 Very nice, Congressman. Murph Griffin was right. Heck, he was always right. That, indeed, was very nice. Bob Michael was elected as a Republican to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1956. He served as House Minority Leader from 1981 until his retirement on January 3, 1995. That very day, he participated in a House Republican tribute to incoming Speaker Newt Gingrich and sang, God Bless America.