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This is also used to be the site of the house of representatives in the scene of another violent attack. in 1814, the british burned this very room and the rest of the capitol down. and it was americans who rebuilt it. from the early to mid-1800s, laws were made in this room. >> in fact, you can see the marker on the floor where abraham lincolns desk was when he worked as member of the house about a decade before becoming elected president. now this is a showcase for famous figures in american h...

Of the house of representatives in the scene of another violent attack. in 1914, the british burned this very room and the rest of the capitol down, and it was americans who rebuilt it. from the early to mid-1800s, laws were made in this room. >> in fact, you can see the marker on the floor where abraham lincolns desk was when he worked as member of the house before becoming president. this is a showcase for the inventor of the light bulb, thomas alva edison. the nations most important leaders a...

Capitol down. it can spread out for a week. its exhausting. >> im joined by the films writer and director. exhausting. >> it is exhausting. >> and incredibly extravagant when you think about it. there was a time it was a dinner of white house correspondents honoring their own, raising scholarship money and seeing who could get the hottest cabinet guest. >> there was a time it was just a dinner. now as you saw its two dozen parties over five days. its turned into the most month momentous moment i...