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Secretary of the Senate (Acc. No. 38.01226.001)
Secretary of the Senate (Acc. No. 38.01226.001)

Title Secretary of the Senate
Artist/Maker Wide World Photos
Date 1951-02-26
Medium Photograph, black and white
Dimensions h. 7.0625 x w. 10 in. (h. 17.9388 x w. 25.4 cm)
Credit Line U.S. Senate Collection
Accession Number 38.01226.001


  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
  • Label (verso, across center, in black ink): WIDE WORLD / A99400 PLEASE CREDIT / (FOR USE SUNDAY, MARCH 4, WITH / JACK BELL'S WASHINGTON AP-N / STORY ON LESLIE L. BIFFLE) / SECRETARY OF THE SENATE / LESLIE L. BIFFLE, SECRETARY OF / THE SENATE AND CLOSE FRIEND OF / PRESIDENT TRUMAN, IS SHOWN AT HIS / DESK IN HIS OFFICE IN WASHINGTON. / THE TELEPHONE WHICH HAS A DIRECT / CONNECTION WITH THE WHITE HOUSE / IS ON THE BOOKCASE, AT REAR. THERE / IS NO OTHER SUCH DIRECT LINE TO / CAPITOL HILL. / 1730 1115 2/26/51 AJE WX-STF-HKW / WABC170
    Stamp (verso, top right, in red ink): MAR 1951
    Stamp (verso, center left, in blue ink): RSA 54131
    Inscription (verso, center left, handwritten in blue pencil): B-479-Leslie
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