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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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>>> 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 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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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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. >> 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...