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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…

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus talked about their experiences as black legislators, the state of race relations, and the significance of the civil rights movement. The also spoke …

Deborah Hamilton, of the LBJ School of Public Policy at the University of Texas and who served in 1973-74 on the legal staff of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives o…

Richard Hunt, From the Center of Legislative Archives, talked about a confidential letter dated January 18, 1803 from Thomas Jefferson to members of the House and Senate requesting $2,500 fo…

Mr. Richard Hunt, a spokesperson for Educational Outreach at the National Archives, explained the content of the Monroe Doctrine and the origin of the document.

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with newsmakers, journalists and legislators; and viewer comments by telephone, f…