Jim Wright

James Claude Wright, Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician from Texas.Jim Riddlesperger of Texas Christian University, "Jim Wright", West Texas Historical Association and East Texas Historical Association, joint meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, February 26, 2010 He served for 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989. Wright resigned from the House in 1989 because of a scandal.

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Other websites

View Photos from the Jim Wright Collection from Weatherford College, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
The Jim Wright Scandal
Media Watch comparison of the treatment of the Meese and Wright resignations 
Stories I Never Told the Speaker, by Wright's Chief of Staff Marshall Lynam 

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