The Capitol Dome

The Capitol Dome 56.1

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The Capitol Dome is a biannual publication of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, 200 Maryland Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002. P: (202) 543-8919 F: (202) 525-2790 Catalog Orders: (800) 887-9318 email: uschs@uschs.org on the web: www.uschs.org Editor and Chief Historian: William diGiacomantonio Managing Editor: Lauren Borchard Designer: Diana E. Wailes Printer: HBP Inc. All uncredited photos are courtesy of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)3 educational organization. To help support its public programming, visit www.uschs.org. 2019 USCHS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mitch Bainwol Hon. Roy Blunt Jean P. Bordewich Kenneth Bowling Marc Cadin Hon. Jane Campbell Donald G. Carlson (chair) Hon. Bob Casey Hon. Tom J. Cole Hon. Gerry Connolly Jeanne de Cervens Joseph W. Dooley Andrew Durant Hon. Virginia Foxx Anthony Greenberg Mary Moore Hamrick Betsy Wright Hawkings Mark Hopkins Hon. John B. Larson Shannon McGahn Lorraine Miller Hon. Edward A. Pease Craig Purser Michael C. Quinn David Regan Cokie Roberts Robert A. Rusbuldt Anna Schneider Jan Schoonmaker Robert H. Schwengel, MD Dontai Smalls James A. Thurber Connie Tipton (vice-chair) Brig. Gen. Tim White Mark Tyndall Mike Zarrelli Maura Molloy Grant (counsel) Table ofContents Pompeii on the Potomac: Constantino Brumidi's Nineteenth-Century, Roman-Style Murals for the Naval Affairs Committee Room in the United States Capitol by Elise A. Friedland......................................................................................2 Hitler Exposed: 80 Years Ago, a Future Senator and Presidential Candidate Pursued the Full Truth about Hitler's Mein Kampf by Lorraine Tong...........................................................................................16 The Political Lives of Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams and John Quincy Adams: Historical Memory, Slavery, and the Political Culture of the Antebellum Congresses by Ryan Conner.............................................................................................26 Society News.........................................................................................................42 Marketplace...........................................................................................................48 UNITED STATES CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY Cover: Constantino Brumidi's 1856 watercolor sketch—now housed in the archives of the Architect of the Capitol—proposed a Pompeian style and narrative scheme to decorate room S-127 in the Capitol. Montgom- ery Meigs chose Brumidi's proposal over that of James Leslie. For much more about Brumidi's work in S-127, see Elise Friedland's article on page 2 of this issue. (Image courtesy Architect of the Capitol)

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