Chapter 20: Myth—Politics Doesn’t Matter

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Control of House & Majority Leader

Congress Years DEMS REPS House Majority Leader 84th 1955-1957 D – Samuel T. Rayburn, TX

85th 1957-1959 D – Samuel T. Rayburn, TX 86th 1959-1961 D – Samuel T. Rayburn, TX 87th 1961-1963 D – John W. McCormack, MA

88th 1963-1965 D – John W. McCormack, MA 89th 1965-1967 D – John W. McCormack, MA 90th 1967-1969 D – John W. McCormack, MA 91st 1969-1971 D – John W. McCormack, MA

92nd 1971-1973 D – Carl Albert, OK 93rd 1973-1975 D – Carl Albert, OK 94th 1975-1977 D – Carl Albert, OK 95th 1977-1979 D – Tip O’Neill, MA

96th 1979-1981 D – Tip O’Neill, MA 97th 1981-1983 D – Tip O’Neill, MA 98th 1983-1985 D – Tip O’Neill, MA

99th 1985-1987 D – Tip O’Neill, MA 100th 1987-1989 D – Jim Wright, TX 101st 1989-1991 D – Thomas S. Foley, WA 102nd 1991-1993 D – Thomas S. Foley, WA

103rd 1993-1995 D – Thomas S. Foley, WA 104th 1995-1997 R – Newton L. Gingrich, GA 105th 1997-1999 R – Newton L. Gingrich, GA

106th 1999-2001 R – J. Dennis Hastert, IL 107th 2001-2003 R – J. Dennis Hastert, IL 108th 2003-2005 R – J. Dennis Hastert, IL

Note: I’ve used the phrase “for 40-50 years” the Democrats have had control. They had a lock on the House of Representatives for forty years non-stop. During this period, the United States began its moral decline and judges were allowed to legislate. During the period of time from 1995 to the

present 2004, it has been a time of transition to a different party rule. It has been a slow turn to a moral basis of governing. We are not there yet.