Legislators

Judge F. Ryan Duffy (left) and Senator Harry S. Truman (right) deer hunting. The word "proof" is stamped across this photograph. For better print of same photo, see 66-2922.

Various unidentified men and naval officers standing in a receiving line on a stage, shaking hands with a naval officer. Senator Harry S. Truman is standing third from the right.

Senator Harry S. Truman (left) sitting with four unidentified men in suits or uniforms in front of a flag.

Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the United States Army and Navy, (right) shown at the Pearl Harbor hearing today talking to Admiral James O. Richardson, who was Commander in Chief of the United States fleet in 1940. From: Beth Gore.

Photo of Jess Larson, head of the General Services Administration, appearing before the Senate Five Per Center Investigating Committee. He warned them not to create any more red tape in their effort to stamp out the "five per center," because it would make it difficult for the legitimate, honest and well-meaning businessman to deal with the government. From: Beth Gore.

Former Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., shown before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of Interior Julius A. Krug as he urged immediate Congressional action on a "long look" program to conserve dwindling natural resources. In an appearance before the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Krug noted the steady depleting of the nation's timber, mineral and oil resources. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug as he accused two California Congressmen of trying to "emasculate" the Family Farm Provision of the Reclamation Law. The charges against Senator Sheridan Downey and Representative Alfred J. Elliott were made before a House Executive Expenditures Subcommittee. The group has been investigating charges that federal funds were used illegally for propaganda purposes in connection with Central Valley. Secretary Krug said that neither Downey nor Elliott had proved any misuse of funds in connection with the Central Valley Project. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug testifying before a House committee considering the use of big and little inch pipe lines as pipelines for gas. He told the group that 50,000,000 cubic feet of gas would provide fuel power comparable to 2,000 tons of coal. Krug said he had considered using the lines for gas during the coal strike. From: Beth Gore

Photo of William F. Knowland (left), former Army Major appointed by Governor Earl Warren to succeed the late Hiram Johnson as Senator from California, being sworn in by Senator Kenneth McKellar (right), President Pro-Tempore of the Senate. Senator Sheridan Downey, senior Senator from California, is shown in center of picture. From: Beth Gore.