the dirksen building and build an identical twin on the other side. it would not be large enough. what happened between when the dirksen building opened and the hart building, was the u.s. staff tripled in size. part of that was watergate. up until then, the executive branch had provided most of the information that congress was given. when they felt they could not trust it, they felt the need for an independent staff. every senator was allowed to have at least one staff person on each committee to serve. that was a big breakthrough. they created minority staff as well as staff as a whole which became the majority staff. other projects required hiring large numbers of new staff. there just was not room in the russell building or the dirksen building to house them. i came to the senate in 1976, across the street there were hotels that have been taken over, and staff and committee members were working in what had been apartment and hotel rooms. they were not designed for heavy office equipment. you could not have a file cabinet with more than two drawer

the dirksen building is sort of a mirror image of a neoclassical building. but the hart building is very modern. some people have compared it to an ice cube tray. senator moynahan, who lived on capitol hill, disliked a lot of the modern architecture and during the winter while they were working on the building, they covered it with plastic. in the spring, they took the plastic down and senator moynahan got the first look at the hart building, he went to the senate and introduced a resolution asking to put the plastic back up. he also added a resolution saying, no more building should be constructed by the federal government for the remainder of the 20th century. but quite frankly, people have got used to the building over the years. it is a comfortable building. unlike the russell building that has an open-air courtyard, the hart building has a closed atrium. but it was a desperately empty space. when you came to the building before, it was a vast, empty space and they knew that they needed something in there to fill that space. the sculptor was commissioned

dirksen building and build an identical twin on the other side. it wouldn't be sufficient. , the u.s. senate safed triple in size. part of that was a result of vietnam and watergate. the executive branch had provided most of the information that congress needed. once congress felt that they they felttrust them, that they needed their own separate independent staff. also there were a series of legislative reforms in the 1970's that allowed every senator to have at least one staff person on each committee. that was a big breakthrough. they created a minority staff as well. casesare a number of where projects required hiring large numbers of new staff. room in theas not russell building or the dirksen building to house them up. i came to the senate in 1976 and across the street was a series of apartment houses and old hotels that the senate had taken over. senate committees and staff members were actually working and hotel rooms. these rooms were not designed for heavy office equipment and you could not have a file cabinet with more than two drawers

the dirksen building and build an identical twin on the other side. they said it would not be large enough. it happened -- what happened between when the dirksen billing was and the hart building, the u.s. staff tripled in size. part of that was watergate. the executive branch had provided most of the information that congress was given. when they felt they could not trust it, they felt the need for an independent staff. every senator was allowed to have at least one staff person on each committee to serve. that was a big breakthrough. they created minority staff as whichs staff as a whole became the majority staff. other projects required hiring large numbers of new staff. or just was not room in the russell building or the dirksen building to house them. 76ame to the senate in and -- in 1976, across a street there were hotels that have been taken over, and staff and committee members were working in what had been apartment and hotel rooms. they were not designed for heavy office equipment. you could not have a file cabinet with more than two drawers

the dirksen building is nearly a mirror image of a classical building. some people have compared it to a large ice cube tray, a very different looking building. us insidechie takes the three senate office buildings. senate office building to learn about its construction and place in construction history. on the presidency at 8:00, senior historian david ward chronicles abraham lincoln's life through photographs and portraits. lincolnher exasperated takes time out to write an inaugural address to sit for this last photograph, in which he does look kind of peevish. you will notice the eyes are superior, this sense that lincoln is present with the public in his suffering. schedule, american tv goody c-span.org. >> the queen mary ocean liner took its maiden voyage in 1936. after years of service, it was relocated to the port of long beach in 1967 and is now a floating hotel. our charting communications partners worked with c-span and we traveled to long beach to learn more about its history. learn more about long beach on american history tv. >> so this is f

