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| − | '''Carl Bert Albert''' (1908 - 2000) was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1971-1977 and a [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Oklahoma]] | + | '''Carl Bert Albert''' (1908 - 2000) was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1971-1977 and a [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Oklahoma]]. As Speaker, he was preceded by [[John W. McCormack]] and succeeded by [[Tip O'Neill]]. |
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| + | He was born in North McAlester, Pittsburg County, Okla., May 10, 1908 | ||
* Graduated from McAlester High School, McAlester, Okla., 1927 | * Graduated from McAlester High School, McAlester, Okla., 1927 | ||
Revision as of 23:32, December 22, 2008
Carl Bert Albert (1908 - 2000) was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1971-1977 and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. As Speaker, he was preceded by John W. McCormack and succeeded by Tip O'Neill.
He was born in North McAlester, Pittsburg County, Okla., May 10, 1908
- Graduated from McAlester High School, McAlester, Okla., 1927
- Graduated from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla., 1931
- Rhodes Scholarship from Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1934
- lawyer, private practice
- United States Army, 1941-1946; awarded the Bronze Star
- Delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1952, 1956, 1964, and 1968
- Elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947-January 3, 1977)
- Majority whip (Eighty-fourth through Eighty-seventh Congresses)
- Majority leader (Eighty-seventh through Ninety-first Congresses)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives (Ninety-second through Ninety-fourth Congresses)
- Not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976
Albert died on February 4, 2000, in McAlester, Okla.