Thomas Philip O'Neill, Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994), commonly known as Tip O'Neill, was an American politician. O'Neill was an outspoken liberal Democrat and influential member of the U.S. Congress, serving in the House of Representatives for 34 years and representing two congressional districts of Massachusetts. 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. December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Federal Government of the United States was established by the United States politics is dominated by the two major parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... U.S. Congressional districts are determined after each census. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... Dennis Hastert of Illinois, the current Speaker of the House (since January 6, 1999) The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (6 January 1882–16 November 1961) was a United States politician. ...

Early life

O'Neill was born to Thomas Philip O'Neill, Sr., and Rose Ann "Tolan" O'Neill in the Irish middle-class area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. During his childhood, O'Neill received the nickname "Tip" after the baseball player James O'Neill. After graduating from Boston College in 1936, he was elected as a Democrat to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. After serving a number of terms in the house, he was appointed speaker of the house in 1949. Harvard Square, May 2000 Cambridge is a city in the Greater Boston area in Massachusetts, United States. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... Boston College is an elite, private university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of Massachusetts. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

Educated in Roman Catholic schools, O'Neill first became active in politics at 15, campaigning for Al Smith in his 1928 Presidential campaign against Republican Herbert Hoover. Four years later, he helped get out the vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt. As a senior at Boston College, Mr. O'Neill lost his first campaign which was for the Cambridge City Council, by only 150 votes. However, he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1936, where he rose to Speaker, and where he remained until 1952, when he ran for a spot in the United States House. (The seat was vacated by then-Senator John F. Kennedy) Al Smith - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) is best known as being the 31st (1929-1933) President of the United States. ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ... Boston College is an elite, private university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Order: 35th President Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson Term of office: January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 Preceded by: Dwight D. Eisenhower Succeeded by: Lyndon B. Johnson Date of birth: May 29, 1917 Place of birth: Brookline, Massachusetts Date of death: November 22, 1963 Place of death: Dallas, Texas First...

Representative O'Neill

O'Neill was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1952 . During his second term in the House, he was selected to the House Rules Committee. In 1967, as the chairman of the committee, Tip openly criticized President Lyndon B. Johnson and the Vietnam War. In a meeting at the White House O'Neill told the President: "In my heart and in my conscience I believe your policy is wrong." During the Vietnam era, many notable politicians who were opposed to the war were voted out of office because some viewed their stances as anti-American and labeled them as being soft on defense. However, O'Neill became more popular in large part due to his stance on the Vietnam War. O'Neill won the trust and support of younger House members who also had the same stance on Vietnam, and they became important friends as O'Neill rose in power throughout the House. The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Lyndon Baines Johnson ( August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician. ... The Vietnam War was a war fought roughly from 1957 to 1975 after the North Vietnamese government secretly agreed to begin involvement in South Vietnam. ... This page is about the official residence of the President of the USA. For other White Houses see White House (disambiguation). ... The Vietnam War was a war fought roughly from 1957 to 1975 after the North Vietnamese government secretly agreed to begin involvement in South Vietnam. ...

In 1971 Tip was appointed Assistant Majority Leader in the House and later became the House Majority Leader in 1973. As the majority leader, O'Neill was the most prominent Democrat in the House to call for an investigation and impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon. Nixon later resigned from office in 1974 due to the impending impeachment hearings and legal matters. 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... The Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives acts as the leader of the party that has a majority control of the seats in the house (at least 218 of the 435 seats). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 - April 22, 1994) was the thirty-sixth (1953–1961) Vice President, and the thirty-seventh (1969–1974) President of the United States. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

O'Neill assumed the role of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in 1977, the same year Democrat Jimmy Carter took office as President. However, in 1981 Republican Ronald Reagan succeeded Carter as president. Soon there after, O'Neill became a leading opponent of the Reagan administration's domestic and defense policies. Personally the Speaker found Mr. Reagan to be appallingly ignorant of the intricacies of government; he called him the most ignorant man who had ever occupied the White House. O'Neill was also quoted as saying that Mr. Reagan was "Herbert Hoover with a smile" and "a cheerleader for selfishness." The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Order: 39th President Vice President: Walter Mondale Term of office: January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 Preceded by: Gerald Ford Succeeded by: Ronald Reagan Date of birth: October 1, 1924 Place of birth: Plains, Georgia First Lady: Rosalynn Carter Political party: Democratic James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Order: 40th President Vice President: George H.W. Bush Term of office: January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 Preceded by: Jimmy Carter Succeeded by: George H.W. Bush Date of birth: February 6, 1911 Place of birth: Tampico, Illinois Date of death: June 5, 2004 Place of death: Los Angeles... Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) is best known as being the 31st (1929-1933) President of the United States. ...

Republicans made O'Neill a target of their 1980 campaign, portraying a washed up old politician with liberal ideas. The National Republican Congressional Committee produced a television commercial that had an actor who resembled the Speaker laughing off warnings that his vehicle was low on fuel, until the vehicle finally ground to a halt. The announcer then proclaimed, "The Democrats have run out of gas." Although the Republicans made significant gains in the House in 1980, coinciding with the election of Reagan, similar efforts to target O'Neill in the 1982 elections backfired and the Democrats remained firmly in control of the House for more than a decade. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The National Republican Congressional Committee is the Republican Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Republicans to that body. ...

O'Neill retired from his seat in 1987. That same year, with author William Novak, O'Neill wrote about his career in the best-selling book Man of the House. During his retirement, O'Neill made commercials for a credit card company and a motel chain, a notable departure from the tradition of not publicly "cashing in" on the office. Later on in retirement, O'Neill, who had suffered from colon cancer, which led to a colostomy, made public service advertisements about cancer in which he joined athletes and movie stars in talking candidly about having the disease. 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Diagram of the stomach, colon, and rectum Colorectal cancer includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. ... A colostomy is a surgical procedure that removes most or all of the colon leaving the patient with an opening on their abdominal wall called a stoma. ...

In 1994, at the age of 81, Tip O'Neill passed away. Upon his passing, then-President Bill Clinton said: "Tip O'Neill was the nation's most prominent, powerful and loyal champion of working people", and continued "He loved politics and government because he saw politics and government could make a difference in people's lives. And he loved people most of all." 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Order: 42nd President Vice President: Al Gore Term of office: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Preceded by: George H. W. Bush Succeeded by: George W. Bush Date of birth: August 19, 1946 Place of birth: Hope, Arkansas First Lady: Hillary Rodham Clinton Political party: Democratic William Jefferson Clinton (born...

The Speaker's oldest son and namesake, Thomas P. O'Neill 3d, a former lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, is in public relations in Boston. Another son, Christopher, is a Washington lawyer, and a third, Michael, is in business in Cambridge. One daughter, Susan, has her own business in Washington, and another, Rosemary, is a political officer for the State Department. Mr. O'Neill is also survived by his wife and eight grandchildren.

References

• Thomas P. O'Neill Jr., a Democratic Power in the House for Decades, Dies at 81 (http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/bday/1209.html)

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