International News Photo To Wield the Gavel in the Senate.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1397 Author/Creator: International News Photo Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 9 January 1945 Pagination: 1 soundphoto Order a Copy
One image of Vice President Harry S. Truman in the Senate Chamber. Truman is handed the gavel by U.S. Representative Kenneth McKellar.
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