Watch a scene from a popular film about President Abraham Lincoln’s commitment to end slavery in the United States. We will discuss the political pressures of the time and reasons for amending the Constitution. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Watch a documentary clip about the hard-won battle to ratify the 19th Amendment. We will discuss the process of amending the Constitution and how citizens play an active role in maintaining and expanding American democracy. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Examine the model for Chief Standing Bear’s statue and learn more about the historic 1879 court case that ruled “an Indian is a person” under the law. The full-scale statue was unveiled in National Statuary Hall in 2019 and is one of two statues representing the state of Nebraska. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

Watch a documentary clip about Navajo Code Talkers from World War II. We will discuss their legacy, including the Congressional Gold Medal recognition many decades later. No reservations necessary. Please join us!

This program will cover the life and legacy of Senator, Representative, and Speaker of the House Henry Clay, one of the two statues from the state of Kentucky. Speaker Clay served in both the Old House and Old Senate, as well as was the first person to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda.

This program will cover the history of air conditioning within the Capitol Building, building off of the program on the Power Plant to be done on June 4.

A 30-minute discussion about how two women from vastly different backgrounds maintain a 30 years friendship that would change the nation. The discussion will include a brief discussion about Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune’s statue in National Statuary Hall and how elements of that statue represent her friendship with First Lady Eleonor Roosevelt. In addition, the Capitol Conversation will take place around the time of the Memorial Day holiday, the discussion will include a short story about how their friendship will have a direct impact on American soldiers during World War II.

Learn about the early days of the Library of Congress, once housed here inside the Capitol from its creation until 1897.

Learn about some of the more obscure connections between the statues of the U.S. Capitol.