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Sam Rayburn (I) (1882–1961)

Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn was the last great Speaker of the House of Representatives, a man who exercised great power in his three terms as Speaker (1940-1947; 1949-1953; and 1955-1961). When Mr. Sam was Speaker, Congress was not afraid to legislate on major issues, and the "Imperial Presidency" that evolved during the Cold War was not as strongly rooted... See full bio »

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(age 79) in Bonham, Texas, USA

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2007 In the Shadow of the Moon (documentary)
Himself - in Congress, beside Vice President Lyndon Johnson (uncredited)
 
2007 Tank on the Moon (TV documentary)
Himself - Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives
 
2001 Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor (TV documentary)
Himself - In Congress Behind FDR (uncredited)
 
2001 Day of Infamy (video documentary short)
Himself - in Congress Behind FDR
 
1997 Our Time in Hell: The Korean War (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Sports on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1997 The Speeches of Malcolm X (video documentary)
Himself - at Democratic Convention with Truman
 
1997 The Fifties
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1992 Stalking the President: A History of American Assassins (documentary)
Himself - at Truman Inauguration, Behind Vinson
 
1973 Executive Action
Himself (listens to Test Ban speech) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
 
1962 Days of Infamy (documentary short)
Himself - in Congress Behind FDR
 
1944 Attack in the Pacific (documentary)
Himself - in Congress Behind FDR
 

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Pictured on a 4¢ US postage stamp issued in his honor, 16 September 1966. See more »

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