Scenes: People, Places, and Events that Shaped the United States Senate

Senate Historian Betty Koed prepared and delivered hundreds of brief historical talks to senators at caucus luncheons, each describing a scene from the Senate’s rich and varied history. This illustrated volume includes 150 of these historical essays that explore the institutional development of the Senate, highlight important and consequential characters in the Senate community, and chronicle landmark moments in Senate history since 1789.
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Cover of Scenes: People, Places, and Events that Shaped the United States Senate, by Betty K. Koed. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2022.
credit: U.S. Senate Historical Office