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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Those seated on platform include: Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Representative Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Representative E. C. "Took" Gathings (Arkansas); Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Representative James W. Trimble (Arkansas); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative Neal Smith (Iowa); Representative Howard W. Smith (Virginia); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Matthew H. McCloskey; Representative William L. Dawson (Illinois); Representative Robert E. Cook (Ohio); Representative W. R. Poage (Texas); Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Massachusetts); Representative Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Chaplain of the House of Representatives, Reverend Bernard Braskamp; Rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, Dr. Norman Gerstenfeld; Assistant Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Washington, Very Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Herrmann; Representative James A. Haley (Florida); Representative Joseph P. Addabbo (New York). Washington, D.C.
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Graveside funeral service for Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn at Willow Wild Cemetery in Bonham, Texas. Reverend Bernard Braskamp (standing next to the casket), Chaplain for the United States House of Representatives, presides over the ceremony. Seated in the front row are (L-R) former presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower, President John F. Kennedy, Senator Carl Hayden (Arizona), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Others attending the service include Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma), Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana), Representative John W. McCormack (Massachusetts), and Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri).
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Graveside funeral service for Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn at Willow Wild Cemetery in Bonham, Texas. Reverend Bernard Braskamp (standing next to the casket), Chaplain for the United States House of Representatives, presides over the ceremony. Seated in the front row are (L-R) former presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower, President John F. Kennedy, Senator Carl Hayden (Arizona), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Others attending the service include Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma), Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana), and Representative John W. McCormack (Massachusetts).
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Graveside funeral service for Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn at Willow Wild Cemetery in Bonham, Texas. Reverend Bernard Braskamp (standing behind the headstone), Chaplain for the United States House of Representatives, presided over the ceremony. Seated in the front row are (L-R) former presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower, President John F. Kennedy, Senator Carl Hayden (Arizona), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Others attending the service include Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma), Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana), Representative John W. McCormack (Massachusetts), and Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri).
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Graveside funeral service for Speaker of the House of Representatives Sam Rayburn at Willow Wild Cemetery in Bonham, Texas. Reverend Bernard Braskamp (standing next to the casket), Chaplain for the United States House of Representatives, presides over the ceremony. Seated in the front row are (L-R) former presidents Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower, President John F. Kennedy, Senator Carl Hayden (Arizona), and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Others attending the service include Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma), Senator Mike Mansfield (Montana), Representative John W. McCormack (Massachusetts), and Senator Stuart Symington (Missouri).
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Those seated on platform include: Representative Carroll D. Kearns (Pennsylvania); Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Representative Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative Paul F. Schenck (Ohio); Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative James W. Trimble (Arkansas); Representative Howard W. Smith (Virginia); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Representative Robert G. Stephens, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Representative Neal Smith (Iowa); Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Matthew H. McCloskey; member of the House Office Building Commission, Representative Carl Vinson (Georgia); Representative Robert E. Cook (Ohio); Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Massachusetts); Representative John V. Lindsay (New York); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Representative W. R. Poage (Texas); Representative Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; Chaplain of the House of Representatives, Reverend Bernard Braskamp; Rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, Dr. Norman Gerstenfeld; Representative Arnold Olsen (Montana); Assistant Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Washington, Very Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Herrmann; Representative Joseph P. Addabbo (New York); Representative James A. Haley (Florida). Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents, Milt Wilhite and Ken Giannoules. Washington, D.C.
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President John F. Kennedy delivers remarks at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Rayburn House Office Building, dedicated to the late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn. Those seated on platform include: Representative Leslie C. Arends (Illinois); Representative Clarence Cannon (Missouri); Representative Carl Albert (Oklahoma); Representative Paul F. Schenck (Ohio); Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren; Representative Thomas E. Morgan (Pennsylvania); Senator Francis Case (South Dakota); Speaker of the House and Chairman of the House Office Building Commission, John W. McCormack (Massachusetts); Representative James W. Trimble (Arkansas); Representative Howard W. Smith (Virginia); Representative Roman C. Pucinski (Illinois); Representative Robert G. Stephens, Jr. (Georgia); Representative Wilbur D. Mills (Arkansas); Representative Neal Smith (Iowa); Representative William L. Dawson (Illinois); Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Matthew H. McCloskey; member of the House Office Building Commission, Representative Carl Vinson (Georgia); Representative Robert E. Cook (Ohio); Representative Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (Massachusetts); Representative John V. Lindsay (New York); Architect of the Capitol, J. George Stewart; Representative W. R. Poage (Texas); Representative Adam Clayton Powell (New York); Representative Hale Boggs (Louisiana); Representative Leonor K. Sullivan (Missouri); Special Assistant to the President, Larry O'Brien; Chaplain of the House of Representatives, Reverend Bernard Braskamp; Rabbi of the Washington Hebrew Congregation, Dr. Norman Gerstenfeld; Representative Arnold Olsen (Montana); Assistant Chancellor of the Archdiocese of Washington, Very Reverend Monsignor Edward J. Herrmann; Representative Joseph P. Addabbo (New York); Representative James A. Haley (Florida). Also pictured: White House Secret Service agent, Milt Wilhite. Washington, D.C.