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| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Independent presidential candidate Robert M. La Follette, Sr., standing behind a radio microphone delivering a Labor Day address. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Robert M. La Follette, Sr., striking an emphatic pose with his fist raised over his hand. This photograph was probably taken for publicity purposes during ... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Harry S. Truman in the oval office standing behind his desk. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of Woodrow Wilson taken early in his first term as president. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A portrait of Woodrow Wilson, taken shortly before his 61st birthday on December 28. |
| Date: | 01 18 1978 |
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| Description: | Senator William Proxmire meeting with President Jimmy Carter in the White House. |
| Date: | 12 1979 |
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| Description: | Members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation at the lighting of the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree, with Speaker of the House Tip O'Neal. Left to right, ... |
| Date: | 07 11 1967 |
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| Description: | Senator William Proxmire jogging on the mall in front of the U.S. Capitol. Proxmire was a physical fitness advocate, and he was well known for his daily ru... |
| Date: | 03 16 1968 |
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| Description: | Senator Robert F. Kennedy announcing his candidacy for the office of President of the United States. The announcement took place in the Caucus Room of the ... |
| Date: | 09 1972 |
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| Description: | An informal moment during a photography session in the office of Senator Gaylord Nelson. Included, left to right, are Senator William Proxmire, Congressman... |
| Date: | 06 09 1954 |
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| Description: | Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin during the Army-McCarthy hearings, with committee counsel Roy Cohn next to McCarthy and Republican Senator Ralph Fl... |
| Date: | 10 10 1953 |
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| Description: | As chairman of the Senate Investigating Committee Senator Joseph R. McCarthy traveled to New York City to hold closed hearings on alleged Communist espiona... |
| Date: | 04 22 1954 |
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| Description: | Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens (left) watches as Senator Joseph R. McCarthy raises a point of order as the Army-McCarthy hearings begin. Also seated... |
| Date: | 04 22 1954 |
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| Description: | Senator Joseph R. McCarthy writes in a note pad during the testimony of General Miles Reber, the first witness during the Army-McCarthy hearings, what the ... |
| Date: | 05 24 1954 |
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| Description: | During the Army-McCarthy Hearings, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy replies to a Presidential statement that the executive responsibility cannot be usurped by an... |
| Date: | 12 1954 |
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| Description: | The 1954 Christmas card of Jeanne and Joseph R. McCarthy, mailed at about the time he was censured by the Senate. Handwritten on the inside the card says,... |
| Date: | 11 08 1954 |
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| Description: | For a publicity photograph on the day the Senate censure proceedings began, Joseph R. McCarthy and Mrs. McCarthy posed for this photograph of him reading w... |
| Date: | 01 20 1953 |
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| Description: | Joseph R. McCarthy arriving at the inaugural ceremonies for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was unusual for McCarthy, who was very casual about his att... |
| Date: | 03 03 1954 |
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| Description: | During the first months of his administration, President Dwight Eisenhower handled Joseph R. McCarthy by publicly ignoring him. However, after the abuse t... |
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