diff --git a/ietf/idrfc/views_doc.py b/ietf/idrfc/views_doc.py
index 15f3243f8..f01a48a4a 100644
--- a/ietf/idrfc/views_doc.py
+++ b/ietf/idrfc/views_doc.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ from ietf.idrfc import markup_txt
 from ietf.idrfc.models import RfcIndex, DraftVersions
 from ietf.idrfc.idrfc_wrapper import BallotWrapper, IdWrapper, RfcWrapper
 from ietf.ietfworkflows.utils import get_full_info_for_draft
-from ietf.doc.models import Document, DocEvent, NewRevisionDocEvent, WriteupDocEvent
+from ietf.doc.models import Document, DocEvent, NewRevisionDocEvent, WriteupDocEvent, TelechatDocEvent
 from ietf.doc.utils import get_chartering_type
 from ietf.utils.history import find_history_active_at
 from ietf.ietfauth.decorators import has_role
@@ -121,17 +121,11 @@ def document_main(request, name, rev=None):
 
 
     if doc.type_id == "charter":
-        # FIXME: add editing of charters/telechat date
-        # FIXME: check sanity of edit buttons "Recharter"
-        # FIXME: clean up wgcharter code redundant with this
-
         filename = doc.name + "-" + doc.rev + ".txt"
 
         content = _get_html(filename, os.path.join(settings.CHARTER_PATH, filename), split=False)
 
-        telechat = None
-        if not snapshot:
-            telechat = doc.latest_event(type="scheduled_for_telechat")
+        telechat = doc.latest_event(TelechatDocEvent, type="scheduled_for_telechat")
 
         return render_to_response("idrfc/document_charter.html",
                                   dict(doc=doc,
@@ -202,12 +196,6 @@ def document_history(request, name):
 
         e.rev = cur_rev
 
-    # add snippets
-    for e in events:
-        e.desc_snippet = truncatewords_html(format_textarea(fill(e.desc, 80)), 3)
-        if not e.desc_snippet.endswith("..."):
-            e.desc_snippet = None
-
     return render_to_response("idrfc/document_history.html",
                               dict(doc=doc,
                                    top=top,
diff --git a/ietf/idtracker/templatetags/ietf_filters.py b/ietf/idtracker/templatetags/ietf_filters.py
index 4bb35bc49..70ce079db 100644
--- a/ietf/idtracker/templatetags/ietf_filters.py
+++ b/ietf/idtracker/templatetags/ietf_filters.py
@@ -445,9 +445,9 @@ def ad_area(user):
 def format_history_text(text):
     """Run history text through some cleaning and add ellipsis if it's too long."""
     full = mark_safe(sanitize_html(keep_spacing(linebreaksbr(urlize(mark_safe(text))))))
-    snipped = truncatewords_html(format_textarea(fill(text, 80)), 25)
-    if snipped[-3:] == "...":
-        return mark_safe(u'<div class="snipped">%s<div class="showAll">[show all]</div><div><div style="display:none" class="full">%s</div>' % (snipped, full))
+    snippet = truncatewords_html(format_textarea(fill(text, 80)), 25)
+    if snippet[-3:] == "...":
+        return mark_safe(u'<div class="snippet">%s<span class="showAll">[show all]</span></div><div style="display:none" class="full">%s</div>' % (snippet, full))
     return full
 
 @register.filter
diff --git a/ietf/templates/idrfc/document_history.html b/ietf/templates/idrfc/document_history.html
index f6060c57c..8c2e789da 100644
--- a/ietf/templates/idrfc/document_history.html
+++ b/ietf/templates/idrfc/document_history.html
@@ -68,21 +68,13 @@
     <td>{{ e.time|date:"Y-m-d" }}</td>
     <td>{{ e.rev }}</td>
     <td>{{ e.by|escape }}</td>
-    <td>{% if e.desc_snippet %}
-    <div class="snippet">{{ e.desc_snippet|safe }} <span class="showAll">[show all]</span></div>
-    <div class="full" style="display:none;">
-      {{ e.desc|fill:"80"|safe|urlize|linebreaksbr|keep_spacing|sanitize_html|safe }}
-    </div>
-    {% else %}
-      {{ e.desc|fill:"80"|safe|urlize|linebreaksbr|keep_spacing|sanitize_html|safe }}
-    {% endif %}
+    <td>{{ e.desc|format_history_text }}
     </td>
   </tr>
   {% endfor %}
-
 </table>
 {% endblock content %}
 
 {% block content_end %}
-<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/doc-history.js"></script>
+<script type="text/javascript" src="/js/history.js"></script>
 {% endblock content_end %}
diff --git a/static/css/base2.css b/static/css/base2.css
index ef0dd7706..0a4c06428 100644
--- a/static/css/base2.css
+++ b/static/css/base2.css
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ table.ballot_icon td.ballot_icon_my { border: 3px outset black;}
 .ietf-highlight-r { padding:0 2px;background:#ffa0a0;}
 .ietf-divider { background: #2647a0; color: white; font-size:116%; padding:0.5em 1em; }
 
+table.history .snippet .showAll { color: blue; cursor: pointer; }
+
 .error-text {
 	font-size: 1.095em;
 	width: 48em;
diff --git a/static/js/doc-history.js b/static/js/history.js
similarity index 100%
rename from static/js/doc-history.js
rename to static/js/history.js