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Oral History Interview with O. H. "Ike" Harris, June 29, 1973

Description: Interview with Senator O. H. "Ike" Harris, a Republican Texas state legislator from Dallas, Texas. Harris discusses his experience in the 63rd Legislature, including: the legislatures overall political orientation; the effect of freshman legislators; Lt. Gov. William Pettus Hobby Jr's allies in the senate and his platform; the reform legislation package; the lobby; appropriations; the legislature's shortcomings; and his thoughts on the governor's office.
Date: June 29, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Harris, Ike, 1932-
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Walt Parker, July 17, 1973

Description: Interview with Representative Walt Parker, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Denton, Texas. Parker discusses his experiences during the regular session of the 63rd Legislature, including the large influx of freshman representatives and their impact on the session; reform legislation; the Ethics Commission; lobbyists; House Speaker elections; criminal legislation; and his evaluation of Price Daniel as speaker.
Date: July 17, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Parker, Walt
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Fred H. Minor, November 15, 1973

Description: Interview with Fred H. Minor, an attorney, a Democrat, and a former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. He discusses his experiences while serving in the Texas Legislature during the 1930s, comments upon Governors Pat Neff, Dan Moody, and Miriam and James Ferguson, and his talks about his term as speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.
Date: November 15, 1973
Creator: Jagoe, Katherine Pearson & Minor, Frederick Hawthorne, 1888-1976
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ben Bynum, July 3, 1973

Description: Interview with Representative Ben Bynum, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Amarillo, Texas. Bynum discusses his experience during the regular session of the 63rd legislature, including: the large influx of freshman representatives and their effect on the session; the political makeup of the House; debates in the House; the selection of committee chairmen; and the Ethics Commission and related reform legislation.
Date: July 3, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bynum, Ben
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Eddie Bernice Johnson, 1973

Description: Interview with Eddie Bernice Johnson, nurse and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas, who discusses her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-third Legislature. She also talks about her early life in a segregated society, her early political activities, her campaign for the Texas House of Representatives in 1972, the Black Caucus, the Women's Caucus, reform legislation, appropriations, personal legislation, her altercation with Comptroller Robert… more
Date: {1973-08-03,1973-08-13,1973-10-02}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Johnson, Eddie Bernice, 1934-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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