Filter by

Congress

Videos

Sorted by Most Recent Airing
Showing 1 - of 375 Show 100
  • Last Aired

    Congress Hall

    Matthew Ifill talked about Congress Hall, located next to Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. The U.S. Congress met in the building from 1790 to 1800 and Presidents George Washington and John …

    1,045 views
  • Last Aired

    Kevin Kosar on his Podcast "Understanding Congress"

    The American Enterprise Institute’s Kevin Kosar discussed his podcast, “Understanding Congress.”

    373 views
  • Last Aired

    Breakdown - Lessons for a Congress in Crisis

    Former Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) argued that dysfunction in Congress stifles the government’s ability to act on public policy priorities. The Santa Fe Preparatory School & Collected Works…

    153 views
  • Last Aired

    Philip Wallach on the History of Divided Government

    American Enterprise Institute’s Philip Wallach talked about the history of divided government, and his upcoming book, Why Congress.

    898 views
  • Last Aired

    Violence in Congress

    Brooklyn College Professor KC Johnson talked about instances of violence in Congress from the 1790s through today. This program also featured a look at the cane used to attack Senator Charle…

    312 views
  • Last Aired

    Watergate 50 Years Later

    American University professor Joseph Campbell taught a class about the 1972 Watergate scandal and, what he calls, “the myth of heroic journalism.” He argued that the unraveling of the Waterg…

    1,496 views
  • Last Aired

    Conversation with Historian Joanne Freeman

    Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation executive director Christy Coleman talked with historian Joanne Freeman about her scholarship on Alexander Hamilton and violence in Congress during the 19th cen…

    559 views
  • Last Aired

    Jefferson and the Federalists in Washington, D.C.

    U.S. Capitol Historical Society Chief Historian William “Chuck” diGiacomantonio discussed the tumultuous interactions between Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson and Federalist …

    538 views
  • Last Aired

    Congress, Political Parties and Polarization

    The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia hosted a discussion on Congress, political parties, and polarization from the time of America’s founding through the Civil War to today. Spea…

    848 views
  • Last Aired

    Legacy of Jeannette Rankin

    Jane Armstrong Hudiburg talked about the life and legacy of suffragist, pacifist and politician Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hos…

    667 views
  • Last Aired

    Frederick Law Olmsted and U.S. Capitol Grounds

    U.S. Capitol Historical Society chief guide and public historian Steve Livengood took viewers on a virtual tour of the Capitol grounds that were designed by landscape architect Frederick Law…

    146 views
  • Last Aired

    Life and Career of Shirley Chisholm

    Former Congresswoman Chisholm talked about her career as a politician, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and a fighter for civil rights. She was a candidate for the Democratic p…

    2,953 views
  • Last Aired

    Women in Congress, Part 2

    House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and Curator Farar Elliott presented artifacts and photographs related to and talked about the history of women in the U.S. House of Repr…

    648 views
  • Last Aired

    Women in Congress, Part 1

    House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and Curator Farar Elliott presented artifacts and photographs related to and talked about the history of women in the U.S. House of Repr…

    841 views
  • Last Aired

    African Americans in Congress in the 20th Century

    Matthew Wasniewski and Farar Elliott used a selection of artifacts from their collections to tell the story of black members of congress between the 1920s and the 1970s. This program draws u…

    1,221 views
  • Last Aired

    African Americans in Congress in the 19th Century

    House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski and House curator Farar Elliott discussed the history of African Americans who served in Congress during the late 19th century.

    2,314 views
  • Last Aired

    The Weekly With Professor Robert Browning

    Audio Stream Only

    Professor Robert Browning discussed the historical significance of the lame duck session and how often Congress finds itself wrangling over big ticket items right before the holidays. Profes…

    53 views
  • Last Aired

    Congressional Investigations of Cyber Threats

    Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Representatives Lauren Underwood (D-IL) and Will Hurd (R-TX) talked about congressional progress on investigating cybersecurity threats. They spoke at the Aspe…

    179 views
  • Last Aired

    Culture of the Antebellum Congress

    Professor Thomas Balcerski talked about the culture of Congress in the Antebellum Era. He described how members of Congress in the early 1800s bonded across party lines through tobacco use, …

    1,867 views
  • Last Aired

    Burning Down the House

    Princeton University History Professor Julian Zelizer explored the political ascendancy of former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and argued that his congressional leadership was the begi…

    664 views
  • Load 20 More