dje (03/07/83)
Who was the only person to be presiding officer in the U.S. Senate and presiding officer in the U.S. House of Representatives, both on the same day? --- John Nance Garner, on March 4, 1933 (fifty years ago), was inaugurated as FDR's Vice President (ex officio President of the Senate) directly from his previous position as Speaker of the House. Dave Ellis Bell Labs, Piscataway NJ ...!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!5941ux!dje