United States flag that hung behind the Speaker's Chair in the House Chamber throughout O'Neill's term as Speaker, approximately 1977

File — Box: 584, tray: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

While a small subset of memorabilia were items O'Neill himself chose to comemorate a significant moment in his career, most represent gifts from constituents or colleagues.

Dates

Creation: approximately 1977

Creator

From the Collection: O'Neill, Tip, 1912-1994 (Person)

Access Note

Collection is open for research. Selected items are closed due to fragility; a microfilm access copy is available. Audiovisual recordings in this collection have been migrated from source media; digital use copies can only be accessed onsite in the Burns Library Reading Room.

Historical note

This flag hung behind the Speaker's chair in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 1977 through December 1986. It was originally given to O'Neill by the Daughters of the American Revolution.