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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 3935 Public Law 87-30 Minimum Wage Act. L-R: Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman John H. Dent (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Congressman Adam C. Powell (New York); President Kennedy; Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Congressman James Roosevelt (California); President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma), in front of Goldberg; unidentified man in back; Alex Rose, of the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union; unidentified man in front; President of Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, Cornelius J. Haggerty (behind unidentified man). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 3935 Public Law 87-30 Minimum Wage Act. L-R: President of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, Jacob S. Potofsky; President of Retail Clerks International Association, James Suffridge; President of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union, David Dubinsky (in front); two unidentified persons in back; Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman John H. Dent (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); President Kennedy; Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota), partially hidden; Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg (in front); Congressman James Roosevelt (California), behind Goldberg; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); unidentified man in back; Alex Rose, of the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union; unidentified man; President of Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, Cornelius J. Haggerty (far right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 3935 Public Law 87-30 Minimum Wage Act. Standing, L-R: President of the International Ladies Garment Workers’ Union, David Dubinsky; two unidentified persons in back; Senator Winston L. Prouty (Vermont); Congressman John H. Dent (Pennsylvania); Senator Pat McNamara (Michigan); Congressman Adam C. Powell (New York); Congressman Alvin E. O’Konski (Wisconsin); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts), behind O’Konski; Congressman James Roosevelt (California); Secretary of Labor, Arthur Goldberg; President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), George Meany; Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma), in front; Alex Rose, of the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery Workers International Union (behind Albert); two unidentified men; President of Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, Cornelius J. Haggerty (far right). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Bill Signing – S.1 Public Law 87-27 Area Redevelopment Act. L-R: Congressman Daniel J. Flood (Pennsylvania); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President John F. Kennedy; Senator Paul H. Douglas (Illinois); Senator John Sherman Cooper (Kentucky) and Congressman Frank Chelf (Kentucky), behind Douglas; Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Senator Robert C. Byrd (West Virginia); Senator Joseph S. Clark (Pennsylvania); Congressman Carl D. Perkins (Kentucky); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs the S-1922 Public Law 87-70, Housing Act of 1961. (L-R) Congressman Charles Vanik (Ohio); Senator Harrison Williams, Jr. (New Jersey); Congressman William S. Moorhead (Pennsylvania); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Mayor of Philadelphia Richardson Dilworth; Robert C. Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HFFA); Jack T. Conway, Deputy Administrator of the HHFA; Marie C. McGuire, Commissioner of the Public Housing Administration; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); and Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy prepares to sign the S-1922 Public Law 87-70, Housing Act of 1961. (L-R) Unidentified man; Congressman Charles Vanik (Ohio); Senator Harrison Williams, Jr. (New Jersey); Congressman William S. Moorhead (Pennsylvania); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Mayor of Philadelphia Richardson Dilworth; Robert C. Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HFFA); Jack T. Conway, Deputy Administrator of the HHFA; Marie C. McGuire, Commissioner of the Public Housing Administration; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); and an unidentified man. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy prepares to sign the S-1922 Public Law 87-70, Housing Act of 1961. (L-R) Unidentified man; Congressman Charles Vanik (Ohio); Senator Harrison Williams, Jr. (New Jersey); Congressman William S. Moorhead (Pennsylvania); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Mayor of Philadelphia Richardson Dilworth; Robert C. Weaver, Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency (HFFA); Jack T. Conway, Deputy Administrator of the HHFA; Marie C. McGuire, Commissioner of the Public Housing Administration; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Congresswoman Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Congressman Brent Spence (Kentucky); Senator Maurine Neuberger (Oregon); Senator Edmund S. Muskie (Maine); unidentified man; Congressman Wright Patman (Texas); and two unidentified men. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs H.R. 6027 Public Law 87-64, Old Age, Survivors, and Dependents Insurance Act, an amendment to the Social Security Act of 1961. (L-R) Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Congressman Wilbur Mills (Arkansas); Senator John J. Williams (Delaware); Congressman Thomas J. O’Brien (Illinois); Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; President Kennedy; Senator Robert Kerr (Oklahoma); Congressman John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin); Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff; and Assistant Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare Wilbur J. Cohen. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks after signing HR 7500, the Peace Corps Bill, in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. Looking on (L-R): Representative Edna Kelly of New York; Representative Clement Zablocki of Wisconsin; Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (in back); Representative Roman C. Pucinski of Illinois; Representative Silvio O. Conte of Massachusetts (in back); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota; Representative Thomas E. Morgan of Pennsylvania; Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher of New Jersey; Representative Sidney R. Yates of Illinois; Representative Harris B. McDowell of Delaware (in back, in shadow); Senator Clair Engle of California (partially hidden); Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee; unidentified man in back; Senator Jacob Javits of New York; Senator Thomas H. Kuchel of California; Representative John Brademas of Indiana; Senator John A. Carroll of Colorado; Senator John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky; Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma.
