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BillTowne t1_j3owdvs wrote

Reply to comment by AnchorKlanker in TIL that in 1947, U.S. House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn was gifted a 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 62 from 142 Democratic congressmembers and 50 Republican congressmembers. Each congressmen donated $25 to circumvent Rayburns personal rule of not accepting gifts more than $25. by FranklinDRoosevelt32

Seriously?

Sam Rayburn was a good and decent man. He returned all the money that had been donated.

I don't believe you know anything about the man.

I remember his funeral. The service was in the first Baptist Church even though he was a Primitive Baptist because it was larger and could better accommodate the large number of people.

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AnchorKlanker t1_j3ownt3 wrote

No. Didn't know the man.

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BillTowne t1_j3rkt3l wrote

I did not say anything about knowing him.

I said knowing anything about him.

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