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Jim Wright for U.S. Senate
Following the 1960 presidential election, a special election was held to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by then Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. This telecast from May 1961 promotes the candidacy of Jim Wright, who was then serving in the United States House of Representatives from Texas’ 12th congressional district. The election drew a field of 71 potential candidates, with Republican John G. Tower narrowly defeating interim appointee and Democrat William Blakely in a runoff election. (As a result, Tower became the first Republican senator from Texas since Reconstruction.) Wright finished in third place.
Date:
May 1961
Creator:
Jim Wright Campaign
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Gold hunt]
Video footage from the WBAP-TV television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story about people seeking out a legendary buried treasure in Blooming Grove, southeast of Fort Worth.
Date:
May 24, 1956
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Windfall Profit]
Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date:
May 28, 1980, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
System:
The UNT Digital Library