Representative Ben Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Olson and their son, Richard, in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. Knutson and their daughter, Betty Knutson, on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel with the Riegers family on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel standing next to the South Dakota Cherry Blossom Princess Judy Sorenson from Flandreau, South Dakota who is shaking hands with Don White, President of the South Dakota State Society from Pierre, South Dakota in Reifel's Washington, D.C. office

Representative Ben Reifel with the T.I. Potts family on the steps of the US Capitol. Potts is a architect from Watertown, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Winter, Mr. and Mrs. Rod French and their daughter, Susan, on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel with Trish Holmes on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel with University of South Dakota students, Sheryl Ekern and Sylvia Belatti on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel in his Washington D.C. office with a group representing Veterans of Foreign Wars

Representative Ben Reifel works with Karen Nali, an intern from the University of South Dakota, in his Washington, D.C office

Representative Ben Reifel, Alice Reifel, and F. Colby from Pierre, South Dakota the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Alice Reifel stand in front of the statue of Joseph Ward with Joan Gratz in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. The statue was given by the State of South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel, Alice Reifel, and John Van Wyhe, Director of Physical Education at the University of South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives Ben Reifel, Alice Reifel, and Mr. and Mrs. Doug Randall in Washington, D.C. in 1963. They are holding a South Dakota State College Hobo Day bumper sticker

Representatives Ben Reifel, Alice Reifel, Mrs. And Mrs. Alfred Frantz and their granddaughter, Karen, on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel, Alice Reifel, and Mrs. C.F. Stilgebauer of Gettysburg, South Dakota on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel shakes hands with Roland Noyes in Washington, D.C. Alice Reifel stands between them. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel, Alice Reifel, and William T. Henry from Volga, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives Ben Reifel, Alice Reifel, Mr. and Mrs. John Raatke from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Mrs. Bryce Lay from Washington, D.C. on the steps of the US Capitol in 1963

Representative Ben Reifel, Alice Reifel, Nancy Hanly (right), and Patricia Donahue (Center) on the US Capitol step

Representative Ben Reifel, Carlton Forsythe and Sidney Bean from Yankton, College on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel, Catherine Afdahl (left) of Redfield, South Dakota, and Mrs. F.M. Wertz of Aberdeen, South Dakota on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, Dail Gibson from Huron, South Dakota, A.C. Hauffe from Leola, South Dakota, and Lloyd Ernst from Huron, South Dakota, on the US Capitol steps. Gibson, Hauffe, and Ernst are with the REA

Representative Ben Reifel is with Dick Schoon of Aberdeen, South Dakota, and E.H. Dunker of Northwest Public Service Corporation in Reifel's Washington, D.C. office

Representative Ben Reifel, Dr. Ella Deloria, and Alice Reifel on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, Gary Kulm, and Sally Kulm on the steps of the US Capitol, Kulm is a field representative from Aberdeen, South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel, Governor Nils Boe, and Representative E.Y Berry standing in front of the statue of Joseph Ward statue in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. The statue was given by the State of South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel is showing the statue of Joseph Ward to Highway Department representatives Kenneth Morgan and Derald Thompson in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. The statue was given by the State of South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel holding a proclamation by Archie Gubbrud, governor of South Dakota, appointing Reifel as honorary admiral of the U.S.S. South Dakota battleship while he is looking at a framed photograph of the battleship

Representative Ben Reifel, James Brown, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, and James Hunt, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, looking at a newspaper of the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, James Gamble, Vern Stephens, and Glem Emmons on the US Capitol steps. Gamble, Stephen, and Emmons are with the REA

