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Capitol Hill
Rowhouse district beside the Capitol, home to a century-old bipartisan baseball rivalry.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. begins in the stormy summer of nineteen oh nine, when a bitter tariff fight among lawmakers is answered with a baseball game. You'll meet John Tener, a Pennsylvania Republican and former major league pitcher, and a field of congressmen in borrowed trousers and silk shirts. It also passes through Speaker Sam Rayburn and a newspaper called Roll Call. Best heard standing where you can see the Capitol dome.
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