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Box 3

 Container

Contains 127 Results:

Mark Clark-The Citadel, 1965 February

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 73
Scope and Contents

Four photographs of L. Mendel Rivers' attendance at a ceremony at the Citadel Military College in Charleston, South Carolina, for General Mark W. Clark, President of the Citadel (1954-1965). One of the photographs has been signed by General Clark.

Dates: 1965 February

Naval Ammunition Depot (NAD) Officer's Club, 1965 March

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 74
Scope and Contents

Five photographs of L. Mendel Rivers' attendance at a reception and ceremony at the Naval Ammunition Depot (NAD) Officer's Club at Pier Bravo in Charleston, South Carolina. Also pictured are Captain J. T. Traylor, Margaret Middleton Rivers (wife), R. Blandford, and Lieutenant D. Shelton.

Dates: 1965 March

Governor's Conference, 1965 May 18

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 75
Scope and Contents

Three photographs of L. Mendel Rivers attending the Southern Governor's Conference. Also pictured are Governors George Wallace and Robert E. McNair.

Dates: 1965 May 18

Armed Forces Day-Springfield, Missouri, 1965 May 22

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 76
Scope and Contents

Four photographs of L. Mendel Rivers attending Armed Forces Day celebrations at the Springfield Armory in Missouri.

Dates: 1965 May 22

Dewey Short's party, 1965 May 22

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 77
Scope and Contents

Two photographs of L. Mendel Rivers attending a party hosted by Representative Dewey Short. Also included is a copy of a thank you note sent by L. Mendel Rivers for receiving the photographs.

Dates: 1965 May 22

Armed Forces Night at D. C. Stadium, 1965 June 29

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 78
Scope and Contents

Four photographs of L. Mendel Rivers attending a Washington, D.C., Senator's baseball game on Armed Forces Night.

Dates: 1965 June 29

Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1965 August 17

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 79
Scope and Contents

Five photographs and a negative of L. Mendel Rivers meeting with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Also pictured are Representative Leslie C. Arends and Representative (future Secretary of Defense) Melvin Laird.

Dates: 1965 August 17

L. Mendel Rivers bust, 1965 August 20

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 80
Scope and Contents

Five photographs of a bust of L. Mendel Rivers. The photographs were mailed on August 20, 1965.

Dates: 1965 August 20

New chairman-House Armed Services Committee, 1965 September

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 81
Scope and Contents

Twenty-one photographs of L. Mendel Rivers taking over his new position as Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.

Dates: 1965 September

Carl Vinson, 1965 September 3

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 82
Scope and Contents

A photograph of Carl Vinson (Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee) accompanied with a signed note from Carl Vinson concerning L. Mendel Rivers' new appointment to succeed him as chairman.

Dates: 1965 September 3