As Speaker, O'Neill opened daily press conferences by reading a prepared statement to the press. This was in keeping with his long established policy of informing the press and constituents about Democratic objectives and his own work in Washington.

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.

As Speaker, O'Neill opened daily press conferences by reading a prepared statement to the press. This was in keeping with his long established policy of informing the press and constituents about Democratic objectives and his own work in Washington.

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.

As Speaker, O'Neill opened daily press conferences by reading a prepared statement to the press. This was in keeping with his long established policy of informing the press and constituents about Democratic objectives and his own work in Washington.

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.