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Robert Henry "Bob" Michel
18th Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1995
Deputy	Trent Lott (1981-1989) Dick Cheney (1989) Newt Gingrich (1989-1995) (whips)
Preceded by	John Rhodes
Succeeded by	Dick Gephardt
Constituency	Illinois' 18th congressional district
13th Minority Whip of the United States House of Representatives
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981
Preceded by	Leslie C. Arends
Succeeded by	Trent Lott
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois' 18th district
In office January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Harold Himmel Velde
Succeeded by	Ray LaHood
Born	March 23, 1923 (1923-03-23) (age 85) Peoria, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Corinne Woodruff (1948-2003)
Children	Scott, Bruce, Robin, Laurie
Religion	Presbyterian

Robert Henry "Bob" Michel (born March 2, 1923 in Peoria, Illinois) is a former member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois.

Michel grew up in Peoria. When the Second World War broke out, he joined the United States Army and served with the 39th Infantry regiment as an infantryman in England, France, Belgium, and Germany from February 10, 1943, to January 26, 1946. He was wounded by machine gun fire and awarded two Bronze Stars, the Purple Heart, and four battle stars.

After the war, he attended Bradley University in Peoria, and graduated in 1948. From 1949 to 1956, he worked as an administrative assistant to U.S. Representative Harold Velde.

He was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1956 and served until his retirement on January 3, 1995. Michel served as Minority Whip from 94th Congress though the 96th Congress. Later, he served as Minority Leader from the 97th Congress through 103rd Congresses. A moderate, Michel was criticized by Newt Gingrich and other young, aggressive conservative congressmen for being too easy-going and not fighting hard enough for Republican goals in the House during its long period of Democratic control. Michel had one of the most ill-timed retirements in history in 1995. Had he run and been re-elected (which he almost certainly would have been) he would have become Speaker of the House in the next Congress.

On January 18, 1989, outgoing president Ronald Reagan conferred upon him the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second highest civilian award given, making him the 7th recipient of the honor.

Michel stirred a minor controversy in the early 1990s when he fondly recalled minstrel shows in which he had participated in blackface as a young man, expressing his regret that they had fallen out of fashion.

While in Congress, Michel was the usual pitcher in the annual Democrats vs. Republicans baseball game.

Namesakes and honors

The Bob Michel Bridge, carrying Route 40 across the Illinois River in Peoria, is named after Robert H. Michel, as is the Robert H. Michel Student Center at Bradley University.

In the Capitol, the second-floor suite of offices occupied by the Speaker were designated the Robert H. Michel Rooms by the House in 1995.

External links

• Robert H. Michel at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Information about Michel's Leadership positions (PDF File)

v • d • e Minority Whips of the United States House of Representatives Underwood • Lloyd • Dwight • Burke • Hamilton • Oldfield • McDuffie • Bachmann • Englebright • Arends • McCormack • Arends • McCormack • Arends • Michel • Lott • Cheney • Gingrich • Bonior • Pelosi • Hoyer • Blunt

