Video: 'Mr Sam, Mr Speaker'

(Thursday, November 16, 1961, 6:20 a.m. CST) — Sam Rayburn, an American politician who holds the record for the longest tenure as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving for over 17 years (among his three separate stints), died today in Bonham, Texas, of pancreatic cancer at the age of 79. Continue reading Sam Rayburn, longest serving Speaker in U.S. House history, dies in Bonham, Texas 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 16 1961) →