Sam Rayburn (January 6, 1882-November 16, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from Texas, 1912, reelected 24 times, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1940-1947; 1949-1953; 1955-1961.
On March 20, 1955, upon the opening of a prayer and meditation room in the U.S. Capitol Building, Representative Sam Rayburn commented:
<I do trust that there will not be a show made of this thing....Members in this room want to be alone with their God.> 1882SR001
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1882SR001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Sam Rayburn, March 20, 1955, comment made as Speaker of the House of Representatives upon the opening of a prayer and meditation room in the U.S. Capitol Building, news reports. James Beasely Simpson, Best Quotes of '54, '55, '56 (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1957), p. 237.