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August 30, 1967 President Johnson said of the appointment of ThurgoodMarshall as the first African American to the United States Supreme Court in 1967 that it was "the right thing to do, the right me to do it, the rightman and the right place" (New York Times, Aug. 31, 1967). LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SENATE CONFIRMATION OF NOMINATION OF THURGOODMARSHALL TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES On June 13, 1967, President Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to the United States Supreme Court following the rerement of Jusce TomC. Clark.Marshall was confirmed as an Associate Jusce by a Senate vote of 69–11 on August 30, 1967. He was the 96th person to hold the posion and the first African American. April 15, 1969 STATUES FROMHAWAII JOIN NATIONAL STATUARY HALL COLLECTION Father Damien byMarisol Escobar and Kamehameha I by Thomas R. Gould were officially unveiled on April 15, 1969. Aer serving some years in Hawaii, Father Damien traveled to the leper colony onMolokai in 1873 and remained there unl his death, building infrastructure, caring for the sick, andministering to the other residents. His 16 years of service to the colony were recog- nized by his elevaon to the saint- hood in 2009. The statue of Father Damien reflects the arst's frequent use of large block shapes at the center of her sculptures. King Kamehameha I (1758 –1819) was a Hawaiian warrior who eventually united all the inhabi- tants of Hawaii under his rule, which brought an end to wars amongst Hawaiians. During his rule, he encouraged trade and opened Hawaii to the world. This statue is a copy of one first modeled in Rome in 1879, which now stands outside the Judiciary Building in Honolulu, and is one of the heaviest in the collecon. 10 THE CAPITOL DOME ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL (BOTH) SUMMER 2012