Since 2000, Congress has allowed the states to replace their statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection. This program will discuss the 13 statues that have been replaced as of March 2024. 

Travel through time and experience the Watergate scandal -- from a burglary in June 1972 to the laws Congress passed in response. Track the essential steps of a Congressional investigation: spark, authorization, hearings, report, and legislation.

A gavel can get your attention in a noisy room or make a special moment more memorable. Make your own keepsake gavel in the Democracy Lab! 

Join a Curator to explore the Watergate-related artifacts on display in our special exhibition “Congressional Investigations.”

Travel through time and experience the Watergate scandal -- from a burglary in June 1972 to the laws Congress passed in response. Track the essential steps of a Congressional investigation: spark, authorization, hearings, report, and legislation.

The discovery of President Nixon’s secret taping system in the White House set off a debate involving all three branches of our government. See the tape recorder in Exhibition Hall and learn about the conflict over Executive Privilege.

Join a Curator to explore the Watergate-related artifacts on display in our special exhibition “Congressional Investigations.”

Join a Curator to explore the Watergate-related artifacts on display in our special exhibition “Congressional Investigations.”

A gavel can get your attention in a noisy room or make a special moment more memorable. Make your own keepsake gavel in the Democracy Lab!

Travel through time and experience the Watergate scandal -- from a burglary in June 1972 to the laws Congress passed in response. Track the essential steps of a Congressional investigation: spark, authorization, hearings, report, and legislation.