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Russell Senate Office Building, Part 1
2014-10-26T18:00:34-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNjRlXC8yMDE0MTAyNjE4MDc0NjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Senate Historian Donald Ritchie gave a tour of the Russell Senate Office Building, talked about why the Senate needed the expansion, and described some of the many historic investigations that have taken place in the Senate Caucus Room, including the Titanic and Teapot Dome hearings. Opened in 1909, the Russell Senate Office Building relieved crowded conditions in the U.S. Capitol. This was part one of a two-part look at the Russell Senate OFfice Building.
Senate Historian Donald Ritchie gave a tour of the Russell Senate Office Building, talked about why the Senate needed the expansion, and des…
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Senate Historian Donald Ritchie gave a tour of the Russell Senate Office Building, talked about why the Senate needed the expansion, and described some of the many historic investigations that have taken place in the Senate Caucus Room, including the Titanic and Teapot Dome hearings. Opened in 1909, the Russell Senate Office Building relieved crowded conditions in the U.S. Capitol. This was part one of a two-part look at the Russell Senate OFfice Building. close
Senate Historian Donald Ritchie gave a tour of the Russell Senate Office Building, talked about why the Senate needed the expansion, and des… read more
Senate Historian Donald Ritchie gave a tour of the Russell Senate Office Building, talked about why the Senate needed the expansion, and described some of the many historic investigations that have taken place in the Senate Caucus Room, including the Titanic and Teapot Dome hearings. Opened in 1909, the Russell Senate Office Building relieved crowded conditions in the U.S. Capitol. This was part one of a two-part look at the Russell Senate OFfice Building. close
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