Ready for the gong. Washington, D.C., Dec. 23. A conference between Vice President Garner and Speaker of the House Bankhead today set the machinery in motion for the opening of Congress on January 3. Neither would commit himself on the legislative program planned, 12/23/38
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"Ready for the gong. Washington, D.C., Dec. 23. A conference between Vice President Garner and Speaker of the House Bankhead today set the machinery in motion for the opening of Congress on January 3. Neither would commit himself on the legislative program planned, 12/23/38" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ready_for_the_gong._Washington,_D.C.,_Dec._23._A_conference_between_Vice_President_Garner_and_Speaker_of_the_House_Bankhead_today_set_the_machinery_in_motion_for_the_opening_of_Congress_on_LCCN2016874585.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 293865.
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