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Middle East Study Team
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Members of a special House Appropriations Committee mission to the Middle East at the airport in Jerusalem. The committee was headed by Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin, chair of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee. Obey and his wife are on the first step of the stairs. Also on the tour were Congressman Matthew McHugh, (directly behind Obey) and Congressman Thomas Petri of Wisconsin (behind McHugh). Above Petri, in the white jacket is Robert Kastenmeier, another Wisconsin congressman.
April 1985
Obey, David R.
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Mideast Peace Meeting
1985
Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin leans across the table (left) during a discussion with Shimon Perez in Israel. Congressman Thomas Petri, also from Wisconsin is next to and behind Obey.
Obey in the Middle East
circa 1970-1979
Congressman David Obey outdoors in a group of men listening to a speaker in the Middle East. They are surrounded by tents.
Check-in at the Airport
circa 1970-1979
Congressman David R. Obey (right) at the check-in counter at a Wisconsin airport. This view from behind the counter shows a woman checking his ticket and the technology in use.
Briefing Book
1988
Congressman David R. Obey of Wisconsin crouches just outside of his car, reviewing the information in his briefing book during a congressional trip to Honduras. Watching are Congressman Steve Sola...
King Hussein
1975
Congressmen David R. Obey of Wisconsin and Ed Koch of New York meeting with King Hussein of Jordan during a congressional tour of the Middle East.
