Bertie Bowman - Wikipedia
WEBHerbert Bowman (April 12, 1931 – October 25, 2023) was an American congressional staffer who served as the hearing coordinator of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations from 2000 to 2021. He began working at the U.S. Capitol in 1944 at the age of 13.
Bertie Bowman, longest-serving African-American congressional ... - CNN
WEBOct 26, 2023 · (CNN) – Herbert “Bertie” Bowman, the longest-serving African-American congressional staffer in history who worked on Capitol Hill for more than 60 years, died Wednesday, according to a...
Longest-serving Black congressional staffer, Bertie Bowman, dies …
WEBCongress’ longest-serving Black staffer, Herbert “Bertie” Bowman, who worked his way up from sweeping the steps of the Capitol as a teenager to coordinating one of the Senate’s most important...
Bertie Bowman, Record-Setting Staff Member on Capitol Hill, …
WEBOct 31, 2023 · Bertie Bowman, who began his career sweeping the steps of the U.S. Capitol in 1944, joined the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 1965 and retired 56 years later, making him the...
Bertie Bowman, the longest serving African-American congressional ... - NPR
WEBOct 27, 2023 · Bertie Bowman was the longest-serving African American Capitol Hill staffer in history. He died this week at 92 years old. SUMMERS: The story of Bowman's long congressional career...
Bertie Bowman, beloved Capitol aide who started with a broom, …
WEBOct 25, 2023 · Bertie Bowman, the son of South Carolina sharecroppers who arrived at the U.S. Capitol in 1944 as a 13-year-old runaway, got a $2-a-week job sweeping the building’s steps, and then became the...
Bertie Bowman, the longest serving African-American …
WEBOct 27, 2023 · Bertie Bowman was the longest-serving African American Capitol Hill staffer in history. He died this week at 92 years old. SUMMERS: The story of Bowman's long congressional career began in 1944 at a tiny store in South Carolina, where Democratic Senator Burnet Maybank was campaigning for reelection.
Bertie Bowman, longest-serving Black congressional staffer ... - TheGrio
WEBOct 27, 2023 · Herbert “Bertie” Bowman, who swept the U.S. Capitol steps for $2 a week at age 13, then eventually became Washington’s longest-serving Black congressional staffer, died on Oct. 25 at 92.
Bertie Bowman, the longest serving African-American ... - WUNC
WEBOct 27, 2023 · Bertie Bowman was the longest-serving African American Capitol Hill staffer in history. He died this week at 92 years old. SUMMERS: The story of Bowman's long congressional career...
Remembering Bertie Bowman: From Janitor to Longest-Serving …
WEBOct 25, 2023 · Bertie Bowman ran away from home at 13 to sweep the steps of Capitol Hill. He died at 92 as the the longest-serving African-American Congressional staffer.