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Spiro wades in : governor displays rare knack with ethnic epithets
Article by Art Buchwald on Spiro T. Agnew using derogatory names for ethnic groups.
Date:
September 30, 1968
Creator:
Buchwald, Art
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
People So Jubilant They Didn't Listen
Newspaper article chastising both white and black racists for their jubilation at President Lyndon B. Johnson's announcement that he would not be running for re-election. The author also criticizes (and defends Johnson against) "the young," the "super-hawks," and the "doves" and decries the levels of hate directed at Johnson.
Date:
April 2, 1968
Creator:
Royko, Mike
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Tony Silba to John J. Herrera - 1968]
Letter from Tony Silba, of Moulton, Texas, to John J. Herrera. Silba writes to Herrera inquiring about the legality of paying gambling debts with a check to a man named Jimmie Strys, from Flatonia, Texas.
Date:
1968
Creator:
Silba, Tony
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Alberto Garibi Harper, Jr. - January 18, 1968]
Letter from John J. Herrera replying to Alberto Garibi Harper, Jr., stating his willingness to work more closely together whenever Herrera has business Guadalajara.
Date:
January 18, 1968
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to the Manager of the El Gardin Hotel - 1968-01-05]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera following up on the retrieval of a gun he had forgotten in the room at the El Gardin Hotel in Brownsville in November, 1967.
Date:
January 5, 1968
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Shearn Smith to John J. Herrera - 1968-12-15]
Letter from Shearn Smith thanking John J. Herrera for his help garnering public support to get Smith re-elected as Judge of the 61st Court.
Date:
December 15, 1968
Creator:
Smith, Shearn
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Albert B. Herrera to John J. Herrera - 1968-02-19]
Letter from Albert B. Herrera to John J. Herrera requesting John's help in getting appointed to a Postmaster position. The letter is signed B. B., Juanita, and Albert Jr.
Date:
February 19, 1968
Creator:
Herrera, Albert B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Department of Public Safety, Order to Surrender Suspended Items - October 2, 1968]
Texas Department of Public Safety Order to Surrender Suspended Items addressed to John J. Herrera. The document states that his failure to comply with the requirements of the Texas Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility Act on September 20, 1968 has resulted in the suspension of his license and the registrations of all motor vehicles owned by him.
Date:
October 2, 1968
Creator:
Texas. Department of Public Safety.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Tony Silba - 1968-05-09]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Tony Silba advising Silba on his position of owing a gambling debt and suggesting that in the future he not sign any checks that would indicate his acknowledgement of a debt.
Date:
May 9, 1968
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History