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when this building opened, the russell building, they built large committee rooms. in those days, the committees mostly met around the table that was in the center of the room. the senators was set on one side. the witnesses would sit on the other side. staff would sit in between. any people who wanted to watch this -- what was going on with the around the edges -- newspaper reporters. there was not a lot of room, but there was not a big crowd in washington for events like that. after 1912, if there was a big crowd, they moved it into this room where they could accommodate a lot more people. holding hearings was really a fundamental way in which the legislative process operates. that's how congress finds out what is going on and also how it gets public attention involved. to get anything of significance done, you have to get public opinion behind you. you have to get the public to pay attention to this issue and want to change whatever the situation is. they write to members of congress and tell their members that something is the matter. you have got to fix this. s
when this building opened, the russell building, they built large committee rooms. in those days, the committees mostly met around the table that was in the center of the room. the senators was set on one side. the witnesses would sit on the other side. staff would sit in between. any people who wanted to watch this -- what was going on with the around the edges -- newspaper reporters. there was not a lot of room, but there was not a big crowd in washington for events like that. after 1912, if...
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the russell building opened in 1909. at one time it passed all u.s. senators. now it's one of three senate office buildings. less than half the senators are in this building. others are spread out in the heart building. it's a gorgeous building. this is built in the french bozart style popularized. the capital complex was neo classical. george washington wanted the city. he picked designs for white house and capital. he wanted a marble city. they had been in philadelphia. they renamed a lot physical features in the new washington d.c. after famous roman places so jenkins hill became capital hill. it was once called gooseberry creek and named tiber river that ran through washington. they wanted to give stature to the new government that would be the first major republic since the roman republic. this was a new city for a new government. it was mostly tobacco fields and empty spaces. they gave it grand names and planned out major streets. that was the style. it slowly built into the city. in the 1890s there was a major ex position in chicago, the white city they
the russell building opened in 1909. at one time it passed all u.s. senators. now it's one of three senate office buildings. less than half the senators are in this building. others are spread out in the heart building. it's a gorgeous building. this is built in the french bozart style popularized. the capital complex was neo classical. george washington wanted the city. he picked designs for white house and capital. he wanted a marble city. they had been in philadelphia. they renamed a lot...
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the russell building opened in 1909. at one time had housed all of the u.s. senators. now it's one of three senate office buildings. less than half of the senators are in this building. the others are spread out in the two other buildings. it's a gorgeous building. this is built in the french style that was popularized -- the capital complex was neoclassical. george washington wanted a neoclassical city. he picked the designs of the whitehouse. he wanted a marble city. they had been in philadelphia. he didn't want another brick city. they even renamed a lot of the physical features in the new washington, d.c. after famous roman places. so jenkins hill became capitol line hill. it was called gooseberry creek that ran through the middle of washington. and they wanted to give a stature to the you are in government. it was the first major republic since the row map republic in their eyes. this was a new city for a new government. it was mostly tobacco fields and empty spaces. so they gave it sort of a grand name and planned out major streets. and that was the style. they s
the russell building opened in 1909. at one time had housed all of the u.s. senators. now it's one of three senate office buildings. less than half of the senators are in this building. the others are spread out in the two other buildings. it's a gorgeous building. this is built in the french style that was popularized -- the capital complex was neoclassical. george washington wanted a neoclassical city. he picked the designs of the whitehouse. he wanted a marble city. they had been in...
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ramsey clark gave russell fisher his marching orders. not that he was i corrupt man, but but he went out there with the knowledge that there were people undermining the faith of the government. we have got to do something about this. so, that is one indication of how this starts. it turns out that russell fisher and the clark panel people also happen to have friends in very close colleagues who work for the rockefeller commission and warren commission. they are close friends. you can see error after error concluding on the bullet trail until finally somebody finally puts it where it is. there is always a tendency to just look very carelessly at work. you know you can trust these people. these are good, honest people. you try to put them in a way that justifies the work of your prior collies. colleagues. there is an article which i recommend why most published research findings are false. that is because of confirmation bias. confirmation bias occurs when people actively search for information that confirms their hypotheses while ignoring
ramsey clark gave russell fisher his marching orders. not that he was i corrupt man, but but he went out there with the knowledge that there were people undermining the faith of the government. we have got to do something about this. so, that is one indication of how this starts. it turns out that russell fisher and the clark panel people also happen to have friends in very close colleagues who work for the rockefeller commission and warren commission. they are close friends. you can see error...
