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Past Features

Every month a selection of historical essays and images from the Senate's Historical Office and the Office of the Curator are highlighted on the website. Below is an archive of past features.


    November 2012 [+]

    Art & History Home Page

            Becoming a Senator
            Remarks by Senator Byrd at the Orientation of New Senators

    Main Page Feature

            Before Taking the Oath

    People Section

            Senator William Proxmire's First Day
            Taking the Oath in Hospital
            Assisting a New Senator

    Oral Histories

            Senate Voices: New Senators' Orientation Program

    Origins & Development Section

            Senate Traditions
            Senate Rules & Procedures

    October 2012 [+]

    Art & History Home Page

            The Hattie and Huey Tour
            Senators and Presidential Elections

    Main Page Feature

            Electing Senators: A Historical Perspective

    People Section

            Smith vs. Cormier, 1960
            The Write-in Candidate
            A Narrow Victory

    Oral Histories

            Senate Voices: Floyd M. Riddick Discusses a Contested Senate Election

    Origins & Development Section

            Indirect Elections
            Direct Elections

    September 2012 [+]

    Art & History Home Page

            The Senate Celebrates Constitution Day
            Constitution Day

    Main Page Feature

            Celebrating the Constitution

    People Section

            Featured Biography: Oliver Ellsworth
            The Senate's Constitutional Officers
            A Great Compromise

    Oral Histories

            Senate Voices: Floyd M. Riddick discusses the Constitution

    Origins & Development Section

            Treaties
            Advice & Consent

    August 2012 [+]

    Art & History Home Page

            The Senate in Executive Session
            An Extraordinary Session

    Main Page Feature

            Sessions of the Senate

    People Section

            Featured Biography: Robert Taft
            The Senate's Constitutional Officers
            Turnip Day Session

    Oral Histories

            Senate Voices: Senate Sessions

    Origins & Development Section

            Joint Sessions and Meetings
            Session Dates

    July 2012 [+]

    Art & History Home Page

            Senate Chamber Desks
            Senate Gavel

    Main Page Feature

            Material Culture of the Senate

    People Section

            Featured Biography: Marcus A. Hanna
            Vice Presidential Bust Collection
            The Ohio Clock

    Oral Histories

            Senate Voices: The Material Culture of the Senate

    Origins & Development Section

            Featured Document: Historic Senate Furnishings
            Senate Seal

    June 2012 [+]

    Art & History Home Page

            Samuel Morse's Capitol Experiment
            Featured Document: June 3, 1844

    Main Page Feature

            Technoloy in the Senate

    People Section

            Featured Biography: Estes Kefauver
            Televising the Crime Hearings
            The Senate Online

    Oral Histories

            Senate Voices: Technology in the Senate

    Origins & Development Section

            The Senate on the Air

    April 2012 [+]

    Art & History Home Page

            Senators Elected by State Legislatures
            Landmark Legislation: The 17th Amendment to the Constitution

    Main Page Feature

            States in the Senate

    People Section

            Featured Biography: Joseph L. Bristow
            Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
            National Statuary Hall

    Oral Histories

            Senate Voices: Richard A. Arenberg
            Richard A. Arenberg

    Origins & Development Section

            The Framers Debate State Representation

    March 2012 [+]

    Art & History Home Page

            A Woman in the Senate
            Landmark Legislation: The 19th Amendment to the Constitution

    Main Page Feature

            Celebrating Women's History Month

    People Section

            Featured Biography: Nancy L. Kassebaum
            A Senate First
            Smith vs. Cormier, 1960
            Photo Exhibits
            Rebecca Felton
            Hattie Caraway
            Margaret Chase Smith

    Oral Histories

            Senate Voices: Ruth Young Watt
            Dorothye G. Scott
            Ruth Young Watt

    Origins & Development Section

            Hattie Caraway Presides

    February 2012 [+]

    Art & History Home Page

            African Americans in Senate History
            Landmark Legislation: Civil Rights

    Main Page Feature

            Celebrating Black History Month

    People Section

            Featured Biography: Edward Brooke
            Robert H. Ogle
            The Kate Brown Story
            Integrating Senate Spaces: Thomas Thorton and Louis Lautier

    Oral Histories

            The Senate Debates Civil Rights
            Christine McCreary
            Jesse R. Nichols

    Origins & Development Section

            Saving Senate Records

    January 2012 [+]

    Art & History Home Page

            Senate Chamber
            Old Senate Chamber

    Main Page Feature

            Senate Meeting Places

    People Section

            Montgomery C. Meigs
            Secretary of the Senate
            Constantino Brumidi

    Origins & Development Section

            Federal Hall and Congress Hall

    December 2011 [+]

    Art & History Home Page

            Rare Joint Meeting Held in the Senate Chamber
            Congress Investigates Pearl Harbor Attack

    Main Page Feature

            The Senate and the Second World War

    People Section

            Featured Biography: Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
            The Senate Chaplain
            Senators on Combat Tour

    Origins & Development Section

            Official Declarations of War by Congress

    November 2011 [+]

    Art & History Home Page

            The Treaty of Versailles
            Political Cartoon: "Lamb from the Slaughter

    Main Page Feature

            Advice & Consent: Treaties

    People Section

            Featured Biography: Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.
            The Irreconcilables

    Origins & Development Section

            Treaties

    October 2011 [+]

    Art & History Home Page

            Featured Bio: Harry S. Truman
            The Truman Committee

    Main Page Feature

            Learn about the Senate: Officers & Senate Leaders

    People Section

            Featured Bio: Nelson Aldrich
            The Senate Four
            Office of the Parliamentarian