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Freedom Award Recipients 1993: Gilbert M. Grosvenor, National Geographic Society 1994: Sen. George J. Mitchell and Rep. Robert H. Michel 1995: George M. White, Architect of the Capitol, 1971-1995 1996: Sen. Bob Dole and Rep. Sonny Montgomery 1997: C-SPAN and its founder, Brian Lamb 1998: Officer Jacob "J.J." Chestnut and Special Agent John M. Gibson, Capitol Police (presented posthumously) THE FREEDOM AWARD THE U.S. CAPITOL Historical Society created its Freedom Award to recognize and honor individuals and organizations that have advanced greater public understanding and appreciation for freedom as represented by the U.S. Capitol and Congress. This award, named for the statue that graces the Capitol's Dome, is presented annually in recognition of the dedication of recipients to freedom, democracy, and representative government. Steve Livengood, seen here on the West Front Terrace of the Capitol, has directed the Society's tour and volunteer programs since 1998. THE NATIONAL HERITAGE LECTURE ON MARCH 3, 1994, THE Society hosted its first National Heritage Lecture. Established in 1991 by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, the White House Historical Association, and the Supreme Court Historical Society, the National Heritage Society President Bud Brown (far left, back to camera) took news reporters on a guided tour of the Capitol dome in 1997. The New York Times featured a front page pictorial essay on the tour. 1999: (no award presented) 2000: Rep. Clarence "Bud" Brown, USCHS President, 1993-1999 2001: Rep. Corinne "Lindy" Claiborne Boggs 2002: U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress 2003: Jim Lehrer, Journalist 2004: Dr. Robert V. Remini, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Chicago 2005: Rep. Lee H. Hamilton 2006: David Broder, Journalist 2007: Rep. Tom Foley, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and Ambassador to Japan 2008: Sen. Howard H. Baker, Jr., former Senate Majority Leader and Ambassador to Japan 2009: Sen. George McGovern and Senate Historian Emeritus Richard A. Baker 2010: Cokie Roberts, Journalist and author 2011: Sen. Daniel Inouye and Rep. John Dingell 2012: Ken Burns, Documentary filmmaker