Milton S. Kronheim, Sr.

For over 50 years, local liquor distributor Milton S. Kronheim, Sr. presided over a modestly appointed lunchroom at his northeast Washington warehouse. There he hosted presidents, lawmakers, Supreme Court Justices, sports figures, religious leaders, and businessmen.

Shown here Kronheim’s dining room around the late 1960s are, from left (sitting): Associate Justice William O. Douglas, Judge Simon Sobeloff, Milton S. Kronheim, Sr., Chief Justice Earl Warren, Associate Justice Thurgood S. Marshall. Standing from left are: Milton King, Judge David L. Bazelon, former Maryland Governor Theodore R. McKeldin, Stanley Rosenzweig, Judge J. Skelly Wright, Associate Justice William E. Brennan, Jr.

JHSGW Collections. Gift of Milton S. Kronheim, Sr. Estate. 1998.54

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