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William Huston Natcher

A black and white photograph of William Huston Natcher, smiling, standing in a room with decorative plates and miniatures on the walls, holding an open book in his left hand, his right hand resting on stack of books on a table/tiles/collection/3/31579.xml
Back of the photograph, with adhesive residue/tiles/collection/3/31580.xml
A black and white photograph of William Huston Natcher, smiling, standing in a room with decorative plates and miniatures on the walls, holding an open book in his left hand, his right hand resting on stack of books on a table
Back of the photograph, with adhesive residue
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Date

1983-1986

Dimensions

18 × 22 in. (45.7 × 55.9 cm)

Accession Number

2003.009.010

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Congressman Bill Natcher served more than 40 years in the House and made a record 18,401 consecutive votes. In recognition of his long serivce, Natcher received the Presidential Citizen’s Award—the second highest award given to civilians—from President Bill Clinton in 1994. The citation read, “Few legislators in our history have honored their responsibilities with greater fealty or shunned the temptation of power with greater certainty.”

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