About the Senate Chamber | Historical Highlights

Chamber Access Apr 18, 1792

President Selects Location for New Senate Chamber May 1, 1851

Constructing a Senate Theater Nov 1857

Soldiers Occupy the Senate Chamber Apr 19, 1861

First Amplification System in the Senate Chamber May 15, 1933

Senate Donates Historic Desk Sep 22, 1950

Smile: Photographing the Senate in Session Sep 24, 1963

George Murphy and the Candy Desk 1968

Voice Amplification in the Senate Chamber Jan 25, 1971

First Television Broadcast from the Senate Chamber Dec 19, 1974

Live Television from the Senate Chamber Jun 2, 1986