Black and white photograph of actor/politician George Murphy at a press conference where he announces that he is requesting the Republican nomination for United States Senate. Murphy is shown seated in front of several microphones. He is wearing a mid-colored suit jacket with a dark tie and light collared shirt and his hands are resting on the table before him. Text on front beneath image reads: "(LA4) LOS ANGELES, Calif., Dec. 23--IN POLITICAL SPOTLIGHT--Actor George Murphy trades the bright lights of Hollywood movie set for those of the political arena today by announcing at a press conference in Los Angeles he's going to seek the Republican nomination for the United States Senate. The seat presently is held by Sen. Clair Engle, a Democrat. Murphy called himself 'an old fashioned Republican.' He declined to identify himself either as 'a Goldwater man' or 'a Rockefeller man.' (AP Wirephoto) (rha21305stf-dfs) 1963.