Carl Albert (born May 10, 1908 in McAlester, Oklahoma; died February 4, 2000 in McAlester, Oklahoma) succeeded John W. McCormack as the fifty-fourth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving between January 21, 1971 and January 3, 1977.
Following the end of Carl Albert's term in office, Tip O'Neill (born December 9, 1912 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; died January 5, 1994 in Boston, Massachusetts) became the fifty-fifth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving between January 4, 1977 and January 3, 1987.
Tip O'Neill (born December 9, 1912 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; died January 5, 1994 in Boston, Massachusetts) succeeded Carl Albert as the fifty-fifth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving between January 4, 1977 and January 3, 1987, including the whole of 1978
The Speaker of the House that entered in 1978 was the Honorable Thomas P. O'Neil, Jr. His nickname, and the name is he most known as, is Tip O'Neil.
The primary Speaker during the 70's & 80's was Thomas "Tip" O'Neill
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it was Newt Gingrich
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The members of the US House of Representatives elect the Speaker of the House.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives is Paul Ryan.
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John Boehner
John Boehner (R-OH) is the Speaker of the House.
The majority party in the US House of Representatives elects the person who will become the Speaker of the House of Representatives. This is a powerful position in the US Congress.
The speaker of the House leads the lower house of Congress which is half of the legislature of the US.
Paul Ryan from Wisconsin is the current (2017) Speaker of the House in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The House of Representatives is lead by the Speaker of the House.
No- not in the US. The speaker of the US house is a leading member of the lower house of Congress and is entirely independent of the President's cabinet.
Speaker of the House of the Representatives
The speaker is Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif).