ARMEY, Richard Keith

ARMEY, Richard Keith
Image, Congressional Pictorial Directory, 107th.
1940–

Biography

ARMEY, Richard Keith, a Representative from Texas; born in Cando, Towner County, N. Dak., July 7, 1940; graduated from Cando High School, Cando, N. Dak., 1958; B.A., Jamestown College, Jamestown, N. Dak., 1963; M.A., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N. Dak., 1964; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1968; professor, University of Montana, Missoula, Mont.; assistant professor, West Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, Canyon, Tex.; assistant professor, Austin College, Sherman, Tex.; faculty and administrator, University of North Texas, Denton, Tex.; distinguished fellow of the Fisher Institute, Dallas, Tex.; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-ninth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1985-January 3, 2003); majority leader (One Hundred Fourth through One Hundred Seventh Congresses); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Eighth Congress in 2002.

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External Research Collections

Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN
Papers: In the Vin Weber Congressional Files and Related Papers, ca. 1950-1995, 14.5 cubic feet. Other authors include Richard Armey. An inventory is available in the repository.

University at Albany, SUNY
M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries

Albany, NY
Papers: In the George F. Rohrlich Papers, 1936-1997, 9 cubic feet. Persons represented include Richard Armey.

University of Oklahoma
The Carl Albert Center Congressional Archives

Norman, OK
Papers: ca. 1939-2002, 78 cubic feet. The Richard K. Armey Collection contains documents, videocassettes, audiocassettes, and memorabilia. The collection spans the period 1939-2002 although most materials date from 1985 and after. Documents contained here include correspondence, legislation, publications, clippings, Internet material, press releases, reports, proceedings, invitations, and scheduling files. A finding aid is available in the repository and online: http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/ArmeyInventory/armey.htm.
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