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russell fisher, a colleague of dr. west, a medical examiner of baltimore. of dick clarkn panel -- he was a chairman of the clark camp. you have luis alvarez. -- and he debunked the acoustics. on the right, one person whenever the anniversary comes around, automatically the first to a former coroner. addition, we have the association. george came over to a series of articles at the aftermath in 1991 and 1982, a series of articles in the journal of american medical association is that his right from the journal. we are able to have -- and that's a picture standing with dr. lundberg, not a good one. the journal was also all of the ama journals, quite a powerful endorsement and the new york times chimed in that by organizing and publishing the key findings of the warmer commission, the articles performed a service for reasonable people and for a reason. and to all who are willing to listen our proof of its territory a -- against paranoia. authorities in the country leading medical experts and pathologists and authorities. wild -- alsoalso guilt. oswald's scient
russell fisher, a colleague of dr. west, a medical examiner of baltimore. of dick clarkn panel -- he was a chairman of the clark camp. you have luis alvarez. -- and he debunked the acoustics. on the right, one person whenever the anniversary comes around, automatically the first to a former coroner. addition, we have the association. george came over to a series of articles at the aftermath in 1991 and 1982, a series of articles in the journal of american medical association is that his right...
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opened in 1909 the russell senate office building was constructed to help with crowded conditions in the u.s. capital. in the first of a two part program, we'll learn about the history of the building and notable senate investigations held in the caucus room. from 1912 titanic inquiry to 1930 hearings about the causes of the 1929 stock market crash and subsequent reforms. >> we're in the russell senate
opened in 1909 the russell senate office building was constructed to help with crowded conditions in the u.s. capital. in the first of a two part program, we'll learn about the history of the building and notable senate investigations held in the caucus room. from 1912 titanic inquiry to 1930 hearings about the causes of the 1929 stock market crash and subsequent reforms. >> we're in the russell senate
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>>> opened in 1909, the russell senate office building caucus room has witnessed many notable senate investigations. in this second of a two part program, senate historian don richie tells us of hearings held from the 1940s to present day including the 1954 mccarthy hearings and water gate investigation. >> people come into this room all the time now. it's used for lunches, receptions, used for lectures, meetings, award ceremonies, announcements, all sorts of things happen here. it's a grand room. it's just a wonderful setting. immediately people are impressed by the dimensions of the room, wonderful carvings and fixtures here, great chandeliers and history. there's a plaque on the wall that lists the famous events that took place in this room. i was once asked by a radio correspondent to describe this room to a radio audience that couldn't see it. i said this room always reminds me of grand opera. it's a magnificent setting. it usually has a large cast of characters and plot. everyone sits around waiting for the witness to sing. television came along in 1847. the first hearing was g
>>> opened in 1909, the russell senate office building caucus room has witnessed many notable senate investigations. in this second of a two part program, senate historian don richie tells us of hearings held from the 1940s to present day including the 1954 mccarthy hearings and water gate investigation. >> people come into this room all the time now. it's used for lunches, receptions, used for lectures, meetings, award ceremonies, announcements, all sorts of things happen here....
