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Maybank, Burnet Rhett, 1899-1954

President Truman presenting pens

President Harry S. Truman presenting pens used to sign a bill to give veterans the highest priority for surplus purchases. The group around Truman include Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D-WY), Lt. General Edmund S. Gregory, Senator Burnet R. Maybank (D-SC), Mrs. Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA), and Representative Carter Manasco (D-AL).

President Harry S. Truman with Democratic Senators

President Harry S. Truman meets with Democratic Party Senators in the Oval Office, shortly after becoming President. First row (seated): unidentified; Glen H. Taylor. Second row (kneeling): two unidentified men; Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Dennis Chavez; Sheridan Downey; Warren Magnuson; and Claude Pepper. Third row: Carl Hatch; Joseph Guffey; unidentified; Allen Ellender; Kenneth McKellar; President Truman; Theodore Bilbo; Pat McCarran; Josiah Bailey; and Peter Gerry.

President Harry S. Truman with Democratic Senators

President Harry S. Truman meets with Democratic Party Senators in the Oval Office, shortly after becoming President. First row (seated): unidentified; Glen H. Taylor. Second row (kneeling): two unidentified men; Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Dennis Chavez; Sheridan Downey; Warren Magnuson; and Claude Pepper. Third row: Carl Hatch; Joseph Guffey; unidentified; Allen Ellender; Kenneth McKellar; President Truman; Theodore Bilbo; Pat McCarran; Josiah Bailey; and Peter Gerry.

President Truman Signing Public Housing Bill

President Truman in the oval office signed into law the controversial Public Housing and Slum-Clearance Bill--the first of his so-called "Fair Deal" measures to be approved by Congress. Looking on as the Chief Executive affixed his signature, left to right: Senator Burnet R. Maybank (with his head turned) (D.S.C.); Senator Ralph E. Flanders (R. Vt.); Senator John J. Sparkman (D. Ala); Raymond M. Foley, Federal Housing Administrator; Brent Spence (D. Ky.); and James E. Carey, Secretary-Treasurer of the CIO. The other men are unidentified. (See also 66-2306.)

Photo of Senator Burnet R. Maybank at a Senate Military Affairs Sub-Committee Press Conference

Blaze, Col. Elliott Roosevelt's dog, whose transcontinental airplane jaunt has caused nation-wide talk, traveled two priority grades above Senators, Senator Burnet R. Maybank, South Carolina, said at a Senate Military Affairs Sub-Committee press conference today. Photo shows Senator Maybank during the conference. Unidentified person in background. From: Beth Gore.

Truman signs the National Housing Bill - Public Law 171 - as others look on

President Harry S. Truman sits at his desk in the Oval Office and affixes his signature to the National Housing Bill, Public Law 171. Those who can be identified are, left to right, Senator Burnet Maybank (third from left, with head turned), Senator Ralph Flanders (fourth from left), Senator John Sparkman (fifth from left), and Housing Administrator Raymond Foley (sixth from left). (See 78-614 and 66-1919.) From: Nathaniel S. Keith