Will lead Democrats in Senate this session. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31. After a harmonious caucus which lasted only 20 minutes, Senate Democrats today re-elected unanimously Senator Alben W. Barkley as Majority Leader. At the same time, Senator J. Ham Lewis of Illinois, who considered resigning annou
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"Will lead Democrats in Senate this session. Washington, D.C., Dec. 31. After a harmonious caucus which lasted only 20 minutes, Senate Democrats today re-elected unanimously Senator Alben W. Barkley as Majority Leader. At the same time, Senator J. Ham Lewis of Illinois, who considered resigning annou" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Will_lead_Democrats_in_Senate_this_session._Washington,_D.C.,_Dec._31._After_a_harmonious_caucus_which_lasted_only_20_minutes,_Senate_Democrats_today_re-elected_unanimously_Senator_Alben_W._LCCN2016874654.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 300445.
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