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Correspondence concerning a luncheon planned by Representative Rivers in honor of Vice Admiral Karl Adolf Zenker of the Federal German Navy in the Vandenberg Room of the Capital Building in Washington, D.C.

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Correspondence concerning an annual luncheon planned by Representative Rivers in honor of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Speaker's Dining Room on the House side of the Capital Building in Washington, D.C.

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Correspondence primarily concerning Rivers' attempts to acquire a United States guided missile cruiser for inspection in Charleston, South Carolina, during the Annual American Legion Convention.

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Newspaper clippings concerning the South Carolina American Legion, a copy of the Constitution and By-Laws of the American Legion Department of South Carolina, a copy of the May 1959 issue of the National News of the American Legion Auxiliary, and a copy of a booklet for the 41st Annual Convention of the American Legion held in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1959.

Scope and Contents Correspondence from the American Medical Association including a resolution in opposition to "the Use of Water Supply as a Vehicle for Drugs," a news release entitled Major Health Organizations Announce Program for Aged, a news report entitled Shortage of Doctors Ahead?, an article concerning the desire for the American Medical Association to manufacture Krebiozen, and a list of physicians by county in the 1st...

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Correspondence concerning an index compiled by the Americans for Constitutional Action that evaluates the voting records of United States Congressmen. Rivers wrote the organization in an effort to obtain information on how the organization evaluated his own record.

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Correspondence concerning Representative Rivers' attempts to acquire speakers at the Armed Forces Week observance in Charleston, South Carolina. Also included are manuals and speakers guides for Armed Forces Day for 1959 and 1960.

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Correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning a public meeting at the College of Charleston sponsored by the seven Citizen's Councils of Charleston County. Representative Rivers gave a speech at the meeting.

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Correspondence concerning requests for assistance in acquiring equipment and honorarium to celebrate the Civil War Centennial in Charleston.

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Newspaper clippings concerning the Civil War Centennial in South Carolina.