Tom Foley
Tom Foley was born March 6, 1929 in Spokane, Wash. Foley served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1995, representing Washington's 5th congressional district. He served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995.
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Young Tom Foley riding a pony at a Spokane Valley stable in the 1930's.
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Tom Foley is a former Eastern Washington Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives. This is a 1932 photo of Foley at age three.
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Tom Foley in front of parent's old Spokane home in the 1950's.
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Deputy prosecutor, Tom Foley, of Spokane on front steps of courthouse. Photo taken in 1958
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Tom Foley is a former Eastern Washington Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives. This is a 1964 photo of Foley with Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield.
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Tom Foley as a freshman member of the House in 1965.
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Sen. Edward Kennedy, right, visiting with Sen. Henry Jackson and Rep. Tom Foley in 1965. Kennedy was in Spokane to speak at a dinner honoring Foley.
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Tom Foley is a former Eastern Washington Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Foley is shown in this 1966 photo with Sen. Robert F Kennedy. Kennedy was campaigning for Foley at Spokane Community College.
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Tom Foley is a former Eastern Washington Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives. This photo was taken of the Dec. 19, 1968 wedding of Heather and Tom Foley. The wedding was in St. Mary's Church, Colombo, Ceylon.
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Tom Foley is a former Eastern Washington Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives. A 1978 photo shows Foley arriving in Spokane aboard Air Force One with President Jimmy Carter.
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Tom Foley is a former Eastern Washington Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives. This is a 1982 photo of Foley at the end of a day of duck hunting in Eastern Washington.
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Tom Foley and Sgt. James White in Grenada in 1983.
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Tom Foley is a former Eastern Washington Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives. This is a 1986 photo of Foley taken on the Howard St. Bridge in Riverfront Park, downtown Spokane.
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Tom Foley tries on his gift from Matvey Finkel at the Spokane Airport in 1987.
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United States Rep. Tom Foley, D-Wash., left, listens to U.S Senate candidate Mike Lowry at the Ridpath Hotel in 1988.
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Tom Foley is a former Eastern Washington Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Foley greets constituents in 1989.
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Tom Foley made an appearance in the Memorial Day Parade in Oakesdale in 1989.
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Foley represents a sprawling district where the leading industry is agriculture. Although he didn't know much about farming when he first went to Congress, he became chairman of the House Agriculture Committee in 1985 and is now viewed as an authority on the subject. Photo taken in 1989.
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Well-wishers turned out at a party for Foley in May, when his advancement to the speaker's job seemed to be imminent. Photo in 1989.
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House Speaker Tom Foley's dog, Alice, was free to roam the hall of the Capitol building. Photo taken in 1989.
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A day in Foley's office is a stady stream of phone consultations, frequently interrupted. Photo taken in 1989.
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Tom Foley in Washington, D.C. in 1989.
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Speaker 'Tip' O'Neill gave Foley a key leadership role in 1980 by appointing him majority whip. Photo taken in 1989.
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Tom Foley is a former Eastern Washington Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives. This is a 1989 photo of Foley, his wife Heather, and their dog Alice, in the Washington, D.C. office.
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Tom Foley is a former Eastern Washington Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Tom and his wife Heather visited Tom's mother shortly before her death.
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Tom Foley is a former Eastern Washington Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives. This is a 1989 photo of Foley reading in his office in Washington, DC. The photo was taken shortly before Foley was sworn in as Spearker of the House.
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Tom Foley is a former Eastern Washington Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives. This is a 1990 photo of Foley riding the carousel in Riverfront Park.
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House Speaker Tom Foley lines up behind Costco employee Terri Dean and her children at Costco's north Spokane opening in 1992.
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Tom Foley is a former Eastern Washington Congressman and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Foley received a kiss from his wife Heather as he left the Ridpath Hotel in Spokane after finishing a speech to supporters in 1994.
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Tom Foley enjoys a seat of honor at his last official function attended by President Clinton, the signing of GATT, the General Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade. Sharing the front row with Foley from left are U.S. Trade Rep. Mickey Kantor, Sec. of Agriculture Lloyd Benson, and Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole. Photo taken in 1994.
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President Clinton signs side-deals of the three-nation North American Free Trade Agreement, Tuesday September 14, 1993 at the White House. Joining the president, from left are, former President Ford, House Speaker Thomas Foley of Wash., Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell of Maine, former President Carter, Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas, former President Bush, House Minority Leader Bob Michel of Ill., and Vice President Gore.
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Tom Foley defends his position on the assault rifle ban during a debate with George Nethercutt in Walla Walla, Wash. in 1994.
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U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Tom Foley, D-Wash., works out at the Gold Bar Fitness Club Sunday, Nov. 6, 1994 in Spokane, Wash., before hitting the campaign trail.
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Former House Speaker Tom Foley testifies on Capitol Hill Wednesday Sept. 24, 1997 before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to become ambassador to Japan.
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Tom Foley listens to Senior Judge Justin L. Quackenbush's remarks during the dedication of the Thomas S. Foley and Walter F. Horan Plaza at the Fox Theater in 2001.
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Tom Foley, former Speaker of the House and Ambassador to Japan, was in Spokane for the dedication of the Federal Courthouse in his honor in 2001.
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