The model for the first modern, sensational Congressional hearing was the inquest into the sinking of the Titanic in 1912.
Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John's, Newfoundland, Wednesday, June 28, 2023.
The House in fact called for"papers" as part of the investigation, and President Washington allowed access to the documents. Cabinet heads and various lawmakers testified before the committee. Lawmakers determined that the military failed to recruit enough troops before heading into battle. There were also delays in providing supplies to U.S. soldiers.Congress conducted other major hearings in the succeeding decades, including some serious investigations after the Civil War.
The hearings then moved to the gigantic hearing room in what is now the Russell Senate Office Building. That room was known for decades as the"Russell Caucus Room." The Senate named the space the"Kennedy Caucus Room" after the death of late Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass. The hearings helped establish an accurate record about what happened to the Titanic. It also gave a boost to maritime law. Some believe that Smith’s investigation prevented the British from whitewashing the episode or conducting no inquiry at all.
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