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He quickly moved up the leadership ranks in the 1970s, becoming House Majority Whip in 1971, House Majority Leader in 1973, and Speaker of the House in 1977. With the election of President Jimmy Carter, O'Neill hoped to establish a universal health care system and a guaranteed jobs program.
Feb 17, 2019 · O'Neill, a longtime liberal congressman from Massachusetts, had previously organized opposition to Richard Nixon during the height of the Watergate crisis. For a time O'Neill was viewed as one of the most influential people in Washington, as well as one of the most powerful Democrats in America.
Jan 25, 2021 · Chris Matthews recounts the bipartisan deals between President Reagan and Speaker O'Neill on debt ceiling, tax reform, and Social Security. He argues that politics can work when leaders have country over party and goodwill over grudges.
Former House Speaker Thomas P. (Tip) O’Neill Jr. (D-Mass.), the genial and shrewd Boston Irishman who came to be regarded as one of the most effective House leaders of the 20th Century, died ...
Jan 6, 1994 · The Seattle Times reports on the death of Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill Jr., a Massachusetts Democrat who led the House for 10 years and coined the phrase "all politics is local". He was known for his personal charm, political skill and social programs.
O’Neill, Thomas Philip, Jr. (“Tip”) ( b. 9 December 1912 in North Cambridge, Massachusetts; d. 5 January 1994 in Boston, Massachusetts), Massachusetts congressman who served for nearly four decades in Washington, holding positions as Democratic Party whip, majority leader, and Speaker of the House. O’Neill was a third generation Irish ...
Jun 11, 2018 · After a 16-year career in the Massachusetts legislature, Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill (1912-1994) won election as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1952. He was easily re-elected thereafter, rising to majority whip, then majority leader, and finally to Speaker of the House, 1977-1987.
