Sparkman, John, 1899-1985

In an appearance before the Senate Banking Sub-Committee, Housing Administrator Raymond M. Foley urged Congress to pass a sweeping long range public housing and slum clearance program because "there is no alternative." Foley (left) is shown with Senator John J. Sparkman, Chairman of the Subcommittee. From: Beth Gore

President Harry S. Truman (seated) with 1949 Rural Life Essay Contest Winners of the Southern Agriculturist. Left to Right: Senator John Sparkman, Miss Blevyn Hathcock, Buster McLain, and Mrs. Milbrey Covery (Associate Editor of the Southern Agriculturist), Senator Estes Kefauver.

President Harry S. Truman sits at his desk in the Oval Office and affixes his signature to the National Housing Bill, Public Law 171. Those who can be identified are, left to right, Senator Burnet Maybank (third from left, with head turned), Senator Ralph Flanders (fourth from left), Senator John Sparkman (fifth from left), and Housing Administrator Raymond Foley (sixth from left). (See 78-614 and 66-1919.) From: Nathaniel S. Keith