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. >> opened in 1909, the russell senate office building's caucus room has witnessed many senate investigations. in the second of a two-part program, don ritchie tells us about hearings held from the 1940's to the present day, including the 1954 army mccarthy hearings and the watergate investigation. >> people come into this room all the time, and it is used for lunches. it is used for receptions. it is used for lectures, meetings, awards ceremonies, announcements. all sorts of things happen here. it is a grand room. it is just a wonderful setting, and immediately people are impressed by the dimensions
. >> opened in 1909, the russell senate office building's caucus room has witnessed many senate investigations. in the second of a two-part program, don ritchie tells us about hearings held from the 1940's to the present day, including the 1954 army mccarthy hearings and the watergate investigation. >> people come into this room all the time, and it is used for lunches. it is used for receptions. it is used for lectures, meetings, awards ceremonies, announcements. all sorts of...
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. >> opened in 1909, the russell senate office building's caucus room has witnessed many senate investigations. in the second of a two-part program, don ritchie tells us about hearings held from the 1940's to the present day, including the 1954 army mccarthy hearings and the watergate investigation. >> people come into this room all the time, and it is used for lunches. it is used for receptions. it is used for lectures, meetings, awards ceremonies, announcements. all sorts of things happen here. it is a grand room. it is just a wonderful setting, and immediately people are impressed by the dimensions of the room, by the wonderful carvings and the fixtures and the great chandeliers. and the history. there is even a plaque on the wall that lists the famous events that took place in this room. i was once asked by a radio correspondent to describe this room to a radio audience that could not see it. i said this room reminds me of grand opera because it is a magnificent setting. when there's an investigation, it usually has a large cast of characters and a convoluted plot, and everyone sits around
. >> opened in 1909, the russell senate office building's caucus room has witnessed many senate investigations. in the second of a two-part program, don ritchie tells us about hearings held from the 1940's to the present day, including the 1954 army mccarthy hearings and the watergate investigation. >> people come into this room all the time, and it is used for lunches. it is used for receptions. it is used for lectures, meetings, awards ceremonies, announcements. all sorts of...
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he praises the poems written by walt whitman, james russell lowell, longfellow, among several others for the writing about the civil war. he was able to memorize and recite poetry from the civil war. this is an example of two stanzas that he memorized about the civil war which gives you an idea of his feelings about war. "where are ye marching soldiers with anna, gun, and sword? we are marching south to battle for the lord. the mighty run of israel, his name is lord of hosts. to canaan, to canaan, the lord has led us forth. to go before the rebel walls, the compass of the north. when all her walls lie flat, what follows next in order? the lord will see to that. will break the tyrant scepter. we'll build the people's throne. when all the world is freedom, then have to world our own. to canaan, to canaan, the lord has led us forth. to sweep the rebels floors, a world wind from the north. " this was written from the point of view of the north of the victors. they are going to go down south and conquer and set those people free. the poem is full of what we would call triumph holism -- tr
he praises the poems written by walt whitman, james russell lowell, longfellow, among several others for the writing about the civil war. he was able to memorize and recite poetry from the civil war. this is an example of two stanzas that he memorized about the civil war which gives you an idea of his feelings about war. "where are ye marching soldiers with anna, gun, and sword? we are marching south to battle for the lord. the mighty run of israel, his name is lord of hosts. to canaan, to...
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on march 30, 1867, john russell gone was the editor of the new york tribune. he sent a letter to garfield. it read, my dear general, i see that rosecrans's resignation has been accepted at last. and that he is to go out of the army. i wish you would sit down before you leave washington and give me a memorandum of his military career, how he was removed for times. each time at the end of a victory. as to enable me to write an editorial about him, give me your ideas and i will try to do him justice. garfield, who knew rosecrans very intimately, spoke about ideas. he responded, and this was part of the response. he said, it if the president makers, and actually horace greeley had sent a person down to sound out rosecrans for running for president, this thing is so complicated and so much different than what we assume is the set story of the war. if the president makers had let him alone, he might have been at the head of our army today. but in the fatal summer of 1863 was enveloped vision's of the presidency consulate thrust before him. here's the important part.
on march 30, 1867, john russell gone was the editor of the new york tribune. he sent a letter to garfield. it read, my dear general, i see that rosecrans's resignation has been accepted at last. and that he is to go out of the army. i wish you would sit down before you leave washington and give me a memorandum of his military career, how he was removed for times. each time at the end of a victory. as to enable me to write an editorial about him, give me your ideas and i will try to do him...
