Dwight Eisenhower Surrounded by Energy Bill Participants at His Desk

(Original Caption) President Eisenhower holds up the fiercely debated atomic energy bill after signing it into law at the white House here. Looking on left to right are: Assistant Defense Secretary Donald Quarles; Gen. Herbert Loper, Chairman Military Liaison on atomic energy; Carl Hinshaw, (R), California; Sen. Edwin Johnson, (D), Colorado; Rep. James Van Zandt, (R), PA.; Rep W. Sterling Cole, (seated), (R), N.Y., Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on atomic energy, and Rep. Melvin Price, (D), Ill. After the signing, the chief executive hailed the measure as a "step toward national strength," emphasizing its provisions which open the door to private development of nuclear power and to wider exchange of atomic information between the U.S. and its' allies.