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1909, the Russell Senate Office Building was constructed to ease chronic conditions. We will learn about the noted Senate Investigations held in the caucus room. 12 titanic inquiry to the 1930s hearings about the causes of the 1929 stock market crash. Im donald ritchie, the senate historian, and we are in the Senate Caucus room in the Russell Senate Office Building. Before cspan started covering the senate, this was the most famous room in the capitol complex t, becauseh thise is where major hearings had been televised coming back thewsreels covered it in 1920s and 1930s, but television came along in 1940. This is where viewers would have crime investigation, the Army Mccarthy hearings, the watergate hearings. So this was the most televised room until the Senate Chamber was open to television. I bring people in here from time to time. You can hear the echoes. Point of order, mr. Chairman. You can hear the gavel. My point of order. [gavel bangs] counsel advised the chair that the senato
And Supreme Court for the maintenance, operation, development and preservation of more than 17 million square feet of buildings. And more than 553 acres of land throughout capitol hill including the u. S. Capitol, senate and house Office Buildings, the library of congress, and many others. In 2010, stephen t. Ayers was named the 11th architect of the capitol. After being nominated by president obama and confirmed by the senate for a 10year term. After studying architecture at the university of maryland, mr. Ayers joined the air force while simultaneously earning his architectural license in california. Following five years of active duty with the air force, mr. Ayers went into private practice. He then joined the voice of america, where he led design and instruction efforts in greece and germany. After five years abroad he and his family moved to washington d. C. , and mr. Ayers was hired by the architect of the capitol as assistant senate superintendent. He subsequently served for 13
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