Jim Wright
James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas' 12th congressional district as a Democrat from 1955 to 1989.…more
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Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party
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The Ambition and the Power: The Fall of Jim Wright : A True Story of Washington
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1989
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Speaker Jim Wright: Power, Scandal, and the Birth of Modern Politics
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The 1976 House Majority Leadership Contest: Stepping Stone in the Transition to Conditional Party Government
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2024
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