1932 Press Photo John Nance Garner Portrait - mjx36749

John Nance Garner; Born in Red River county, Texas, November 22, 1869; limited in education advantages; admitted to Texas bar, 1890; married Ettie Rheiner, 1895; one son, Tully Garner; member Texas house of representatives, 1898-1902; elected to United States house of representatives from fifty-eighth through seventy-first congresses; Democratic floor leader and ranking Democratic member of the ways and means committee when elected speaker, December 7, 1931; nominated by Democratic party for vice presidency, July 2, 1932 Thought the vice presidency "wasn't worth a pitcher of warm" something or other.

Photo is dated 1932.

Photo measures 6 x 8.25 inches.