v • d • e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois v • d • e Districts created on or before 1863 1st district Slade • Reynolds • Snyder • Reynolds • Smith • Bissell • Washburne • Arnold • Wentworth • Judd • Farwell • Rice • Caulfield • Aldrich • Dunham • Taylor • Aldrich • Mann • Emerich • Madden • De Priest • Mitchell • Dawson • Metcalfe • Stewart • Washington • Hayes • Rush 2nd district Casey • McClernand • Allen, Willis • Wentworth • Woodworth • Farnsworth • Arnold • Farnsworth • Ward • Harrison • Davis • Finerty • Lawler • McGann • Lorimer • Feely • Mann • Hull • Moynihan • McKeough • Rowan • Vail • O'Hara • Vail • O'Hara • Mikva • Murphy • Savage • Reynolds • Jackon 3rd district Duncan • May • Stuart • Ficklin • Young • Ficklin • Norton • Lovejoy • Washburne • Burchard • Farwell • Le Moyne • Brentano • Barber • Farwell • Davis • Ward • Mason • Durborow • McGann • Belknap • Foster • Wilson • Gorman • Wilson • Sproul • Kelly • Busbey • Kelly • Busbey • Linehan • Busbey • Murray • Byrne • Murphy, W. • Murphy, M. • Hanrahan • Russo • Lipinski, B. • Lipinski, D. 4th district Wentworth • Molony • Knox • Kellogg • Harris • Harding • Hawley • Hurlbut • Lathrop • Sherwin • Adams • Newberry • Goldzier • Woodman • Mills • Cusack • McAndrews • Foster • Wharton • McDermott • Martin • Rainey • Doyle • Beam • Gorski • Buckley • McVey • Derwinksi • O'Brien • Davis • Sangmeister • Gutiérrez 5th district Douglas • Richardson • Davis • Morris • Richardson • Lovejoy • Ingersoll • Stevens • Burchard • Hawk • Hitt • Ellwood • Hopkins • White • Noonan • Mahoney • McAndrews • Michalek • Sabath • Gorski • Kluczynski • Fary • Lipinski, B. • Rostenkowski • Flanagan • Blagojevich • Emanuel 6th district Hoge • Turner • Baker • Campbell • Yates • Harris • Hodges • McClernand • Knapp • Norton • Cook • Snapp • Hawley • Henderson • Hitt • Cooke • Boutell • Lorimer • Moxley • Stack • McAndrews • Gorman • Buckley • Gorman • Igoe • O'Brien • Maciejewski • O'Brien • Ronan • Collins • Côllier • Hyde • Roskam 7th district Hardin • Baker • Henry • Lincoln • Harris • Yates • Allen, J. • Shaw • Robinson • Eden • Bromwell • Moore • Corwin • Campbell • Hayes • Cullen • Henderson • Foss • Knopf • Lundin • Buchanan • Juul • Michaelson • Schuetz • Link • Owens • Sabath • Bowler • Libonati • Annunzio • Collins • Davis 8th district Bissell • Morrison • Smith • Fouke • Stuart • Cullom • Robinson • Fort • Payson • Cullen • Plumb • Hill • Steward • Childs • Hopkins • Mahoney • McGavin • Gallagher • Kunz • Granata • Kunz • Kocialkowski • Gordon • Rostenkowski • Crane • Bean 9th district Allen, Willis • Marshall • Logan • Allen, William • Ross • McNeely • Barrere • Whiting • Boyd • Lewis • Payson • Snow • Wheeler • Hitt • Boutell • Evans • Britten • McAndrews • Dewey • Resa • Twyman • Yates • Finnegan • Yates • Schakowsky 10th district Knapp • Thornton • Burr • Rice • Ray • Bagby • Marsh • Worthington • Post • Prince • Foss • Thomson • Foss • Chindblom • Simpson • Church • Paddock • Church • Hoffman • Côllier • Young • Mikva • Porter • Kirk 11th district Robinson • Marshall • Knapp • Wike • Knapp • Singleton • Neece • Gest • Cable • Marsh • Reeves • Snapp • Copley • Reid • Reed • Chesney • Sheehan • Pucinski • Annunzio • Sangmeister • Weller • Halvorson (elect) 12th district Morrison • Baker • Hay • Robinson • Springer • Riggs • Anderson • Wike • McDannold • Cannon • Fuller • Hinebaugh • Fuller • Buckbee • Mason • Jonas • Boyle • Finnegan • McClory • Crane • Costello 13th district Allen, William • Kuykendall • Raum • Crebs • McNulta • Stevenson • Tipton • Stevenson • Smith, D. • Springer • Warner • Hitt • Lowden • McKenzie • Johnson • Allen • Church, R. • Church, M. • Rumsfeld • Crane • McClory • Erlenborn • Farwell • Biggert At-large (38th United States Congress–42nd McLean • Cook • Duncan • Allen, J. • Moulton • Logan • Beveridge) • (53rd Black • Hunter) • (63rd–80th Seat 1: Stringer • Chiperfield • McCormick • Yates • Brennan • Champion • Martin • Day • Douglas • Stratton) • (63rd–77th Seat 2: Williams • Mason • Huck • Rathbone • McCormick • Dieterich • Nesbit • Igoe • Long • Smith • Stratton) Terr Bond • Stephenson • Pope v • d • e Districts created after 1863 14th district Cannon • Rowell • Scott • Funk • Graff • McKinney • Tavenner • Graham • Allen • Thompson • Johnson • Reed • Keeney • Hoffman • Erlenborn • Corcoran • Grotberg • Hastert • Foster 15th district Eden • Forsythe • Moulton • Cannon • Busey • Cannon • Marsh • Mickey • Prince • Hoxworth • King • Chiperfield, B. • Adair • Boyer • Chiperfield, R. • Mason • Reid • Arends • Hall • Corcoran • Madigan • Ewing • Johnson 16th district Martin • Sparks • Shaw • Landes • Fithian • Downing • Rinaker • Hinrichsen • Williams • Selby • Graff • Stone • Ireland • Hull • Dirksen • Allen • Anderson • Martin • Cox • Manzullo 17th district Morrison • Moulton • Eden • Lane • Connolly • Caldwell • Sterling • Fitzhenry • Sterling • Smith • Funk • Hall • Gillespie • Arends • O'Brien • Evans • Hare 18th district Clements • Hartzell • Thomas • Morrison • Baker • Forman • Remann • Hadley • Jett • Cannon • O'Hair • Cannon • Holaday • Meeks • Sumner • Jenison • Velde • Michel • LaHood 19th district O'Brien • Anderson • Townshend • Williams • Wood • Hunter • Crowley • Warner • McKinley • Borchers • McKinley • Moore • Adkins • Dobbins • Rigney • Wheat • McMillen • Chiperfield • McLoskey • Schisler • Railsback • Crane • Bruce • Poshard • Phelps • Shimkus 20th district Thomas • Smith • Burrell • Campbell • Williams • Rainey • Shaw • Rainey • Lucas • Barnes • Simpson, S. • Simpson, E. • Findley • Durbin • Shimkus 21st district Murphy • Baker • Rodenberg • Kern • Caldwell • Rives • Caldwell • Graham • Wheeler • Major • Wheeler • Major • Ramey • Major • Mason • Fries • Howell • Mack • Gray • Madigan • Price • Costello 22nd district Smith • Rodenberg • Baltz • Rodenberg • Miller • Irwin • Karch • Schaefer • Johnson • Price • McMillen • Springer • Shipley • Crane • Simon • Gray • Poshard 23rd district Crowley • Dickson • Foster • Brooks • Arnold, W. • Arnold, L. • Vursell • Jenison • Vursell • Shipley • Price 24th district Williams • Chapman • Fowler • Williams • Parsons • Heidinger • Clippinger • Vursell • Price • Gray • Simon 25th district Smith • Thistlewood • Hill • Denison • Keller • Bishop • Price • Bishop • Gray 26th district Bishop

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