Champ Clark
Although House Speaker Champ Clark of Missouri was the favorite for the 1912 Democratic Presidential nomination, he also filed a declaration of candidacy for his seat...
House Joint Resolution 354
“Old enough to fight, old enough to vote” was a slogan often heard during World War II and later during the Vietnam War. In 1942 the slogan prompted Congressman...
Literacy is essential
In 1965, some states required citizens to take literacy tests to register to vote. Charles Geiser wrote to House Judiciary Chairman, Emmanuel Celler, opposing the...
Mr. Crockett goes to Washington
These credentials allowed David Crockett to take his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Crockett served one term in the House.
Oil spill
The House of Representative's subcommittee on the Coast Guard held hearings on the Exxon Valdez oil spill of March 23, 1989, in Cordova, Alaska.
Opposing the 19th Amendment
In this December 11, 1917, memorial to U.S. House of Representatives member Charles E. Fuller, Alice H. Wadsworth, President of the National Association Opposed to...
Planning for the oath
In this 1809 letter to the Senate, President James Madison announces he will take the oath of office in the Chamber of the House of Representatives. Madison was the...