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the russell center office building was constructed to relieve conditions in the u.s. capitol building. about the history of the building and the senate investigations held in the caucus room. two because of the 1929 stock market crash. >> i will bring people in here. you can almost hear the echoes. you can hear the gavel of the chairman. >> the senator is engaging in a statement. sick ofgetting being interrupted. do i have the floor? >> order. order. >> this room looks better than it did when it was designed. remodeling in the that it was highlighted that way. the room is so magnificent. it is wonderful. ,hese huge windows looking out it is a stunning room. butonly for hearings, special receptions. for luncheons. for first ladies. special events constantly. was a grander to whatever event it was. 1909.ned in they were quite sure but they knew major events would take place here. in 1912 the titanic sank. survivors who survived were brought by boat to new york and the sinden wanted to know what happened. it was a shocking event. they thought they were going to anotherbr
the russell center office building was constructed to relieve conditions in the u.s. capitol building. about the history of the building and the senate investigations held in the caucus room. two because of the 1929 stock market crash. >> i will bring people in here. you can almost hear the echoes. you can hear the gavel of the chairman. >> the senator is engaging in a statement. sick ofgetting being interrupted. do i have the floor? >> order. order. >> this room looks...
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opened in 1909, the russell center office building was constructed to relieve crowded conditions in the u.s. capital. in the first of a two-part program we will hear about the
opened in 1909, the russell center office building was constructed to relieve crowded conditions in the u.s. capital. in the first of a two-part program we will hear about the
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the russell center office building was constructed to relieve conditions in the u.s. capitol building. about the history of the building and the senate investigations held in the caucus room. two because of the 1929
the russell center office building was constructed to relieve conditions in the u.s. capitol building. about the history of the building and the senate investigations held in the caucus room. two because of the 1929
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a highfalutin expression might be from james russell lowell who said lincoln was out of the very earth, or emerson who said he was the object ridge natural man. -- aboriginal man. this is nonsense. this is complete nonsense. this is a guy who is fiercely ambitious from the very beginning, almost the first thing he does after he leaves home, right, what is it? run for political office. he says everyone has their ambition in life. my ambition is to be esteemed by men and to be worthy of their esteem which is a wonderful expression of what ambition should be in a democratic society. and he runs for office, was put aside the presidential campaigns, he runs for office in 1832, 34, 36, 48, 44, 46, 54, 55, and 58. i have missed any? he was not an accidental anything in politics. and this is a guy who possessed an extraordinary mind, and an exceptional memory, that discerning people noticed, again, from the very beginning. he would borrow newspapers from neighbors and then when he would return them, be able almost to recite line by line editorials he had read in those papers. and finally, he h
a highfalutin expression might be from james russell lowell who said lincoln was out of the very earth, or emerson who said he was the object ridge natural man. -- aboriginal man. this is nonsense. this is complete nonsense. this is a guy who is fiercely ambitious from the very beginning, almost the first thing he does after he leaves home, right, what is it? run for political office. he says everyone has their ambition in life. my ambition is to be esteemed by men and to be worthy of their...
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i will go to tokyo with assistant secretary danny russell. we will hold a session we will chair to the u.s. side a session of the ssc as well as the sdc. and it's our expectation that we will release the interim report on guidelines, not the revised guidelines but an interim report on the guidelines which will help us map the way forward for the ultimate revision of the 1996 guidelines. >> for those that don't know those acronyms, ssc and sdc? >> ssc is security subcommittee. sdc is the security defense committee. >> i didn't mean to put you -- that's not fair. you should see the book he got when he went to the pentagon of acronyms. it was two enscyclopediaencyclo. the gentleman in the back. sorry to put you on the spot. >> this is kind of a hard question. from your perspective, what is the most important aspect or issues in this defense review process? and secondly, how do you think -- what is the most important aspect or issue from the united states perspective in this whole defense review process? and secondly, how do you think this review
i will go to tokyo with assistant secretary danny russell. we will hold a session we will chair to the u.s. side a session of the ssc as well as the sdc. and it's our expectation that we will release the interim report on guidelines, not the revised guidelines but an interim report on the guidelines which will help us map the way forward for the ultimate revision of the 1996 guidelines. >> for those that don't know those acronyms, ssc and sdc? >> ssc is security subcommittee. sdc is...
