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79th Session of the Congress, 1945-1947

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session type convened adjourned President pro Tempore
of the Senate		 Speaker of the House
of Representatives
1st odd 3 January 1945 21 December 1945 McKellar, Kenneth
(Dem.- Tennessee)		 Rayburn

Senate President pro Tempore Kenneth McKellar served as acting President of the Senate during this "odd" session of the 79th Congress due to a vacancy in the Vice Presidency of the United States from 12 April 1945 (Vice President Harry S Truman having succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).

2nd even 14 January 1946 2 August 1946 McKellar Rayburn

Senate President pro Tempore Kenneth McKellar served as acting President of the Senate throughout this "even" session of the 79th Congress due to a vacancy in the Vice Presidency of the United States (Vice President Harry S Truman having succeeded to the Presidency during the previous ["odd"] session of that Congress).

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