STEP BY STEP AND THE NATIONAL MALL

The United States Capitol Historical Society Presents

2008 FALL PROGRAM
 

When:  Friday, October 24, 2008

Morning Session: 11:00 AM

Afternoon Session: 1:00 PM

Reception: 3:30 PM
 

Where: Russell Senate Caucus Room (SR-325)

Russell Senate Office Building

Constitution Avenue and First Street NE


Join us on Friday, October 24, 2008 for a discussion of the following topics:

Morning Session 11:00 AM

Step by Step: A Memoir of Hope, Friendship, Perseverance, and Living the American Dream

The program begins at 11:00 A.M. with Bertie Bowman discussing the inspirational story of his journey from poverty as an African American child in the Jim Crow South to his current position as a top Senate staffer.  During his remarkable career, which began as a 13-year-old janitor in the Capitol in 1944, he witnessed history as it was made—from the death of FDR, through the end of World War II, Brown v. Board of Education, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, and Watergate.  Following his talk, Mr. Bowman will take questions from the audience.

Afternoon Session  1:00 PM

The National Mall: Rethinking Washington’s Monumental Core

Following a break for lunch, the afternoon session convenes at 1:00 PM for a panel discussion, "The National Mall: Rethinking Washington’s Monumental Core."  The panel discussion features:

Nathan Glazer, professor emeritus of sociology and education at Harvard University

Cynthia R. Field, architectural historian emerita at the Smithsonian Institution

Judy Scott Feldman, president of the National Coalition to Save Our Mall

James F. Cooper, Founding Director, Cultural Studies Center for the Newington-Cropsey Foundation

Marcel Acosta, Executive Director, National Capital Planning Commission

Catered Reception  3:30 PM

Following the panel discussion and questions from the audience, a reception with light refreshments will conclude the afternoon’s program.

Free admission; Reservations Recommended

Both sessions are free and open to the public.  Reservations recommended; please RSVP to uschs@uschs.org or call our automated reservation line at 202-543-8919x38.

* Please be advised.....These rooms tend to be chilly. Dress appropriately.