Representative Ben Reifel, Joe Holland, Northwest Bell, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Gordon Thune, Mitchell, South Dakota, and Hoyt Granter, Mitchell, South Dakota Chamber of Commerce, on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, Josephine Moreno, Arlington, South Dakota, and Frances Brown, Rapid City, South Dakota on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, Judi Diane LeFebvre, Judy Nelson of Portland, Oregon, and Elizabeth Paso of Lake Norden, South Dakota on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, Judi Sorensen, and Virginia Erickson, both of Flandreau, South Dakota on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, K.E. Raschke from Vermillion, South Dakota, Hilton M. Briggs, president, South Dakota State College, and I.D. Weeks, president, University of South Dakota, on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, Leo Rozum, and his son, George, Rozum on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, Merlyn Johnson, an International 4-H Youth Exchange delegate to Mexico from Valley Springs, South Dakota, South Dakota Governor Archie Gubbrud, and Representative E.Y. Berry in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel, Mike McCann, and Dr. and Mrs. John P. McCann on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel, Mrs. Ray Asmussen, and Nancy Asmussen on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, Mrs. W.R. Wells of Aberdeen, South Dakota, and her daughter, Mrs. R.B. Herschleb, on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, Representative E.Y. Berry, Adjutant General Homer Jensen from Rapid City, South Dakota, and South Dakota Governor Archie Gubbrud in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel, Representative E.Y. Berry, and South Dakota state auditor Al Hamre on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, Representative E.Y. Berry, John Foster, and William Morrison looking at a brochure on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, Rev. Robert Aldrich, United Church of Christ, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Robert Wood on the US Capitol steps

Representative Ben Reifel, Robert Koerner and Gary Delaney from Onida, South Dakota in Washington, D.C. They received Superior Service Awards for Soil Conservation Service. The US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel greets Wilma Victor, first woman deputy secretary of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton stands behind them

Representative Ben Reifel is with Roland Chicoine and Dan Nobr in Reifel's Washington, D.C. office, Chicoine and Nobr are about to put cubes of sugar in their coffee, Reifel is holding a bowl of sugar cubes

Representative Ben Reifel, Ruth Hansen, Platte, South Dakota, Mrs. Henry Bartell, Marion, South Dakota, Frieda Hopf, Marion, South Dakota, and Carol Schauer, Brentwood, Maryland in Washington, D.C., the US Capitol is in the background

Representative Ben Reifel, Stella Ericson, Agnes Akre, Esther Erickson, and Gertrude Valdal, all of Brookings, South Dakota, on the US Capitol steps

Representative Mike Kirwan, a Democrat from Ohio, is having an American Indian headdress places on his head by an unknown American Indian man

Representative Ben Reifel (left) examines the new electronic macing at the new Veterans Administration Hospital at the Washington Hospital Center, discussing the apparatus are Dr. George A. Higgin (center) and Mr. J.C. Gillespie, assistant director

Representative Ben Reifel (left) examines the new electronic macing at the new Veterans Administration Hospital at the Washington Hospital Center, discussing the apparatus are Dr. George A. Higgin (center) and Mr. J.C. Gillespie, assistant director

Representative Richard Roudebush placing a pin on Representative Ben Reifel's lapel

Representatives Ben Reifel and E.Y. Berry meet with a group of South Dakota Farmers Union bus trippers in Washington, D.C.

Representatives Ben Reifel and E.Y. Berry with 1962 Girls Nation senators, Judy Caine of Huron, South Dakota and Mary Spencer from Nisland, South Dakota in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representatives Ben Reifel and E.Y. Berry with a USO group on the steps of the US Capitol

Representative Ben Reifel and Representative E.Y. Berry stand with another man in front of the statue of Joseph Ward statue in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. The statue was given by the State of South Dakota

Representatives Ben Reifel and E.Y. Berry with Kenneth Nelsen, Dean Julius, Alice Reifel, Carolyn Foss, Lorenne Paulson, Angenette Snyuder, and Dave McFarland on the steps of the US Capitol in 1964

Representatives Ben Reifel and E.Y. Berry with delegates to the National 4-H Conference on the steps of the US Capitol. Delegates: Sandra Jenter, Mary Jean Steinhauser, Donald Hoar, and Dennis Yeaton. Club agents: Frank Heitland and Elle Ollenburg

