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House Document No. 108-204, The Cannon Centenary Conference

This document (H. Doc. 108-204), was compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing.

The Full Document (256 pages) is available as a single Text (917K) or PDF (1.78M) file, however, the files have also been broken into sections for convenience.

H. Doc. 108-204, The Cannon Centenary Conference: The Changing Nature of the Speakership, November 12, 2003
Document Section
File Size and File Format Print Copy Pages
Front Matter
Photograph: Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, circa 1909; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division PDF 110K
Frontispiece
Cover
Acknowledgements
H. Con. Res. 345
Text 4K
PDF 70K
i-iii
Contents Text 7K
PDF 41K
v-vi
Part I: The Changing Nature of the Speakership
Introduction
Daniel P. Mulhollan, Director, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
Gary Copeland, Director Carl Albert Center
Text 13K
PDF 57K
1-7
The O'Neill Speakership
Photograph: Hon. Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Speaker 1977—1987 PDF 109K
8
Gary Hymel
John A. Farrell
The Honorable Dan Rostenkowski
The Honorable Mickey Edwards
Text 66K
PDF 104K
9-31
The Wright Speakership
Photograph: Hon. James C. Wright, Jr., Speaker 1987—1989 PDF 139K
32
Janet Hook
Speaker James C. Wright, Jr
The Honorable David E. Bonior
The Honorable Tom Loeffler
Text 70K
PDF 146K
33-57
Reflections on the Role of the Speaker in the Modern Day House of Representatives
Photograph: Hon. J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker 1999— PDF 122K
58
Introduction, The Honorable Robert H. Michel
Speaker J. Dennis Hastert
Text 14K
PDF 58K
59-63
The Foley Speakership
Photograph: Hon. Thomas S. Foley, Speaker 1989—1995 PDF 109K
64
Jeff Biggs
Speaker Thomas S. Foley
The Honorable Bill Frenzel
The Honorable Vic Fazio
Text 64K
PDF 101K
65-86
The Historical Speakership
Introduction, James C. Billington, Librarian of Congress
Professor Robert V. Remini, Kluge Scholar
Text 33K
PDF 74K
87-97
The Gingrich Speakership
Photograph: The Hon. Newt Gingrich, Speaker 1995—1999 PDF 165K
98
Donald Wolfensberger
Speaker Newt Gingrich
The Honorable Leon E. Panetta
The Honorable Robert S. Walker
Text 60K
PDF 98K
99-118
Part II -- Perspectives on the Speakership
Photograph: Four Speakers, Cannon Centenary Conference, November 12, 2003 PDF 111K
120
Chapter 1: The Speakership in Historical Perspective, by Ronald M. Peters, Jr Text 30K
PDF 92K
121-127
Chapter 2: Speakers Reed, Cannon, and Gingrich: Catalysts of Institutional and Procedural Change, by Walter J. Oleszek and Richard C. Sachs Text 61K
PDF 90K
128-140
Chapter 3: The Speaker of the House and the Committee on Rules, by Christopher M. Davis Text 85K
PDF 152K
141-157
Chapter 4: The Speaker and the Senate, by Elizabeth Rybicki Text 47K
PDF 130K
158-167
Chapter 5: The Speaker and the Press, by Betsy Palmer Text 70K
PDF 93K
168-180
Chapter 6: The Speaker and the President: Conflict and Cooperation, by R. Eric Petersen Text 73K
PDF 138K
181-194
Chapter 7: Speakers, Presidents, and National Emergencies, by Harold C. Relyea Text 121K
PDF 171K
195-217
Chapter 8: The Changing Speakership, by Ronald M. Peters, Jr Text 91K
PDF 161K
218-236
Part III -- Appendices
Biographies
List of Conference Participants
Text 32K
PDF 109K
237-248

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