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The House’s Pillsbury Boy

by Art on January 29, 2016

“Little Bertie” was just 11 years old when he scored a ringside seat to history.

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Categories: Art & Artifacts, Firsts & Milestones, House Pages, War

Edition for Educators—Bon Appétit

by History on January 20, 2016

This month’s Edition for Educators features epicurean culture in the House of Representatives, both the mouth-watering and the gut-wrenching.

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Categories: Education

A “Troublesome and Greatly Derided Custom” — Answering the Annual Message

by History on January 12, 2016

During the presidencies of George Washington and John Adams, the process of the State of the Union and its responses was more genteel and singular, but no less contentious than it is today. In the 1790s, both houses of Congress drafted, debated, and marched en masse to the President’s mansion to deliver a formal, unified response, addressing the important issues raised by the executive. That is, until one volatile Member of the House dared to wonder aloud what the fuss was all about.

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Categories: State of the Union, House Practice & Traditions, People, Presidents

Please Put the Bartholdi Fountain in My Front Yard

by Archives on January 5, 2016

Bartholdi Fountain
From 1877 to 1932, the Bartholdi Fountain searched for a permanent home. Though concealed in the old Botanic Garden grounds near the Capitol, the majestic water feature attracted a lot of attention. Everyone in Washington, D.C., had an opinion about where it should go. And every resident, it seemed, wanted it in his or her front yard.

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Categories: Photography, Art & Artifacts

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