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President John F. Kennedy signs a law designating Frederick Douglass’ home as a part of the National Park System in the National Capital. Standing (L-R): President Emeritus of Howard University, Mordecai W. Johnson; former Secretary of the Interior, Oscar L. Chapman; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver; Chairman of the D.C. Headquarters Board of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), Georgia Anderson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative J. T. Rutherford (Texas); Elizabeth Clark (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts, in back, mostly hidden); National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg; Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan); Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (FDMHA) Board of Trustees, Mary E. C. Gregory; great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, Dr. Joseph Douglass (in back); National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Charles Fisher; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs a law designating Frederick Douglass’ home as a part of the National Park System in the National Capital. Standing (L-R): President Emeritus of Howard University, Mordecai W. Johnson; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver (face obscured); Chairman of the D.C. Headquarters Board of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), Georgia Anderson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative J. T. Rutherford (Texas); Elizabeth Clark (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack of Massachusetts (in shadow); National President of the NACWC, Dr. Rosa Gragg; Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan); Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (FDMHA) Board of Trustees, Mary E. C. Gregory; great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, Dr. Joseph Douglass; National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs; Charles Fisher (in back). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy hands a pen to National President of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs (NACWC), Dr. Rosa Gragg, following the signing of a law designating Frederick Douglass’ home as a part of the National Park System in the National Capital. Standing (L-R): President Emeritus of Howard University, Mordecai W. Johnson; Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Public Lands Management, John A. Carver (face obscured); Chairman of the D.C. Headquarters Board of NACWC, Georgia Anderson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative J. T. Rutherford (Texas); Elizabeth Clark (in back, mostly hidden); Senator Philip A. Hart (Michigan); Dr. Gragg; Speaker of the House of Representatives, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (Michigan); Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association (FDMHA) Board of Trustees, Mary E. C. Gregory; great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, Dr. Joseph Douglass; National Secretary of the NACWC, Minnie Nelson; Vice Chairman of the FDMHA Board of Trustees, Mabel E. Diggs; Charles Fisher (in back). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 11040, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. (L-R) Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; unidentified (seated); unidentified (standing, partially hidden); Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Representative Morgan Moulder of Missouri; Representative Samuel N. Friedel of Maryland; Representative J. Arthur Younger of California; Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas; Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington; Representative John B. Bennett of Michigan; Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia; Joseph A. Beirne, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Representative William L. Springer of Illinois; Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island; unidentified; Newton Minow, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh; unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 11040, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. (L-R) Senator Bourke Hickenlooper of Iowa (mostly hidden); Secretary of State Dean Rusk (partially hidden); Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; unidentified (seated); unidentified (standing); Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; unidentified (partially hidden); Representative Morgan Moulder of Missouri (mostly hidden); Representative Samuel N. Friedel of Maryland; Representative J. Arthur Younger of California (partially hidden); Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas; Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington; Representative John B. Bennett of Michigan; Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana; Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Joseph A. Beirne, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Senator John Sparkman of Alabama (partially hidden); Representative William L. Springer of Illinois; Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island; unidentified; Newton Minow, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 11040, the Communications Satellite Act of 1962. (L-R) Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy; unidentified (seated); Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senator Bourke Hickenlooper of Iowa; Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas; Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois; Secretary of State Dean Rusk; Representative Samuel N. Friedel of Maryland (front, wearing glasses); Representative Morgan Moulder of Missouri; Representative Oren Harris of Arkansas; unidentified (partially hidden by Representative Harris); Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington; Representative J. Arthur Younger of California (mostly hidden behind Senator Magnuson); Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack; Joseph A. Beirne, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO); Senator John O. Pastore of Rhode Island; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota (behind Senator Pastore, turned away from camera); Representative William L. Springer of Illinois; Executive Secretary of National Aeronautics and Space Council Edward C. Welsh; two unidentified. