OPENING THE RECORD
You’re exploring historyJanuary 2, 1953
A FACE. A ROLE. A PUBLIC RECORD.
People in public service.
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U.S. Representative
Claude Ignatius Bakewell
Missouri · District 11
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U.S. Representative
Graham Arthur Barden
North Carolina · District 3
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U.S. Representative
Walter Stephan Baring Jr.
Nevada · At large
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Vice President
Alben William Barkley
United States
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U.S. Representative
William Aloysius Barrett
Pennsylvania · District 1
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U.S. Representative
Edward Lewis Bartlett
Alaska · At large
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U.S. Representative
Joseph Bengal Bates
Kentucky · District 8
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U.S. Representative
William Henry Bates
Massachusetts · District 6
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U.S. Representative
Laurie Calvin Battle
Alabama · District 9
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U.S. Representative
James Glenn Beall
Maryland · District 6
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U.S. Representative
John Valentine Beamer
Indiana · District 5
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U.S. Representative
Lindley Garrison Beckworth Sr.
Texas · District 3
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U.S. Representative
Page Henry Belcher
Oklahoma · District 8
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U.S. Representative
George Harrison Bender
Ohio · At large
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U.S. Representative
Charles Edward Bennett
Florida · District 2
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U.S. Representative
John Bonifas Bennett
Michigan · District 12
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U.S. Senator
Wallace Foster Bennett
Utah
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U.S. Senator
William Benton
Connecticut
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U.S. Representative
Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr.
Texas · District 15
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U.S. Representative
Ellis Yarnal Berry
South Dakota · District 2
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U.S. Representative
Jackson Edward Betts
Ohio · District 8
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U.S. Representative
Cecil William Bishop
Illinois · District 26
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Associate Justice
Hugo Lafayette Black
Supreme Court of the United States
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U.S. Representative
William Wallace Blackney
Michigan · District 6
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Checked Sep 7, 2026