This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Gridiron Club lampoons politicians at annual banquet
The Gridiron Club held its satire filled banquet at the Statler Hilton with Vice President Nixon among the guests. Skits mocked nepotism in Congress and the 1950s White House race while quipping about Barry Goldwater and Eisenhower era politics. A Chemetron Tube Turns division note mentions hot oil circulation through welded pipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Gridiron Club
Nixon
Newsmen’s Club
Statler Hilton
Arthur Summerfield
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Congress
Steven V. Carter
D Lown
Eisenhower
White House
Bunkum Hill
Chemetron Corp