Congressional Investigations Exhibit
Capitol Visitor Center curator Christine Blackerby took us through an exhibit looking at congressional investigations through the years, fro… read more
Capitol Visitor Center curator Christine Blackerby took us through an exhibit looking at congressional investigations through the years, from Titanic to Watergate. She explained the steps in an investigation and showed us artifacts including a decoding machine used before Pearl Harbor, subpoenas to bank presidents after the 1929 stock market crash, and a security log from the Watergate complex. close
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