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| In office January 4, 1977 – January 3, 1987 |
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| President | Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Carl Albert |
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| Preceded by | Hale Boggs |
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| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 |
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| Leader | Hale Boggs |
| Preceded by | Hale Boggs |
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| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Torbert Macdonald |
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| In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | John F. Kennedy |
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| Born | December 9, 1912 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 5, 1994 (age 81) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Millie O'Neill |
| Alma mater | Boston College |
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Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Politics of the United States takes place in the framework of a presidential, Federal republic where the President of the United States (the Head of O'Neill was an outspoken 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. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. A congressional district is an electoral Constituency that elects a single member of a Congress. 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Early life and political career
O'Neill was born to Thomas Phillip O'Neill, Sr. , and Rose Ann (Tolan) O'Neill in what was known as the Irish middle-class area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. During his childhood, O'Neill received the nickname "Tip" after the baseball player James "Tip" O'Neill. James Edward "Tip" O'Neill ( May 25 1858 – December 31 1915) was an Canadian Left fielder in Major League [1] 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. A school (from Greek σχολεῖον - scholeion) is an Institution designed to allow and encourage Students (or "pupils" Alfred Emanuel Smith Jr, known in private and public life as Al Smith, ( December 30, 1873 - October 4, 1944) was elected Governor The United States presidential election of 1928 pitted Republican Herbert Hoover against Democrat Al Smith. Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10 1874 &ndash October 20 1964 was the thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933 Four years later, he helped get out the vote for Franklin D. Roosevelt. As a senior at Boston College, O'Neill lost his first campaign, which was for the Cambridge City Council, by only 150 votes. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. A city council is a form of Local government, usually covering a City or other Urban area, such as a Town.
After graduating in 1936, O'Neill was elected as a Democrat to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the Lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts In 1949, he became the first Democratic Speaker of the State House in Massachusetts history. He remained in that post until 1952, when he ran for the United States House of Representatives from a district in the Boston suburbs.
Congressman O'Neill
Quick rise in the House leadership
O'Neill was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1952. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The seat was being vacated by Senator-elect John F. Kennedy. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of During his second term in the House, he was selected to the House Rules Committee where he proved a crucial soldier for the Democratic leadership, particularly Speaker John W. McCormack. The Committee on Rules, or (more commonly Rules Committee, is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. John William McCormack ( December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American Politician from Boston Massachusetts In 1967, O'Neill openly criticized President Lyndon B. Johnson and the Vietnam War. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia 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. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence " During the Vietnam era, many notable politicians that 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 national defense. While O'Neill lost the support of some components of his political base, he benefited from the support of the many students and faculty on the many colleges and universities within his district. Within the House itself, O'Neill became more popular in part due to his stance on the war, particularly after leading an effort to reform unrecorded "teller" voting on amendments in the House. 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.
House Majority Whip and Majority Leader
In 1971, O'Neill was appointed Majority Whip in the House, the number three position for the Democratic Party in the House. A whip in the United States House of Representatives is a member of the party leadership who comes second in line after the party's Floor leader, which In 1973, he was elected House Majority Leader, after Hale Boggs died in an plane crash in Alaska. Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives are elected by their respective parties in a closed-door (private Caucus. Thomas Hale Boggs Sr ( February 15, 1914 &ndash Undetermined presumably October 16, 1972) was an American Democratic An aviation accident is defined in the International Civil Aviation Organization Annex 13 Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent As the majority leader, O'Neill was the most prominent Democrat in the House to call in 1973 for an investigation and possible impeachment of President Richard Nixon because of the Watergate scandal. Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to forcibly remove a Government official The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's
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O'Neill's association with Republican Leader Gerald Ford
Speaker of the House
O'Neill replaces Carl Albert
As a result of the Tongsun Park scandal in 1975, House Speaker Carl Albert retired from Congress. Tongsun Park (born 1935 also known as Pak Dong-seon, was a figure in two political money-related scandals Koreagate in the 1970s and the Oil-for-Food Program Speaker of the House is a political term referring to a number of people In the United Kingdom and Canada, the Speaker of the House Carl Bert Albert ( May 10 1908 – February 4 2000) was a Lawyer and a Democratic American Politician O'Neill was elected Speaker in 1977, the same year Carter became President. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
O'Neill's work with President Jimmy Carter
