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Speaker Reed’s Movember Catfish

by History on November 19, 2013

Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine apparently celebrated Movember before it was cool.

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Categories: People, Speakers of the House, House Practice & Traditions

Who Kicked the Dogs Out?

by History on November 14, 2013

Eccentric and quick-tempered, Virginia Representative John Randolph spent nearly half of his House service in a chamber that had quite literally gone to the dogs—his dogs, in fact. Randolph often brought his hunting dogs into the House Chamber, leaving them to lop and lounge about the floor during the session’s proceedings, much to the ire of some of his colleagues . . . especially a new Speaker of the House named Henry Clay of Kentucky.

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Categories: People, Speakers of the House, House Chamber

War and Peace: Representative Ron Dellums and the House Armed Services Committee

by History on November 6, 2013

For many freshman Representatives, finding a way to stand out in the large and crowded House of Representatives poses a major challenge. Ron Dellums of California had no such problem. Elected to the House in 1970, at the age of 34, Dellums drew upon his national reputation as an outspoken anti-war and anti-establishment activist to challenge the institution and to secure a spot on the unlikeliest of panels: the House Armed Services Committee.

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Categories: Oral History, People, Firsts & Milestones, Minorities in Congress

One Small Step . . . for Housekind

by History on November 1, 2013

In 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts landed on the moon. As the nation marveled at this feat, the U.S. House of Representatives slowly prepared for its own launch: into the computer age. Months before the astronauts had touched down on the moon, Members of the House of Representatives descended on the Rayburn House Office Building to witness one of the three Capitol computers in action.

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Categories: Institution, Firsts & Milestones

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