Lianna outside the U.S. Capitol with Polly and Jim Jordan (R-OH), just before he is sworn-in as a new U.S. Representa-tive, January 4, 2007

Lianna celebrates with U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) at his swearing-in reception, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna sympathizes with U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), recovering from surgery, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna celebrates with U.S. Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT), Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna and U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna enjoys a laugh with U.S. Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY), Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna meets former First Lady and U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Russell Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna gets together with U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) for the second time, Russell Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna is greeted by U.S. Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM), Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 4. 2007

Lianna spends a moment with U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna chats with U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna listens to U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-MI), Dirksen Senate Office Building, January 4, 2007

Lianna with former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna introduces herself to former Veterans Administrator (1977-1981) and U.S. Senator Max Cleland (D-GA), Hyatt Hotel, Washington, January 4, 2007

Lianna with CNN commentator Paul Begala, Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C., Janury 4, 2007

Lianna says "Hello" to former Governor and DNC Chair Howard Dean, Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna chats with former Governor and current U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna encourages U.S. Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) to run for President, Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna and new U.S. Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA), Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C., January 4, 2007

Lianna with her father's friend, Ralph Neas, President, People for the American Way, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., April 20, 2007

Lianna with former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-MA), Russell Senate Office Building, April 20, 2007

Lianna exchanges views with U.S. Senator John Kerry (D-MA), Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., April 20, 2007

Lianna greets Senator Ted Kennedy, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., April 20, 2007

Lianna and Greg Harness, 17th Librarian of the U.S. Senate, Russell Senate Office Building, April 20, 2007

Lianna shares a moment with TV wildlife expert, Jeff Corwin, Hitchcock Hall, Ohio State University, April 23, 2007

Lianna meets 2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Franz Wright, Southside Settlement House, Columbus, Ohio, April 26, 2007

Lianna chats with mystery author, Sue Grafton, Columbus (Ohio) Public Library, April 28, 2007

Lianna meets Fred Anderle, local host of "Open Line" on WOSU-AM radio, at the Columbus, Ohio, Public Library, April 28, 2007.

Lianna discusses John Adams with 1993 and 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, David McCullough, Wexler Center, OSU, Columbus, Ohio, April 30, 2007

Lianna and 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting, Walter Bogdanich, OSU Faculty Club, Columbus, Ohio, May 8, 2007

Lianna spends a moment with 1990 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Charles Simic, Spring Literary Festival, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, May 10, 2007

Simic was named Poet Laureate of the United States in August, 2007.

Lianna with former Ambassador of Ghana to Brazil, Cuba, and the United Nations, Kofi Awoonor, Spring Literary Festival, Athens, Ohio, May 10, 2007