With substantial majorities in each house of Congress and control of the White House, O'Neill had hoped that the Democrats would be able to implement many social programs, such as universal health care and more jobs programs. Universal health care is health care coverage which is extended to all eligible residents of a governmental region Instead, the Democrats lacked party discipline on such matters. Party discipline is the ability of the Parliamentary group of a Political party to get its members to support the policies of the party leadership While the Carter administration and O'Neill began strong with passage of the ethics and energy packages in 1977, it had some major stumbles. Troubles began with Carter's threats to veto a water projects bill, a pet project of many members of Congress. A veto, Latin for "I forbid" is used to Denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a certain piece of Legislation. O'Neill was also irked by some of Carter's appointments to federal offices as well as his staff. In addition to this,O'Neill was put-off by Carter's frugal behavior. In early 1977 Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill were invited to the White House for a breakfast with the new President, where Carter served them sugar cookies and coffee. O'Neill, a man of appetite, expected something more traditional such as eggs and sausage. He looked across the table at Carter and said, "Mr. President. . . we won the election. " Carter was a reform minded executive who often clashed with O'Neill on many pieces of legislation. The Speaker wanted to award loyal Democrats with pork barrel projects at a time when Carter was wanting to reduce the size of government spending. Due to a continuing weak economy and the Iran hostage crisis, prospects looked bad for Carter and the Democrats in the upcoming congressional and presidential election. The Iran hostage crisis ( Persian: تصرف سفارت آمریکا was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent Ronald Reagan
Republicans target O'Neill in 1980
Republicans made O'Neill a target of their 1980 campaign, portraying him as a washed-up old politician with liberal ideas. The National Republican Congressional Committee produced a television commercial that had an actor who resembled O'Neill laughing off warnings that his vehicle was low on fuel, until the vehicle finally ground to a halt. "NRCC" redirects here For the organization of Canadian collectives see Neighbouring Rights Collective of Canada. 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 Republican Ronald 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.
O'Neill at odds with President Ronald Reagan
O'Neill became a leading opponent of the Reagan administration's domestic and defense policies. The United States Presidency of Ronald Reagan, also known as the Reagan Administration, was a Republican administration headed by With no Democratic leadership of the U. S. Senate, then in Republican hands at the time, O'Neill became, in effect, leader of the opposition. At the height of Reagan's popularity upon his arrival in Washington in 1981, O'Neill became the target of Reagan supporters. He even was often verbally attacked at airports for deriding the President. This political rivalry was comparable to that of Speaker Newt Gingrich and President Bill Clinton in the 1990s. Newton "Newt" Leroy Gingrich, (born Newton Leroy McPherson on June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the Speaker William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States O'Neill called Reagan the most ignorant man who had ever occupied the White House. O'Neill also said that Reagan was "Herbert Hoover with a smile" and "a cheerleader for selfishness". Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10 1874 &ndash October 20 1964 was the thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933 He also said that Reagan's policies meant that his presidency was "One big Christmas party for the rich". Privately, O'Neill and Reagan were always on cordial terms, or as Reagan himself put it in his memoirs, they were only friends "after 5PM". [2] Reagan once compared the man to Pac-Man in a speech, saying that he was "a round thing that gobbles up money". is an Arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution
Working for peace in Northern Ireland
One of O'Neill's greatest accomplishments as Speaker involved Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of He worked with fellow Irish-American politicians New York Governor Hugh Carey, Sen. The Governor of New York is the head of the Executive branch of New York 's government and the Commander-in-chief of the state's military Hugh Leo Carey (born April 11, 1919) was the Governor of New York between 1975 and 1982 Edward M. Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, and Sen. Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22 1932 is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-New York. For the US Representative from Illinois see P H Moynihan Daniel Patrick “Pat” Moynihan ( March 16, 1927 – March 26, New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous They became known as the "Four Horsemen". Beginning with the "St. Patrick's Day declaration" in 1977 denouncing violence in Northern Ireland and culminating with the Irish aid package upon the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985, the "Four Horsemen" convinced both Carter and Reagan to press the British government on the subject. Saint Patrick's Day (Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig) colloquially St The Anglo-Irish Agreement was an agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland which aimed to bring an end to The Troubles in Northern Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
After Congress
After retiring from Congress in 1987, O'Neill's autobiography, Man of the House was published. Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi (born March 26 1940 is the current Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Co-written with author William Novak, it was well reviewed and a best-seller, though some of people mentioned in his book denied O'Neill's stories and assertions. The book also helped turn the former speaker into a national icon, and O'Neill starred in a number of commercials, including ones for Quality International Budget Hotels, Trump Shuttle, Commodore Computers, and one with Bob Uecker for Miller Lite. Trump Shuttle Inc, doing business as Trump Airlines, was an airline owned by Donald Trump from 1989 to 1992 Commodore, the commonly used name for Commodore International, was a US-American Electronics company based in West Chester Pennsylvania Robert George "Bob" Uecker (ˈˈjǀõkeǀur(born January 26, 1935 in Milwaukee Wisconsin) is an American former Major League Miller Lite is a popular Pilsner -style Beer sold by Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee Wisconsin, United States with a 4 Yet he told a friend that he had made a mistake by retiring, as he missed the excitement of politics. [3]
O'Neill's emergence as a cultural figure was not restricted to commercials. He had a cameo role in a 1984 episode of Cheers two years before his retirement when he ducked into the bar to escape a woman who pestered him on the street about his political ideals. Cheers is an American Situation comedy television series that ran eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993 She turned out to be Diane Chambers. Diane Chambers was a fictional character portrayed by Shelley Long on the American Television show Cheers (1982–1987 1993 and He later said that the show was ranked 60th in the Nielsen Ratings at that time and that the week afterward it jumped some 20 places. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television He also made a brief appearance in the 1993 film Dave (as himself) assessing the work of the fictional American President in the movie, and he did a voice-over for a segment of the Ken Burns series Baseball in which the lifelong Red Sox fan read the Boston Globe from the day the Red Sox won the 1918 World Series. Dave is a 1993 Comedy-drama movie written by Gary Ross, directed by Ivan Reitman, and starring Kevin Kline (in Kenneth Lauren Burns (born July 29 1953) is an American director and producer of Documentary films known for his style of making use of archival The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.
