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John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts. McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards in the Massachusetts State Senate before winning election to the United States House of Representatives.
John W. McCormack (born Dec. 21, 1891, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died Nov. 22, 1980, Dedham, Mass.) was an American politician who served as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1962 to 1970.
23 de nov. de 2014 · John McCormack was quickly identified as both a loyal Democrat and a talented legislator. Throughout his career as Speaker, he would help usher through the House of Representatives some of the most significant legislation ever to be approved by the Congress.
A loyal Roman Catholic, McCormack (who was dubbed ‘the Archbishop’) was an adamant anti-Communist and chaired a forerunner of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1930s. He was also a pragmatic politician within the Democratic Party, keen to keep its southern and northern wings together through compromise and personal warmth.
U.S. Congressman John William McCormack (1891-1980) served in the House of Representatives for 42 years, including eight as Speaker of the House. During those four decades McCormack helped enact much of the major legislation of the 20th century, including the Social Security Act, the G. I. Bill, the Marshall Plan, and the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
THE day in 1962 when John William McCormack took the gavel in the U.S. House of Representatives was the fulfillment of a lifetime of labor and dreams. An Irish striver who had supported his...
John William McCormack: A Political Biography interweave accounts of McCormack and his contemporaries in a narrative that is ostensibly about his life, but on deeper reflection also about political leadership in general.
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