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President Harry S. Truman signs the Government Workers Pay Raise Bill
President Harry S. Truman (seated) signs the Government Workers Pay Raise Bill. Standing, left to right: Representative Edward H. Rees; James B. Burns, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees; Senator Harry F. Byrd; Representative Jennings Randolph; Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper; Luther C. Steward, President of the National Federation of Federal Employees; Senator Sheridan Downey; Harry B. Mitchell, President of the United States Civil Service Commission; Representative Henry M. Jackson; and Arthur S. Flemming, United States Civil Service Commissioner.
President Truman Signs Bill
President Harry S. Truman (seated) signs the Government Workers Pay Raise Bill. Standing, left to right: Representative Edward H. Rees; James B. Burns, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees; Senator Harry F. Byrd; Representative Jennings Randolph; Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper; Luther C. Steward, President of the National Federation of Federal Employees; Senator Sheridan Downey; Harry B. Mitchell, President of the United States Civil Service Commission; Representative Henry M. Jackson; and Arthur S. Flemming, United States Civil Service Commissioner.
Truman at AFL-CIO Conference in Kansas City
Former President Harry S. Truman examines a fire extinguisher during the AFL-CIO Conference in Kansas City, Missouri. All other persons with him are unidentified. This includes an original negative. Donor: Dorothy Feeback.