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phy of ornton—including some of his more visionary ideas—and argued that he and his wife Anna Maria were a Washington power couple despite his public quar- rels and their lack of money for entertaining. Matthew Costello of the White House Historical Association highlighted ornton's relationship with George Wash- ington, which benefited both men, in "George Wash- ington's Capital and ornton's Capitol." Finally, Ellen Miles, curator emerita of the National Portrait Gallery, offered "e orntons: Capital Portraits," which exam- ined portraits of ornton, his wife Anna Maria, and other Washington, D.C. figures, including some cop- ies painted by Anna Maria herself. e program ended with a final Q&A session with all the speakers. e celebration concluded with an evening tour and reception at Tudor Place, another of ornton's grand designs in Washington. Guests were welcomed with light refreshments before exploring the manor open house. At the end of the tour, participants had an opportunity to sample the Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky, which is a unique range of single malts pro- duced in Scotland's Speyside region by the world's lon- gest-serving malt master, David C. Stewart MBE. Shar- ing this meaningful spirit served as the day's final toast to ornton's life and work. A variety of speakers in the second half of 2018 headlined lunchtime lectures on disparate topics. In May, historian Matthew Gilmore* took attendees through the many formats and places President and former Member of Congress James Garfield has been remembered in Washington, D.C.—including an exhibit at the National Museum of Medical History that shows several of Garfield's vertebrae and the path the assassin's bullet took through them. Former Capi- tol Fellow Heidi Irre came all the way from Germany to explore artist Emanuel Leutze's work, including the Capitol's Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way; this year is the sesquicentennial of his birth. Environmental historian Scott Einberger* kicked off the fall portion of the program with a look at Stewart Udall's tenure as secretary of the interior; Udall had also represented Arizona in the House and was a prolific author. Einberger signed copies of his book, With Dis- tance in His Eyes: The Environmental Life and Legacy of Stewart Udall, as did historians David and Jeanne Heidler* (e Rise of Andrew Jackson: Myth, Manipu- lation, and the Making of Modern Politics), who spoke about their work on the way Andrew Jackson's suportors craed a smear-centric response to Jackson's loss in the 1824 election and the way that smear—accusing John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay of a "corrupt bargain"— lives on in histories of the episode. Finally, John Lau- rence Busch, author of Steam Coffin: Captain Moses Rogers and the Steamship Savannah Break the Barrier, previewed his article in this issue (see p. 45) with a talk that placed Leutze's Westward the Course of Empire painting in its political context. Stay tuned to our website, uschs.org, for announce- ments about upcoming lunchtime lectures. To com- memorate Women's History Month, on March 27 Cap- itol Fellow Sandra Weber will present an illustrated lecture about the woman suffrage Portrait Monument displayed in the Capitol Rotunda. On April 3, John Brady of the Flagship Olympia Foundation will speak about the USS Olympia's role transporting an unknown WWI soldier to lay in state in the Capitol before his Ar- lington burial. Matthew Green returns on April 10, along with co-author Douglas Harris, to speak about their new book on leadership elections in the House of Representatives. *ese lectures were broadcast on American History TV. Visit c-span.org and search for the speaker's name or U.S. Capitol Historical Society for these talks and more! THE CAPITOL DOME 63 LECTURES : PEOPLE, PLACES, PAINTINGS e Heidlers sign copies of their book about Andrew Jack- son supporters and their response to the 1824 presidential election, which Jackson lost.