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James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas' 12th congressional district as a Democrat from 1955 to 1989.
- 1941–1946
- City Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Texas
James Claude „Jim“ Wright, Jr. (* 22. Dezember 1922 in Fort Worth, Texas; † 6. Mai 2015 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei und Abgeordneter im Repräsentantenhaus der Vereinigten Staaten. Von 1987 bis 1989 war er Sprecher des Repräsentantenhauses.
DALLAS (AP) — As a member of what he called "the people's house" for more than a generation, Texas Democrat Jim Wright was known for his rich oratorical skills in the U.S. House. He never relied on them more than the day in 1989 when he told those who had elected him speaker that he was prepared to resign after being accused of violating ethics rules dozens of times. The congressman, who ...
6. Mai 2015 · Jim Wright, the Texas Democrat who spent three decades rising to speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives only to lose his seat in a bitter debate over his ethics, has died. He was 92. He...
6. Mai 2015 · May 6, 20155:40 PM ET. Ron Elving. Enlarge this image. Former House Speaker Jim Wright of Texas in 2005. He died Wednesday at the age of 92. Yuri Gripas/AP. Jim Wright occupies a kind of...
- Ron Elving
6. Mai 2015 · Jim Wright, a hard-driving 18-term Texas Democrat who, as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, expanded the influence of the office into foreign affairs before resigning from the...
7. Mai 2015 · A profile of former Speaker of the House Jim Wright, who served from 1987 to 1989 and clashed with President Reagan over budget and tax issues. Learn how Wright's style and successes paved the way for Newt Gingrich and the rise of partisan gamesmanship in Congress.
