About the Secretary of the Senate | Historical Highlights & Resources

Historical Highlights

• Help Wanted—The Senate Elects a Secretary Apr 8, 1789

• Confederate General Becomes Secretary of the Senate Aug 7, 1893

• First Official Parliamentarian Jul 1, 1935

• Huey Long Praises the Official Reporters of Debates Aug 21, 1935

• Senate Stories | Saving Senate Records

Oral History Interviews

• Sheila Burke

• William F. Hildenbrand

• Joseph Stanley Kimmitt

• Francis R. Valeo

Other Resources

• Old Senate Ledger

• Reporters of Debate and the Congressional Record

• Secretary of the Senate: Legislative and Administrative Duties (CRS) (PDF)

Return to About the Secretary of the Senate