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JFKWHP-1961-08-08-A
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JFKWHP-AR7266-G
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Those seated on platform include: Representative Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Representative Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative Paul F. Schenck (Ohio); Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative James W. Trimble (Arkansas); Representative Howard W. Smith (Virginia); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Representative Robert G. Stephens, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Representative Neal Smith (Iowa); Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Matthew H. McCloskey; member of the House Office Building Commission, Representative Carl Vinson (Georgia); Representative Robert E. Cook (Ohio); Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Massachusetts); Representative John V. Lindsay (New York); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Representative W. R. Poage (Texas); Representative Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; Chaplain of the House of Representatives, Reverend Bernard Braskamp; Rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, Dr. Norman Gerstenfeld; Representative Arnold Olsen (Montana); Assistant Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Washington, Very Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Herrmann; Representative Joseph P. Addabbo (New York); Representative James A. Haley (Florida). Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Milt Wilhite and Ken Giannoules. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR7266-A
President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Those seated on platform include: Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Representative Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative Paul F. Schenck (Ohio); Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative James W. Trimble (Arkansas); Representative Howard W. Smith (Virginia); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Representative Robert G. Stephens, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Representative Neal Smith (Iowa); Representative William L. Dawson (Illinois); Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Matthew H. McCloskey; member of the House Office Building Commission, Representative Carl Vinson (Georgia); Representative Robert E. Cook (Ohio); Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Massachusetts); Representative John V. Lindsay (New York); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Representative W. R. Poage (Texas); Representative Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; Chaplain of the House of Representatives, Reverend Bernard Braskamp; Rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, Dr. Norman Gerstenfeld; Representative Arnold Olsen (Montana); Assistant Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Washington, Very Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Herrmann; Representative Joseph P. Addabbo (New York); Representative James A. Haley (Florida). Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-AR6734-E
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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JFKWHP-AR6734-D
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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JFKWHP-AR6734-C
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.