McKellar, Kenneth Douglas, 1869-1957

President Harry S. Truman is shown awarding the 100th Congressional Medal of Honor to Sergeant Jake Lindsey, Lucedale, Mississippi, in a ceremony before a joint session of Congress. General George C. Marshall is shown standing directly behind President Truman and Colonel Harry Vaughan, Military Aide to the President, is standing in uniform on the far left. On the rostrum in the background is Senator Kenneth McKellar, left, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House Same Rayburn next to him. All others are unidentified.

President Truman is shown awarding the Congressional Medal of Honor to Sergeant Jake Lindsey, Lucedale, Mississippi during an award ceremony held during a joint session of Congress. Sergeant Lindsey is the 100th soldier to receive the award. Watching the ceremony standing on the right behind President Truman is General of the Army George C. Marshall. On the rostrum is Kenneth McKellar, far left, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and on the right Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House. Others in view are not identified.

President Harry S. Truman (center, podium) appears before a joint session of Congress. The president called for universal military training of the nation's young manhood. Seated behind Mr. Truman is Senator Kenneth McKellar (left) and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn (right). All others are unidentified. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

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 (sitting) meets with the "Big Four" Congressional leaders from Capitol Hill for the first time after taking office. Standing from left to right are: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee, Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley of Kentucky, and House Majority Leader John W. McCormack of Massachusetts. From the scrapbooks of Matt Connelly, Vol. 1.

President Harry S. Truman (left) holds a press conference, officially announcing the end of the war in Europe after Germany's unconditional surrender. Behind the President is: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Appointment Secretary Matthew Connelly (standing), Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, Senator Kenneth McKellar, Administrative Assistant Eddie McKim, Press Secretary Stephen Early (standing), Jonathan Daniels, Attorney General Francis Biddle, and Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins (in black hat). All others are unidentified.

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 (left), shakes hands with Senator Kenneth McKellar (right), as they wait for transfer of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's body from train to caisson at Union Station in Washington, D.C. Mexican Ambassador Francisco Castillo Najera is in center background.

President Harry S. Truman confers with Congressional leaders in his White House office. From left to right: Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn; President Harry S. Truman; Senator Alben W. Barkley; and Senate President Pro tempore Kenneth McKellar. Donor: Clinton A. Brown

President Harry S. Truman is standing on the lawn of the White House with the Commission on the Renovation of the Executive Mansion. From left to right: Senator Edward Martin; Senator Kenneth McKellar; Richard E. Dougherty; President Truman; Douglas Orr, American Institute of Architects; Representative Louis C. Rabaut; Representative Frank B. Keefe.