1972 Press Photo Senators Bennett Johnston and Bartlett meet with Valeo

Newly elected senators flank Francis R. Valeo, Senate Secretary as they cross paths in Washington yesterday. The are J. Bennett Johnston, Jr.,D-LA, right, and Dewey F. Bartlett, R-OK. Johnston got the seniority jump on the new freshman class of U.S. Senators by taking the oath on Capitol Hill that entitles him to serve the remaining unexpired term of the late Allen J. Ellender.

Photo is dated 1972.

Photo measures 9 x 8 inches.