Later on in retirement, O'Neill, who had suffered from colon cancer, made public service advertisements about cancer in which he joined athletes and movie stars in talking candidly about having the disease. Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes Cancerous growths in the colon, Rectum and
Death and legacy
O'Neill died on January 5, 1994. survived by his widow, Mildred, and their children. Upon his passing, then-President Bill Clinton said: "Tip O'Neill was the nation's most prominent, powerful and loyal champion of working people. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States . . 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. "
The Speaker's oldest son and namesake, Thomas P. O'Neill III, a former lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, is in public relations in Boston. Thomas Phillip O'Neill III (1945- leads a Public relations and government affairs firm called O'Neill and Associates in Boston. Another son, Christopher, is a Washington lawyer, and a third, Michael, is deceased. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person One daughter, Susan, has her own business in Washington, and another, Rosemary, is a political officer for the State Department.
O'Neill's wife, Millie, died on October 6, 2003. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. In addition to their children, they are survived by eight grandchildren.
The Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel, built through downtown Boston as part of the Big Dig to carry Interstate 93 under Boston, is named for him. The Thomas P "Tip" O'Neill Jr Tunnel is a highway tunnel built as part of the Big Dig in Boston Massachusetts. The Big Dig is the unofficial name of the Central Artery/Tunnel Project ( CA/T) a Megaproject that rerouted the Interstate 93 (abbreviated I-93) is an Interstate highway in the New England section of the United States. Other structures named for him include a federal office building in Boston, a golf course in Cambridge, and the main library at his alma mater, Boston College. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA.
Notes
- The phrase "All Politics Is Local" is attributed to Tip O'Neill.
- Book: All Politics Is Local: And Other Rules of the Game (Paperback) by Tip O'Neill, Gary Hymel — ISBN 1-55850-470-2
References
- ^ Hodgson, G. (1994, January 7). Obituary: Thomas P. O'neill. The Independent (London), pp. 14.
- ^ 2008 May Test Clinton’s Bond With McCain - New York Times
- ^ Farrell, 679-682
Further reading
- Tip O'Neill at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Farrell, John A. The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as (2001). Tip O'Neill and the Democratic Century. Boston: Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0-316-26049-5.
- O'Neill, Thomas P. ; with William Novak (1987). Man of the House: The Life and Political Memoirs of Speaker Tip O'Neill. ISBN 0-394-56505-3.
- Thomas P. O'Neill Jr., a Democratic Power in the House for Decades, Dies at 81 obituary
External links
- Tip O'Neill at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- http://www.jafarrell.com
- in his 1987 autobiography, "Man of the House" (page 211), and 18:50 into this video documentary, "Beyond 'JFK' The Question of Conspiracy," O'Neill speaks about the two Kennedy friends/presidential aides/close witnesses to the assassination of President Kennedy stating that shots were fired from the grassy knoll
- Obituary, NY Times, January 7, 1994 Thomas P. O'Neill Jr., a Democratic Power in the House for Decades, Dies at 81
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Hale Boggs |
House Majority Whip House Democratic Whip 1971 – 1972 |
Succeeded by John J. McFall |
| House Majority Leader House Democratic Leader 1973 – 1977 |
Succeeded by Jim Wright |
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Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives January 4, 1977 – January 3, 1979; January 15, 1979 – January 3, 1981; January 5, 1981 – January 3, 1987 |
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by John F. Kennedy |
Member from Massachusetts's 11th congressional district 1953 – 1963 |
Succeeded by James A. Burke |
| Preceded by Torbert H. Macdonald |
Member from Massachusetts's 8th congressional district 1963 – 1987 |
Succeeded by Joseph Patrick Kennedy II |
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