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Oct 18, 2013 · By ALAN FRAM and DAVID AMMONS. Updated 9:45 AM PDT, October 18, 2013. WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Foley, the courtly former speaker of the U.S. House who lost his seat when Republicans seized control of Congress in 1994, has died of complications from a stroke. He was 84. His wife, Heather, said the former speaker had suffered the stroke last ...
Nixon was very close to his family, especially during the Watergate scandal and after his resignation. Both Nixons were devoted grandparents, who moved back east in 1980 in part to be closer to their children and grandchildren.
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Sep 17, 2023 · Yet he remained “Spokane’s Tom Foley.”. During an easy reelection year, TV advisers drove home the message with a spot showing Tom and Heather Foley canoeing on the Spokane River. The congressman outfitted himself for the occasion with new threads from Eddie Bauer. Heather Foley stepped on the gunnels going ashore, tipping the canoe and ...
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Democrat Tom Foley served Washington state's 5th Congressional District for 30 years and was House speaker from 1989 to 1995. He died Friday at age 84. Former Speaker of the House Tom Foley was ...
Mar 23, 2022 · Growing up in Politics. Richard and Pat Nixon view pages spread on the floor with their two young daughters in Alexandria, Virginia, in 1949. Image: NAID 16916151. Richard Nixon stood behind a podium with his family during the Republican National Convention in Chicago and accepted his party's nomination on July 28, 1960. Image: A10-024.43.47.1.
Oct 18, 2013 · AP Photo. WASHINGTON — Tom Foley, the courtly former speaker of the U.S. House who lost his seat when Republicans seized control of Congress in 1994, has died of complications from a stroke. He ...
Oct 18, 2013 · Transcript. Former House Speaker Tom Foley has died. The Washington Democrat spent 30 years in the House until he lost his seat in the 1995 Republican revolution. He went on to serve as ambassador ...
