Letter from Representative Samuel Rayburn to John E. Fogarty
- Title:
- Letter from Representative Samuel Rayburn to John E. Fogarty
- Creator:
-
United States. Congress. House
Rayburn, Samuel - Recipient:
- Fogarty, John Edward, 1913-1967
- Date:
- 25 September 1944
- Description:
- Samuel T. Rayburn (D-TX) (1882-1961) served in Congress from 1913 to 1961, and was Speaker of the House of Representatives for 17 years between 1940 and 1961 (he was House Minority Leader 1947-49 and 1953-55). He was known as a strong parliamentarian, and had a reputation for integrity and fairness. In this note, he praised Fogarty for his fine work during the 78th Congress.
- Original Repository:
- Phillips Memorial Library, Special and Archival Collections at Providence College
- Location:
- Box: 11. Folder: 111
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Genre:
- Letters (correspondence)
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 1 pages
- Language:
- English
- Legacy Source Citation:
- Original Repository. Phillips Memorial Library, Special and Archival Collections at Providence College. 12898. URL. http://www.providence.edu/LIBRARY/spcol/
- Legacy ID:
- HRBBCB
- NLM ID:
- 101743404X21
- Profiles Collection:
- The John E. Fogarty Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743404X21
- Story Section:
- Early Career in Congress, 1941-1949