American history tvs american artifacts visits, museums and Historic Places and up next, we travel to philadelphias Independence National historical park, learn about Congress Hall. The Meeting Place of the u. S. House and senate between 1790 and 1800. Our guide is park Ranger Matthew ifill. We are standing in the old house of■tvfa building that we Call Congress hall, although originally it was built as a courthouse for philadelphia for most of its history, thats exactly what it wa years that ty of washington, d. C. Is being built, philadelphia serves as our temporary us. This room serves for the house of representatives. The second floor of the building that well see in a moment was the United States senate, the house of representatives. Chresentative at that in our history represented 30,000 people. We had a population at our first census of about three and three quarters million. We had 106 members of the house we would sit in this room and eventually from 16 states and the story
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Of both the miller and the university of Virginia Press welcome to todays im steve cohen. I am a nonresident senior fellow with the miller center, the scholar in residence at the History Channel and a of history at the university of oklahoma. Many of us, whendency, we think people like lincoln and tr and fdr and we think about the 20t g century and defining and determining the president ial power. But Stephen Rockwell in this provocative new book turns out all that on its head. His book is called the presidency and the american state leadership and decision in e s grant and Taft Administrations. The book is published by the Center Studies on the presidency with the university of Virginia Press. So here to these topics are, first of all, the author of the book, steven rockwell. Steven is a of Political Science at Saint University in new york. He earlier worked as a Senior Research analyst at the ooki as an assistant professor in the Political Science and Public Administration programs a
Of both the miller and the university of Virginia Press welcome to todays im steve cohen. I am a nonresident senior fellow with the Miller Center, the scholar in residence at the History Channel and a of history at the university of oklahoma. Many of us, when we about the american presidency, we think people like lincolnnd fdr and we think about the 20th century as being the defining century and defining and determining the president ialpow. But Stephen Rockwell in this provocative new book turns out all that on its head. His book is called the esidency and the american state leadership and decision in the adams grant and Taft Administrations. The book is published by the Center Studies on the presidency with the university of Virginia Press. So here to these topics are, first of all, the author of the book, steven rockwell. Steven is a of Political Science he earlier worked as a Senior Research analyst at the Brookings Institution and as an assistant professor in the Administration Pr
Is they dont take a case unless someone has died. Announcer watched tonight at 9 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan two book tv. Announcer now a house hearing on the Research Conducted during the total Solar Eclipse of august 21, and how events like the eclipse can help generate Student Interest in scientific fields. This is one hour and 20 minutes. Rep. Comstock the committee on science, space and technology will come to order. The objection the chair is authorized to declare recessed as a committee at any time. Good morning and welcome to todays hearing entitled the Great American eclipse to totality and beyond. I recognize myself for an opening statement, but im going to submit most of my prepared statement for a record. We need to finish the hearing before votes are called around 10 30 a. M. , so apologies for truncating things. We will be inspired by our witnessing today Witnesses Today and harnessing the enthusiasm for the eclipse we saw when people really came together. I know my husband