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Speaker Bankhead holds press conference on return to Capitol. Washington, D.C., Dec. 16. Holding his first press conference since his return to Washington, Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead told Newspapermen today he believed the major threat in the way of Democratic party harmony in the next session was the possibility of development of blocs and factions due to the one-sided Democratic majority. Bankhead said he hoped for a brief session

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Popular press conference. Washington, D.C., July 14. Most popular of the press conferences at the Capitol these days are the ones held by Senator Key Pittman, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator Pittman can be seen at the head of the table

Popular press conference. Washington, D.C., July 14. Most popular of t...

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Governor General of Philippines. Washington, D.C., July 6. This new informal picture of Paul McNutt, Governor General of the Philippines, [...] made at a press conference shortly after his arrival in the Capital today

Governor General of Philippines. Washington, D.C., July 6. This new in...

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Labor Secretary. Washington D.C. A new informal snapshot of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, made at her last press conference

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Dewey holds press conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. Thomas E. Dewey told reporters today that 'there is a bottom to every well' and the next President 'can balance the budget because he's got to balance it.' He added, ' On the basis of past records, a New Deal President would not balance the budget.' Dewey is in the Capital to attend the Gridiron dinner tonight

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Senator Byrd tells press of governmental reorganization. Washington, D.C., Jan. 12. Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia, Chairman of the Senate committee studying governmental reorganization, held a press conference shortly after President Roosevelt made public his plan for governmental reorganization. Senator Byrd told newsmen that he was endorsing the Chief Executive's plan but objected to many of its details

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Sen. Joe Robinson of Ark. Washington, D.C. Jan. 2. New informal of Sen. Joe Robinson of Arkansas taken at his press conference today at the Capitol. Joe is the majority leader of the Senate

Sen. Joe Robinson of Ark. Washington, D.C. Jan. 2. New informal of Sen...

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Taft finds tearing the budget a difficult task. Washington, D.C., Jan. 2. Senator Robert A. Taft, Republican of Ohio, found tearing the budget a difficult task as he told reporters at a press conference today that it would take at least two years to balance the budget

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Crown Prince Frederik at press conference. Washington, D.C., May 6. Almost immediately upon their arrival to Washington this afternoon, Crown Prince Frederik and Princess from Denmark had a short press conference. The Princess did not come down from her room, but later joined the Prince in the journey to Mount Vernon and the Lincoln Memorial

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Jesse Jones holds first press conference since assuming new post. Washington, D.C., July 17. At his first press conference today after taking the oath as Federal Loan Administrator, Jesse Jones urged that Congress enact the new lending bill before it concludes its current session. Jones told reporters that immediate enactment of the bill was desirable because it would take 'a good time to get the program in operation'

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Chairman, Federal Reserve Board. Washington D.C. Marriner Eccles, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, pictures as he held a press conference today

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Majority Senate leaders press conference. Washington, D.C. Jan. 2. Joe Robinson, the Senator from Arkansas who is the majority leader of the Senate held the first press conference this year. Sen. Robinson said that the principle problems confronting the coming session of Congress are neutrality, budget balancing, and regulation of hours and wages, the latter by constitutional amendment if necessary

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Murphy holds press conference after nomination for Supreme Court. Washington, D.C., Jan. 4. Attorney General Frank Murphy was in a jovial mood today as he met reporters at a press conference following his nomination as a member of the United States Supreme Court

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Chairman, Federal Reserve Board. Washington D.C. Marriner Eccles, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, pictures as he held a press conference today

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Majority Leader at the press conference. Washington, D.C. Jan. 2. Senator Joe Robinson of Arkansas who is the majority leader of the Senate telling the reporters that Congress is going to regulate wages and hours even if necessary to pass a Constitutional amendment. Is this the rebirth of the N.R.A.?

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Betty Reid Soskin Press Conference

Betty Reid Soskin Press Conference

Betty Reid Soskin at a press conference at the Rosie the Riveter Visitor Education Center.

