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Rayburn

American  
[rey-burn] / ˈreɪ bɜrn /

noun

  1. Sam, 1882–1961, U.S. lawyer and political leader: Speaker of the House 1940–47, 1949–53, 1955–61.


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However, integrating one full streaming service into another is complicated and could take at least two years, 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 only first-person account I could find from Rayburn, a 1957 interview from his home in Bonham, Texas, with the historian Forrest Pogue, gave the kind of clipped summary that I was hoping to avoid.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

“Well, keep Rayburn out of it,” Holly said.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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