This program delves into the chartering of the Second Bank of the United States by Congress and how President Andrew Jackson’s opposition elevated the importance of the presidential veto.

Join us for a discussion about the last day of the Constitutional Convention and learn what happened before the delegates left Philadelphia with ratification uncertain.

This program focuses on the life and legacy of Dennis Chavez, the first Hispanic American to serve in Congress, his career in the Senate and his statue in the National Statuary Hall collection from New Mexico.

This is an encore presentation of a Capitol Conversation from Constitution Week 2021. This program details the history of the Supreme Court in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol.