Tip O'neill Jr. was born on December 9, 1912 in Cambridge, MA. Liberal democrat who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987. During his 34 years in Congress he also served as the House Majority Leader and the House Majority Whip.
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About
Liberal democrat who served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987. During his 34 years in Congress he also served as the House Majority Leader and the House Majority Whip.
Before Fame
An avid baseball fan, he got his nickname from a baseball player of the time known for fouling off pitch after pitch until the pitcher finally walked him.
Trivia
He opposed the Vietnam War and pushed for the impeachment of President Richard M. Nixon, retaining his liberal political views even as they became unpopular among his own party.
Family Life
He grew up in a working class neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts, his mother dying when he was a child and his father remarrying after.
Associated With
One of his first political campaigns came when he was 19, in support of Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidential election.
