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Carl Albert
54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office January 21, 1971 – January 3, 1977
President	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
Preceded by	John William McCormack
Succeeded by	Tip O'Neill
House Majority Leader
In office January 10, 1962 – January 3, 1971
Deputy	Hale Boggs
Preceded by	John William McCormack
Succeeded by	Hale Boggs
House Majority Whip
In office January 3, 1955 – January 10, 1962
Leader	John William McCormack
Preceded by	Leslie C. Arends
Succeeded by	Hale Boggs
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 3rd district
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1977
Preceded by	Paul Stewart
Succeeded by	Wes Watkins
Personal details
Born	Carl Bert Albert (1908-05-10)May 10, 1908 McAlester, Oklahoma
Died	February 4, 2000(2000-02-04) (aged 91) McAlester, Oklahoma
Resting place	Oak Hill Memorial Park McAlester, Oklahoma
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Oklahoma St Peter's College, Oxford
Profession	Lawyer
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1941-1946
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Battles/wars	World War II

Carl Bert Albert (May 10, 1908 – February 4, 2000) was an American lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma. He served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977.

• The Carl Albert Center at the University of Oklahoma Archived 2014-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Carl Albert Center Biography of Carl Albert
• Carl Albert State College Home Page Archived 2006-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
• The Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma Home Page
• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Albert, Carl Archived 2014-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Oral History Interviews with Carl Albert, from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library Archived 2010-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Carl Albert at Find a Grave
• Interview: Life and Career of Carl Albert^{[permanent dead link]} C-SPAN Video Library

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