Signing ceremony, Senate Joint Resolution 133 Public Law 87-702, Sam Rayburn Medal, 12:20PM. President John F. Kennedy (seated at desk) signs a Senate Joint Resolution to authorize a commemorative medal in honor of late Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn (Texas). Standing (L-R): Representative James C. Wright, Jr.; Representative Ray Roberts; former aides to the late House Speaker, Jack Neathery and Lorraine Kimbrough; Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury, Robert A. Wallace; former aide to the late House Speaker, Bernice Frazier; long-time secretary to the late House Speaker, Alla Clary; Representative J. T. Rutherford; Representative Homer Thornberry; Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Senator Ralph W. Yarborough; Representative George H. Mahon; Representative W. R. Poage. Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C.