Rayburn
Americannoun
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“You’re going to have a ton of media and entertainment Hollywood people saying, ‘Hey, we don’t like this deal,’” Rayburn said.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025
Mr. Leibovich writes that one of Cheney’s political mantras—“You never get in trouble for something you don’t say”—was first attributed to Sam Rayburn.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
As the politician Sam Rayburn famously said: “Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2024
The congressman, Rayburn said, “looked funny when I saw him.”
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024
Cloke Rayburn was at its center, all bored smiles and sleepy eyes and cigarettes.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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