Ever hear of the Battle of Saratoga?

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has.

When the Ukrainian President addressed Congress, he reached back to American Revolutionary War days to make his plea -- Ukraine needs more military assistance.

It wasn't the first time a foreign leader addressing a Joint Meeting of Congress went deep into American history -- particularly from the Revolutionary War days -- to make a rhetorical point.
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Foreign leaders address Congress -- and teach us American history

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The Trump hush money trial has us talking about the National Enquirer.
But it seems like the tabloid never left the political conversation.
The National Enquirer’s pictures, scoops, and reporting have influenced the establishment political media for years.
In this week’s episode’s of C-SPAN’s podcast “The Weekly,” we revisit what we might be the most famous example of how National Enquirer reporting shapes broader political reporting – and even the presidential race. Our focus: Gary Hart.
How did conventional media react to the National Enquirer’s reporting of the Democratic presidential candidate having an alleged affair in 1987?
Hear all the self-reflection and hand-wringing in “The Weekly.”
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National Enquirer and Presidential Politics Reporting: Gary Hart 1987

During the recent White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, New York Times photographer Doug Mills got an award.
He got an award for his photography at last year's dinner, too.  And the Association awarded him in 2020 as well.
The Association gives out only five awards every year — and until just a few years ago, those awards did not acknowledge visual journalism.
So let’s make up for lost time.  Let’s recognize Doug Mills work before the Correspondents Association started giving him awards. In this episode of C-SPAN’s podcast “The Weekly,” we’ll revisit a specific moment in presidential history that changed America – and made many Americans aware of Doug Mills legendary work. We'll remember – in Doug Mills' own words from his appearances on C-SPAN – what he saw and experienced covering President Bush during the terror attacks of 9/11.

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What Doug Mills Saw On 9/11

The recent death of O.J. Simpson reminds us of one of the most controversial episodes involving a prayer opening a session of Congress…And its aftermath.
In this week's episode of C-SPAN’s “The Weekly, you’ll hear the full Senate prayer for O.J. Simpson following his arrest  … plus, the rare rebuke by a U.S. Senator. And then, you’ll hear the surprise twist that happened next.
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The Senate Prays … for O.J. Simpson

Elected in November 1984, Mitch McConnell now has over 4,300 speaking appearances on C-SPAN. 
And he’s been telling jokes from the beginning.
And - in this week’s episode of C-SPAN's “The Weekly” – we hear them!
We recently remembered Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman by hearing his jokes, quips, and humorous one-liners.
Now, it’s part II – BALANCE!  -- we hear a Republican Senator telling jokes … 
So, once again, get ready to have a good time  … and listen to the first ever Mitch McConnell Comedy Festival…..
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Mitch McConnell Comedy Festival

It is my sad duty to inform you officially of the death of Richard Milhous Nixon, the thirty-seventh President of the United States

Born in 1913, he was first elected to the Congress in 1946, a member of that historic freshman class of World War II veterans that also included John F. Kennedy. He was elected to the Senate in 1950, and served two terms as Vice President of the United States between 1953 and 1961. His career in the Congress coincided with the great expansion of the American middle class, when men and women from backgrounds as humble as his own secured the triumph of freedom abroad and the promise of economic growth at home
That was a message from President Clinton … read at the beginning of the House session on April 25, 1994. It was the first day Congress met after Richard Nixon’s, death three days earlier.
In 1968, Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President after previously serving as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator.
Richard Nixon is  the most recent president who served in both the House and the Senate. In fact, he was the last of three straight presidents who served in both chambers, following Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy. In all, ten presidents have served in both the House and Senate.
Many of the speakers in Congress that April day remembered Nixon in personal terms and with personal stories …

As we approach the 30th anniversary of Richard Nixon’s death … April 22nd … this week's episode of C-SPAN’s “The Weekly” remembers what was said about him --  in both chambers–-- as Congress mourned one of its own.
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Foreign leaders address Congress -- and teach us American history

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