Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee confer in Washington on July 20, 1950, on President Harry Truman's request for greatly expanded U.S. military might, outlined in his message to Congress and his address to the nation. In group are left to right: Sen. Lester C. Hunt (D-Wyo.); Senator Lyndon Johnson (D-Texas) and Senator Millard Tydings (D-Md.). (AP Photo/Herbert K. White)