This Texan served a record 17 years as Speaker of the House between 1940 & 1961
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The Portrait of Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn of Texas | US ...  ... Sam Rayburn of Texas served 17 years as Speaker of the House. ... and held the Speakership for all but two terms, between 1940 and his death in 1961.
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Sam Rayburn | American politician | Britannica.com  16, 1961, Bonham, Texas) American political leader, who served as speaker of the U.S. ... From the Records of the Office of War Information in the National Archives, ... of the House on Sept. 16, 1940. He held the latter office for almost 17 years, ... but also between Rayburn and the Republican leadership of the Housea...
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Sam Rayburn - Wikipedia  Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn (January 6, 1882  November 16, 1961) was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for 17 years, the longest tenure in U.S. history. He is one of six Speakers to serve more than one non-consecutive term, and ... On September 16, 1940, at the age of 58, and while serving as Majority...
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Rayburn Is Dead; Served 17 Years As House Speaker  Nov 16, 2001 ... 16 -- House Speaker Sam Rayburn died of cancer in his sleep today. He was ... 16, 1940, when the House elected him to succeed William B. ... At intervals between 1811 and 1825, Clay held the office for eight years, four months and eleven days. By June 12, 1961, Mr. Rayburn had doubled Clay's record.
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Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn of Texas | US House of ...  ... Exhibitions & Publications  Collections  Oral History  Education  Records & ... About this object Samuel Rayburn of Texas served 48 years in the House of ... Rayburn's 17 years as Speakerduring the 76th through 79th, 81st through 82nd, ... to 87th Congresses (19401947, 19491953, and 19551961)spanned a...
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Life Before the PresidencyMiller Center  Sam Johnson won election to the Texas legislature when he was twenty-seven. He served five terms before he switched careers and failed to make a living solely as .... Senate, and when the Senate convened in 1955, Johnson became majority leader. ... Working with fellow Texan and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn,...
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Washingtonpost.com: House Reprimands, Penalizes Speaker  Jan 22, 1997 ... The House voted overwhelmingly yesterday to reprimand House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) ... 208-year history it has disciplined a speaker for ethical wrongdoing. ... who headed the investigative subcommittee that charged Gingrich. .... 1989, resignation speech of House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Tex.)...
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Oral Histories - LBJ Presidential Library | Research  BENTSEN, LLOYD M. U.S. Congressman, Texas, 1948-1955; Texas ... U.S. Assistant Attorney General, 1961-1965; U.S. Deputy Attorney General, 1965-1966; U.S. Acting Attorney General, 1966-1967; U.S. Attorney General, 1967-1969.
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House Speakership: A 75-Year Timeline Of Mounting Frustration ...  Oct 16, 2015 ... Though it holds immense power, the House speakership seems like the worst ... in the House here, including why some earlier speakers were called czars). ... Perhaps better than any 20th-century speaker, he managed the .... 1989-1995 .... a press conference on July 30, 2011, at the Capitol in Washington.
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Sam Rayburn - Wikipedia  Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn (January 6, 1882  November 16, 1961) was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for 17 years, the longest tenure in U.S. history. He is one of six Speakers to serve more than one non-consecutive term, and ... 1 Early life; 2 Career; 3 Speaker of the House.
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Living JOHNSON - RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Dowling ...  Aug 6, 2015 ... ... JAN 1961 United States Senator from Texas; Event: Elected BET 20 JAN ... minority leader 1953-1955; majority leader 1955-1961; chairman,...
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Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn of Texas | US House of ...  Sam Rayburn of Texas, the longest serving Speaker in House history, was born in ... the 76th through 79th, 81st through 82nd, and 84th to 87th Congresses...
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Jim Wright - Wikipedia  James Claude Wright, Jr. (December 22, 1922  May 6, 2015), usually known as Jim Wright, was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Texas who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989. Wright resigned from the House in 1989 because of a scandal. ... In December 1941, Wright enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces, and...
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Sam Rayburn - Wikipedia  Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn (January 6, 1882  November 16, 1961) was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of ... 5.1 Named in honor of Rayburn ... During his third two-year term in the Texas House, he was elected Speaker of the House at the age of...
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Presidential Recruitment - History Learning Site  He was also a Republican Senator for Connecticut between 1952 and 1963. During World War ... He first involved himself in politics in 1962 and he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1966 representing Houston, Texas. Bush was...
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Gephardt Group, LLC : Honorable Richard Gephardt  Mr. Gephardt served for 28 years in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 2004, representing Missouri's 3rd Congressional District, home to...
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J! Archive - Show #4278, aired 2003-03-19  Mar 19, 2003 ... This onetime governor of Texas delivered the keynote speech at the 1988 Democratic Convention ... On July 19, 1988 he was out proclaiming "Keep hope alive"...
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William Reynolds Archer Jr. - Wikipedia  William Reynolds Bill Archer Jr. (born March 22, 1928) is a retired American lawyer and politician. Archer served two terms, from 1967 to 1971, in the Texas House of Representatives  changing from the Democratic to the Republican ... Archer served as the chairman of the United States House Committee on Ways and...
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Record Holders | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives  June 3, 2013 ... The longest serving Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn of Texas, also chaired one ... Jr., of Michigan, holds the record for longest consecutive service. ... at the age of 89 years, 7 months, and 25 days held the designation.
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Sam Rayburn - Wikipedia  Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn (January 6, 1882  November 16, 1961) was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for 17 years, the longest tenure in U.S. history. He is one of six Speakers to serve more than one non-consecutive term, and...
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The Speaker from Spokane  What were themes and messages in House races in 1994, 2006? ... Thomas S. Foley; Represented 5th District, 1965-1995; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1989-1995 ... recognized value of Foley's seniority; He paid attention to his constituency ... 10 years in Washington Legislature; Elected to Congress, 2004, with 59% of vote.