Nancy Reagan will be on hand for the unveiling of the Ronald Reagan statue in the National Statuary Hall at the United States Capitol on Tuesday, June 3, 2009. On Monday, Mrs. Reagan was at the side of President Barack Obama as he signed the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act, which calls for national celebrations [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Monument’
Reagan Statue in National Statuary Hall Collection
Posted: June 3, 2009 in Artists, Politics, SculptureTags: Art, Artist, Monument, Museum, Politics, Sculpture
Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices.” President Harry Truman A highlight of my recent visit to Washington DC was seeing the War Memorials on the National Mall. I took photographs [...]
After AIPAC: Rep. Wally Herger’s Floor Speech on Iran’s Nukes
Posted: May 8, 2009 in Politics, VideoTags: Capitol Hill, Congress, Israel, Monument, Politics, Senate, Video
The 2009 AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington DC was an amazing event. The Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, World War II Memorial, the White House, the Smithsonian Museums, Capitol Hill, the Supreme Court, and the National Archives are all minutes away from the convention center. But most of the excitement was within the hall, as we [...]
Frank Gehry to Design DC Eisenhower Memorial
Posted: April 3, 2009 in Design, PoliticsTags: Architecture, Design, Monument, Politics
Dwight David Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, was once known as a “do-nothing President.” (Those were the days.) His presidential legacy includes creating the Interstate Highway System, completing the St. Lawrence Seaway, and establishing the Federal Aviation Administration. (In retrospect, it seems like his detractors might have been wrong.) President Eisenhower will [...]
