A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from Preston Smith, Governor of Texas, dated March 14, 1972. Smith acknowledges his receipt of the letter from Carswell regarding his views concerning the possibility of a referendum on school busing in Texas. He advises that the referendum on school busing in Texas has been placed on the primary election ballots, but the presidential candidates referendum was not placed on the ballot.

A Subscriber Reply/Reservation form for Our Country! by U.S. News & World Report, Inc. The reverse side includes a reminder written by T. N. Carswell, dated March 1, 1972. He notes a request was made for presentation cards for subscriptions for Howell, Chip, Bill and Tom [Mr. William Howell, Jr., Mr. Chip Carswell, Mr. Bill Peacock, Jr. and Mr. Tom C. Peacock].