The Congress

Follow the events that shaped the first 200 years of congress and, in turn, our country.

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    The Congress

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    The U.S. Congress is one of the country's most important and misunderstood institutions.

About The Congress

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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