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12 THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON j By Clinton Davidson MISTER CONGRESS Many great Americans h^ve served in the Congress of the United States, hut non*' with greater loy- ~alty, di'dication $nd distinction than tep S.im Rayburn, a man we are proud to have as a friend and fel low American ^ To millions of Americans in and outride his district in Northeast Texas, most of whom have never seen, he is Mister .Congres's To his fellow congressmen and newsmen he is affectionately calk'd Mr. Sam On the opening day of the present session of Congress the House paus ed to pay trbiute, from both sides of the aisle, to a great American on his 78th birthday The sincere ad miration and affect idn expressed by h i s fellow congressmen brought lumps <to-the throats of spectators Mr Sam. without doubt, has more friends and admirers in Congress than any other man If he has a single enemy we have not, in more than 25 years observing and re porting Congress, seen a hint that such a mah exists ON THE RECORD The Congressional Record, which reports pie activities of Congress, included on January 6 a statement of the remarkable record of achievement of Rep Sam Rayburn from Bonham, Texas. He has been a member of the House of Representatives for 47 years, longer than any other man since this democracy was born He has been Speaker of the House in 17 of those years, longer than any man in history, and almost twice as long as Henry Clay The record of his legislative achievements would, if assembled, in one volume, make a good-sized book The Laws which he has per sonally sponsored affect the lives of every American every , Because he„syas born arid reared on a farm and has lived all his life in a small town, he has had a close interest in legislation helpful to farmers and residents of small towns. _ ' ’ , Some of the most notable legis lation Rep Rayburn has spdosqred include the REA, which has brought electricity to almost every farm in the nation; the Farm-to- Market roads' program: the SEC Act to protect the savings of mil lions of people who invest in stock and bonds; GI insurance and*vet-, elans disability payments: soil con servation and flood control meas ures to T)reserve our priclevss na tional resources SAM RAYBURN. THE MAN • Little' is generally known about Sam Rayburn, the man, because he has shunned personal publicity. He has never had a “publicity mah" on his staff He seldom makes a ,-speech in Congress, and he has steadfastly refused to write the his- story of his eventfiHlife. | Well, what kind ofVhuman being is Sam Rayburn’ First, he is a simple, even old- fashioned man^ He dresses con servatively, hates loud clothes, hats and ties He is a bachelor, never having married In Washington he has lived in the same, small, com fortable apartment for more than 30 years. He has enjoyed an unusual ro bustness of health. He has never been in a hospital except to have his tonsils removed. He has never had a headache. He likes to walk at least two miles a day. He eats very temporately. Rep Rayburn is a man of un usual candor and straightforward ness. a fact that helps explain his reputation for being blunt. “Tell the truth and save the explanations for later.’’ he says. 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