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    Joseph William Martin Jr. (November 3, 1884 – March 6, 1968) was an American Republican politician who served as the 44th speaker of the United States...
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  • nonconsecutive terms: Frederick Muhlenberg, Henry Clay, John W. Taylor, Thomas Brackett Reed, Joseph W. Martin Jr., Sam Rayburn, and Nancy Pelosi. Altogether, there...
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  • Brunswick Joseph W. Martin Jr. (1884–1968), Speaker of the U.S. House Joseph Martin (Wisconsin politician) (1878–1946), Wisconsin State Assemblyman Joseph A....
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  • 1946 elections in which Republicans won a majority of the seats. Joseph W. Martin Jr. received a majority of the votes cast and was elected speaker. This...
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    Richard Nixon into a successful challenge to the 20-year reign of Joseph W. Martin Jr. as the leader of House Republicans, beginning a three-term stint...
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    Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Christian minister, activist, and political philosopher...
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  • animal performer Joseph Martin (Canadian politician) (1852–1923), lawyer and politician known as "Fighting Joe" Joseph W. Martin Jr. (1884–1968), speaker...
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    Knowland was temporary chairman and former speaker of the House Joseph W. Martin Jr. served as permanent chairman. It renominated President Dwight D...
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    Assembly from 1976 to 1982. Joseph W. Martin Jr., Republican US representative, Speaker of the House of Representatives; J.W. Martin Elementary School is named...
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    Joseph W. Martin Jr. Minority Whip: Leslie C. Arends Republican Conference Chairman: Roy O. Woodruff Policy Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Martin Jr....
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    Joseph W. Martin Jr. Minority Whip: Leslie C. Arends Republican Conference chairman: Clifford R. Hope Policy Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Martin Jr....
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    Joseph W. Martin Jr. Minority Whip: Leslie C. Arends Republican Conference Chairman: Charles B. Hoeven Policy Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Martin Jr...
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  • Union Address. Presiding over this joint session was House speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr., accompanied by Vice President Richard Nixon, in his capacity as...
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    Earle Clements Democratic Caucus Secretary: Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Speaker: Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R) Majority Leader: Charles A. Halleck Majority Whip: Leslie...
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    Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., and often referred to shorthand as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United...
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  • Union Address. Presiding over this joint session was House speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr., accompanied by President pro tempore Arthur Vandenberg, in his...
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  • Union Address. Presiding over this joint session was House speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr., accompanied by recently inaugurated Vice President Richard Nixon...
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    Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American clergyman and civil rights movement leader, was fatally shot by James Earl Ray at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis...
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  • States Congress. Presiding over this joint session was House speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr., accompanied by President pro tempore Arthur Vandenberg, in his...
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    Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement....
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    Saltonstall, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., U.S. House Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr., and State Treasurer John W. Haigis. The insurgent slate listed...
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    Speaker of the House, exchanging places with new Minority Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. of Massachusetts; they went back to what they had been before the...
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    from New York Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Joseph W. Martin Jr., from Massachusetts Former Chief of Staff of the Army, General of...
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    Joseph Francis Dunford Jr. (born December 23, 1955) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
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    Howard W. Smith; Ranking Member: Clarence J. Brown) Science and Astronautics (Chairman: George Paul Miller; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Martin Jr.) Small...
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    The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park covers about 35 acres (0.14 km2) and includes several sites in Atlanta, Georgia related to the life...
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    Democrat, William D. Byron, by a total of 60,037 (53%) to 52,258 (47%). Joseph W. Martin Jr., before he was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives...
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    Alben W. Barkley Minority whip: Scott W. Lucas Democratic Caucus Secretary: Brien McMahon Policy Committee Chairman: Alben W. Barkley Speaker: Joseph W. Martin...
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    involving Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (D–NY) and John E. Rankin (D–MS), Brown forced a rule change from Speaker Joseph W. Martin Jr. (R–MA) to prohibit racially...
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  • February 29 – Hugo Benioff, American seismologist (b. 1899) March 6 – Joseph W. Martin Jr., American politician (b. 1884) March 8 – Jerzy Braun, Polish athlete...
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