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...degree is long overdue when you consider that Harvard gave [U.S. Attorney General] Ed Meese a medal last year but did not honor one of the men who has done the most for the people of the city," says Joseph P. Kennedy II, (D.--Ma.), who won O'Neill's vacated seat in November...
...O'Neill can also count among the successes in his long career of public service the transformation of the office of the Speaker itself from a position of importance within the Congress to one of significance in the nation and the world...
However, the increased visibility which the Cambridge resident brought to the office made him a prime target for attacks from the Right. The leader of the House from 1976-86, O'Neill was often depicted following the economically troubled 1970's as representative of the Democratic Party: bloated, big spending, and too liberal...
...Although O'Neill gradually rose to become the most powerful and prominent Speaker in the age of modern politics, he never forgot the local roots that helped him get there...
Using his powerful positions not only as Speaker, but as a member of the House Rules committee from 1954-72, majority whip from 1971-72, and majority leader from 1972-76, O'Neill unabashedly promoted the interests of the Eighth Congressional District...