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A larger way of looking at life
What is history?
Early 19th century clockmaker
Who is Simon Willard?
Music, poetry, and art
What are part of history?
Ridden by the muse Clio
What is the “Car of History”?
Watched the Battle of Bunker Hill with mother
Who was John Quincy Adams?
A private citizen asked to speak in Congress
What is a rare and high honor?
“A free and open repository of books without limit on viewpoint”
What is the Library of Congress?
“ An assembly of different buildings, representative of different times, different aspirations”
What is the Capitol?
Our greatest natural resource
What is our American story?
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
What was sung by the Navel Academy Glee Club?
Homestead Act, end of slavery, end of child labor, Voting Rights Act
What are victories of Congress?
November 22, 2013
What is the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s assasination?
Who we are, what we stand for, . . . enduring values
What are aids in uncertain times?
“I speak as a Republican. . . as a woman. . . as a United States Senator. . . . as an American.
Who is Margaret Chase Smith?
Told “Don’t start out with an inferiority complex.”
Who was Harry Truman?
Died in the speaker’s office
Who is John Quincy Adams?
Spaced, Cut, rounded, and finished by eye
What are Simon Willard’s teeth?
Imposed to prevent discussion of petitions against slavery
What is the Gag Rule?
A brass plate in the floor of Statuary Hall
What marks where John Quincy Adams collapsed?
Vitality, creative energy, fundamental decency, . . . good-heartedness;
What are characteristics of the American people?
Author of the Land Grant College Act
Who is Justin Morrill?
“Would form a fine subject for a descriptive poem.”
What is the House of Representatives?
“Good people involved in joint efforts to accomplish changes for the better”
What is the American Spirit?
Wore wing collars, spats and a pink toupee
Who is J. Hamilton Lewis?
To know more about leadership and human nature
Why do we need to know more about Congress?