Sam Rayburn became Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on September 16, 1940 following the death of this man.
Who was Speaker William B. Bankhead of Alabama?
On April 12, 1945, Vice President Truman was with Speaker Rayburn when he received news of this.
What was the death of President Franklin Roosevelt?
On January 3, 1959, this state became number 49 out of 50 states in the United States.
What is Alaska?
The size of the House Committee on Rules increased to this number in 1961 with the persistent efforts of Speaker Rayburn.
What is 15?
Speaker Rayburn was at the dedication of this dam along the Red River in 1944.
What is the Denison or Lake Texoma Dam?
Small group of US Representatives, Senators, and President Roosevelt kept funding for this wartime research a secret.
What was the Manhattan Project?
In this year, Speaker Rayburn passed Henry Clay's record of 3,056 1/2 days as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
When was 1951?
On August 21, 1959, this state entered the union at number 50.
What is Hawaii?
This cancer patient was visited by President Kennedy at Baylor Medical Center on October 9, 1961.
Who is Speaker Sam Rayburn?
Who are lawmakers? (or Congressmen)
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 was also known as this.
What was the G.I. Bill of Rights?
Program of financial assistance given to Western Europe after World War II by the United States
What was the Marshall Plan?
Three Texans were at the top of the United States government in 1955.
Who were President Eisenhower, Speaker Rayburn, and Majority Leader of the Senate Johnson?
President John F Kennedy, in a message to Congress on May 25, 1961 declared his belief that the nation should commit itself to achieving this goal.
What is sending a man to the moon? (And returning him safely to earth)
Who are Oveta Culp Hobby, John Connally, and Tom C. Clark?
On August 12, 1941, Sam Rayburn stated, "On this roll call, 203 members have voted aye, 202 members nay, and the bill is passed."
What was the joint resolution declaring a national emergency and extending the draft by eighteen months?
There was no declaration of war made by Congress to this conflict in 1950.
What was the Korean War?
This Soviet leader was also born in a "humble home" and almost visited Denison in 1959.
Who was Nikita Khrushchev?
These presidents attended Sam Rayburn's funeral in Bonham.
Who are Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy?
Number of non-contiguous years Sam Rayburn served as Speaker of the House.
What is 17?
Sam Rayburn supported the 1944 Appropriations Bill for Public Roads which included $1.00 out of every $3.00 to fund these mostly rural roads.
What are Farm to Market Roads?
What is President Truman's last stop during his Whistle Stop campaign through Texas on September 27, 1948?
The National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 created this federal agency which subsequently replaced NACA
What is NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)?
This campaign slogan translated into the goals shown in the video shown.
What is the New Frontier?
"The Little Room," as Speaker Rayburn called it, within the U.S. Capitol where he met with Congressional leaders to discuss legislative strategy.
What is the Board of Education?