[Flower Label from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Sam Rayburn] (open access)

[Flower Label from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Sam Rayburn]

Label for flowers sent to Sam Rayburn in honor of his sixtieth birthday from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The label has a picture of The White House and is addressed to "The Speaker of The House of Representatives." At the bottom of the label is text which reads "Perishable flowers. Keep from frost and extreme heat."
Date: January 6, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of FDR, Sam Rayburn, and Alben Barkley]

Photograph of three men in coats and top hats sitting in a car. The men are, left to right, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sam Rayburn, and Alben Barkley. Sam Rayburn was escorting FDR and Barkley to the 1941 inaugural.
Date: January 20, 1941
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History