When Joseph Byrns died, this person became House Majority Leader, and when William Bankhead died in 1940, this person became Speaker of the House.
This person was John Nance Garner's spokesman during Garner's first presidential campaign and negotiated the selection of Garner as vice president. He chaired the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee when it passed the Emergency Railroad Transportation and Federal Communications Acts, and he brought money home to his district by supporting the Red River project. When Joseph Byrns died, this person became House Majority Leader, and when William Bankhead died in 1940, this person became Speaker of the House. Identify this Texan who is the namesake of a congressional office building and who was the longest serving House speaker in United States history.
This person was John Nance Garner's spokesman during Garner's first presidential campaign and negotiated the selection of Garner as vice president.
Sam(uel Taliaferro) Rayburn