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that same spirit bringing together members of congress in the same party, journalists covering the hill and scholars who write about the congress, and we talk about a policy issue and how the politics in the press plays out in that. that's what we're about. this is the ultimate program in a two year series on the theme of policymaking, the media, and public opinion, and we're grateful to chevron for several years sponsoring these seminar series. today's program is posing the question is senate reform an oxymoron? it's in the handout and available on our website, i recall when studyin...

yet, they would find that the u.s. capital building is the most open public building of any building in the federal government. to get into any cabinet office you have to go through much more security than you do to get into the capitol building. that's because every citizen is a constituent and a potential voter, and the members of congress want their proceedings to be open to constituentses. and so they have always they're in session, go to committee meetings, wander in the halls and past your members of congress who are conducting business. >> you became historian last year. >> ye...

richard baker. and then we will take your comments on "washington journal." . there has never been a senate historian emeritus what about parking and what about an i.d. card. it was a great honor. i will cherish it to my dying day. they also agreed to open the senate chamber calories during the time that the senate is not in session. that had always been the case for 142 years until 9/11. it is one of the unfortunate consequences of 9/11. the galleries were closed when the senate was not in session. i had this quiet campaign to try to get that reversed, to follow the historical patte...