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- 1950-10-11
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Speaker at microphone addresses a huge crowd who came to hear Vice President Alben Barkley speak at 9th and Broadway in Tacoma during the 1950 Democratic campaign. Senator Warren Magnuson and Mayor John Anderson to left of speaker, Barkley in pinstriped suit to right. A longtime member of Congress before being selected as Truman's running mate, Mr. Barkley took an active role in governmental matters as he was named to the National Security Council. Kentucky welcomed back its native son and re-elected him to the Senate upon his retirement as vice-president. ALBUM 1.
Vice presidents; Barkley, Alben W., 1877-1956; Visits of state--Tacoma; Public speaking--Tacoma;