House Speaker, Sam Rayburn, seated on House rostrum
House Speaker, Sam Rayburn, seated on House rostrum, signing the Neutrality Revision Bill. Nov 13, 1941. L-R: Patrick Boland, Democratic whip; John McCormick, Majority Leader; Howard Smith, VA; and Lansdale Sasscer, MD. It allowed the American Merchant fleet to sail directly to Allied ports in the war zone under the protection of their warships. (CSU_2015_9_1033)
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