Digitized Bound Editions of Congressional Record From 1961-1970 Now Available Online From GPO
1961-1970 material was released on govinfo today.
From the Government Publications Office (GPO):
This release covers debates and proceedings of the 87th through the 91st Congresses. Spanning approximately 380,000 Congressional Record pages, this era covers historical topics such as:
- The Administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and the first two years of the Administration of President Richard M. Nixon
- The Civil Rights Era
- The Vietnam War
- The Space Program and Moon Landing
- Legislation of the Great Society and the War on Poverty, including:
- Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Voting Rights Act of 1965
- Fair Housing Act of 1968
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
- Immigration Act of 1965
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
- Endangered Species Act of 1966
- Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
Last month (March 7, 2017), GPO released digitized volumes of the Congressional Record 1971-1980.
With today’s release, digitized bound editions of the Congressional Record from 1961-2005 are available online. Content can be browsed by date and keyword searched.
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