tip o’neill

Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 53

By Erik Loomis

In General

On October 16, 2016

This is the grave of Tip O'Neill. Born in 1912 in Cambridge, O'Neill became involved in politics at a young age, campaigning for Al Smith in 1928. He ran for City Council while a senior at Boston College and suffered his only electoral defeat. In...

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