112th Congress, 2nd Session
October 12, 1971
The House unveiled a portrait of Representative F. Edward Hébert of Louisiana, honoring his new chairmanship of the House Committee on Armed Services.
February 16, 1977
The House of Representatives unveiled a portrait of Armed Services Committee Chairman Melvin Price of Illinois.
June 01, 1981
On this date, 97-year-old former Representative Carl Vinson of Georgia died at a hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia.
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