Landscape Architecture of the U.S. Capitol
During the Society’s annual symposium, three speakers examined different periods in the development of the Capitol grounds. Using photographs and sketches, the participants individually spok…
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Congress Confronting Slavery, Part 4
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society 2006 Spring Conference “Congress and Slavery in the 1840s and 1850s” is the third in the series, “The National Capitol in a Nation Divided: Congress and t…
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Congress Confronting Slavery, Part 3
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society 2006 Spring Conference “Congress and Slavery in the 1840s and 1850s” is the third in the series, “The National Capitol in a Nation Divided: Congress and t…
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Congress Confronting Slavery, Part 1
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society 2006 Spring Conference “Congress and Slavery in the 1840s and 1850s” is the third in the series, “The National Capitol in a Nation Divided: Congress and t…
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Presidential Inaugurations
Historians Donald R. Kennon and James M. Goode talked about the history of presidential inaugurations. Mr. Kennon’s illustrated presentation focused on the history of oath-taking ceremonies …
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The Kennedys and the Washington Press Corps
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society hosted a lecture. Donald Ritchie, an Associate Historian at the Senate Historical Office, talked about the impact of the Kennedy family on Capitol Hill a…
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