Senator John F. Kennedy in profile at a microphone during a committee session, with other men behind him, 26 February 1957.
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Senator John F. Kennedy at a McClellan Committee session on the Teamsters, 26 February 1957 (Library of Congress)

Warren K. Leffler's U.S. News & World Report photograph from a session of the committee investigating the Teamsters, dated 26 February 1957 in the log book. The Library's summary says it shows Senator John F. Kennedy as a member of the committee.

Date
1957-02-26
Kind
photograph
Retrieved
2026-10-12
Rights
The Library of Congress rights advisory on the item record reads: "No known restrictions on publication." Collection: U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Call number: LC-U9-775T- 3 [P&P]. Reproduction number: LC-DIG-ppmsca-51725. The copy stored here is the Library's service JPEG.

The Library of Congress gives this photograph the log-book title “McClellan Committee investigating Teamsters Union, Sen. Investigating Sub Comm.” and the date 26 February 1957. The photographer was Warren K. Leffler; it is frame 3 of contact sheet Job no. 775T. The Library’s summary states that it shows Senator John F. Kennedy as a member of the committee.

26 February 1957 was the first day of the select committee’s public hearings, printed in Part 1 (see Senate Resolution 74 as read at the first hearing). The log-book title calls the body a “Sen. Investigating Sub Comm.” This archive has not matched the frame to a moment in the printed record. Two other frames from the same day are filed as hearing room view A and hearing room view B.