from walter, whose protect your with millard fillmore, a disappearing wake and you come to montgomery c. meigse 36 captain. somebody comes up to meigs and since i don't like the way you're doing this. that's fine, talk to my boss. talking to my boss was not a good thing, was not a fun experience. so someone did three things when he came in. and that was the second thing about montgomery c. meigs. he turned out to be brilliant and his innovation and his energy and his skill coupled with walter's artistic talent and design skill induces political clout is much of this project forward. during the four years of the pearce administration come in 1853 to 1857, the lion's share of the new wing some part of the new dome were built. everything was put in place during this period. meigs did three things immediately. he decided at the marble facing on the capital was too late. it needed to be healthier. and he also decided to put into more stairways, one on the new senate wing to the north and another on the new house wing to the south. the combined effect of these two -- these two changes was to make a

and that was the second thing about montgomery c. meigs. his innovation and his energy and his skill, coupled with walter's artistic talent and design skill and davis' political clout is what drove this project forward. during the four years of the pearce administration, 1853 to 1857, the lions share of the new winnings and part of the new dome were built. everything was put in place during this period meigs did three things immediately. he decided that the marble facing for the capital was too late. it needed to be heavier. and he also decided to put into more stairways, one on the new senate wing to the north and another on the new house wing to the south. the combined effect of these two changes was to make the capital already by far the largest building in washington even more massive, as massive as it is today. it dominated the skyline of washington. it dominated the city. that was the idea. meigs wanted things to last for the landing of. davis wanted to make a statement about u.s. power. the two of them were like this, they were absol