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Journalist Cokie Roberts moderated a discussion on the First Federal Congress at the American Historical Association annual meeting. The panel talked about the nation’s founders, including J…

Kenneth Bowling, history professor at George Washington University talked about the relocation of Congress from Princeton, New Jersey to Annapolis, Maryland in 1783. He stated that the plan …

The U.S. CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY discussed the HISTORY OF LOBBYING IN CONGRESS Participants discussed lobbying efforts by citizens during the first federal Congress which met in Philad…

Professor Desan outlined the implications of the 1793 Supreme Court case Chisholm v. Georgia on lobbying. In the case, the Court decided that a citizen of South Carolina could sue another st…

Mr. Pasley spoke about the manner of lobbying the first few Congresses under the control of Federalists. He examined how people lobbied Congress from inside the institution and the closely l…

Professor Richard John of the University of Illinois-Chicago spoke about petitioning efforts by citizens by letters, often through indirect means, rather than sending them directly to member…