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Date

1937-01-06

Dimensions

2 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. (6.7 x 10.8 cm)

Accession Number

2007.203.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

This pass did double duty on January 6, 1937. For the first time, Congress met for two Joint Sessions in a single day. The pass was printed for the Electoral College vote count that re-elected Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and then stamped for admittance an hour later, when the President delivered his annual message.

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