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.
Letter from Dina Nath to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Dina Nath to Abnashi Ram. Letter is dated January 16, 1958. In the letter, Dina Nath discusses his interest in Manju’s career, Dalip Singh Saund, and other topics.
Letter from Lalji Mehrotra to Abnashi Ram
Letter from Lalji Mehrotra to Abnashi Ram. Letter is dated March 20, 1958. In the letter, Mehrotra conveys the news that his brother passed away in a car accident. He also discusses Dalip Singh Saund’s Burma visit, and other topics.
Dalip Singh Saund on Black Voting Rights
Dalip Singh Saund (September 20, 1899 – April 22, 1973) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served the 29th District of California from 1957 to 1963. He was the first Sikh American, Asian American and Indian American elected as a voting member of the United States Congress.