United States House of Representatives: History, Art, & Archives
Search the website
Events

Patriotism & Unity

On the evening of September 11, 2001, Members of Congress gathered on the U.S. Capitol steps to address the Nation./tiles/non-collection/o/oh_sept11_reaction_and_response.xml Image used with permission by Douglas Graham, Roll Call newspaper On the evening of September 11, 2001, Members of Congress gathered on the U.S. Capitol steps to address the Nation.
“That even in our shared grief and our shared fear and anxiety that–you look up at the Capitol building and realize that as difficult as the task would be, I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. Like this is, I had worked on the Hill for a long time. And this is kind of what all those years of work were meant to–it was we had an important job to do. So I think that’s what we felt. That’s what I felt that night.”
— Donna Mullins, May 23, 2011
    Chief of Staff, Representative
    Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
    of New Jersey

Video

Speaking with the President

Download

Speaker Hastert recounts his discussion with President George W. Bush about holding a Joint Session of Congress.

The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Interview recorded January 4, 2012 – Deed of Gift

Memories of the House on September 12th

Download

Description of the mood on the House Floor on September 12th.

Zack Stanton, Page, U.S. House of Representatives
Interview recorded May 20, 2011 – Deed of Gift

Gathering at the Reflecting Pool on September 12th

Download

Personal account of the candlelight vigil at the Capitol Reflecting Pool.

Donna Mullins, Chief of Staff, Representative Rodney P. Frelinghuysen of New Jersey
Interview recorded May 23, 2011 – Deed of Gift

Joint Session and Resolve

Download

Reflections on the Joint Session of Congress on September 20th.

The Honorable Michael Ferguson, U.S. Representative of New Jersey
Interview recorded May 18, 2011 – Deed of Gift

Joint Session and Patriotism

Download

Personal memories of the Joint Session of Congress on September 20th.

Julia Rogers, Page, U.S. House of Representatives
Interview recorded May 5, 2011 – Deed of Gift

Patriotism at the Capitol

Download

Personal memories of patriotism at the Capitol after the attacks.

Dannie Diego, Legislative Assistant and Scheduler, Representative Carolyn B. Maloney of New York
Interview recorded June 8, 2011 – Deed of Gift
Office of the Historian: history@mail.house.gov
Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk: art@mail.house.gov, archives@mail.house.gov