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Thomas D. Schall

Thomas D. Schall at twenty-seven, ca. 1905.

Thomas D. Schall

Thomas D. Schall, ca. 1920s. US Senate Historical Office.

Schall, Thomas D. (1878–1935)

Thomas D. Schall was twice a self-made man: first in rising from rural poverty to become a lawyer, second in recovering from an accidental blinding to serve twenty years in Congress.

John W. Vessey Jr. with Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush

Gen. John W. Vessey Jr. (standing) meeting with Caspar Weinberger, President Ronald Reagan, Vice President George H. W. Bush, and Robert McFarlane in the Oval Office of the White House, January 20, 1981. Public domain.

Charles A. Lindbergh Sr.

Charles A. Lindbergh Sr. Photograph by Anton M. Opsahl, ca. 1900.

Charles A. Lindbergh Sr.

Charles A. Lindbergh Sr., ca. 1880.

Charles A. Lindbergh Sr. giving a speech

Charles A. Lindbergh Sr. giving a speech in 1923. In that year, Lindbergh’s campaigned for the Farmer Labor Party's nomination for US senator. He placed third.