Sen. McNary tells press that Republican Senators want lending bill amended. Washington, D.C., July 20. Senate minority leader Charles McNary seated at the conference table with reporters as he announced results of a Republican conference this morning on Sen. Alben barkley's lending bill. 'The Republicans will offer amendments calculated to remove some of the unusual powers contained in the program, decrease the appropriations and approve the bill if at all possible', he said. Sen. Barkley announced that he had changed the name of his bill from 'the self-liquidating projects act' to 'works financing act', and chanced the term 'self-liquidating' to 'recoverable assests!' 'There isn't [...]

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The Honorable Ashton Carter, U.S. Secretary of Defense, speaks during a press conference in USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) hangar bay during a recent visit.

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (Apr. 15, 2016) The Honorable Ashton Carter, U.S. Secretary of Defense, speaks during a press conference in USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) hangar bay during a recent visit. Providing a ready forc... More

Capt. Christopher Bolt, right, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), takes a question from media during a press conference.

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Sen. Duncan Fletcher, D. of Fla., at press conference. 1/22/35

Sen. Duncan Fletcher, D. of Fla., at press conference. 1/22/35

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White House conference on unemployment census. Washington, D.C., Sept. 24. Holding his first press conference today, John D. Biggers, Administrator of the Unemployment Census, announced that he had called a conference at the White House on Monday to formulate plans for the first unemployment census ever conducted in the United States. Included among those invited to the meeting were John L. Lewis, CIO head; William Green, A.F. of L. President; George H. Davis, President of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; W. Averill Harriman, Chairman of the Commerce Department's Business Advisory Council; and Leaders of Farm and Cooperative Groups.

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Dr. Mead to assist Secretary Morganthau. Washington, D.C., May 30. Dr. George J. Mead, named to Assist Secretary Morganthau, Jr., in coordinating purchases of planes and parts, held a press conference today in Secretary Morganthau's office. The conference, generally, concerned the cooperation of the aviation industry to further the best interests of the president's defense plan

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New Senator meets old timer. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28. Senator Clyde M. Reed, Republican elect from Kansas, after a press conference and session with photographers, found time to have some words with ex-Senator Smith W. Brookhart, Republican from Iowa who served from 1923-33, 12/28/38

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THREE PROMINENT WOMEN: FROM THE LEFT, MRS. MARY HARRIMAN RUMSEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSUMERS ADVISORY BOARD OF THE N.R.A; MRS. ROOSEVELT; AND REP. ISABELLA GREENWAY OF ARIZONA. THIS PICTURE WAS MADE IN THE WHITE HOUSE ON ONE OF THE MANY AFTERNOONS THE THREE MEET THERE. WHEN MRS. ROOSEVELT HAS A PRESS CONFERENCE IT IS NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE THESE THREE TOGETHER

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Sen. Duncan Fletcher, D. of Fla., at press conference. 12235

Sen. Duncan Fletcher, D. of Fla., at press conference. 12235

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Sec. Henry Morgenthau at press conference. 11735

Sec. Henry Morgenthau at press conference. 11735

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Firm financeer. Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., photographed at a press conference where he answered questions concerning the pending financing. Among other things, the administration says that the carrying-charge on the bonded debt of the United States has been reduced materially under the leadership of Sec. Morgenthau in the Treasury. 12335

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Sen. Carter Glass, D. of Virginia, at press conference

Sen. Carter Glass, D. of Virginia, at press conference

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Firm financeer. Sec. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., photographed at a press conference where he answered questions concerning the pending financing. Among other things, the administration says that the carrying-charge on the bonded debt of the United States has been reduced materially under the leadership of Sec. Morgenthau in the Treasury. 12/3/35

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Sec. Henry Morgenthau at press conference. 1/17/35

