Rayburn, Sam, 1882-1961

Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House, in front of a house in Bonham, Texas, where he will be appearing at the dedication of a library in his name. From: Sam Rayburn.

Former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman and others sit and await the start of the ceremonies dedicating the Sam Rayburn Library in Bonham, Texas. Of those who can be identified (right to left) are unknown, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Bess Truman, Harry S. Truman, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and Ladybird Johnson. From: Sam Rayburn.

Former President Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman and others stand before their chairs at the beginning of the dedication of the Sam Rayburn Library in Bonham, Texas. Of those who can be identified are several unidentified people, Lady Bird Johnson, Senator Lyndon Johnson, Harry S. Truman, Bess Truman, and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, and two unidentified people. From: Sam Rayburn.

Dedication ceremony of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence. Pictured left to right in front row: unidentified, Sam Rayburn, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, former President Herbert Hoover, former President Truman and Basil O\'Connor at Podium, and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. From: Copied from photographs loaned to the Library by Mary Shaw Branton.

Dedication ceremony of the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence. Pictured left to right in front row: unidentified, Independence Mayor Robert P. Weatherford, unidentified, Sam Rayburn, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, former President Herbert Hoover, former President Truman, Basil O'Connor, unidentified at podium. from: Copied from photographs loaned to the Library by Mary Shaw Branton.

From left to right: Chief Justice Earl Warren, former President Herbert Hoover, former First Lady Bess Wallace Truman, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, and unidentified others at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library.

Grandstand at the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library. In the front row are: two unidentified, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Mrs. Bess Wallace Truman, former President Herbert Hoover, former President Truman, and Basil O'Connor. Others are unidentified.

From left to right Vice President Henry A. Wallace, Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn, Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley, Vice President-elect Harry S. Truman, and House Majority Leader John McCormack leaving the White House after a meeting with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

A general view picturing General Jonathan M. Wainwright addressing the House of Representatives today. The members gave the hero of Corregidor a great ovation during his visit to the Chamber. Speaker Sam Rayburn is shown on the rostrum behind of General Wainwright. From: Beth Gore

General Jonathan M. Wainwright today told the House of Representatives that only "the memory and hope of America" sustained him and his men through the dark days of their confinement and the "inhuman treatment" by the enemy. The General was given a thunderous ovation by members of the House. Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn is seated behind General Wainwright. From: Beth Gore.