U.S. History

"Freedom's Cap: The United States Capitol and the Coming of the Civil War"

Guy Gugliotta

About the Program

Guy Gugliotta recounts the construction of the United States Capitol building.  Mr. Gugliotta examines the creation of the Capitol amongst the social and political landscape of the time, as ground was broken shortly after Congress passed the Compromise of 1850 and the placement of the Freedom statue atop the building's 9-million pound, cast-iron dome in 1863, five months after the Battle of Gettysburg.  Guy Gugliotta speaks at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Building in Washington, D.C.

About the Authors

Guy Gugliotta

Guy Gugliotta is the co-author of Kings of Cocaine: Inside the Medellin Cartel - An Astonishing True Story of Murder, Money, and International Corruption.  He is a former reporter for The Washington Post, where he covered Congress for sixteen years. 

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"Freedom's Cap: The United States Capitol and the Coming of the Civil War"

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Past Airings

  • Friday, September 7th at 12:30am (ET)
  • Thursday, September 6th at 8:30pm (ET)
  • Monday, May 28th at 4am (ET)
  • Sunday, April 22nd at 8pm (ET)
  • Sunday, April 22nd at 6am (ET)
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