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Former Speaker of the House Thomas Foley accepted the 2007 Freedom Award in a ceremony in National Statuary Hall. Seen here at the presentation are (left to right) the Honorables Steny Hoyer, Foley, Nancy Pelosi, Robert Michel, Ron Sarasin, and Norm Dicks. "Ladies of Liberty: Then and Now: Political Women in Washington," and the 2012 National Heritage Lecture, held on December 5, featured a panel discussion on "Comity and Contention in Congress, 1962–2012." Lecture was instituted to enhance the Necessary Evil or a Necessary Good: Two knowledge and appreciation of the Centuries of American National GovernAmerican system of government and the ment." In 2004, Rep. John Lewis discussed YMPOSIA ERIES principles upon which it was founded. the fortieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Hosted in turn by each of the three histor- Act of 1964, enlivened by his own reminis- SINCE THE SUCCESSFUL conclusion of the ical societies, the National Heritage Lecture cences of that period. The two most recent Society's first symposia series in 1993, the annually explores one of the three branches lectures were in 2008 by noted journalist organization has conducted three new of government. Even though Congress is and author Cokie Roberts, who spoke on series. From 1994 to 2001, the Society conducted a series of conferences each the first branch of government (estabspring on the history of Congress in its lished by the first article of the Constiformative period (from 1789 to 1801) tution), the Capitol Historical Society directed by Dr. Kenneth Bowling, cohosted, appropriately, the last in editor of the Documentary History of the initial cycle of lectures. The 1994 the First Federal Congress Project at event featured a panel discussion on The George Washington University. "Changing Congress" with Morton Between 1994 and 2008 the Society Kondracke, Bob Schieffer, and Rep. conducted a series of conferences each Lindy Boggs. fall on the art and architectural history In 1997, the National Heritage of the United States Capitol, planned Lecture examined "Family Ties," with with the cooperation of the Curator of current and former Members of the Office of the Architect of the Congress whose relatives had also Capitol, Dr. Barbara Wolanin. Since served in Congress. The panel 2004 the Society has conducted a included Sen. Howard Baker, Rep. major series of annual conferences on Beverly Byron, Sen. Kay Bailey the important issues that confronted Hutchinson, Rep. Bob Livingston, and the national government in the Rep. James Symington. Pulitzer Prize- National news correspondent and author Cokie antebellum, Civil War, and Reconwinning author and historian Gary Roberts delivered the 2008 National Heritage struction eras. Dr. Paul Finkelman, Wills delivered the 2000 National Lecture on the topic, "Ladies of Liberty: Then and President William McKinley DistinHeritage Lecture on the topic of "A Now: Political Women in Washington." S 44 THE CAPITOL DOME S WINTER 2013