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When the President Comes to Town

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter waves to the audience who had come to hear him speak. Standing next to the President is Congressman David R. Obey and his family. Se...
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Congressional Broadcasting

Date: 1980
Description: Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin checking on House floor activity on television. A table set with place settings appears behind him.
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Obey and Young at Ground Zero

Date: 09 2001
Description: Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) and Florida Congressman Young tour the destruction at the World Trade Center with an FBI guide a few days after...
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Obey Photo Shoot

Date: 01 1969
Description: A photo shoot for David R. Obey's first campaign for Congress picturing him as assistant majority leader with Majority Leader Bob Huber (partially obscured...
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Obey on the Phone

Date: 1976
Description: Congressman David R. Obey speaking on the phone in his office. Taken in 1976 this image was used in his 1980 campaign brochure with the caption: "trying to...
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The President Waits To Speak

Date: 1979
Description: President Jimmy Carter listens to Senator Gaylord Nelson as he waits for his turn to speak. Sitting next to the President is Congressman David R. Obey and ...
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Foreign Operations Committee

Date: 1990
Description: Congressman David R. Obey, chair of the Foreign Operations Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, discussing foreign policy issues with Terry ...
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Obey and Mondale

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Description: Walter (Fritz) Mondale and David Obey have a conversation at the Better Way Club.
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Obey and Nelson Shake Hands

Date: 1962
Description: Congressman David Obey and Senator Gaylord Nelson shake hands as Joan Obey looks on. The occasion was a dinner, and a man and woman sit at a table with foo...
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Peres and Obey

Date: 1992
Description: Prime Minister of Israel Shimon Peres and Congressman David Obey talk in Obey's office. Papers cover his desk and a large map of Wisconsin is mounted on th...
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Obey and Knowles

Date: 09 1965
Description: Governor Warren Knowles (seated) signing the Technical Education Re-Organization Bill or the Higher Education Reorganization Bill, a.k.a. the Obey-Nikolay ...
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Portrait of Vernon Thomson

Date: 04 13 1954
Description: Casual portrait of Vernon Thomson seated at his desk in the State Capitol. A map of Wisconsin is mounted on the wall behind his desk. Thomson served as the...
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President Harrison and His Cabinet

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Description: President Harrison sits in the middle of the group on an ornate chair on a slight dais covered with a rug. His cabinet members sit on his left and right. ...
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State Senator Kathryn Morrison and Governor Patrick Lucey

Date: 1977
Description: Kathryn Morrison (far left) observes as Governor Patrick Lucey signs, possibly, a piece of legislation. State Representative Mary Lou Munts (seated next to...
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Mayor Paul Soglin Shaking Hands with Vice President Al Gore

Date: 07 29 1993
Description: Mayor Paul Soglin shaking hands with Vice President Al Gore at the White House. At the bottom is Al Gore's autograph.
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Mayor Soglin at Home

Date: 05 28 1973
Description: Mayor Soglin at home with his wife, Diane Thayer-Soglin, taken one month after his election as Mayor.
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Vel Phillips Receiving an Honorary Poem

Date: 01 03 1978
Description: Liesl Blockstein of the Wisconsin Women's Political Caucus presenting guest-of honor, Vel Phillips, with an honorary poem at a reception at the L'Etoile Re...
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Governor Vernon Thompson

Date: 1958
Description: Governor Vernon Wallace Thompson, seated in a chair, is reading the newspaper and taking notes in the Republican Headquarters during his re-election campai...

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