LoginThe Congress - Region 0
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Ken Burns's film on "the closest thing to a National Temple" is a brief and vital history of the United States Congress--the building and the institution. While the executive wing receives most of history's ink, the legislative branch has a more varied and colorful story. Starting with golden-tongued orators Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, the representatives were an eccentric lot, often pushing the limits of democracy with the power they wielded. Burns's formula of interviews, actors' readings, and wonderful photographs continue in this production although it's more streamlined. Covering 200 years in 90 minutes (the vi
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Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video
Release date: 27 September 2004
Number of discs: 1
UPC: 097368859043
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Release date: 27 September 2004
Number of discs: 1
UPC: 097368859043
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