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Date

1961-01-06

Maker

U.P.I. Telephoto

Dimensions

7 × 9 in. (17.8 × 22.9 cm)

Accession Number

PA2014.11.0026

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

At the start of the Congress in 1961, Members on both sides of the aisles applauded Speaker Sam Rayburn as he marched purposefully through the House Chamber to take up the gavel again. When he died later that year, Rayburn was the longest-serving Speaker in House history.

Rights and Reproduction Information

Objects

Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, Time Magazine Cover
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, Time Magazine Cover
Sam Rayburn’s Empty Chair
Sam Rayburn’s Empty Chair

People

RAYBURN, Samuel Taliaferro
RAYBURN, Samuel Taliaferro
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