I said in a speech out in Peoria that with Jerry in as vice president, the pressures on Nixon to resign would be unbearable. I know that Republicans see 50 House seats flying out the window in 1974. Thomas P. O'Neill More Quotes by Thomas P. O'Neill More Quotes From Thomas P. O'Neill In 1977, when I became Speaker, I started meeting with TV reporters each morning when I arrived at work. Later in the morning, I would hold a news conference before the House opened. I always told the truth and almost never answered with 'no comment.' Thomas P. O'Neill news truth work morning