The Capitol Visitor Center is pleased to announce we are now accepting reservations for Capitol tours. Tours will begin Monday, May 30, and will be offered Monday-Friday from 9am- 3pm.
Availability is limited. To reserve a tour visit: visitthecapitol.gov/plan-visit/boo
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(When you walk through the Senate.)
Friday at Capitol Conversations -- Learn about the beautiful British-made floor tiles of the Senate.
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In observance of Memorial Day, we will not hold a Capitol Conversation Monday, May 31.
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What led Rep. Preston Brooks to beat Sen. Charles Sumner with a cane? Who was Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawai'i?
Join us this week's Capitol Conversations for the answers to these questions and more. Monday-Friday at 1 pm on Zoom.
Sign up at visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conver
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#DYK that Sens. Bob Dole, Philip Hart and Daniel Inouye met while recovering from war wounds long before they served together in Congress?
Learn about this and more at Capitol Conversations, Monday - Friday at 1 pm on Zoom.
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Since 1990, May has been designated Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Learn about the history of the AAPI community and more this week on Capitol Conversations, Monday through Friday at 1 pm on Zoom.
Sign up at visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conver
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Sculptor Benjamin Victor created 3 beautiful works in the Capitol. Capitol Conversations proudly welcomes him Wednesday, April 21, to discuss his work and his impact. We hope you'll join us.
Register for this week's sessions visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conver
Weekdays at 1 pm on Zoom.
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Do well behaved women make history? Just what happened between Sens. Thomas Hart Benton and Henry Foote in 1850?
Check out the great line up for this week's Capitol Conversations. We look forward to seeing you Monday-Friday at 1 pm on Zoom.
Register at visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conver
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#TakeMeOutToTheBallgame this week with Capitol Conversations.
Explore the great outdoors with us each day at 1 on Zoom. Register at visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conver
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Join Capitol Conversations this week as we wrap up Women's History Month and Get Outdoors with an outdoor tour and a talk about cherry blossoms.
We'll see you on Zoom at 1.
Register at visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conver
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Who was Esther Hobart Morris? What's her connection to the Capitol?
Find out today at 1 pm during Capitol Conversations.
Sign up for this week's sessions at visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conver
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George Washington and Julius Caesar? Beware the Ides of March and join our Capitol Conversation today at 1.
Capitol Conversations meet Monday-Friday at 1 pm on Zoom. See what we're discussing this week and register at visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conver
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Join a #CapitolConversation this week with our fabulous guides leading discussions about #WomensHistoryMonth.
Register at visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conver
#WomensHistory
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Join our visitor services team weekdays at 1pm for #CapitolConversations: live, interactive, virtual discussions about the historic spaces, artwork, artifacts and statues in the Capitol. March sessions will commemorate #WomensHistoryMonth
Sign up at visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conver
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Thursday's Capitol Conversation focuses on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Join us at 11 am on Zoom.
Register visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conver
#BlackHistoryMonth2021 #AmericanHistory #USHistory #MLK #MartinLutherKing
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Do you know where John Quincy Adams died?
We'll tell you this and more at Tuesday's Capitol Conversation at 11 am on Zoom.
Register at visitthecapitol.gov/capitol-conver
#USHistory #AmericanHistory #CapitolConversations
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#OTD 1919 Washington, D.C., victory parade to celebrate victory in #WorldWarOne (1914-18). Pictured are Military Police, 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces on the East Steps of the U.S. Capitol. Image credit: #WW1
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Sound up! Ep10 of our podcast brings the journey of women in Capitol art full circle. Listen to the voices of contemporary artists Deborah Copenhaver Fellows and Artis Lane who both have statues on display in the Capitol & hear about their journeys in their own words. Link below.
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Ep9 of our podcast #ShapingHistory is a reminder that although the #19thAmendment was a monumental achievement in women's suffrage, the journey was far from over. In this episode, we honor the legacy of Rosa Parks through the memories of our staff. Link to the full episode below.
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"Live Free or Die" is the motto of #NewHampshire and was coined by John Stark, who was born #OTD in 1728. visitthecapitol.gov/plan-visit/sug
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#OTD we honor the centennial of the #19thAmendment. Hear how staff at the CVC developed the Votes for Women Tour, an in-depth look at the history of women’s rights through the lens of works of art on display in the Capitol and the voices of people in our past. Full episode below.
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Episode 7 of our podcast, Shaping History: Women in Capitol Art covers the history of women artists and statuary in the Capitol with a special feature on the story of #Marisol and her statue of Father Damien for the state of #Hawaii. Celebrating the #19thAmendment
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#OTD in 1920, #Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the #19thAmendment completing the three-fourths majority needed to add women's suffrage to the Constitution. Hear the full story of Tennessee's monumental vote on episode 5 of our podcast, #ShapingHistory. Link below.
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The #19thAmendment, which guarantees women the right to vote, was ratified #OTD in 1920. Learn more about women's suffrage on our podcast, Shaping Hisotry: Women in Capitol Art, visitthecapitol.gov/shaping-histor #Suffrage100DC visitthecapitol.gov/event-calendar
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Episode 6 of our podcast, Shaping History: Women in Capitol Art walks us through the roles of women in the Capitol, highlighting #JeannetteRankin, the first female member of Congress. Click the link in our profile to listen to our series and celebrate the #19thAmendment
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Episode 5 of our podcast, Shaping History: Women in Capitol Art takes us through the Women's Suffrage Movement as reflected through the #PortraitMonument on display in the Capitol Rotunda. Click the link in our profile to listen to the series and celebrate the #19thAmendment
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Volume up! #ElisabetNey is the only woman to have 2 statues from the same state in National Statuary Hall - #StephenAustin & #SamHouston from #Texas. Hear her story on episode 4 of our podcast series. Click the link in our bio to find it!
#19thAmendment #ShapingHistory
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Ep3 of our podcast, #ShapingHistory features Sakakawea (#NorthDakota), a Shoshone and Hidatsa woman who guided Lewis and Clark, & Sarah Winnemucca (#Nevada), a member of the Paiute tribe and the 1st Native American woman to publish a book in 1883. Link to the podcast in our bio!
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#NathanaelGreene of Rhode Island was born #OTD in 1742. A Revolutionary War hero, his statue was the first in the #NationalStatuaryHall collection. #VisitTheCapitol
Photo: AOC
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Sound up! Ep2 of our podcast, #ShapingHistory features #VinnieReam, the 1st woman to receive a commission to create a statue for the Capitol and the only woman with 3 statues in the Capitol Collection- Abraham Lincoln, Samuel Kirkwood from #Iowa, and Sequoyah from #Oklahoma.
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Volume up! Ep1 of our podcast, #ShapingHistory features #AnneWhitney, the 1st female to create a statue for NSH in 1876 when her statue of Samuel Adams arrives at the Capitol from #Massachusetts, 40 years before #WomensVote. Click the link in our profile to hear her story!
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