Senator Winston L. Prouty (R. - Vt.) right, receiving a Certificate of Life Membership in the American Industrial Arts Association in recognition of his successful sponsorship of a program of Federal Assistance to Industrial Arts Education. Making…
In a brief note to Senator Bayh, a Bloomington, Indiana resident does not mince words. Pleading for an end to the conflict, the constituent summarizes the current situation, "This dishonorable and undeclared war is laying waste the Vietnamese…
In a portion of a draft speech, Representative Harley O. Staggers (D-WV) refers to his bill, H.R. 15440, as the "Housewives' Bill" and explains the impact it will have on women consumers.
Postcard from a constituent in Boerne, Texas to Rep. O. C. Fisher on the subject of the Voting Rights Bill; The constituent writes to thank Fisher for his vote against the Voting Rights Bill, and expresses his wish that more Texans would share…
Postcard from a constituent in Mesquite, Texas to Rep. John Dowdy suggesting that President Johnson is a dictator; The author of the postcard calls for the impeachment of President Johnson due to his apparent resemblance to a dictator. Dowdy replies…
In this press release of January 7, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared that “this year is the year when… Congress should enact a hospital insurance program for the aged” and outlined major features of the program. Representative Cecil King…
In January, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson met with civil rights leaders and told them that he would push for a law protecting voting rights after Congress passed an education bill and Medicare. Civil rights leaders refused to wait. After they…