Sec. Henry Morgenthau at press conference. 1/17/35

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Treasury press conference. This photograph, the first of its kind, shows Secretary Henry Morgenthau meeting the press. The correspondents, all members of Treasury Correspondents Ass'n., maintain a close contact with the head of the Treasury department. 1/17/35

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Fighting back. President William Green of the A.F. of L., holds a press conference at which he strikes back at John L. Lewis, head of United Mine Workers, who resigned as vice president of the A.F. of L.. It is believed that Lewis may try to gain Green's throne. 11/25/35

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Glass at press conference. Sen. Carter Glass, D. of Virginia, at end of table, meets with the press to clarify his stand on certain phases of the administration's proposed banking legislation. The Senator Thursday issued a statement saying his attitude has been misinterpreted. 2/8/35

Glass at press conference. Sen. Carter Glass, D. of Virginia, at end o...

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Fighting back. President William Green of the A.F. of L., holds a press conference at which he strikes back at John L. Lewis, head of United Mine Workers, who resigned as vice president of the A.F. of L.. It is believed that Lewis may try to gain Green's throne. 112535

Fighting back. President William Green of the A.F. of L., holds a pres...

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Sec. Henry Morgenthau at press conference. 11735

Sec. Henry Morgenthau at press conference. 11735

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Sen. Carter Glass at press conference

Sen. Carter Glass at press conference

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Sen. Carter Glass, D. of Virginia, at press conference

Sen. Carter Glass, D. of Virginia, at press conference

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John L. Lewis at press conference

John L. Lewis at press conference

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John L. Lewis at press conference

John L. Lewis at press conference

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Holds first press conference. Washington, D.C., Oct. 5. Shortly after assuming office today as Special Assistant to Chairman Hamilton in Charge of Women's Activities, Miss Marion Martin, Republican National Committeewoman from Maine, outlined to women reporters the stand of the Republican Party on current issues. "We need something so definite and so concise that the women will think, that's what I want," she said as she took over the job of organizing republican women. 10/5/37

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Labor chieftain. Washington D.C., March 6. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers and organizer of the CIO, snapped at his press conference in Washington yesterday, 361937

Labor chieftain. Washington D.C., March 6. John L. Lewis, President of...

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"Putting the blast on." Washington, D.C., Aug. 9. At a specially called press conference today, Senator Royal Copeland of New York, charged that President Roosevelt "does more in five minutes to destroy democratic harmony than can be re-established in a generation of Jefferson Island picnics and peace dinners." He also told newsmen that the president's opposition to candidacy for the New York Mayorality is "directly tied in" with court issue. Copeland fought the court reorganization plan, 8/9/37

"Putting the blast on." Washington, D.C., Aug. 9. At a specially calle...

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Labor chieftain. Washington D.C., March 6. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers and organizer of the CIO, snapped at his press conference in Washington yesterday, 3/6/1937

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Labor chieftain. Washington D.C., March 6. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers and organizer of the CIO, snapped at his press conference in Washington yesterday, 3/6/1937

Labor chieftain. Washington D.C., March 6. John L. Lewis, President of...

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SRO sign out on Lewis' press conference. Washington D.C., March 6. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers and organizer of the CIO plays to packed house every time he holds a press conference these days. The standing room only sign was hung yesterday when the labor leader called the newsmen together and told them of the conference of the Executive Coucil to be held in Washington next Tuesday, 3/6/1937

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New S.E.C. Chairman holds first press conference. Washington, D.C., Sept. 22. William Orville Douglas, newly elected chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission held his first press conference today in Washington. Chairman Douglas is shown at the head of the table surrounded by photographers and reporters. 9/22/37

New S.E.C. Chairman holds first press conference. Washington, D.C., Se...

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Labor chieftain. Washington D.C., March 6. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers and organizer of the CIO, snapped at his press conference in Washington yesterday, 361937

Labor chieftain. Washington D.C., March 6. John L. Lewis, President of...

