Characters of Capitol Hill
By Jerald Lee Watts, M.D., House 1950 Our job put us in contact with young Congressmen who would later lead our country, including second-term John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.), second-term Richard Nixon (R-Calif.) and first-term Gerald Ford (R-Mich.). Mr. Kennedy frequently...
Homecoming 2016: Supreme Court Panel Discusses Brown v. Board of Education
Capitol Page School the First in DC to Desegregate after 1954 Decision At the 2016 USCPAA Homecoming, five former Supreme Court Pages who were present for the historic decision to desegregate schools and its immediate aftermath assembled May 27, 2016 to share their...
Notes for History
By Jeff Jones, Senate 1964 Jeff was a Page in the United States Senate on November 22, 1963, when President Kennedy was shot. He describes the events of that day: The Senate was debating the Library Services Act, and I was seated on the steps leading to the rostrum in...
What Did You Learn?
By John Dinusson, House 1992 John, sponsored by Cong. Tim Penny (D-MN.) and Senator Paul Wellston (D-MN) was often asked about his Page service, “What did you learn?” He reflects: “No matter how storied the politician, how senior the Member was in the leadership, I...