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Jim Wright Jim Wright
Jim Wright (James Claud Wright, Jr.), 1922-, U.S. congressman, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1987-89), b. Fort Worth, Tex. Following service in the U.S. army during World War II, Wright was a Texas state representative (1947-49) and mayor of Weatherford, Tex. (1950-54). He was... Read more
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
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Elizur Wright Elizur Wright
Elizur Wright Elizur Wright (1804-1885) was an American reformer whose interests ranged from abolition to woman's suffrage and to conservation. He was also an intensely practical man as much at home in a government bureau as on the speaker's stump. Elizur Wright, born in Connecticut on... Read more
Thomas Stephen Foley Thomas Stephen Foley
Thomas Stephen Foley 1929-, American political leader, b. Spokane, Wash. A lawyer, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964. Foley became a prominent liberal Democratic member of Congress. He was chairman of the House agriculture committee (1975-81), Democratic whip (1981-87),... Read more
Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright
WRIGHT, Jeffrey 1965(?)–PERSONALBorn December 6, 1965 (some sources cite 1966), in Washington, DC; mother, a customs lawyer; married Carmen Ejogo (an actress), August, 2000; children: Elijah. Education: Amherst College, B.A., political science, 1987; attended New York University.Addresses: ... Read more
Henry Wright Henry Wright
Henry Wright 1878-1936, American landscape architect and community planner, b. Lawrence, Kans., studied architecture at the Univ. of Pennsylvania. He was widely recognized as a leader in the movement for the building of better communities. He served (1918) as town planner for the Housing Division... Read more
Marian Wright Edelman Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman 1939– Attorney, administrator, social activist Became Civil Rights Attorney Pursued Broader Goals in D.C. Founded the Children’s Defense Fund Focused on Child Care and Pregnancy Prevention Continued Crusade in Speech and Print Struggled With Presidential... Read more
Stanton Macdonald-Wright Stanton Macdonald-Wright
Stanton Macdonald-Wright 1890-1973, American artist, b. Charlottsville, Va. Macdonald-Wright was among the first Americans to paint in a totally abstract mode. Together with Morgan Russell , he founded synchromism in 1912. In paintings such as Oriental Synchromy in Blue-Green (1918; Whitney... Read more
Joseph Wright Joseph Wright
Joseph Wright 1756-93, American portrait painter, b. Bordentown, N.J., son of Patience Lovell Wright. He studied under Benjamin West in London, where he painted the prince of Wales (later George IV). Wright worked briefly in Paris, where he knew Franklin, whose letters of recommendation enabled him... Read more
Carroll Wright Carroll Wright
Carroll Davidson Wright The American statistician and social economist Carroll Davidson Wright (1840-1909) organized the Bureau of Labor Statistics and did much to inspire and produce objective research on labor problems. Carroll Wright was born on July 25, 1840, in Dun-barton, N. H. His... Read more

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The House Speaker's Team; Wright's Top Aides Know the Ways of Capitol Hill
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...10 years as speaker of the House, more changed...office changes hands in Washington...speaker, Rep. Jim Wright (D-Tex...Several of Wright's top aides...is the way Wright likes it...office assistant doing filing and...
WRIGHT WILL STEP DOWN AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE 69 ETHICS CHARGES ASSAILED IN...
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) ...WASHINGTON - House Speaker Jim Wright, denouncing...and get on to doing the people...Wright, his hands shaking as he...his own case, Wright continued...second chance." Wright's face was...to shake his hand and some enveloped...
Superdiplomat Jim Wright
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post HOUSE SPEAKER Jim Wright, representing presumably...of further war. Mr. Wright is good at elevated appeals...evenhandedness. But what is Mr. Wright really doing? Mr. Wright fashions...military card out of the hands of the contras, even...
BUSH TO STAY OUT OF WRIGHT CONTROVERSY
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) ...in the White House that President...around House Speaker Jim Wright and that he expects...involved in the Jim Wright situation...don't see him doing anything to hurt...not "put its hands over our mouth...PHOTO REP. JIM WRIGHT / Questions...
WRIGHT'S PUSH FOR PEACE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) Speaker Jim Wright is performing a patriotic...have been sniping at Wright for meddling in policy...credibility from a White House that placed Central America policy in the hands of a Marine Corps...blind and foolish. Jim Wright is doing the administration...
Jim Wright's Nicaragua Initiative
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...Nov. 16} about House Speaker Jim Wright's involvement in...contends he is not doing that, but is behaving...govern that. Let Mr. Wright keep a confidential...editorial "What Is Jim Wright Doing...rely on second-hand information from...
Ethics quiz on Wright enters its final phase
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ...WASHINGTON The House ethics committee...topple House Speaker Jim Wright. Democratic...on the other hand, likely would leave Wright damaged but still...from the secret doings of the panel...over the months Wright has flatly denied...
Wright Vows To Press Plan For Pay Raise; Furor `a Distraction' From Other...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Tex.) yesterday...straightforward" thing to do. Wright, who has been largely...automatically Wednesday. Wright stuck by his last...of congressional hands. "So much for that...30 percent while doing away with honoraria...
The Wright Way
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...strongly indicate that House Speaker Jim Wright's "micromanagement...all to the good. Wright's predecessor...roll of the dice, Wright admitted to them...might indeed be at hand, started dumping...Ortega has been doing some sensible things...
Wright Ethics Probe Stays in Shadows; Even `Mock Trial' Goes Largely Ignored
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post ...investigation of House Speaker Jim Wright (D-Tex.), predicted...two onlookers on hand for the opening arguments...press. "I like Jim Wright," Bael said...think he got caught doing something foolish...devastating to have Jim Wright on the platform...

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