On this day in 1950, the Senate voted unanimously to present a historic walnut desk to Vice President Alben Barkley (1877-1956) as “an expression of high appreciation.” Thomas Walter ...

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On this day in 1950, the Senate voted to present the presiding officer’s walnut desk — no longer needed after the chamber had been redesigned — to Vice President Alben Barkley (D-Ky.), ...