Legislators

From left to right John R. Steelman, Congressman Gerald Ford and Edgar Morris, Washington, D.C. representative of Westinghouse share a laugh at the "Circus, Saints and Sinners" Luncheon.

Former President Harry S. Truman and Minnesota Senator Hubert H. Humphrey. The National Democratic Club is meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Left to right: Governor G. Mennen Williams, Governor Adlai Stevenson, and Senator Herbert Lehman. The three men attended the three day closed session of the Democratic Advisory Council. The events were held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.

Governor G. Mennen Williams of Michigan (left), Adlai Stevenson (right), and Senator Herbert Lehman (right) attend a three day closed session of the Democratic Advisory Council, held at the Waldorf Astoria In New York City. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Senator John F. Kennedy at the podium during the Democratic Convention in Chicago, Illinois. He had been introduced by Paul Butler, chair of the convention (at left). Senator Kennedy, from Massachusetts, had been nominated for Vice President, with Adlai Stevenson as the Presidential candidate. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Senator John F. Kennedy (right) walking away from the podium after speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Democratic Chair Paul Butler is at the podium. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Senator John F. Kennedy waves at the crowd as Paul Butler looks on, at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Butler is the Democratic Convention chairman. From: George S. Zimbel Collection.

Raymond Foley and others gather at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Convention in Chicago, Illinois. From left to right: B. T. King of the Veterans Administration, Federal Housing Administration National Commissioner Frank Richards, Senator John Sparkman, Housing and Home Finance Agency Administrator Raymond Foley, and NAHB President Tom Coogan.

Raymond Foley and others gather at the National Association of Home Builders Convention in Chicago, Illinois. From left to right: unidentified man, Federal Housing Administration National Commissioner Frank Richards, Housing and Home Finance Agency Administrator Raymond M. Foley, Senator John Sparkman, and B. T. King of the Veterans Administration.

President Harry S. Truman in a speech today before a Joint Session of Congress, called for one year of military training as opposed to military service, for every male American. The training would begin at 18 years of age or upon graduation from high school. The President said that although the U. S. will use all it's moral influence to maintain the peace, the nation must face the fact that peace must be built on power as well as good will. Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn is at right in background.