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Broadcast Milestones in the U.S. House of RepresentativesDecember 4, 1923 – First radio broadcast of the opening of a Congress (68th Congress). December 6, 1923 – First radio broadcast of the President’s State of the Union Address (President Coolidge). March 4, 1925 – First radio broadcast of a Presidential Inaugural Ceremony (President Coolidge). April 20, 1939 – House of Representatives approves H Res 169, establishing the House Radio Correspondents’ Gallery. May 20, 1939 – House Radio Correspondents’ Gallery opens for business. May 20, 1939 – H.R. Baukhage broadcasts first live radio show news show from the Capitol. January 6, 1947 – First live televised broadcast of the State of the Union Address (President Truman). July 7, 1947 – First live televised House hearing (Special Subcommittee of the Committee on Education and Labor). March 28, 1957 – First live broadcast from the Speaker’s Office (Speaker Rayburn). June 5, 1958 – First live overseas broadcast of a Joint Meeting of Congress (West German President Heuss’ Address to Congress). January 12, 1966 – First color television broadcast of the State of the Union Address (President Johnson). January 12, 1966 – First televised opposition response to the State of the Union (Sen. Everett Dirksen (R-IL) and Rep. Gerald Ford (R-MI)). March 19, 1979 – House of Representatives begins televising live gavel to gavel coverage of its proceedings. April 11, 1994 – First Internet news organization granted admission into the Congressional Radio-TV Galleries (Internet Multicasting Service). January 29, 2002 – First live Internet webcast of the State of the Union Address (President Bush). January 20, 2004 – First live high-definition television broadcast of the State of the Union Address (President Bush). |
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