The Congress / a film by Ken Burns ; a Florentine Films production ; produced in association with the Greater Washington Education Telecommunications Association, Inc. Rebroadcast presented by WETA, Washington, D.C. ; produced by Ken Burns, Stephen Ives ; written by David McCullough, Bernard Weisberger.

Portrait of the United States Congress. Filmmaker Ken Burns profiles an American institution whose ideals and actions affect us all. Employs historic film footage and interviews with insiders, including David Broker, Alistair Cooke and Cokie Roberts, to detail the personalities, events and issues th...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Ken Burns' America collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Corporate Authors:	PBS Home Video Florentine Films Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Other Authors:	Burns, Ken, 1953- Ives, Stephen McCullough, David G. Weisberger, Bernard A., 1922-
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Closed captioned.
Published:	[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2004]
Edition:	Full screen version.
Series:	Ken Burns' America collection. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress > History. United States > Politics and government. Legislation > United States. United States. > Congress. Legislation. Politics and government. United States. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction television programs. Documentary television programs. History.
Genre:	Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Television programs for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction television programs. Documentary television programs. History.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	Portrait of the United States Congress. Filmmaker Ken Burns profiles an American institution whose ideals and actions affect us all. Employs historic film footage and interviews with insiders, including David Broker, Alistair Cooke and Cokie Roberts, to detail the personalities, events and issues that have animated Congress' first 200 years.
Note:	DVD version of a 1988 documentary, with added features. Special features include: Ken Burns : making history (8 min.) ; A conversation with Ken Burns (12 min.). Videorecording.
Call Number:	CN6 D0059186 VideoDVD AN9 D0021348 VideoDVD CL8 D0040740 VideoDVD
Credits:	Executive producer, Ke Burns ; cinematography, Ken Burns, Alan Moore, Buddy Squires ; editor, Sally Jo Menke.
System Details:	DVD; Dolby digital; region 1.
Participant or Performer:	Narrator, David McCullough.