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Chairman of senate Agriculture committee holds press conference. Washington, D.C., Nov. 16. Chairman Ellison D. Smith of the Senate Agriculture Committee talks to reporters following a meeting with his committee today to lay plans for action on farm crop control in the senate. From present indications Congressional actions on farm crop control legislation may be delayed as much as two or three weeks. 11/16/37

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Labor Secretary. Washington D.C. A new informal snapshot of Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, made at her last press conference

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[Pres. Roosevelt's press conference]

[Pres. Roosevelt's press conference]

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Senate finance committee chairman outlines congressional drive for tax reduction. Washington, D.C., Nov. 16. Holding his first press conference since start of special session, Chairman Pat Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee today outlined to newsmen his views regarding revision of the undistributed profits, probably next year, and said he hoped that congress would stand firmly for reduction of Emergency Relief Expenditures, as Chairman of the Finance Committee, Harrison will naturally step into leadership of the Congressional Drive for Governmental Retrenchment and tax reduction. 11/16/37

Senate finance committee chairman outlines congressional drive for tax...

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Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan Straus of New York, who took over the United States Housing Authority today, served notice on states and municipalities that the new agency cannot receive applications for new projects under the new $550,000,000 housing and slum clearance program for at least two months, Mr. Straus outlined the major objectives of the new Housing Administration at his first press conference. 11/3/37

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan St...

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Chairman of Senate Finance Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 16 Chairman Pat Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee pictured at his press conference today when he outlined to reporters his views regarding revision of the undistributed Profits Tax, probably early next year, and said he hoped that Congress would stand firmly for reduction of emergency relief expenditures, 11/16/37

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Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan Straus of New York, who took over the United States Housing Authority today, served notice on states and municipalities that the new agency cannot receive applications for new projects under the new $550,000,000 housing and slum clearance program for at least two months, Mr. Straus outlined the major objectives of the new Housing Administration at his first press conference. 11/3/37

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan St...

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Labor Secretary. Washington, D.C., April 21. Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins was in fine fettle today at her press conference following the meeting of the labor and industrial leaders, 4/21/1937

Labor Secretary. Washington, D.C., April 21. Secretary of Labor Franci...

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Majority Leader at the press conference. Washington, D.C. Jan. 2. Senator Joe Robinson of Arkansas who is the majority leader of the Senate telling the reporters that Congress is going to regulate wages and hours even if necessary to pass a Constitutional amendment. Is this the rebirth of the N.R.A.?

Majority Leader at the press conference. Washington, D.C. Jan. 2. Sena...

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Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan Straus of New York, who took over the United States Housing Authority today, served notice on states and municipalities that the new agency cannot receive applications for new projects under the new $550,000,000 housing and slum clearance program for at least two months, Mr. Straus outlined the major objectives of the new Housing Administration at his first press conference. 11/3/37

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan St...

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[...] Pres. Roosevelt's press conference

[...] Pres. Roosevelt's press conference

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Windsors American guide. Washington, D.C., Oct. 4. Charles E. Cedaux, of New York, will act as guide for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor on their tour of American Industrial Centers this month. He is shown his first press conference at the Mayflower Hotel at which he resisted the efforts of more than 40 reporters to learn the details of the tour being planned for the former King and his wife. 10/4/37

Windsors American guide. Washington, D.C., Oct. 4. Charles E. Cedaux, ...

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Steve Early press conf. - Public domain portrait photograph

Steve Early press conf. - Public domain portrait photograph

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Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan Straus of New York, who took over the United States Housing Authority today, served notice on states and municipalities that the new agency cannot receive applications for new projects under the new $550,000,000 housing and slum clearance program for at least two months, Mr. Straus outlined the major objectives of the new Housing Administration at his first press conference. 11/3/37

Straus holds off housing requests. Washington, D.C., Nov. 3. Nathan St...

