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In january. Next, we look at the historical role of the Senate Majority leader and its four former leaders, robert byrd, harold baker, and we hear from Donald Richie and mitch mcconnell. Donald richie, thank you for being with us. The Senate Majority leader is not a position in the constitution. How did the job evolve . We looked at a former speaker of the house, who contacted us and say why is the president pro tem a matter of succession but not the majority leader . That is the functional equivalent. The speaker of the house is written into the constitution, to president pro tem is as well. ...

He went on to get his law degree, and he had president kennedy come to present his diploma at his graduation. But i thought here he was in a body full of rhodes scholars and yale and stanford and harvard graduates and all of the ivy leaguers with terrific education. He never felt inferior about that. He felt that he never ended his education. He was always reading, he was always studying. I once went with him to an event, and i looked at the back of his car and there was the count of month cristo, and i was surprised, and he said, i never got to read it. Irma byrd complained she could never du...

They sign their names inside the desk drawers to show that they sat there. All the leaders of the republican parties and all the leaders of the democratic parties are in the center front row seats. Beside them would usually be the party whips, and behind them the senior members of the party. Thats the seat of in leadership . The senate is the 100 personalities are a huge influence on the senate. Even a small change in membership has an impact. Large changes have very large impacts. And especially the leadership. Because theres a certain rhythm that is established by the leader. Leaders talk ab...

With live coverage of the u. S. House on cspan and the senate on cspan2, here on cspan3 would complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and Public Affairs events. Then on weekends, cspan3 is a home to American History tv with programs that tell our nation story, including our series visiting battlefields and key events, american artifacts, during museums and Historic Sites to discover what artifacts reveal about americas past. History bookshelf with the bestknown American History writers. The presidency, looking at the policies and legacies of our natures...

Of the house, who contacted us and say why is the president pro tem in the order of succession but not the majority leader . That is the functional equivalent. The speaker of the house is written into the constitution, to president pro tem is as well. No mention of a majority or minority leader. The constitution did not anticipate political parties. They thought it was going to happen, but they did not want to encourage political parties. We had no majority leader in the history of the senate from 1839 1789 to 1914. For most of the history of the senate, we did not have a majority leader. Ther...