McFall, John J.
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U.S. Representative John J. McFall, Democrat of Manteca (Calif.), served eleven terms in Congress (1957-78). He represented San Joaquin, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Tuolumne and portions of Sacramento and Stanislaus counties. McFall was Majority Whip during the 93rd & 94th Congresses and was three times elected Speaker Pro Tempore. His committee assignments included Appropriations, Transportation and Defense.
McFall was born in Manteca (1917), attended public schools there, and, after graduation from the University of California (1938), received a J.D. from Berkeley's Boalt Hall law school (1941). Following service in the Army Security Intelligence Corps (1942-46), he returned to Manteca where he was first elected Mayor (1948-1950), then State Assemblyman (1951-56).
From the guide to the John J. McFall Congressional Papers, 1957-1978, (University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections)
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| creatorOf | Memoranda of Conversations (Nixon and Ford Administrations). 1973 - 1977. Ford Administration Memoranda of Conversations. 8/1974 - 1/1977. September 25, 1975 - Ford, Bipartisan Congressional Leadership | Gerald R. Ford Library | |
| creatorOf | John J. McFall Congressional Papers, 1957-1978 | University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Records of the 1976 Campaign Committee to Elect Jimmy Carter . 1976 - 1976. Noel Sterrett's Subject Files . 1976 - 1976. Majority Whip | Jimmy Carter Library |
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Birth 1918-02-20
Death 2006-03-07
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