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SRO sign out on Lewis' press conference. Washington D.C., March 6. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers and organizer of the CIO plays to packed house every time he holds a press conference these days. The standing room only sign was hung yesterday when the labor leader called the newsmen together and told them of the conference of the Executive Coucil to be held in Washington next Tuesday, 361937

SRO sign out on Lewis' press conference. Washington D.C., March 6. Joh...

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Labor Secretary. Washington, D.C., April 21. Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins was in fine fettle today at her press conference following the meeting of the labor and industrial leaders, 4211937

Labor Secretary. Washington, D.C., April 21. Secretary of Labor Franci...

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New Senator meets old timer. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28. Senator Clyde M. Reed, Republican elect from Kansas, after a press conference and session with photographers, found time to have some words with ex-Senator Smith W. Brookhart, Republican from Iowa who served from 1923-33, 122838

New Senator meets old timer. Washington, D.C., Dec. 28. Senator Clyde ...

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Commerce Secretary holds last press conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 21. A full house of reporters greeted Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper today at his last press conference preparatory to leaving the cabinet post on December 23, 12/21/38

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House Majority Leader gets ready for the opening of Congress. Washington, D.C., Oct. 19. Sam Rayburn, Majority Leader of the House, holds an informal press conference outdoors, Rayburn, one of the few congressional leaders to return to Washington before the sessions begin, gets to work at once on putting New Deal legislation thru the House. He is shown talking to reporters on the steps of the Capitol, 10/19/38

House Majority Leader gets ready for the opening of Congress. Washingt...

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Sigh of relief. Washington, D.C., Dec. 21. "Glad that's over!" Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Rober seemed to sigh today following his last press conference. He will leave the cabinet on December 23, 122138

Sigh of relief. Washington, D.C., Dec. 21. "Glad that's over!" Secreta...

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Sen. Vandenberg, press conf. - Public domain portrait photograph

Sen. Vandenberg, press conf. - Public domain portrait photograph

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Little business man what now? Washington, D.C., March 4. President Roosevelt's recent Little Business Men's Conference will come in for a bit of good-natured jibing at the Women's National Press Club Annual Dinner and Stunt Party at the Willard Hotel, Saturday, March 5. The ladies of the Administration, headed by Mrs. Roosevelt, will be honored guests at the party. Mrs. Fletcher Howarth will impersonate Secretary Roper and the Little Business Men in the skit "nice work if you can get it" to be staged at the affair, 3/4/38 Note: this photograph is for release to morning papers of Sunday, March 6, 1938

Little business man what now? Washington, D.C., March 4. President Roo...

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Mar[...] press conf. - Public domain portrait photograph

Mar[...] press conf. - Public domain portrait photograph

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Barkley press conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. A Worms-eye view of Senate Majority Leader Alben W. Barkley's press conference today. The last to be held before the opening of Congress on January 3, 12/29/38

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Speaker of House holds first press conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 22. Speaker of the House William B. Bankhead today held his first press conference since returning to the Capitol for the opening of Congress on January 3, 12/22/38

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Sigh of relief. Washington, D.C., Dec. 21. "Glad that's over!" Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Rober seemed to sigh today following his last press conference. He will leave the cabinet on December 23, 12/21/38

Sigh of relief. Washington, D.C., Dec. 21. "Glad that's over!" Secreta...

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Ickes press conference - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Ickes press conference - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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Sec. Ickes press conf. - Public domain portrait photograph

Sec. Ickes press conf. - Public domain portrait photograph

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First press conference for new Assistant Secreary of the Treasury. Washington, D.C., July 1. Immediately after taking the oath as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury today, John W. Hanes, former New York broker and member of the S.E.C., held his first press conference. Hanes succeeds Josephine Roche, who resigned sometime ago, 7/1/38

First press conference for new Assistant Secreary of the Treasury. Was...

