United States Senator Rush D. Holt from Weston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1936
Description:
Portrait of West Virginia Senator Holt, the youngest person ever popularly elected to the United States Senate. Holt served in the Senate 1935 to 1941, continued his political career in West Virginia state government until his death in 1955.
Portrait of United States Senator Rush D. Holt. Inscribed on the photograph,' Young people should not be afraid to put their ideas against those of their elders. They should not accept things simply because those things are old and conventional. This is a time for questioning and experimentation. It is through this kind of conflict that every worth while advance has come. Young people must not follow the old standards and leaders blindly through.'
