Speaker of the House Elections
Charles Stewart, co-author of Fighting for the Speakership: The House & the Rise of Party Government, discussed the history of electing the speaker of the U.S. House in a new Congress. Mr. S…
296 viewsCharles Stewart, co-author of Fighting for the Speakership: The House & the Rise of Party Government, discussed the history of electing the speaker of the U.S. House in a new Congress. Mr. S…
296 viewsU.S. House of Representatives historian Matthew Wasniewski discussed Hispanic Americans who have served in Congress. He explained that prior to the mid-20th century, many served as territori…
137 viewsLegal and tax historian Ajay Mehrotra discussed his book, Making the Modern American Fiscal State: Law, Politics, and the Rise of Progressive Taxation, 1877-1929. He explained how and why th…
252 viewsHistorian and author Molly Michelmore discussed her book, Tax and Spend: The Welfare State, Tax Politics, and the Limits of American Liberalism. Professor Michelmore looked at tax policy and…
242 viewsProfessor Tammy Ingram talked about her book, The Wickedest City in America: Sex, Race, and Organized Crime in the Jim Crow South. In her book, she looks at the Senate Special Committee to I…
1,871 viewsPanelists talked about the state of congressional history. Topics included current projects attempting to retrieve old records from individual members of Congress, as well as the differences…
325 viewsFrom 1932 to 1933, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking and Currency investigated the causes of the Wall Street Crash of 1929. Two specialists from the Center for Legislative Archives discus…
728 viewsMr. Hernon talked about his book, Profiles in Character: Hubris and Heroism in the U.S. Senate 1789-1990, published by M.E. Sharpe. The book examined the history of the U.S. Senate from its …
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