Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971

President Harry S. Truman signs an act regarding the control and development of atomic energy. Standing behind President Truman, from left to right: Senator Tom Connally, Senator Eugene Millikin, Senator Edwin Johnson, Senator Thomas Hart, Senator Brien McMahon, Senator Warren Austin, and Senator Richard Russell.

President Harry S. Truman signs Congressional Streamline Bill. Also present are (from left to right): Representative Everett M. Dirksen, Representative A. S. Mike Monroney, Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., Representative E. E. Cox, and Senator Richard B. Russell.

President Truman, seated, signed the National School Lunch Act, which authorizes the U.S. Department of Agriculture to assume half the expenses for school lunches in any state assuming the other half. Thus, for the first time, this program, which has run for 11 years on a year-to-year basis with no financial participation by the states, becomes a permanent part of the Department's activities. Standing left to right: Clinton P. Anderson, Secretary of Agriculture; Rep. Malcolm C. Tarver, Georgia, member of House Appropriations Committee; Sen. Richard B.

President Harry S. Truman signing the Armed Forces Unification Bill with guests. From left to right, Senator Richard B. Russell, unidentified admiral, General Omar Nelson Bradley, Louis A. Johnson, General Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg, Senator Styles Bridges, unidentified male, unidentified male, Fred M. Vinson, Stuart Symington, Stephen T. Early, and John W. Snyder.

President Harry S. Truman (seated) is signing the National Security Act Amendment of 1949 with guests in the Oval Office. Standing, from left to right: unidentified; Senator Styles Bridges; Congressman Overton Brooks; Congressman Carl T.

The Senate Appropriations Committee was in Athens, Greece, and Mr. James H. Keeley reported on the works that the American Embassy had been doing in Athens. Back row, left to right: Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Senator William Knowland, Senator Richard Russell, Senator Guy Cordon, and Senator Henry Dworkshak. Seated, from left to right: Senator Charles Brooks, Mr. Keeley, Senator Styles Bridges, Senator Theodore Green, and Senator Milton Young.

King Paul of Greece (center) speaks with four Senators while Queen Frederika of Greece (second from left, facing away from camera) speaks with another group of unidentified men. The Senators are identified, from left to right as Senator Brooks, Senator Richard Russell, Senator Milton Young, and Senator Theodore Green. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman meets with Democratic Party Senators in the Oval Office, shortly after becoming President. First row (seated): unidentified; Glen H. Taylor. Second row (kneeling): two unidentified men; Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Dennis Chavez; Sheridan Downey; Warren Magnuson; and Claude Pepper. Third row: Carl Hatch; Joseph Guffey; unidentified; Allen Ellender; Kenneth McKellar; President Truman; Theodore Bilbo; Pat McCarran; Josiah Bailey; and Peter Gerry.

President Harry S. Truman meets with Democratic Party Senators in the Oval Office, shortly after becoming President. First row (seated): unidentified; Glen H. Taylor. Second row (kneeling): two unidentified men; Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Dennis Chavez; Sheridan Downey; Warren Magnuson; and Claude Pepper. Third row: Carl Hatch; Joseph Guffey; unidentified; Allen Ellender; Kenneth McKellar; President Truman; Theodore Bilbo; Pat McCarran; Josiah Bailey; and Peter Gerry.

Dillard Lasseter, Administrator of the Farmer's Home Administration (FHA), with others at a FHA ceremony, probably in Georgia. From left to right: Dillard Lasseter, Mr. Herndon, Mrs. Herndon, Senator Richard B. Russell, and Mr. W. N. Adams, member of State FHA Advisory Committee.