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs the Arbuckle Reclamation Project bill (Oklahoma). Looking on: Representative Wayne N. Aspinall (Colorado); Representative Edmond “Ed” Edmondson (Oklahoma); June Pilley Edmondson; Jim Edmondson; Drew Edmondson; Tad Edmondson; June Ellen Edmondson; Brian Edmondson; Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Robert S. Kerr (Oklahoma); Secretary of the Interior, Stewart L. Udall; Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, Floyd E. Dominy; Senator A. S. Mike Monroney (Oklahoma); Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (Minnesota); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks upon signing the Foreign Assistance Act, S. 2996 Public Law 87-565. Looking on (L-R): Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator John J. Sparkman (Alabama); Representative Wayne L. Hays of Ohio (mostly hidden); Senator Everett Dirksen (Illinois); Representative Robert B. Chiperfield (Illinois); Senator Thomas H. Kuchel (California); Representative Francis E. Walter (Pennsylvania); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Representative Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (New Jersey); Representative Cornelius E. Gallagher (New Jersey); Senator George D. Aiken (Vermont). Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs S. 1643, the Agricultural Act of 1961. The bill was legislated to improve farm income, expand the market for agricultural products, and reduce stocks of grains and wheat. Standing behind President Kennedy are (L-R): President of the National Farmers’ Union, James G. Patton; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senator James O. Eastland of Mississippi; Senator Spessard L. Holland of Florida; Senator Olin Johnston of South Carolina; Representative Harold D. Cooley of North Carolina; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Representative W.R. Poage of Texas; Senator Allen Ellender of Louisiana (white suit); Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman; President of National Farmers Organization Oren Staley; Senator George Aiken of Vermont; Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana (in background); and President of the National Association of Wheat Growers Carl Bruns. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs S. 1643, the Agricultural Act of 1961. The bill was legislated to improve farm income, expand the market for agricultural products, and reduce stocks of grains and wheat. Standing behind President Kennedy are (L-R): House Majority Leader John W. McCormack of Massachusetts; President of the National Farmers’ Union, James G. Patton; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senator James O. Eastland of Mississippi; Senator Spessard L. Holland of Florida; Senator Olin Johnston of South Carolina; Representative Harold D. Cooley of North Carolina; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Representative W.R. Poage of Texas (partially hidden); Senator Allen Ellender of Louisiana (white suit); Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman; President of National Farmers Organization Oren Staley; Senator George Aiken of Vermont; Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana (in background); and President of the National Association of Wheat Growers Carl Bruns. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs S. 1643, the Agricultural Act of 1961. The bill was legislated to improve farm income, expand the market for agricultural products, and reduce stocks of grains and wheat. Standing behind President Kennedy are (L-R): President of the National Farmers’ Union, James G. Patton; Representative Carl Albert of Oklahoma; Senator James O. Eastland of Mississippi; Senator Spessard L. Holland of Florida; Senator Olin Johnston of South Carolina; Representative Harold D. Cooley of North Carolina; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota; Representative W.R. Poage of Texas; Senator Allen Ellender of Louisiana (white suit); Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman; President of National Farmers Organization Oren Staley; Senator George Aiken of Vermont; Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn; Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana (in background); and President of the National Association of Wheat Growers Carl Bruns. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy signs HR 6874, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) authorizations for fiscal year 1962. (L – R): Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr., Associate Administrator of NASA; unidentified (mostly hidden); White House media network electrician, Cleve Ryan (in back, partially hidden); Congressman James G. Fulton (Pennsylvania); Congressman J. Edgar Chenoweth (Colorado); Vice President Lyndon Johnson; Senator Warren G. Magnuson (Washington); Senator Hubert Humphrey (Minnesota); Congressman Joseph E. Karth (Minnesota); President Kennedy; Congressman Overton Brooks (Louisiana); Congressman Victor L. Anfuso (New York); Senator Alexander Wiley (Wisconsin); Senator Clinton P. Anderson (New Mexico, partially hidden); Congressman Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Senator Styles Bridges (New Hampshire, mostly hidden); Congressman George P. Miller (California); Congressman John W. McCormack (Massachusetts). Fish Room, White House, Washington, D.C.