1970 Press Photo Undersecretary of State Elliot Richardson Gets Honorary Degree

Lowell, Massachusetts, June 8 - Elliot Richardson gets honorary degree at Lowell Tech - Undersecretary of State Elliot Richardson (right), President Nixon's choice to become Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, gets honorary degree at Lowell Technological Institute yesterday. Martin J. Lydon, president of the school, is at left. Richardson skirted questions about the future of HEW at a news conference before the commencement.

Photo is dated 1970.

Photo measures 10.5 x 8.25 inches.