Jocelyn Birch Burdick Taking the Oath of Office for the Senate, 1992

Creator

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Date of Work

9-16-1992

Identification #

OGL204-133

Description

Jocelyn Birch Burdick (center with her hand raised) takes the oath of office for the U.S. Senate on September 16, 1992. She served for several months following the death of her husband, Senator Quentin Burdick, on September 8, 1992.

Representative Byron Dorgan, Senator Kent Conrad, and Senator George Mitchell of Maine (left to right) stand next to Jocelyn Birch Burdick, while Jan Mary Burdick and Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia hold the Bible.

Places Depicted

United States Capitol

People Depicted

Jan Mary Burdick, Jocelyn Birch Burdick, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan, George Mitchell

Rights

Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota