Ken Burns America Collection: "Includes footage not seen on PBS Broadcast!" For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores the history and promise of this unique American institution. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews with David Broder, Alistair Cooke, Cokie Roberts, Charles McDowell and others, the film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress. DVD version includes special features including: A Conversation with Ken Burns. Color and B&W. Approx. 90 minutes. VHS released 1988; DVD re-released 2004.