Harry Truman Statue Rotunda Ceremony
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) -- along with the Missouri Congressional Delegation -- welcomed a bronze statue of Harry Truman to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. He is the 10th president to be …
666 viewsHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) -- along with the Missouri Congressional Delegation -- welcomed a bronze statue of Harry Truman to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. He is the 10th president to be …
666 viewsA statue of educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune was dedicated as part of Congress’s National Statuary Hall. She is the first African American to be represented in the coll…
1,234 viewsThe U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress remembered colleagues who had died in the last year. Those honored included: former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-KS) and former Repre…
203 viewsHouse and Senate leaders gathered to honor law enforcement officers with a Congressional Gold Medal for their efforts in defending the U.S. Capitol when it was under attack on January 6, 202…
11,159 viewsA ceremony was held honoring the late World War II veteran Hershel Woodrow Williams as he lay in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Also known as “Woody,” Chief Warrant Officer Williams was …
1,010 viewsSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Speaker Nancy Pelos (D-CA), and other congressional leaders and members gathered for a tribute to former Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), who die…
1,309 viewsPresident Biden and lawmakers gathered at the U.S. Capitol for a tribute ceremony to the late Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), who died on December 5, 2021, at age 98.
4,834 viewsCongressional leaders along with other members of Congress held a 9/11 remembrance ceremony two days after the 20th anniversary of the attacks.
759 viewsA memorial service was held for Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans, who died from injuries sustained when a man rammed a car into him and another officer on April 2. Attendees incl…
1,718 viewsU.S. Capitol Police officers, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, members of Congress, and others attended a memorial service in the Capitol Rotunda for Brian Sicknick. Capitol Police Officer Si…
2,997 viewsFormer NFL player Steve Gleason received the Congressional Gold Medal for his advocacy on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS and also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease), a disease he has had sin…
19,462 viewsThe Congressional Black Caucus hosted a ceremony marking the 400th anniversary of the first enslaved Africans to arrive in British North America. Participants included House Speaker Nancy Pe…
552 viewsThe remains of former President George H.W. Bush arrived at the U.S. Capitol to lie in state. Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and House Speaker Paul…
8,316 viewsFormer Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-KS) received the Congressional Gold Medal from House and Senate leaders in recognition of the former presidential candidate’s service as a soldier, …
6,996 viewsU.S. Capitol Police Chief Matthew Verderosa presented the Medal of Honor to the five police officers who responded to the June 2017 congressional baseball shooting, in which four people were…
1,082 viewsCongressional leaders and Secretary of State John Kerry dedicated a bust of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Roger Daltrey, leader singer of the band the Who, sang “Won’t Get…
670 viewsHouse Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) joined other House and Senate members in Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol to unveil and dedicate a statue of inventor Thomas Edison. Each state is entitled to…
422 viewsCongressional leaders presented the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers. The regiment was composed of Puerto Rican service members and…
17,734 views2015 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Civil Rights Selma marches that motivated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In commemoration of the protestors, or “foot soldiers,” the Office of th…
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