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Journalist Drew Pearson was best known for his daily column “Washington Merry-Go-Round” that ran from 1932 to 1969. Published in more than 600 newspapers, its mission was to reveal governmen…

Donald Ritchie, historian emeritus of the U.S. Senate, talked about his book, The Columnist: Leaks, Lies, and Libel in Drew Pearson’s Washington, on the influence of Drew Pearson’s muckrakin…

This program looked at a suspect ramming a car into a U.S. Capitol barricade, killing one police officer and wounding another, and the March jobs report. Senate Historian Emeritus Don Ritchi…

This program looked at the debate over reforming the filibuster in the Senate. Don Ritchie, Senate historian emeritus talked about its history, Jim Antle talked about POTUS Joe Biden’s relie…

Historian Emeritus Don Ritchie talked about the remaining constitutional steps needed for the 2020 presidential election to be concluded. This program is available as a C-SPAN Podcast.

A bipartisan group of five U.S. senators appeared in a television broadcast to discuss and promote a resolution to end the Vietnam War by December 31, 1970. The broadcast aired 12 days after…

Donald Ritchie, historian emeritus of the U.S. Senate, talked about the history of impeachment trials. The program began with a clip of former Maryland Senator Barb Mikulski speaking about s…

This C-SPAN Original Production look inside the U.S. Senate explores its history, traditions, and constitutional powers.

Senate Historian Emeritus Don Ritchie talked about the traditions and history of the State of the Union address.

C-SPAN toured the U.S. Senate Chamber, in use since 1859, to learn about its history, art, and artifacts, including the famous Senate desks.

Congressional historians Richard Baker, Ray Smock, and Donald Ritchie talked about American history and the U.S. Congress.

Authors Jules Witcover and John Bohrer spoke with U.S. Senate Historian Emeritus Donald Ritchie about Robert F. Kennedy’s political legacy 50 years after his assassination during the 1968 pr…

Prior to President Trump’s first State of the Union address, former House Sergeant-at-Arms Bill Livingood and Senate Historian Emeritus Don Ritchie previewed the speech and spoke about the h…

Reporters, congressional staffers, and scholars assessed the current relationship between government officials and the press. Topics included press access to lawmakers, the role of press sec…

Don Ritchie talked about the history of the Hart Senate Office Building. He spoke about the building’s construction, its place in congressional history, and about the building’s namesake, fo…

Don Ritchie talked about the history of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. He spoke about the building’s construction, its place in congressional history, and about the building’s namesake,…

To mark the 30th anniversary of C-SPAN2's live gavel-to-gavel Senate coverage since June 2, 1986, key moments from the past 30 years were shown, as well as an interview with Majority Leader …

Joanne Freeman and Brian Balogh talked about the history of political parties and partisanship from the founding era to the 21st century.

Senate Historian Emeritus Donald Ritchie explained the significance of the 1966 Vietnam hearings, and summarized why they still mattered.

Senate Historian Emeritus Donald Ritchie introduced the 1966 Vietnam hearings. He spoke about the testimony of Secretary of State Dean Rusk, who testified on February 18, 1966.