1954 Press Photo Massachusetts Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Washington, DC

Washington, DC - Chairman Leverett Saltonstall of the Senate Armed Services Committee talks to a newsman today about his statement that the question of Communist infiltration in the Armed Forces had been built up to something "far larger than it really is." The Massachusetts Republican said hearings hefore his group had shown that "we are talking about a mere handful as against the millions who have served this country with such inspiring patriotism and devotion."

Photo is dated 1954.

Photo measures 6.5 x 8.5 inches.