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John Boehner served as the 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. Born in Reading, Ohio, he represented Ohio’s 8th congressional district for nearly 25 years.
Known for: On the House: A Washington Memoir
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On the House: A Washington Memoir
In this candid memoir, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives John Boehner recounts his journey from a small-town Ohio bar owner to one of the most powerful political figures in Washington. With humor and blunt honesty, Boehner reflects on his decades in Congress, the inner workings of American politics, and his relationships with presidents, colleagues, and political adversaries.
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From the Bar to the House: Foundations of a Political Journey
My earliest years didn’t look anything like the polished political biographies you might see on campaign pamphlets. My father tended bar, I swept floors, and we all learned to share a single bathroom among a dozen kids. Responsibility wasn’t a choice—it was survival. As soon as I was able, I started...
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Washington Baptism: The Early Congressional Years
When I first arrived in Congress, it was still a place where members from both sides would share a drink after hours, where you could argue by day and laugh by night. That was the early ’90s—before television cameras and Twitter followers became the oxygen of politics. The 1994 Republican Revolution...
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About John Boehner
John Boehner served as the 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. Born in Reading, Ohio, he represented Ohio’s 8th congressional district for nearly 25 years. Known for his pragmatic leadership style and plainspoken manner, Boehner retired from Congress in 2015...
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John Boehner served as the 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. Born in Reading, Ohio, he represented Ohio’s 8th congressional district for nearly 25 years. Known for his pragmatic leadership style and plainspoken manner, Boehner retired from Congress in 2015...
John Boehner served as the 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. Born in Reading, Ohio, he represented Ohio’s 8th congressional district for nearly 25 years. Known for his pragmatic leadership style and plainspoken manner, Boehner retired from Congress in 2015 and has since remained an influential voice in American politics.
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John Boehner served as the 53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. Born in Reading, Ohio, he represented Ohio’s 8th congressional district for nearly 25 years.
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