RICHARD W. BOLLING
(Richard Walker Bolling)
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The Congressman, a chairman of the House Rules Committee, was known for his knowledge of House procedures and prerogatives, but was passed over for Speaker of the House because of his ascerbic tongue and caustic wit, often directed at members of his own party:
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Richard Walker Bolling was a prominent American Democratic Congressman from Kansas City, Missouri, and Missouri's 5th congressional district from 1949 to 1983. He retired after serving for four years as the chairman of the powerful United States House Committee on Rules.