Representatives Ben Reifel and E.Y. Berry with Don Van Bockern and Verly Hafer standing in front of the statue of Joesph Ward statue in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. The statue was given by the State of South Dakota

Representative Ben Reifel and members of the South Dakota Bankers Association in Washington, D.C. Front row left to right: R.J. Berry; Hutchinson, Harkison, Lovald, Mateer, Gullickson, E.Y. Berry, Meklhaff, A.W. Powell. Back row left to right: Goodell, Colton, Lynch, Hill, Ben Reifel, Lovre, Larsen, Stilgebauer, Walrath

Representative Ben Reifel, Representative E.Y. Berry, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Quinn stand in front of the statue of Joseph Ward statue in Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. The statue was given by the State of South Dakota

Representatives Ben Reifel and E.Y. Berry with Mr. and Mrs. Walt Soulek on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives Ben Reifel and E.Y. Berry with Mrs. Wayne Eshelberger on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives Ben Reifel and E.Y. Berry with REA members in Washington, D.C. The US Capitol is in the background

Representatives Ben Reifel and E.Y. Berry with Roy Beard, state 4-H agent and 4-H delegates on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives Ben Reifel and E.Y. Berry with South Dakota 4-H leaders on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives Ben Reifel and E.Y. Berry with South Dakota State University President Hilton M. Briggs, Lillian Briggs, and Alice Reifel on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives E.Y Berry and Ben Reifel with a 4-H group on the steps of the US Capitol. Ella Ollenburg, Sharon Vander Martin, Eileen Kelsey, Tom Varilek, Larry Wasland

Representatives E.Y. Berry and Ben Reifel with Deaconess Link, Malinda Walters, and Bernadette Thompson from Eagle Butte, South Dakota on the steps of the US Capitol

Representatives E.Y. Berry and Ben Reifel with Helen Vlasak and Martha Eng on the steps of the US Capitol. The photograph is signed: Best wishes to Helen Vlasak Ben Reifel M.C.

Representatives E.Y. Berry and Ben Reifel, and Senator George McGovern with presidential scholars, Steve Larson and Sarah E. Perry

Richard S. Cowan, Director, Museum of Natural History, Congressman Ben Reifel, and Sidney R. Galler, Assistant Secretary for Science, during an Evening at the Smithsonian Institution

Richard S. Cowan, Director, Museum of Natural History, Congressman Ben Reifel, and Sidney R. Galler, Assistant Secretary for Science, during an Evening at the Smithsonian Institution

Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall presents Reifel with an award

Senator Karl Mundt and Representative Ben Reifel with Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bennett, Commissioner of Indian Affairs

Senator George McGovern, Representative Ben Reifel, Representative E.Y Berry, Senator Karl Mundt. Ken Holum, and Floyd Dominy work on the Oahe Irrigation Project in Washington, D.C.

Farmers Union members travel to Washington, D.C. where they toured the National Farmers Union headquarters, the U.S. Capitol, and other sites. Midway through the recording there is footage of members boarding busses. One bus has a banner on its side that reads: Farmers Educational & Co-Operative Union of America South Dakota Division. The film includes scenes from cities on the way to Washington, D.C. Included is footage of military aircraft fly-over and a U. S. Navy blimp. Color film. No sound.

South Dakota Farmers Union delegates bus-in trip to Washington, D.C. Includes footage of sites visited such as the Capitol Building, the Washington Monument, and the White House. Also included is video of tours through Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and a dam at Columbus, Nebraska. Color film. No sound.

Wrapping up the trip of South Dakota Farmers Union delegates to Washington, D.C. The group saw the national Farmers Union offices and met with various Senators and Representatives. The delegation tried to impress the need for a passage of a farm bill.

Farmers Union delegates interviewed in the lobby of the Dodge Hotel in Washington before they go to Capitol Hill for the day. They are there to encourage passage of the farm bill. They are for the Brannan plan, the REA, the MVA, and 100% parity.

