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Congressional Briefings

The National History Center’s Congressional Briefings are designed to provide historical context and perspective on current issues for policy makers and members of their staff. The speakers reflect upon historical events and developments that have influenced the evolution of current policies and provide knowledge pertinent to the consideration of policy alternatives.

Congressional Briefings 

Pioneering Journalist Cokie Roberts Dies

September 17, 2019November 16, 2020 Rachel Wheatley

Cokie Roberts, the famed journalist, historian, and National History Center board member, has died.  Much admired for her balanced political

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Congressional Briefings 

History of health care

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Jeffrey Reger

At our first summer Congressional Briefing at the end of June, Beatrix Hoffman (Northern Illinois University) and Nancy Tomes (Stony

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Congressional Briefings 

Bringing History to Capitol Hill

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Jeffrey Reger

By Dane Kennedy When’s the last time you heard a historian give expert testimony to Congress?  Plenty of economists, political

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Upcoming Events

  1. Archive Wars: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia

    March 8 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  2. The Fall of Reza Shah: The Abdication, Exile, and Death of Modern Iran’s Founder

    March 15 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  3. The Politics of Mass Violence in the Middle East

    March 22 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  4. Bound by War: How the United States and the Philippines Built America’s First Pacific Century

    March 29 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  5. You Are Not American: Citizenship Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers

    April 5 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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