Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., right, confers with Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., during opening statements on the first day of the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for chief justice nominee John G. Roberts Jr. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 12, 2005.Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 13, 2005. Senators questioned Roberts about the importance of legal precedent, including the landmark abortion-rights ruling Roe v. Wade. Executive Portrait Steve Russell, vice president of the American Chemistry Council, poses for an executive portrait in Washington.Steve Russell, vice president of the American Chemistry Council, poses for an executive studio portrait in Washington.Democratic leaders greet supporters at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill following the midterm elections in Washington, Nov. 8, 2006. From left are Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Chuck Schumer.CIA Director George Tenet testifies before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States during its 10th public hearing in Washington, April 14, 2004. The commission examined the performance of law enforcement and intelligence agencies before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at the annual EMILY’s List luncheon in Washington, March 6, 2007.Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke answers questions about inflation while testifying before the Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 27, 2006.American Jewish Committee President Robert Goodkind, left, speaks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President George W. Bush during the organization’s Centennial Dinner in Washington, May 4, 2006.Pallbearers carry the casket of civil rights leader Rosa Parks into Metropolitan AME Church before a memorial service in Washington, Oct. 31, 2005. More than 30,000 mourners had passed her casket as she lay in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave as they walk along the inaugural parade route in Washington, Jan. 20, 2009. Obama was sworn in earlier that day as the nation’s 44th president.Visitors walk past the flag-draped casket of former President Ronald Reagan as he lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, June 10, 2004. The casket rests on the Lincoln catafalque, first used for President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral in 1865.Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., former President Bill Clinton, President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush arrive in the East Room of the White House for the unveiling of the Clintons’ official portraits in Washington, June 14, 2004.Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Richard Myers testify before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, commonly known as the 9/11 Commission, in Washington, March 23, 2004. The commission investigated the circumstances surrounding the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the nation’s preparedness and response.The “Contemplation of Justice” sculpture stands beside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, April 15, 2017.Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, right, speaks with Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz before they testify before the 9/11 Commission in Washington, March 23, 2004. The commission investigated the circumstances surrounding the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and the nation’s preparedness and response.Contestants race down Constitution Avenue past the U.S. Capitol during the 64th Greater Washington Soap Box Derby in Washington, June 18, 2005.Actress Hilary Duff meets with children during a Capitol Hill visit promoting National Military Families Week in Washington, June 10, 2005.Marine One, carrying President George W. Bush, takes off from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington in 2002.Fireworks explode above the Marine Corps War Memorial during the annual Fourth of July display in Arlington, Va., July 4, 2002. Thirteen rockets honoring the original 13 states graced the Fourth of July celebration in Philadelphia in 1777, beginning a tradition of gunfire, cannon fire and fireworks that gradually evolved into today’s displays.Printed CD cover featuring Kamenko Pajic’s photograph of a Ukrainian choir at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.Printed CD cover featuring Kamenko Pajic’s photograph of a Ukrainian choir at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington.Printed CD cover featuring Kamenko Pajic’s photograph of a Ukrainian choir at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
