Dalip Singh Saund
Rep. Dalip S. Saund, standing in front of the Capitol Building.
Dalip Singh Saund
Democrat politician Dalip S. Saund posing during his primary congressional campaign.
Congressman Saund with President Kennedy at Congressional Coffee Hour
Congressional Coffee Hour (House of Representatives). L-R: Congressman D. S. Saund (California); Congressman Harold C. Ostertag (New York); Congressman James A. Haley (Florida); President John F. Kennedy; Congressman Frank W. Boykin (Alabama); Congressman Harold T. Johnson (California); Congressman John W. Byrnes (Wisconsin). Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
President Kennedy meets with Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group
President John F. Kennedy meets with Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group in Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C. The group presented the President with a silver tray from the Governor of the state of Jalisco, Mexico Juan Gil Preciado (who was not present at the meeting). (L-R) Senator Clair Engle of California; unidentified; President Kennedy; Vice President Lyndon B.
Rep. Dalip Singh Saund with Mrs. Katherine Bracken
U.S. representative Dalip Singh Saund, pictured meeting with Katherine Bracken, the Acting U.S. Consul-General in Kolkata [here written Calcutta], and Dr. B.C. Roy, Chief Minister of West Bengal. The photo is dated November 27, 1957 and was taken in the Writers' Building, the secretariat of the Government of West Bengal.
Campaign ad for Congressman D.S. Saund
1960 campaign ad for Congressman Dalip Singh Saund, who was running for reelection as the representative from California's 29th congressional district against Charles H. Jameson. He would go on to win his reelection that year.
Congressman Saund featured on WTOP So They Say
Interview with U.S. Representative Dalip Singh Saund on CBS affiliate WTOP-FM, dated January 11, 1957. In the clip, Saund discusses his first week in office after election as the first Asian American in Congressional history.
Congressman Saund on CBS Capitol Cloakroom (Side A)
Interview with U.S. Representative Dalip Singh Saund on the CBS Radio program "Capitol Cloakroom" on January 27, 1958. The interview focuses on the Cold War and Congressman Saund's visits to Indonesia and India. Side A.
Congressman Saund on CBS Capitol Cloakroom (Side B)
Interview with U.S. Representative Dalip Singh Saund on the CBS Radio program "Capitol Cloakroom" on January 27, 1958. The interview focuses on the Cold War and Congressman Saund's visits to Indonesia and India. Side B.