Left to right: William Jennings Bryan Dorn; John C. Stennis; Mendel Rivers; Richard B. Russell; L. S. Moody; and Frank W. Boykin. Boykin signed the photograph, addressing it to Dorn.
In this letter to Senator Russell of Georgia, Boykin discusses political division within Alabama and his own unsuccessful bid for reelection, and he praises Russell's abilities and efforts to promote Southern values.