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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.

President 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 …

A 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…

Lady 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…

Congressional 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…

Congressional Distinguished Service Awards were presented to Father Robert Drinan, outgoing CIA director Porter Goss, Ambassador Lindy Boggs, and Vice President Richard Cheney. Speaker Haste…

Former 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…

First 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…

Friend, 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…

Former 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…

Various 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…

Lindy 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…

On 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…

Former 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…

Panelists 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…

Former 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…

Two 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…

Vice 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…

The panelists spoke about whether or not women have changed the face of politics.

The 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…