Explore inauguration-related objects in the U.S. Senate collection.
Learn about the crucial role played by the Senate during the Civil War.
Discover the histories, traditions, and arrangements of senators’ desks.
Gain insight from keen observers into the Senate’s history, traditions, personnel, and prerogatives.
Discover works by prominent American sculptors such as Daniel Chester French, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Franklin Simmons, and James Earle Fraser.
Read a collection of “classic” speeches delivered by United States senators since 1830.