Talk:Sam Rayburn

Date Problem

How is it that Sam Rayburn died on November 16, 1961, but served in Congress until November 17, 1961? MarkieAA (talk) 18:26, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Issues with article

This is not a very good article in that it doesn't cover any of the landmark, New Deal-era legislation that Rayburn had his name on not to mention his work as a congressional newbie (mostly concerning railroads) when Woodrow Wilson was president; his whole congressional career gets skipped over until he becomes Speaker of the House.

The article doesn't even mention Rayburn's role as speaker when he used his power this way to extend the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 in August of 1941; renewal passed by ONE vote and Rayburn banged down the gavel to seal it before any of the Congress could change their votes nor his role in the post-war Marshall Plan.Satchmo Sings (talk) 21:37, 17 July 2011 (UTC)

24 terms or 25 terms?

The first and second lead paragraphs contradict each other.

The first paragraph in the lead says:

• "He was a three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time House minority leader, and a 24-term congressman..."

The second paragraph in the lead says:

• "...continuously won re-election until his death in 1961, serving a total of 25 terms"

Which is it? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 02:34, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

"Tartar" or "Tarter"?

In the "Personal life and death" section near the end is a paragraph mentioning Rayburn's close friendship with a wood shop instructor, "Prof. Tarter", at what is now East Texas A&M University in Commerce, Texas. I call attention to this footnote:

heir of the estate of 1910 Monroe and Mrs. Tartar was my babysitter. I saw the room myself before my family acquired the property

I have been practically reamed by perfectionists on this site for getting even a word or letter out of place, but THIS passes muster? The person making this statement doesn't self-identify, and contradicts the spelling of the family name so we don't know if it's "Tartar" or "Tarter." Not to mention we don't know what "Prof. Tarter"'s first name is!

I wish to denounce this sloppiness. Rontrigger (talk) 02:53, 30 April 2026 (UTC)