| Directory > Regional > North America > United States > Government > Legislative Branch > Senate > History Huey Long from PBS
He was hailed as a champion of the poor and reviled as a dictator. Louisiana's Huey Long rose to
Governor and U.S. Senator on a platform of social reform and justice, all the while employing graft
and corruption to get what he wanted.
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/hueylong/
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North Atlantic Treaty
History of the North Atlantic Treaty that estacblished NATO, including its submission by President
Truman to the U.S. Senate.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/nato/nato.htm
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League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson struggled with the U.S. Senate to try to establish the League of Nations and the
Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/wilson/portrait/wp_league.html
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Impeachment and Censure Materials Online
Guide to reputable materials on impeachment and censure of President Bill Clinton that are
available on the Internet, courtesy of JURIST, The Law Professors' Network.
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/impeach.htm
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Hostile Witnesses
Information from the Washington Post about the Iran-Contra Hearings in the U.S. Senate during the
Reagan Administration, which featured witnesses such as Oliver North and John Poindexter.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/irancontra/contra1.htm
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Remembering the Life and Legacy of Senator Sam Ervin
From the North Carolina Political Review, Remembering the Life and Legacy of Senator Sam Ervin, Jr.
Senator Ervin chaired the Senate Watergate Committee that transfixed the nation and brought down
President Richard Nixon.
http://www.ncpoliticalreview.com/1101/Ervin/ervin.htm
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The Army/McCarthy Hearings
Information from C-Span about Senator Joseph McCarthy and his famous hearings to root out
communists inside and outside the U.S. Government during the 1950's.
http://www.c-span.org/special/mccarthy.asp
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Congressional Biographical Directory
Input the name of any Senator or Congressman in history, and retrieve a biography or biographical
information.
http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
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U.S. Senate Historical Statistics
Lists senators since 1789, plus committee chairs, women, and minorities. Also, senators who have
served longest, been appointed, changed parties, joined third parties, and become president. And,
salaries, leaders, tie-breakers, chronology, meeting places, expulsions, censures, treaties,
impeachments, and nominations.
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Historical_Statistics_Page.htm
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U.S. Senate Historical Office
The Senate's "institutional memory" collects and provides information on important
events, precedents, dates, statistics, and historical comparisons of current and past Senate
activities for use by members and staff, the media, scholars, and the general public.
http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Senate_Historical_Office.htm
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