Photo From the Attic: Queen for a Day By Roll Call Staff Posted March 2, 2011 at 5:23pm Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley (D-Ky.) crowns Peggy Townsend the queen of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Potomac Park on March 31, 1939. Recent Stories The consequences of climate and environmental policy unleashed ‘Motion to vacate’ threshold will rise under House GOP accord New Congress brings churn in health policy leadership House will remain Republican in 2025, narrowly House GOP nominates Johnson for speaker, taps McClain for conference chair Senators divided on Hegseth nomination for Defense secretary