Electoral Count
| Title | Electoral Count |
| Artist/Maker | United Press International |
| Date | 1969-01-06 |
| Medium | Photograph, black and white |
| Dimensions | h. 8.5 x w. 10.75 in. (h. 21.59 x w. 27.305 cm) |
| Credit Line | U.S. Senate Collection |
| Accession Number | 38.01268.001 |
- Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
- Caption
(recto, integrated into the image): WAP 010605 1/6/69 WASHINGTON: In a ceremonial joint session, Congress tabulated Richard Nixon's / Electoral College Presidential victory 1/6. The ritual was headed for a temporary snag over a / challenge to the vote of a maverick North Carolina elector. In foreground are 3 of the 4 / vote tellers. LTR: Sen. Carl Curtis, R-Nebr.; Sen. B. Everett Jordan, D-N.C.; and Rep. Samuel N. / Friedel, D.-Md. Background, LTR: Lewis Deschler, House Parliamentarian; Sen. Richard B. Russell, / D-Ga., newly elected President Pro Tem of the Senate; and House Speaker John McCormack. The / ballots are in the box between Deschler and Russell. UPI TELEPHOTO rkm/ja
Inscription (verso, center, handwritten in blue ink): Pres [circled] / Elections [underlined] / Electoral College
Stamp (verso, center right, in purple ink): JAN 14 1969
Stamp (verso, center left, in blue ink): RSG 17661
- Related Objects
- Senate Exhibitions & Publications
-
Historic Events: Electoral Vote
(Digital Collection)
Historic Events: Joint Sessions and Meetings (Digital Collection)
Popular Culture: The Press (Digital Collection)
- Rights and Reproduction
- Policies, Permissions, and Copyright
