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...Democratic landslide brought liberals back into power in 1958, and they made an attempt to revive the rule. They were bought off by Speaker Rayburn's promise that no important bills would be held up by Rules; Rayburn admitted his own failure when he packed the committee two years later...
...Spoke by White House telephone for commissioning ceremonies at Newport News, Va., for the Nuclear Submarine Sam Rayburn...
President Johnson recently recalled what the late Sam Rayburn once told him about making a decision. If the decision is big enough, Mr. Sam advised Lyndon, the thing to do is say, "Just a minute." Last week, in many foreign policy areas where Lyndon Johnson had wisely said, "Just a minute," the clock was racing faster than ever...
...thirty-six years of service as Congressional representative from Massachusetts' ninth district, John McCormack has consistently led the fight in the House for passage of social legislation and other liberal measures. As Sam Rayburn's able assistant, McCormack helped steer through the 1940 Selective Service Act, the Lend-Lease Act and the Marshall Plan. As Speaker of the House he has been instrumental in passing bills in support of civil rights, tax reduction, conservation, and the war on poverty...
Economy-Size Aspirin. Johnson also talks about "these people"-meaning Goldwater & Co. Said he in Akron: "We must constantly be deliberate, prudent and restrained. Before we shoot from the hip, as Mr. Rayburn, the great political leader, used to say, the three most important words in the English language for everyone are 'Just a minute.' " From the way "these people" talk, the President declared in southern Illinois, "all that we need to do is to snap our fingers and ancient disputes that have gone on for centuries will be instantly settled. Well, I wish there was some giant...