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Wage-Hour Administrator reports to President. Washington, D.C., Oct. 25. Wage-Hour Administrator Elmer F. Andrews leaving the White House today after making a report to President Roosevelt. At a press conference today, Andrews expressed belief that employees thrown out of work by closing of low wage industries would be re-employed by 'decent' employers when the chiselling minority quits the business, 10/25/38

Wage-Hour Administrator reports to President. Washington, D.C., Oct. 2...

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Commerce Secretary holds last press conference. Washington, D.C., Dec. 21. A full house of reporters greeted Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper today at his last press conference preparatory to leaving the cabinet post on December 23, 122138

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New assistant to Hopkins. Washington, D.C., April 13. Edward J. Noble, recently named Assistant to Secretary of Commerce Hopkins, was in rare humor as he held his first press conference today. 4-13-39

New assistant to Hopkins. Washington, D.C., April 13. Edward J. Noble,...

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Increased business volume key to recovery. Hopkins new Executive Assistant. Washington, D.C., April 13. In his first Press Conference today, Edward J. Noble, newly appointed Assistant to Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins, told newsmen that he thought the key to recovery was to increase business volume. He said that if volume could be increased to a sufficiently high level, tax rates could be lowered without disturbing the government's revenue. 4-13-39

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President Roosevelt's sees doom of trailer families in this country. Washington, D.C., March 29. Scenes like this at the Washington trailer camp, within a stone's throw of the Washington Monument, will soon be a thing of the past, was the belief President Roosevelt expressed to reporters at his press conference yesterday. He said sooner or later the government is going to demand and require that everybody in the bounds of the United States have a home address somewhere - and that there be an end of the trailer type of families, gypsies, hoboes and migratory drifters who flock by the thousands to such sunny climes as Florida and California without the slightest idea as how they are going to live when they arrive. 3-29-39

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Governor General of Philippines. Washington, D.C., July 6. This new informal picture of Paul McNutt, Governor General of the Philippines, ... made at a press conference shortly after his arrival in the Capital today

Governor General of Philippines. Washington, D.C., July 6. This new in...

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White House Secret Service Chief gets 'mugged' by F.B.I. Washington, D.C., March 21. Following President Roosevelt's suggestion at a recent press conference, White House employees from the President down were photographed and fingerprinted today by experts of the Department of Justice. Here we see Col. Edward Starling, Chief of the White House Secret Service Detail, getting 'mugged' by Charles A. Marx of the Secret Service. The prints and photographs are to be put on file in the Bureau of Identification, Dept. of Justice. 3-21-39

White House Secret Service Chief gets 'mugged' by F.B.I. Washington, D...

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Hopkins holds first press conference. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins at his first press conference today told reporters that conferences have already started and will continue until he has obtained a cross-section of American business opinion. He refused to discuss questions of Commerce Department policy until he knew more about the job, 1/6/39

Hopkins holds first press conference. Washington, D.C., Jan. 6. Secret...

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McNutt faces cameramen and reporters at press conference. Washington, D.C., July 6. Paul McNutt, Governor General of the Philippines and announced candidate for the democratic presidential nomination in 1940 in the event President Roosevelt does not run, faces a battery of cameramen and a corps of newsmen at a press conference shortly after his arrival in the Capital today

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White House personnel fingerprinted following suggestion of the President. Washington, D.C., March 21. Recently the President suggested at his press conference that everyone in the White House, including himself, be fingerprinted and today the fingerprinting was started. Left to right: Isaac Avery, of the Carpenter shop, Mollie D. Somerville, or Mrs. Roosevelt's Stenographic staff, Finger printer E.A. Schurman, Secret Service Agent, E.L. Lewis of the Carpenter shop, Muriel Lund, Clerk, Sgt. Ole Jacobson, Acting Captain Herbert L. Marcy - the latter two of the White House Police Force - and Wilson Searles, Usher. 3-21-39

White House personnel fingerprinted following suggestion of the Presid...

