Importance of the First Congress

David Broder talks about the importance of the first congress.

Clip Length 00:38 Premiere: 1/6/12

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For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews, Ken Burns chronicles the events that have shaped the first 200 years of congress and, in turn, our country.

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