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[Newspaper Clipping: Speaker Sam Rayburn is gone.]

Newspaper clipping about Sam Rayburn dying in his sleep at 6: 20 a.m. at Risser Hospital. There are details about the funeral services and quotes from three former Presidents. On the back of the newspaper clipping are advertisements for Bonham drive-in theatre and Clarence Elkins Grocery & Market.

Date: unknown

Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Newspaper Clipping: Eisenhower, Truman Praise Mr. Rayburn]

Newspaper clipping about Former President Eisenhower and Former President Harry S. Truman while mourning his death, commending Sam Rayburn's service as Speaker of the House. On the back of the newspaper clipping is information on a cancelled pep rally in Bonham, Texas.