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At The White House:
President Kennedy has launched a series of afternoon get-togethers at the White House for members of Congress. Here is a group which met recently, including, left to right, Rep. George Andrews (D-Alabama); Rep. Ben F. Jensen of Exira (R-Iowa);…
Before The News:
Within minutes after posing for this picture on the Capitol steps Friday, State Sen. Ed. Wearin, Red Oak, and U.S. Rep. Ben Jensen (R-Exira) re-entered the building and learned the President had been shot. Wearin was in Washington to testify about…
Ben Jensen -- Honorary Cub Scout
Cub Scout Michael Vary of Bethesda, MD, enrolled Iowa Rep. Ben F. Jensen of Exira in the movement at Washington, part of the National Boy Scout Week program. Rep. Jensen, ranking minority member of the Appropriations committee, received a lapel pin…
Congressman Jensen Meets Astronauts
Congressman Ben F. Jensen, R-Iowa, greets astronauts John H. Glenn, right, and Alan Shepherd, center, when they appeared this week before the independent offices appropriations subcommittee, of which Jensen is a member.
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Felled By Bullets 5 Years Ago, Jensen Going Full Steam At 66 - One Of Strangest Events In Annals Of Congress
Ben Jensen . . . Southwest Iowa's congressman since 1938, measures each day as a bonus.
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Iowa's Ben Jensen Dies In Washington
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It's Nixon
A bust of Richard Nixon has been carved out of a walnut tree by former U.S. Congressman Ben F. Jensen of Exira, and he hopes to present the image to Nixon. Jensen, shown here with the bust, served 26 years in Congress before his defeat in 1964, and…
Jensen Gets Riverside View Of DeSoto Bend - On Engineers Inspection Trip
Looking At Chart . . . as they cruise on the Missouri River are Ray Huber, Rep. Ben F. Jensen, and Maj. E.R. Preston.
Jensen Leads Drive To Cut U.S. Payroll - Economy Campaign Aimed At Trimming 500,000 Employees
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Jensen Renamed As Congressman - Carries All Counties In Defeating Hart
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Jensen Tells Story Of Shooting In House - Bullet Just Misses Spine Of 7th District Congressman . . .
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Jensen: No Plans To Give Up Leading An Active Life - Home To Exira After 26 Years In Washington
Favorite Quotation . . . is shown by former Congressman Ben F. Jensen as he sits at his desk in his library-museum.