Videos

Scholars and educators talked about the evolution of the modern conservation movement - and the roles played by race, class, public use and environmental protection efforts. Speakers include…

How did Frederick Law Olmsted and his son, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., contribute to the preservation of public lands -- especially national parks? That was the focus of a conference at the U…

How did Frederick Law Olmsted and his son, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., contribute to the preservation of public lands -- especially national parks? That was the focus of a conference at the U…

Stephen Ayers, the architect of the U.S. Capitol, held a news conference to announce the completion of the restoration of the Capitol Dome. He discussed some of the work of the three-year $6…

Stephen Ayers welcomed the first tour groups to the Capitol Rotunda following a year of repairs and a six-week closure to remove scaffolding. The work was part of the $60 million Capitol Dom…

Officials briefed reporters and responded to questions about the two-year, $60 million restoration project for the U.S. Capitol Dome. They talked about the completion of 52 miles of scaffold…

Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers led a tour of the scaffolding on the Capitol Dome and spoke to reporters about the process of restoring the building.

Reporters in Washington were given a tour inside the U.S. Capitol dome which was undergoing a complete restoration. The cast iron outer shell of the dome had more than 1000 cracks caused by …

Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers gave reporters an update on the Capitol Dome Restoration Project. The two-year project to repair the outer shell of the dome began November 2013 with t…

Senate and House Armed Services Committee leaders spoke to reporters about the details on their agreement on the fiscal year 2014 Defense Authorization bill.

House and Senate leaders awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to honor the service of the Montford Point Marines, the first African Americans to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps. They received…

Freshman House members spoke to reporters following a meeting with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on raising the debt ceiling.

House Republican women spoke about the impasse between Republicans and Democrats on a budget to fund the government through the end of fiscal year 2011. They denied that negotiations were st…

House Democratic leaders spoke with reporters about the 2011 continuing resolution offered by the Republican majority. Representative Pelosi calling the measure the “So Be It” spending bill,…

House members signed the condolence book for Representative Gabrielle Giffords in the Capitol Visitor Center.

Ceremony to formally unveil the statue of three suffragists, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony. Songs from the suffrage era and patriotic songs were sung by the West…

Barbara Wolanin talked about her book, Constantino Brumidi: Artist of the Capitol published by the U.S. Government Printing Office. The book is about the history of the art that Constantino …

Architect of the Capitol Alan Hantman served as the emcee for the annual Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The Capital City Children’s Chorus; the Capitol Four, a group of four Repub…

The Utah Congressional Delegation sponsored this ceremony and donated a 100 year old tree to honor the centennial of Utah statehood. In his remarks, the Speaker urged people to reach out to …

The late Senator Richard Russell of Georgia was honored by the unveiling of a statue of him in the rotunda of the Russell Senate Office Building, also named for him. Vice President Gore and …