American history tv on cspan3 every saturday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Lectures in history is also available as a podcast. Find it where you listen to podcasts. The u. S. Capitol has been home to the house and senate since 1800. But it is their home districts and states that send members to washington, d. C. Over the next 90 minutes, a look at pivotal u. S. Politicians as we travel the nation in search of their stories. Coming up first, u. S. Congressman and senator, former wisconsin governor, and 1924 Progressive Party president ial candidate, robert fighting bob lafollette. There is work for everyone. It is large. It is a glorious service. This service for the country, the call comes to every citizen. It is an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. Bob is probably the most important political figure in wisconsin history, and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century in the United States. He was a reforming governor he defined what progressivism
If you want to look at what is happening in the u. S. Equities this morning, you will see green arrows dow up 25 points right now you have the nasdaq up 1 the s p is up 4 points it is a complicated month. You have most of the major averages on track for the worst. Dow down the last six of seven sessions a lot of questions about what comes next and comes from the fed. Is a recession coming . Will they land softly . It is an interesting use of the word interesting above 4 6 the inversion widened a bit. We will see what happens today crude Oil Prices Surging to the highest level in over a year we are talking above 93 brent at 96 a barrel. All of these questions mean what does it mean for inflation with energy picking up . The crude is off the highs of the session. Above 95 here. Not brent. It is a tricky time. Do you think it is always tricky. Sometimes we feel calm about things i would say investors have more sense of unease lately that is why you have the pullback in the major averages
Country. Up next, we visit the National Constitution center in philadelphia to learn about the creation of the u. S. Constitution and to see several rare early drafts. Welcome to the National Constitution center. Im jeffrey rosen, the president of this wonderful institution which as cspan viewers know, is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a non partizan basis. And today, i am so excited to show you a new gallery weve just opened american treasures, which contains the five rarest early drafts of the u. S. Constitution in american history, not even at the Constitutional Convention, where these five drafts displayed in the same place. And now, thanks to a Great Partnership with the Historical Society of pennsylvania and the wonderful full support of David Rubenstein, weve been able to open this gallery, display these drafts together, and tell the story of the evolution of the text of the constitution into the d
Welcome toheiol Constitution Center. Im jeffrey rosen, the president of this wonderful institution which as cspan viewers know, is the only institution in america chartered by congress to disseminate information about the u. S. Constitution on a non partizan basis. And today, i am so excited to show you a new gallery weve just opened american treasures, which contains the five rarest early drafts of the u. S. Constitution in american history, not even at the Constitutional Convention, where these five drafts displayed in the same place. And now, thanks to a Great Partnership with the Historical Society of pennsylvania and the wonderful full support of David Rubenstein, weve been able to open this gallery, display these drafts together, and tell the story of the evolution of the text of the constitution into the draft that was ratified on Constitution Day, september 17th, 1787. Its so exciting and i cant wait to show it to you. Lets go inside and come take a look. So in many ways, this
Am so excited to show you a new gallery weve just opened. American treasures which contains the five rarest, early drafts of the u. S. Constitution in American History. Not even at the Constitutional Convention were these five drafts displayed in the same place and now thanks to a Great Partnership with the Historical Society of pennsylvania and the wonderful support of David Rubenstein, weve been able to open this gallery, display these drafts together and tell the story of the evolution of the text of the constitution into the draft that was ratified on Constitution Day, september 17, 1787. It is so exciting and i cant wait to show it to you. Lets go inside and come take a look. So in many ways, this gallery tells the story of this underappreciated hero of the Constitutional Convention, james wilson. Weve all heard of James Madison and Alexander Hamilton and the rap star of the moment and of course, president washington, but in many ways james wilson was the intellectual architect of