Some of John Boehner's great moments

House Speaker John Boehner announced his resignation from Congress early Friday morning, amid a bitter battle to fund the government and strip federal money from Planned Parenthood.

"The Speaker believes putting members through prolonged leadership turmoil would do irreparable damage to the institution," an aide for Boehner told CBS News. "He is proud of what this majority has accomplished, and his Speakership, but for the good of the Republican Conference and the institution, he will resign the Speakership and his seat in Congress, effective October 30."

But while several conservative grassroots leaders have already started celebrating the House leader's decision, there's one contingency sure to miss Boehner: the cameras.

The House Speaker, whose emotions often get the better of him, have provided television with much fodder over the years -- from his joyous crying to his disapproving reprimands. And Boehner owns up to it, once admitting to CBS News that yes, he is a "pretty emotional guy."

Before Boehner officially steps down, we take a look back at some of these greatest hits.

When John Boehner met Pope Francis

The House Speaker greeted Pope Francis Thursday just before the pontiff addressed a joint meeting of Congress.

Boehner, a devout Catholic, said it was an emotional day for him -- and it showed. Boehner teared up several times during the pope's speech, drawing viewers' attention to the near-sobbing House Speaker situated behind the pope.

"What a day," Boehner said after the Catholic leader's address. "What a moment for our country...The Holy Father's visit is surely a blessing for all of us."

Boehner worked to invite three popes to speak with Congress -- an effort that first began 20 years ago, when he organized a petition for then-House Speaker Tom Foley to bring Pope John Paul II to Washington.

Boehner sheds more tears

Meeting with Pope Francis is not the only time Boehner has been overcome with a bad case of the sniffles.

Here's a list of moments Boehner has cried in public since he first became House Speaker, in chronological order:

• November 2, 2010: He wept during his victory address when he was first elected to the Congressional leadership position
• March 9, 2011: He teared up during a speech by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard
• November 11, 2011: He sniffled at a Congressional Gold Medal event to honor astronauts John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin
• January 25, 2012: John Boehner cries at Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' farewell to Congress
• July 12, 2012: The man shed tears at another Congressional Gold Medal ceremony to honor 19th century Italian artist Constantino Brumidi
• December 2, 2013: When "60 Minutes" spoke with him about the history of the Capitol dome
• April 8, 2014: During a Taco Bell fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club of America
• July 27, 2015: A Golf Channel interview

John Boehner: Real men do cry

In December of 2013, Boehner sat down with CBS' "60 Minutes" for an interview with correspondent Lesley Stahl. In an extra cut from the broadcast profile, the House Speaker chats with Stahl about being a "pretty emotional guy."

"There's just some things that trigger real emotions," Boehner said. "And I was talking - trying to talk about the fact that I've been chasing the American dream my whole career."

Boehner was referring to an overwhelming moment when he was named House Speaker in 2010, where he shed a few tears on the podium when accepting his victory.

Boehner reprimands House members on dress code

John Boehner, it should be said, has always been a leader who has had deep respect for his office and for Congress, respect that he felt wasn't entirely shared by some of his colleagues. He lashed out at House members earlier this year for their lack of propriety, scolding them for several faux pas in decorum -- including their Congressional fashion choices.

Boehner reminded members that they needed to wear "appropriate business attire during all sittings of the House, however brief their appearance on the floor might be."

And though Boehner didn't name names, he pointed out that "you know who you are."

Among other behaviors he shared his disapproval of: running around the chamber well during speeches, taking photos during official House business, and a lack of punctuality.

Boehner blows air kisses at a reporter

John Boehner's choice method of defusing a tense situation at a press conference: blowing mocking air kisses at the reporter doing the grilling.

Faced with a question earlier this year on an imminent funding lapse for the Department of Homeland Security, Boehner responded by making a kissing face and some unsavory noises at the reporter.

"When they make decisions, I'll let you know," Boehner said in February. He was avoiding a question on a Congressional showdown over a bill granting DHS funding. The bill drew opposition after Republicans tacked on measures blocking President Obama's executive orders on immigration.

John Boehner in Congress

It might not make for great TV, but some of the more dramatic moments of John Boehner's career have happened in negotiating legislative deals.

John Boehner has fought the conservative grassroots tooth and nail for much of his tenure as House speaker. Despite that, some of his moves in the House have led to some bipartisan accomplishments.

-He brokered an agreement in the House to pass a spending bill and end a 16-day government shutdown in October of 2013. During that third-longest shutdown in U.S. history, nearly 800,000 government employees were furloughed.

Congress eventually passed a funding bill that reopened the government and raised the debt ceiling. Later Boehner denounced conservative groups who had opposed the move.

-The House Speaker was praised in February 2014 for his moves in the House to raise the debt ceiling, when he passed a clean measure that extended the nation's borrowing authority without the GOP proposals to tie the debt limit vote to the Affordable Care Act or the Keystone XL pipeline.

-In 2011, in a previous fight over the debt ceiling, Boehner and other congressional leaders orchestrated a deal with the Obama administration to prevent a U.S. default on its debt.

-In the 2014 midterms, Boehner led Republicans to the largest majority in the House since the 1920s. The GOP claimed 247 seats to Democrats' 188. The last time they saw a victory of that magnitude was in the 1928 election, when they won 270 seats.