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Lying in State of President George H. W. Bush


The public is invited to pay their respects to President George H. W. Bush from 7:30 p.m. Monday, December 3, to 7 a.m. Wednesday, December 5. Please enter through the Capitol Visitor Center.

On Monday, December 3, Tuesday, December 4, and Wednesday, December 5, the Capitol Visitor Center will be closed for normal operations, and all Capitol tours are cancelled.

If you have a tour reservation and would like to reschedule, please visit our website at www.visitthecapitol.gov or contact the Visitor Services Office at (202)226-8000.

On Thursday, December 6, the Capitol Visitor Center will reopen for normal operations 8:30 a.m.

For the Press

Welcome to the US Capitol Visitor Center’s press center.

A Race for the Wires
A Race for the Wires---Energy of the Reporters; After Theodore Davis; Harper’s Weekly, 03/21/1868; U.S. Senate Collection

Here you’ll find high resolution photographs and renderings, fact sheets and other information about the Capitol and the Visitor Center.

Media Contacts

Tom Casey, Director of Marketing and Communications
(202) 593-0099
tom.casey@aoc.gov

For Media with questions about the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Contact:
Laura Trivers, Communications Specialist
202-593-1829
laura.trivers@aoc.gov

Mailing Address

United States Capitol
Capitol Visitor Center
Washington, DC 20510