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to russell, kansas, went to law school, and politics. 1968, united states senate, became the majority leader. in 1996, he resigned from the for the run presidency. i don't think i'm betraying any confidences by saying that out.'t exactly pan but less than a year later, he was awarded the presidential our nation's om, highest civilian honor for service to the country. he's known for his service to the 10th and his humor and patriotism, we chose all three letters for him. it shows all three. t's a honor to introduce senator bob dole. ofonder if we could have all the world war ii veterans stand in i know there's some around here. there we are. i asked people sometimes what if we had not won world war ii. would we be here? not.bly i don't know what language we would speak, who would let us for how long. so it was sort of an important occasion. you're talking about books. reviewer today in new york. he said have you read my last book. so. he said i hope so maybe we can get that in the out. group that goes it's an honor to be here. trying to remember trying to i'd the letters that written b
to russell, kansas, went to law school, and politics. 1968, united states senate, became the majority leader. in 1996, he resigned from the for the run presidency. i don't think i'm betraying any confidences by saying that out.'t exactly pan but less than a year later, he was awarded the presidential our nation's om, highest civilian honor for service to the country. he's known for his service to the 10th and his humor and patriotism, we chose all three letters for him. it shows all three. t's...
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read the transcript and even listen to the phone conversations that reveal how johnson cajoled senator russell to serve on the commission and exactly how lbj used the threat of world war iii and 40 million dead americans to force chief justice earl warren into doing what he had refused three times to do -- twice to robert kennedy and the first time to johnson, until confronted with that terrible threat, namely, to head up the commission that bears his name today. 50 years after the publication of the warren commission report, it has become clear that the longer we had to study the case, the wronger the commission's findings become. i'll put it that way. thank you very much. i'll be happy to take any questions you might have. [applause] >> ladies first. >> all right, thank you for that. very interesting. i am dying to read the rest of the story. i have a question because you keep talking about robert kennedy being behind the castro assassination plot, and i'm sure you read the testimony when he said he lied when he said that he had kennedy's approval, when he actually did not. i'm sure you read
read the transcript and even listen to the phone conversations that reveal how johnson cajoled senator russell to serve on the commission and exactly how lbj used the threat of world war iii and 40 million dead americans to force chief justice earl warren into doing what he had refused three times to do -- twice to robert kennedy and the first time to johnson, until confronted with that terrible threat, namely, to head up the commission that bears his name today. 50 years after the publication...
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he returned to russell, kansas, went to law school and eventually went into politics. in 1968, he was elected to the united states senate and eventually became its majority leader. in 1966, he resigned to run for the presidency. i don't think i'm betraying any confidences by saying that didn't exactly pan out. but less than a year later, he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom, our nation's highest honor for his service to this country. because is he best known for his service with the 10th mountain division, his sense of humor and his patriotism, we have chosen three letters for him that relate to all three and it is a great honor to intoroduce senator bob dole. [applause] >> i wonder if there are any other -- just have all the world war ii veterans stand. [applause] i ask people sometimes wonder what would happen had we not won world war ii. would we be here tonight. probably not. i don't know what language we'd be speaking or who would let us speak, so it was sort of an important occasion. and you're talking about books. i talked to my reviewer in new york,
he returned to russell, kansas, went to law school and eventually went into politics. in 1968, he was elected to the united states senate and eventually became its majority leader. in 1966, he resigned to run for the presidency. i don't think i'm betraying any confidences by saying that didn't exactly pan out. but less than a year later, he was awarded the presidential medal of freedom, our nation's highest honor for his service to this country. because is he best known for his service with the...
