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The Congress.
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- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Ken Burns, author.
- Series:
- The PBS Video Collection, Fifth Edition
- Ken Burns's America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress.
- American Government.
- Revolutionary Era (1765-1789).
- Early National Era (1790-1828).
- Expansion & Sectionalism (1829-1859).
- Civil War (1860-1865).
- The Sixties (1960-1974).
- Legislators.
- National government.
- District of Columbia--Capitol Hill.
- Local Subjects:
- United States. Congress.
- American Government.
- Revolutionary Era (1765-1789).
- Early National Era (1790-1828).
- Expansion & Sectionalism (1829-1859).
- Civil War (1860-1865).
- The Sixties (1960-1974).
- Legislators.
- National government.
- District of Columbia--Capitol Hill.
- Genre:
- Documentary
- Film:Documentary
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (90 minutes)
- Edition:
- Full screen version.
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2004.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores the history and promise of this unique American institution. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews with David Broder, Alistair Cooke, Cokie Roberts, Charles McDowell and others, the award-winning film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress and, in turn, our country.
- Notes:
- Special features include: A conversation with Ken Burns ; and, Ken Burns: making history.
- Title from resource description page (viewed February 18, 2025).
- OCLC:
- 677927639
- Publisher Number:
- 097368859043
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