Congress honored Rosa Parks for her courage when she defied authority by refusing to relinquish her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955 and her advocacy of civil rights since then. Ms. Park…

House Republican Leaders selected Representative Peter King as chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee. Representative King replaces Chris Cox, new head of the Securities and Excha…

J. Brian Smith talked about his book John J. Rhodes: Man Of The House, published by Primer. John Rhodes served as the Republican representative for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District from…

Speaker Hastert spoke at the Heritage Foundation during the President’s Club Meeting in Washington D.C.