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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, ...

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...

But in the days or years following, some in the political circles decided to substitute for a twofisted warning to creatures who made their threats by crashing airliners loaded. Ith innocent americans happened. Ted what has and i was encouraged again to hear the president of the United States last evening and again this morning to say in effect,. E are going to get them they are not going to get by with it. 1941was the attitude in and iranklin roosevelt am the only one present in the senate to hear him say it. This is a day that will live in infamy. Day that would better live in infamy. Host s...

Is nbc nightly news with Brian Williams. Good evening. Divided government it is after republican candidates swept to victory last night across the country taking historic margins in congress defeating a lot of bigname democrats, setting up an even more interesting National Election in 2016. Republicans needed to flip six seats to take control of the senate, so far they have seven. That number could grow further as some races are undecided. Their margin of leadership in the house is history making. It was red over blue in a big way last night. Nothing tells the story more vividly than this. The...

Divided government it is after republican candidates swept to victory last night across the country taking historic margins in congress defeating a lot of bigname democrats, setting up an even more interesting National Election in 2016. Republicans needed to flip six seats to take control of the senate, so far they have seven. That number could grow further as some races are undecided. Their margin of leadership in the house is history making. It was red over blue in a big way last night. Nothing tells the story more vividly than this. The nation as viewed by congressional districts showing pa...