Years ago this month, and the occasion was the first day of permanent television of the United States senate. We are going to use the opportunity of the 30th anniversary to look back at the senate and how it is changed in the era of television. We have two guests that have been with the senate for 40 years and their careers there, theretired, and they span age of the television before senate and after, so they are ideally suited to help us understand how the institution adapted to the coming of Television Cameras. Let me introduce them to you. Alan frumin is a Senate Parliamentarian emeritus, and as i mentioned he spent 40 years in , the Parliamentarian Office rising to the chief parliamentarian position. Thank you for being with us. Mr. Frumin i am delighted to be here. Don ritchie has set down at our table many times. Historian emeritus, again, 40 years in the United States senate and served as the chief to 2016 androm 2009 has written a number of books. Nice to see you and thank you
Today is a historic occasion. The proceedings of the United States senate are being broadcast to the nation on television for the first time, not that we have operated in secret until now. Millions of americans have set in the galleries and observed Senate Debates during their visits to washington. But today, they can witness the proceedings in their own homes. We might say that the nation is tuning in late. Woodrow wilson said that the informing function of congress should be preferred to its legislative function. Today, as the u. S. Senate comes out of the communications dark ages, we create another historic moment in the relationship between congress and Technological Advancement in communications through radio and television. That was june 2, 1986, 30 years ago this month, and the occasion was the first day of permanent television of the United States senate. We are going to use the opportunity of the 30th anniversary to look back at the senate and how it is changed in the era of t
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Plain. That is longtime republican pollster and strategist and trump advisor, Kellyanne Conway. She has been promoted to Campaign Manager. Here is what Kellyanne Conway had to say about the move. Kellyanne and it is a busy home stretch. We need to beef up the senior level roles in a way that we are dividing and conquering. What he doesnt like his people telling him exactly what to say, that is Hillary Clintons game. What does the focus group say, who should i be, what should i believe, how do i say it . I picture her in brooklyn saying i know the country doesnt like me or trust me, i never want to hear it again, how do we win . That is not our dilemma. The fact is, with donald trump he is his own best messenger. People see him as very authentic. Mark that is the Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway, newly minted, and she is being joined by a guy named Steven Bannon. He has had more gigs than an Avett Brothers summer tour. A Goldman Sachs banker, hollywood banker, navy officer, and, until
Kellyanne and it is a busy home stretch. We need to beef up the senior level roles in a way that we are dividing and conquering. What he doesnt like his people telling him exactly what to say, that is Hillary Clintons game. What does the focus group say, who should i be, what should i believe, how do i say it . I picture her in brooklyn saying i know the country doesnt like me or trust me, i never want to hear it again, how do we win . That is not our dilemma. The fact is, with donald trump he is his own best messenger. People see him as very authentic. Mark that is the Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway, newly minted, and she is being joined by a guy named Steven Bannon. He has had more gigs than an Avett Brothers summer tour. A Goldman Sachs banker, hollywood banker, navy officer, and, until recently, the head of the conservative news website breitbart. He is becoming the Trump Campaign ceo. Meanwhile, Paul Manafort, the Campaign Chairman who replaced the Campaign Manager a few months