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President Obama and congressional leaders gathered in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda for a ceremony marking the 200th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. in his remarks, President…

The Ronald Reagan statue was unveiled as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection, which is comprised of statues donated by individual states to honor notable women and men from each st…

Following the invocation and the Presentation of the Colors, Congressional leaders and dignitaries commemorated President Truman’s executive order 60 years ago that marked the beginning of …

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…

The Department of Veterans Affairs marked the 75th anniversary of the Veterans Administration with an event in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The ceremony began with the Presentation of the Color…

Representative Gibbons will serve as master of ceremony as a statue of Sarah Winnemucca is installed in Statuary Hall as Nevada’s second statue. It will be the 99th statue in the hall and th…

Government officials and leaders participated in a ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the late Jackie Robinson in the Capitol Rotunda. Mr. Robinson broke baseball’s color-barr…

Marking the 30th anniversary of President Ford’s inauguration, Ford Foundation awards for public service were presented to Secretary Rumsfeld and Vice President Cheney. Both Vice President C…

Former Vice President Quayle was honored for his service as Senate president. Vice President Cheney and former President George H.W. Bush helped unveil a bust of Vice President Quayle. The s…

In a ceremony held in the Rotunda, the Kansas congressional delegation, former Kansas Senator Bob Dole, and others dedicated a new Kansas statue to be placed in Statuary Hall. It replaced a …