Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd speaker of the United States House of...
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USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635) was a James Madison-class fleet ballistic missile submarine named for Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), Speaker of the United States...
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Sam Rayburn Reservoir is a reservoir in the United States in Deep East Texas, 70 miles (110 km) north of Beaumont. The reservoir is fed by the Angelina...
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The Sam Rayburn Tollway (formerly the State Highway 121 Tollway) is a controlled-access toll road operated by the North Texas Tollway Authority that runs...
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Sam Rayburn High School is a public high school located in Pasadena, Texas in the United States. The school is a part of the Pasadena Independent School...
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position. One of the most influential speakers in history was Democrat Sam Rayburn. Rayburn had the most cumulative time as speaker in history, holding office...
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The Sam Rayburn House Museum is a historic house museum at 890 West Texas State Highway 56 in Bonham, Fannin, Texas. Built in 1916, it was home to Sam Rayburn...
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Sam Rayburn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jasper County, Texas, United States. Its population was 1,273 as of the 2020 census. The community,...
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rented boat shed; four other victims were buried in woodland near Lake Sam Rayburn, one victim was buried on a beach in Jefferson County, and at least six...
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Texas State Highway 121 (category Sam Rayburn)
East of Coppell, the highway functions as the frontage road for the Sam Rayburn Tollway, a toll road that runs northeast to McKinney. From McKinney to...
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between South Capitol Street and First Street. Rayburn is named after former speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. It was completed in 1965 and at 2.375 million...
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Speaker, becoming the first former speaker to reclaim the gavel since Sam Rayburn in 1955. During her second speakership, the House twice impeached President...
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submarines and their nuclear reactors. The first moored training ship was USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635) a James Madison-class fleet ballistic missile submarine, redesignated...
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recruitment efforts in the United States prior to World War II. When Sam Rayburn became Speaker in 1940, he backed McCormack for majority leader, a key...
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served multiple terms and seven of those served nonconsecutive terms. Sam Rayburn holds the record for electoral victories, with 10. He led the House from...
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short-term majorities in the House, and Martin's two terms were bookended by Sam Rayburn, the Texas Democrat and mentor of Lyndon Johnson with whom Martin enjoyed...
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William Bankhead (Alabama) — Dem Majority – Jo Byrns (Tennessee) 1936–1937 Sam Rayburn (Texas) — Dem Majority – William B. Bankhead (Alabama) 75th 1937–1939...
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Sam Branson Rayburn (born October 20, 1980) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free...
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panoramic television screen. The RSC is named in honor of the Honorable Sam Rayburn, the longest-tenured Speaker of the United States House of Representatives...
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Lake Sam Rayburn. Less than two weeks later, a 20-year-old hitchhiker named Raymond Blackburn was likewise strangled and buried at Lake Sam Rayburn, and...
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and Doughton was dean for the old term's final months before Speaker Sam Rayburn became dean in the new Congress. Years as dean are followed by name,...
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after a long illness. Vinson did not have children, but his great-nephew, Sam Nunn, served as a Senator from Georgia for more than 24 years. Nunn followed...
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for one term. In Congress, the powerful team of Texans House Speaker Sam Rayburn and Senate Majority leader Lyndon B. Johnson held the party together...
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Rural Electrification Act (redirect from Norris-Rayburn Act)
was signed into law by Roosevelt on May 20, 1936. Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn was a major proponent of the REA, which he helped pass in 1936 as Chairman...
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Henry Clay, John W. Taylor, Thomas Brackett Reed, Joseph W. Martin Jr., Sam Rayburn, and Nancy Pelosi. Altogether, there have been 65 occasions on which...
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Civil Rights Act of 1957 (category Sam Rayburn)
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The...
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Texas's 4th congressional district (category Sam Rayburn)
of National Intelligence. The district's best-known congressman was Sam Rayburn, the longtime Speaker of the House. [citation needed] President Dwight...
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ships marked with refit: Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635) was converted into a training platform – Moored Training Ship (MTS-635). Sam Rayburn arrived for conversion...
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Republican Alaska Died 1933–2022 11 48 years, 257 days 11 48 years, 257 days Sam Rayburn (H) Democratic Texas Died 1882–1961 12 48 years, 9 days 12 48 years,...
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The Sam Rayburn Library and Museum is a public research center, library, and museum at 800 West Sam Rayburn Drive in Bonham, Texas. It was built in 1957...
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