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of this year, a new book will be coming out the world war ii memoirs of major russell. to ourive our attention speaker, dr. lawrence kaplan. [applause] >> thank you. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. discussing civil war artillery today, if it were possible, john tidball, who is one of theidered foremost experts on the topic, would be speaking to you today. tidball died in 1906, that's not possible. the will be discussing topic based on his writings, which i edited, and were the title "the artillery service in the war of the rebellion" by westholme publishing in 2011. the main point that tidball makes is that field artillery was most effective in the civil war when it provided mass.tration and he argues convincingly that the inability of the army to organize its field artillery prior to the battle of contributedille significantly to its defeat in a number of major battles. byill illustrate his points book.g excerpts from his writings.tidball's first, a word about john tidball. he was a career army officer his long service as an artilleryman. he began his career afte
of this year, a new book will be coming out the world war ii memoirs of major russell. to ourive our attention speaker, dr. lawrence kaplan. [applause] >> thank you. good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. discussing civil war artillery today, if it were possible, john tidball, who is one of theidered foremost experts on the topic, would be speaking to you today. tidball died in 1906, that's not possible. the will be discussing topic based on his writings, which i edited, and were the title...
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opened in 1909, the russell center office building was constructed to relieve crowded conditions in the u.s. capital. in the first of a two-part program we will hear about the history of the building and the many senate investigations held in the caucus room from 1912's titanic inquiry to 1930s hearings about the causes of the 1929 stock market crash and subsequent financial reforms. >> i'm don ritchie. before c-span started covering the senate in 1986, this was the most famous room in the capital and in the capital complex because this is where the major hearings had been televised going back to the -- newsreels covered it and television in the 1940s. this is where viewers would have seen the crime investigation, the mckathy hearings, watergate hearings. this was the most famous televised room until the senate chamber was finally opened to television. >> i bring people in here from time to time. you can almost hear the echos. you can hear the gavel of the chairman. >> you are out of order. >> council advises the chair the senator is engaging in a statement. >> mr. chairman, i am gettin
opened in 1909, the russell center office building was constructed to relieve crowded conditions in the u.s. capital. in the first of a two-part program we will hear about the history of the building and the many senate investigations held in the caucus room from 1912's titanic inquiry to 1930s hearings about the causes of the 1929 stock market crash and subsequent financial reforms. >> i'm don ritchie. before c-span started covering the senate in 1986, this was the most famous room in...
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opened in 1909, the russell senate office building was constructed to ease chronic conditions. -- crowded conditions in the u.s. capital. we will learn about the noted senate investigations held in the caucus room. from the 1912 titanic inquiry to the 1930's hearings about the causes of the 1929 stock market crash.
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. >> we're in the senate caucus room in the russell senate building before c-span started covering the senate in was the most famous room in the capitol and in the capitol complex because this is hearings have been televised going back to the ews reels covered it in the 1920s and 1930s, but television came along in the 1940s, so 1941, a senator from missouri named harry truman said we're war.ing ready to go to we're spending millions of dollars in defense. we need to look into the way the contracts are being allocated. we need to make sure that money spent wisely and not being gypped by unskrup louls developers. in fact, truman was a great scholar of history and read a ot about the american civil war. and knew that a lot of shoddy equipment had been, you know, old to the government during that period. and so he held investigations. truman had read enough about the joint committee on the which made he war life very difficult for abraham lincoln. he wasn't going to do that again. so when ever he discovered any that involved government officials, he tipped off the white house ahead of tim
. >> we're in the senate caucus room in the russell senate building before c-span started covering the senate in was the most famous room in the capitol and in the capitol complex because this is hearings have been televised going back to the ews reels covered it in the 1920s and 1930s, but television came along in the 1940s, so 1941, a senator from missouri named harry truman said we're war.ing ready to go to we're spending millions of dollars in defense. we need to look into the way the...