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Panelists talked about the the First United States Congress, which met from March 4, 1789 to March 4, 1791 to implement the Constitution and create a new government. Charlene Bickford, direc…

Ray Smock, Former historian of the U.S. House of Representatives, led a discussion with former members of congress about making their personal congressional papers publicly available. Two ye…

Don Ritchie talked to participants in the Senate Historical Office’s Oral History Program about their long careers on Senate staffs. Topics included changes in the Senate, the maiden speeche…

David Ferriero spoke about the role of the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Archives in preserving the official records of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senat…

Former members of Congress who took an active interest in maintaining their papers shared their observations. Historical records of Congress are housed at the Center for Legislative Archives…

Mr. Weinstein, the new Archivist of the United States, gave the opening address at the third annual meeting of the Association of Centers for the Study of Congress. He talked about operation…