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| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of Robert R. Nathan, an American economist. In the 1950s, Nathan was briefly chair of the Americans for Democratic Action. |
| Date: | 02 1954 |
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| Description: | Edward D. Hollander, national director of Americans for Democratic Action, refers to a chart with the title, "Doom and Gloom — Look who's talking". |
| Date: | 07 1970 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (facing away from the camera) with Democratic leaders John McCormack and Carl Albert. The photograph was taken for a br... |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 06 1970 |
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| Description: | Congressman David R. Obey with his administrative assistant Lyle Stitt walking down a hall in the United States Capitol building. Statues are along the wal... |
| Date: | 06 1970 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and his secretary in his office in the United States Capitol. |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey and his administrative assistant Lyle Stitt outside the office doors for the Committee On Appropriations. |
| Date: | 04 1987 |
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| Description: | Singer Harry Bellafonte, then the ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) testified on behalf of the fund before the House Appropriation... |
| Date: | 1990 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (second from the right) confers with Scott Lilly, a top policy advisor, during a hearing of the House Budget Committee. |
| Date: | 03 23 1983 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (right) speaking on behalf of Wisconsin dairy interests to the Dairy Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee al... |
| Date: | 09 19 1985 |
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| Description: | Bryce Luchterhand, a Unity, Wisconsin, farmer, with Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee at a committee hearing. O... |
| Date: | 08 08 1973 |
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| Description: | At a press conference northern representatives joined together to press their respective states to use newly appropriated funds to improve U.S. Highway 2 f... |
| Date: | 03 1985 |
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| Description: | Arms control talks between visiting Soviets and American legislators. Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey sat in on the talks with Congressman Tom Downey, ... |
| Date: | 1983 |
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| Description: | Press conference called by Wisconsin Congressman David R. Obey (center) to introduce his bill to reform political campaign contributions by political actio... |
| Date: | 06 08 1934 |
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| Description: | Arthur J. Altmeyer taking the oath as Assistant Secretary of Labor. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins stands on the left, and Samuel Gompers on the right,... |
| Date: | 05 1937 |
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| Description: | In the U.S. Supreme Court Room, after hearing the Court hand down its decisions upholding the constitutionality of the old age insurance and unemployment i... |
| Date: | 09 14 1935 |
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| Description: | From left to right: Arthur J. Altmeyer, John G. Winant, and Vincent M. Miles at the first meeting of the Social Security Board. |
| Date: | 08 14 1935 |
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| Description: | President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act. Surrounding him are: Robert L. Doughton, Senator Barkley, Senator Wagner, Congressman John Dingell, Secr... |
| Date: | 02 24 1939 |
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| Description: | Arthur J. Altmeyer (center), Chairman of the Social Security Board, pictured as he appeared before the Senate Unemployment and Relief Committee. Altmeyer e... |
| Date: | 03 31 1939 |
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| Description: | The conference concerned the pending bill to improve the Social Security Act. From left to right, all sitting: Senator James F. Byrnes, Chairman of the Sen... |
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