Legislators

President Truman is shown awarding the Congressional Medal of Honor to Sergeant Jake Lindsey, Lucedale, Mississippi during an award ceremony held during a joint session of Congress. Sergeant Lindsey is the 100th soldier to receive the award. Watching the ceremony standing on the right behind President Truman is General of the Army George C. Marshall. On the rostrum is Kenneth McKellar, far left, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and on the right Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House. Others in view are not identified.

At a ceremony at the White House, President Harry S. Truman is shown presenting the Congressional Medal of Honor to U.S. Army First Lieutenant Lloyd L. Burke, Stuttgart, Arkansas. This award was given for his bravery displayed during the Korean War. Burke's son, Gary Lee, on the right, is being held by the honoree's mother, Mrs. Betty M. Burke. Lt. Burke's wife, Virginia, is standing directly behind him. Others watching the ceremony standing in the back include left to right: General Omar N.

Senator Allen J. Ellender (left) and Representative Will Robinson (right) stand in front of the Propylaea, Acropolis, Athens, Greece. This photo is from a trip made by several Congressmen and government officials to the Far East.

Members of a United States delegation on a fact-finding mission pose for a photo on an airfield in Athens, Greece. Front row, left to right: two unidentified military officers; Representative Fred Crawford; unidentified man; Senator Hugh Butler; Senator Allen Ellender. In the back row are J. Weldon Jones, Bureau of the Budget (second from right) and Representative Will Robinson (right). All others are unidentified. This photo is from a trip made by several Congressmen and government officials to the Far East.

Members of a United States delegation stand in front of a monument to those killed in Lidice, near Prague, Czechoslovakia. From left to right: Representative Will Robinson; unidentified; Senator Allen Ellender; J. Weldon Jones, Bureau of the Budget; unidentified; Senator Hugh Butler; Representative Fred Crawford. This photo is from a trip made by several Congressmen and government officials to the Far East.

J. Weldon Jones (third from right in coveralls) and others stand on the airfield in New Delhi, India. Also present is Senator Hugh Butler (third from left). All others are unidentified. This photo is from a trip made by several Congressmen and government officials to the Far East.

Members of a United States delegation stand together beside an airplane at the airport in Prague, Czechoslovakia. From left to right: unidentified; Colonel Frank Kurtz, Senior Aide; Senator Allen J. Ellender; Representative Fred Crawford (mostly obscured); unidentified; Senator Hugh Butler; and J. Weldon Jones, Assistant Director, United Stated Bureau of the Budget. This photo is from a trip made by several Congressmen and government officials to the Far East.

Representative Fred Crawford (left) and J. Weldon Jones, Assistant Director of the United States Bureau of the Budget, enjoying the bucket seats of a C-47 on their flight to Lebanon.

United States officials visiting Vienna, Austria, visit with other officials stationed in Vienna. From left to right: United States Envoy John Erhardt; Colonel Stanley Grogan; J. Weldon Jones, Assistant Director, United States Bureau of the Budget; General Mark Clark; and Representative Fred Crawford. This photo is from a trip made by several Congressmen and government officials to the Far East.

General Mark Clark (standing, left) attends a briefing for the delegation from the United States in Vienna, Austria. Seated from left to right: Senator Allen J. Ellender; Senator Hugh Butler; J. Weldon Jones, Assistant Director, United States Bureau of the Budget; and Representative Fred Crawford. Standing second from the left is United States Envoy to Austria John Erhardt. This photo is from a trip made by several Congressmen and government officials to the Far East.