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Phones boss. Washington, D.C., March 20. Kurt G. Sell, Washington Correspondent for the German News Bulletin, phones in his story of Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles' press conference today. A highlight of the conference was the announcement that American Minister Wilbur Carr had been instructed to close the U.S. Legation in Prague and turn over the properties and records to the American Consul General, 3-20-39

Phones boss. Washington, D.C., March 20. Kurt G. Sell, Washington Corr...

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Undersecy. of State Sumner Welles holds press conference

Undersecy. of State Sumner Welles holds press conference

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Crown Prince Frederik at press conference. Washington, D.C., May 6. Almost immediately upon their arrival to Washington this afternoon, Crown Prince Frederik and Princess from Denmark had a short press conference. The Princess did not come down from her room, but later joined the Prince in the journey to Mount Vernon and the Lincoln Memorial

Crown Prince Frederik at press conference. Washington, D.C., May 6. Al...

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Undersecy. of State Sumner Welles holds press conference

Undersecy. of State Sumner Welles holds press conference

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McNutt faces cameramen and reporters at press conference. Washington, D.C., July 6. Paul McNutt, Governor General of the Philippines and announced candidate for the democratic presidential nomination in 1940 in the event President Roosevelt does not run, faces a battery of cameramen and a corps of newsmen at a press conference shortly after his arrival in the Capital today

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Finnish minister. Washington, D.C., March 14. Finnish Minister Hjalmar J. Procope told reporters today at his press conference that the loss of 15,000 to 20,000 Finns in the struggle with Russia was not in vain because Finland, by fighting for its life, has earned a greater moral right to live, 3-14-40

Finnish minister. Washington, D.C., March 14. Finnish Minister Hjalmar...

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Finnish minister. Washington, D.C., March 14. Finnish Minister Hjalmar J. Procope told reporters today at his press conference that the loss of 15,000 to 20,000 Finns in the struggle with Russia was not in vain because Finland, by fighting for its life, has earned a greater moral right to live, 3-14-40

Finnish minister. Washington, D.C., March 14. Finnish Minister Hjalmar...

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Murphy holds press conference after nomination for Supreme Court. Washington, D.C., Jan. 4. Attorney General Frank Murphy was in a jovial mood today as he met reporters at a press conference following his nomination as a member of the United States Supreme Court

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Henry A. Wallace, Chairman, Supply Priorities and Allocations Board and Vice-President of the United States, and Donald M. Nelson, Executive Director, Supply Priorities and Allocations Board and Director of the Priorities Division, Office of Production Management (OPM). Photograph taken at a joint press conference held directly after the first meeting of the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board on September 2, 1941

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Henry A. Wallace, Chairman, Supply Priorities and Allocations Board and Vice-President of the United States, and Donald M. Nelson, Executive Director, Supply Priorities and Allocations Board and Director of the Priorities Division, Office of Production Management (OPM). Photograph taken at a joint press conference held directly after the first meeting of the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board on September 2, 1941

Henry A. Wallace, Chairman, Supply Priorities and Allocations Board an...

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Press conference following meeting between Lord Beaverbrook, British Minister of Supply and representatives of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on August 19, 1941 at Washington, D.C. This conference dealt with the question of military and civilian supplies to further the war against Germany

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Henry A. Wallace, Chairman, Supply Priorities and Allocations Board and Vice-President of the United States, and Donald M. Nelson, Executive Director, Supply Priorities and Allocations Board and Director of the Priorities Division, Office of Production Management (OPM). Photograph taken at a joint press conference held directly after the first meeting of the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board on September 2, 1941

Henry A. Wallace, Chairman, Supply Priorities and Allocations Board an...

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Press conference following meeting between Lord Beaverbrook, British Minister of Supply and representatives of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on August 19, 1941 at Washington, D.C. This conference dealt with the question of military and civilian supplies to further the war against Germany

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Battleship USS Arizona (BB 39) survivors watch live video of the USS Arizona (BB 39) during a press conference.

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