Legislators

Congressman Daniel Inouye (left) poses with Former President Harry S. Truman in Truman's office at the Truman Library.

Walter P. Reuther, UAW-CIO President, testifying before Congress against cutting the Marshall Plan funds on the assumption that "an apple a day will keep totalitarianism away." Reuther urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to take a "long second look" at the proposed $6,800,000,000 down payment to see whether it should not be increased, instead of reduced as many prominent persons recommended. From: Beth Gore

Walter P. Reuther, President of the United Auto Workers (CIO), charged at a hearing before the Senate Small Business Subcommittee on Steel, that the steel industry wanted "planned scarcity" and that that would cause a major depression. He stated the industry had no faith in the future. From: Beth Gore

Walter P. Reuther, President of the United Automobile Workers (CIO), as he appeared before the Senate Labor Committee. He told the Senators that punitive labor legislation cannot avert industrial strife which would be inevitable unless the economic lot of workers improved. During his appearance, Reuther had many sharp exchanges with member of the committee, Senator Joseph H. Ball (Minnesota). From: Beth Gore

Rep. B. Carroll Reece (R-TN), prior to his consideration as National Republican Chairman. From: Beth Gore

Portrait of Rep. Monroe M. Redden of North Carolina. From: Beth Gore.

Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn is shown here predicting the Democrats would keep control of both the House and Senate in the November 1946 elections. He said the size of the Democratic majorities would depend on the size of the vote. From: Beth Gore

House Speaker Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R-MA), greeting Rep. Sam Rayburn (D-TX), who would take over the Speaker's chair when the 81st Congress convened on January 3, 1948. From: Beth Gore

Portrait of Rep. Charles H. Russell of Nevada. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of the Army Kenneth C. Royall as he appeared before the House Armed Services Subcommittee to ask that provision be made for the construction of Army bases. From: Beth Gore