Tip O'Neill
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician who served in the House of Representatives for 34 years. He was the Speaker of the House from 1977 until his retirement in 1987, making him the second longest-serving Speaker in U.S. history after Sam Rayburn.
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Quotes
[edit]- 'All politics is local.
- All Politics Is Local: and Other Rules of the Game, Crown Books, 1993, ISBN 0812922972
- Today I promise you that I will speak gavel fairly, firmly, and with responsibility. Always respecting the rules and the presidents of this house.
- My personal opinion is this: You deliberately stood in that well before an empty House, and challenged these people, and you challenged their Americanism, and it's the lowest thing that I've seen in my 32 years in Congress.[1]
- Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neill to Gingrich on the House floor, May 15, 1984