the dirksen building is sort of a mirrored image of a neoclassical building. the heart of building is very modern. some people compare it to a large ice cube tray. ritchiee historian don takes us inside the newest of the three senate office the 1983 heart senate office building to learn about its construction and place in congressional history. smithsonian national portrait gallery senior historian david ward chronicles abraham lincoln's life through photographs and portraits. >> a rather exasperated lincoln takes time out from writing the inaugural address to sit for this last photograph. the eyese again disappear. his presence which in the public is suffering. >> for a schedule, go to www.c-span.org. all weekend, american history tv is featuring long beach california located on california's southern coast about 20 miles south of los angeles. c-span cities tour staff recently visited many sites, showcasing the city's history. learn more about long beach weekend here on american history tv. >> we are at the port of long beach here in california within the city

the dirksen building is sort of a mirror image of a neoclassical building, a little plane -- pla iner, but the hart building is very modern. some people have compared it to an ice cube tray. senate historian emeritus don ritchie takes us inside the newest of the three senate buildings, the hart senate office building, to learn about its construction and place in congressional history. at 8:00.residency" smithsonian senior historian david ward chronicles abraham lincoln's life through photograph and portrait. >> a rather exasperated lincoln takes time out from writing the inaugural address to sit for his last photograph, in which he looks rather peevish, but you notice the eyes disappear, this isse in which lincoln present to the public in his suffering. >> for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> next author and historian caroline jenny discusses national reconciliation and its limits. she argues that the spanish-american war in 1898 bonded former white confederates and unionists into one national army, helping to reunite the country, but she says this reunion came with

for five years this played out, until 1969 when wisconsin declined to become the 34th state and dirksen died unexpectedly. most states had actually reapportioned. ted: it shows you, how time has gone by, it couldn't happen now. you would not have 30 states signing up to amend the constitution to do this. it is sort of like brown versus board of education. you can't go back. even as close as it is or was, or as contentious, once it happens, the public accepts it, and we go on. susan: i am going to have one more video from the chief justice talking about this case, and then we will have some of your questions as we close out. let's listen to chief justice earl warren. justice warren: i think the reapportionment, not only of state legislatures but of representative government in this country, is perhaps the most important issue we have had before the supreme court. if everyone in this country has an opportunity to participate in this government on equal terms with everyone else, and can share in electing representatives who will be truly representative of the entire community, and not some

the dirksen building this sort of a mirrored image of a neoclassical building, but the hart building is very modern. some people have compared this to a large ice pashtun ice cube tray. it's a very different looking. >> inside the newest of the three senate office buildings, the 1983 hart senate office building to learn about its cotruction and place in congressional history. on the presidency at eight, smithsonian national portrait gallery senior historian david ward chronicles abraham lincoln's life through photographs and portraits. >> rather exasperate a lincoln takes time off from riding the inaugural address and one at the war to sit for this last photograph in which he does look kind of peevish. notice again the eyes disappear. the sense in which lincoln and his presence to the public and to suffering. >> for the complete weekend schedule go to c-span.org. >> president barack obama has nominated merrick garland chief judge of the d.c. circuit court of appeals to fill the seat of antonin scalia on the supreme court. republican senators have vowed to block the nomination saying

so that's michael pearson heading into the senate dirksen building where the deposition will take place this morning. we'll try to get more information about what he had to say, what the committee wanted to hear from him. as you guys know so much focus now on this question of pharmaceutical companies raising drug prices after they acquire new drugs and new products. senate aging committee wants some answers. >> that will be the guy to give them. thank you very much. let's check where we are in the markets at the moment. slightly higher overall. decent start to the week despite the fact of course oil is falling for the reasons we just discussed. thomas lee joins us from fund strakt global advisers, raymond james chief economist also here. scott, let's talk about oil then and gasoline prices and what it means for the economy. we were already going to start the summer driving season with gas prices at a 12-year low, presumably we stick out as things stand at the moment. >> well, normally gas prices are going to rise in the spring. they're still going to remain riel stifly low and still wel