Congress Celebrates 200th Anniversary
The House and Senate met jointly to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the U.S. Congress. Remarks by leaders are followed by the unveiling of commemorative stamps.
959 viewsThe House and Senate met jointly to commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the U.S. Congress. Remarks by leaders are followed by the unveiling of commemorative stamps.
959 viewsPresident Bill Clinton ,former presidents Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter and others paid tribute to President Harry S. Truman’s leadership during the end of World War Two and the beginning of …
708 viewsA party was held to celebrate the posthumous publication of Meg Greenfield’s book Washington, published by PublicAffairs. The book is an inside view of the U.S. federal capital from a journa…
568 viewsLady Bird Johnson reflects on her life as a Democrat on the 25th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s inauguration. She spoke about the environmental work she had done since leaving the White Hou…
472 viewsCongressional leaders of both parties commemorated the 200th anniversary of the birth of Constantino Brumidi and praised his art. Brumidi, called the “capitol painter,” was best known for hi…
306 viewsCongressional Distinguished Service Awards were presented to Father Robert Drinan, outgoing CIA director Porter Goss, Ambassador Lindy Boggs, and Vice President Richard Cheney. Speaker Haste…
284 viewsFormer Speaker of the House Jim Wright talked about his WWII memoir The Flying Circus: Pacific War, 1943, as Seen Through a Bombsight, published by The Lyons Press. Former Speaker Wright wa…
232 viewsFirst lady Anita Perry, wife of Governor Rick Perry (R-TX), gave the opening speech of the conference. The three generations of the Boggs family, mother Lindy, daughter Cokie Roberts, and gr…
171 viewsFriend, family and co-workers gathered outside of the National D-Day Museum, founded by Stephen Ambrose, to remember his life. Speakers told stories of their relationships with the historian…
1,589 viewsFormer Representative Lindy Boggs(D-LA), who grew up on a plantation in Louisiana, discussed her life, her career in politics, and international affairs. She was also the former U.S. ambassa…
210 viewsVarious dignitaries spoke at an awards dinner celebrating the contributions of five women who were first in their fields, including former Rep. Boggs who was the first female ambassador to t…
373 viewsLindy Boggs moderated this forum on changes in Congress since World War II. They discussed changes due to world, national, and local events and what the results have been. The U.S. Capitol H…
47 viewsOn the 50th anniversary of D-Day, C-SPAN aired a special presentation highlighting its importance. This program included interviews with World War II veterans and war correspondents concerni…
1,080 viewsFormer congresswoman Lindy Boggs (D-California) was sworn in as United States ambassador to the Vatican by Vice President Al Gore. Mrs. Boggs is the widow of Rep. Hale Boggs and served in th…
99 viewsPanelists discussed George McGovern’s congressional career from 1957 to 1961 in the House of Representatives and from 1963 to 1981. After their presentations, the panelists took questions fr…
87 viewsFormer members of the U.S. House of Representatives gathered for their annual meeting. They paid tribute to their colleague Bill Richardson, who serves as U.S. Ambassador to the United Natio…
270 viewsTwo former members of Congress and Professor Washington discussed the role of women in Congress and government in general through personal and historical examples. They also took questions f…
92 viewsVice President Al Gore spoke at a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Interstate Highway System. He praised the legislators, including his father, who conceived of an Interstate Sys…
119 viewsThe panelists spoke about whether or not women have changed the face of politics.
156 viewsThe banquet and gala celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Democratic Leadership Council opened with speeches immediately prior to a speech by President Clinton. Humorous parodies were per…
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