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Frank Mitchell With Republican Leadership

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Date

1965

Dimensions

8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Accession Number

2008.273.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Photography Collection

Object Details

Frank Mitchell, the first African American appointed to the House Page Program in the modern era, is shown with (left to right) Representatives Paul Findley, Leslie Arends, and Gerald Ford. Congressman Findley, who represented Mitchell’s home district in Illinois, made the historic appointment.

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Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. Tab
Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. Tab

Oral History

Minority Leader Gerald Ford of Michigan

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Personal memories of Minority Leader Gerald Ford of Michigan.

Frank Mitchell, Page, U.S. House of Representatives
Interview recorded June 2, 2010 – Deed of Gift
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House Records: Primary Sources about African American History
House Records: Primary Sources about African American History
Office of the Historian: history@mail.house.gov
Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk: art@mail.house.gov, archives@mail.house.gov