Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961

Four top Democratic chieftains get together in front of the Blackstone Hotel today before huddling in a party harmony conference. (Left to right) Stephen A. Mitchell, national chairman; former President Harry S. Truman; Rep. Sam Rayburn of Texas, House minority leader; and Adlai Stevenson, the party's 1952 presidential nominee. From: Houston Post.

Vice President Harry S. Truman being sworn in as President, after President Franklin D. Roosevelt died. Left to right: Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins; Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson; Secretary of Commerce Henry A. Wallace; Secretary of the Navy James A. Forrestal; Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard; Attorney General Francis X. Biddle; Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr.; and Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes. In foreground, Harry S. Truman takes the oath of office with Bess Truman in center and Justice Harlan Stone at right.

President Harry S. Truman dines with Congressional leaders at the Capitol. The Congress is trying to complete business today. From left to right: House Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Tex.); President Truman; John McCormack, Senate Democratic Leader Ernest McFarland (Mass.); and Vice President Alben W. Barkley. From: Houston Post.

Dignitaries gather at the stage for President Harry S. Truman's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. From left to right are First Lady Bess Truman, President Truman, Marian Barkley Truitt, Senator Alben Barkley, and Representative Sam Rayburn. This is a photo taken of a television screen. All others are unidentified. From the campaign scrapbook of Harry S. Truman.

President Harry S. Truman (left) and First Lady Bess W. Truman are standing on the back of the train as they leave for Independence, Missouri to go and vote. Joining them on the train is Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right).

President Harry S. Truman (center, podium) appears before a joint session of Congress. The president called for universal military training of the nation's young manhood. Seated behind Mr. Truman is Senator Kenneth McKellar (left) and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right). All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (sitting) meets with the "Big Four" Congressional leaders from Capitol Hill for the first time after taking office. Standing from left to right are: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee, Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley of Kentucky, and House Majority Leader John W. McCormack of Massachusetts. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (left) holds a press conference, officially announcing the end of the war in Europe after Germany's unconditional surrender. Behind the President is: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (standing), Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Senator Kenneth McKellar, Administrative Assistant Eddie McKim, Press Secretary Stephen Early (standing), Jonathan Daniels, Attorney General Francis Biddle, and Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins (in black hat). All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman is sworn in as President of the United States. Standing in the foreground from left to right are: Mr. Truman, Bess W. Truman, and Margaret Truman. Standing in the background, from left to right are: Admiral William Leahy, unidentified (mostly obscured by Mrs. Truman's hat), Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, and William D. Simmons. This photo is from the album "The President and his Cabinet," from John W. Snyder.

Vice President Harry S. Truman, front left, is sworn in as President of the United States by Chief Justice Harlan Stone, front right. Behind them are, from left to right, Attorney General Francis Biddle, Secretary of State Edward Stettinius, Bess W. Truman (mostly obscured by Truman), Margaret Truman, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion Administrator Fred Vinson, and House Minority Leader Representative Joseph Martin, Jr. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Volume 1.