Technicians from the National Broadcasting Company monitor sound equipment in the basement of the Capitol. The first live radio broadcast of House debate occurred in 1922 when a local Washington, D.C., station aired discussion of a proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate federal tax-exempt securities. It wasn’t until 1978 that floor proceedings were routinely broadcast on radio and television.
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “Radio Broadcast of House Floor Proceedings,” http://history.house.gov/Collection/Detail/30241 (January 12, 2017)
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