Thirty-six South Dakota Farmers Union delegates meeting in Washington, D.C. with Senator Karl Mundt about the Brannan program. The farmers want 100% of parity and feel the worst thing would be to do nothing in Congress for a farm bill this year. They also talk about the R.E.A. At the conclusion of a meeting at the Dodge Hotel in Washington, people are being interviewed as they pass out of the meeting.

South Dakota Farmers Union members are in Washington, D.C. testifying at a Senate agricultural hearing on farm legislation, specifically the reinstatement of the 2% R.E.A. loan program and railroad transportation to grain elevator issues. Testimony by Bob Bubbers of Morristown, South Dakota, Russell Ganford of Clear Lake, South Dakota, can be heard. An interview of David Olson of Hayes, South Dakota, regarding his testimony, primarily concerning issues on the transportation of goods by conducted by South Dakota Farmers Union Communication Director Allan Burke. A South Dakota legislator talking to the group about farm legislation and bills in Congress and their effect on agriculture in South Dakota.

National Farmers Union Weekly Radio program reports on the South Dakota Farmers Union report on Ladies Fly-In to Washington, D.C. Mrs. Howie Howard of Mellette, South Dakota is interviewed about issues she will be discussing with congressmen and senators. Topics include the federal state tax reform and full employment and growth act of 1976.

National Farmers Union Weekly Radio program reports on the South Dakota Farmers Union report on Ladies Fly-In to Washington, D.C. Mrs. Don Tisher of Amherst, South Dakota is interviewed about her visits with congressmen and senators about problems that farmers are facing and helping them to better understand how these things work in the government.

National Farmers Union Weekly Radio program reports on the South Dakota Farmers Union report on Ladies Fly-In to Washington, D.C. Joe O'Neill interviews Maxine Peterson and Mrs. Earl Larson, about the coalition farm bill, erosion, the school lunch milk program, interest rates, and Medicare Part B.

Members of the South Dakota Nurses Association visit with Representative Ben Reifel in his office, they are looking at a folder of the American Nurses Association Conferenced on Legislation

Speakers of the House Sam Rayburn swears in Ben Reifel during a ceremony

Crowd gathered during the swearing in ceremony for Ben Reifel as Special Assistant for Indian programs to the Director of the National Park Service in the Department of the Interior

T. Dale Stewart, Senior Scientist, Department of Physical Anthropology, and Congressman Ben Reifel look at a first Americans exhibit during an Evening at the Smithsonian

Congressman Ben Reifel and T. Dale Stewart, Senior Scientist, Department of Physical Anthology looks at an exhibit in Jade Hall in the Museum of Natural History during and Evening at the Smithsonian

Congressman Ben Reifel and T. Dale Stewart, Senior Scientist, Department of Physical Anthology looks at an exhibit in Jade Hall in the Museum of Natural History during and Evening at the Smithsonian

Tom Kleppe introduces Ben Reifel as Special Assistant for Indian programs to the Director of the National Park Service in the Department of the Interior, Reifel's wife, Francis, stands between them

Tom Kleppe introduces Ben Reifel as Special Assistant for Indian programs to the Director of the National Park Service in the Department of the Interior, Reifel's wife, Francis, stands between them. The photographs is signed: To Ben Reifel - It is good to have you with us even thought for a short time. Tom Kleppe

Tom Kleppe swears in Ben Reifel as Special Assistant for Indian programs to the Director of the National Park Service in the Department of the Interior, Reifel's wife, Francis, stands between them

Representative Ben Reifel (second from left) is with a group touring the new Veterans Administration hospital in Washington, D.C.

Four women on a tour of Washington, D.C.

Representative Ben Reifel (seated, far right) was on the United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture sub-committee in 1961-1962

Representative Ben Reifel and Representative Mike Kirwan are among members of the United States Interior Department Appropriations Subcommittee of the 88th Congress