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Reflections on Rayburn

Reflections on Rayburn

Riddlesperger, James W.
Champagne, Anthony

Hardcover

Political BiographiesGeneral Political ScienceUnited States Politics

Publisher Price: $32.95

ISBN10: 0875656706
ISBN13: 9780875656700
Publisher: Texas Christian Univ Pr
Published: Feb 27 2018
Pages: 176
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
January 6, 1955. It was on the occasion of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's third annual State of the Union message. The president unexpectedly began his speech by mentioning that it was January 6 and the 72nd birthday of the venerable Speaker of the House, and publicly wishing for Mr. Rayburn many happy returns of the day.

Instantly, the crowd that filled the House chamber was on its feet, noisily cheering, whistling, and stamping its feet and clapping its hands in a reverberating approval of the Speaker. Visitors in the galleries could not distinguish Republican from Democrat.--Speaker Jim Wright

Prepared on the seventy-fifth anniversary of his election as Speaker of the US House of Representatives, this collection includes valedictory thoughts about Mr. Rayburn by two of the most significant leaders of Fort Worth history--Speaker Jim Wright and Dee J. Kelly--as well as essays by academics about Mr. Rayburn's lasting impact on his district, on major legislation, and on Texas. Taken together, this readable collection offers an assessment of Rayburn that gives readers an understanding of the man who may be the greatest legislator in US history.

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