Shutdown 1: September 30 to October 11, 1976
President: Gerald Ford
Senate: Democrats (62-38), Majority Leader Mike Mansfield
House: Democrats (291-144), Speaker Carl Albert
Shutdown 2: September 30 to October 13, 1977
President: Jimmy Carter
Senate: Democrats (59-41), Majority Leader Robert Byrd
House: Democrats (292-143), Speaker Tip O’Neill
Shutdown 3: October 31 to November 9, 1977
President: Jimmy Carter
Senate: Democrats (59-41), Majority Leader Robert Byrd
House: Democrats (292-143), Speaker Tip O’Neill
Shutdown 4: November 30 to December 9, 1977
President: Jimmy Carter
Senate: Democrats (59-41), Majority Leader Robert Byrd
House: Democrats (292-143), Speaker Tip O’Neill
Shutdown 5: September 30 to October 18, 1978
President: Jimmy Carter
Senate: Democrats (59-41), Majority Leader Robert Byrd
House: Democrats (292-143), Speaker Tip O’Neill
Shutdown 6: September 30 to October 12, 1979
President: Jimmy Carter
Senate: Democrats (58-42), Majority Leader Robert Byrd
House: Democrats (277-158), Speaker Tip O’Neill
Shutdown 7: November 20 to 23, 1981
President: Ronald Reagan
Senate: Republicans (53-47), Majority Leader Howard Baker
House: Democrats (244-191), Speaker Tip O’Neill
etc etc etc