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# John William McCormack

(1891–1980)   Politician

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John William McCormack was a politician.

## Quick Facts About John William McCormack

Born December 21, 1891

Died November 22, 1980

Profession Politician

## About John William McCormack

Speaker of the House (1962-1971); American politician from Massachusetts (1891-1980)... \| John William McCormack was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts who served as the 45th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1962 until his retirement in 1971. McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards in the Massachusetts State S

##  Quotes by John William McCormack

> [If we know there is enough money in there for nine or ten months, we won't worry too much. They can come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-william-mccormack/if-we-know-there-is-enough-money-in-there-for-nine-or-ten-months-we/)

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[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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> [They work in secrecy. I can't get any information. You can't find out anything until they get out to the floor. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-william-mccormack/they-work-in-secrecy-i-can-t-get-any-information-you-can-t-find-out/)

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[Any](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/any/)

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> [I feel that the Air Force has not been giving out all the available information on the Unidentified Flying Objects. You cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-william-mccormack/i-feel-that-the-air-force-has-not-been-giving-out-all-the-available/)

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[Air](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/air/)

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> [We know they are doing their job in committee, that they are brilliant men, smart men, and that they are on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-william-mccormack/we-know-they-are-doing-their-job-in-committee-that-they-are-brilliant/)

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[Beings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beings/)

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