Oral History Interview with Ben Barnes, 1967-1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ben Barnes, 1967-1968

Interview with Ben Barnes, who was the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives in 1964-68, the lieutenant governor in 1968-72, and a Democrat from Austin, Texas. In the interview, Barnes shares his thoughts and opinions on several procedures, laws, and political decisions, including reapportionment, the “one-man, one vote” decision of U.S. Supreme Court, state water systems, and state employee pay raise. He also comments on federal-state relations, revisions of Code of Criminal Procedures, industrial safety law, voter registration, the reform of liquor laws and pari-mutuel betting, revenue legislation, and one-year versus two-year budgeting. Barnes comments on fellow politician Governor John Connally.
Date: August 14, 1967
Creator: Gantt, Fred; Kamp, H. W. & Barnes, Ben
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alla Clary, August 12, 1969 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Alla Clary, August 12, 1969

Interview with Alla Clary, former secretary to Representative Sam Rayburn, from McKinney, Texas. In the interview, Miss Clary discusses her personal experiences and recollections from her many years of service in the office of Congressman Rayburn in Washington D.C.
Date: August 12, 1969
Creator: Kamp, H. W. & Clary, Alla
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Wick Fowler, May 23, 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Wick Fowler, May 23, 1968

Interview with Wick Fowler, a journalist from Big Sandy, Texas. The interview includes his early career as a reporter, impressions of Martin Dies, Shivers gubernatorial campaign of 1950, as well as his experiences as appointments secretary to Governor Allan Shivers and observations of Stevenson-Johnson senatorial race of 1948.
Date: August 31, 1968
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Fowler, Wick
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Mrs. Dan Moody, 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interviews with Mrs. Dan Moody, 1968

Interview with Mrs. Dan Moody, wife of former Texas Governor Dan Moody. The interview includes reminiscences of her husband's political career, the Al Smith campaign of 1928, the Stevenson-Johnson senatorial race of 1948, and excerpts from her Mansion Diary.
Date: August 16, 1968
Creator: Gantt, Fred & Moody, Daniel
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George Christian, August 8, 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Christian, August 8, 1968

Interview with George Christian, White House Press Secretary of the Lyndon Johnson administration from Austin, Texas. Christian discusses the organization of the president's staff and their duties, Johnson's decision-making process and habits as president, his own role as press secretary and the challenges of it, the logistics of communication at the White House, differences between state and federal politics, public perception of presidents and their credibility, the coming end of Johnson's term, party politics, and the 1968 election.
Date: August 8, 1968
Creator: Gantt, Fred & Christian, George
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Paul Smith, August 1, 1968 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Paul Smith, August 1, 1968

Interview with Dr. Paul Smith, a professor at North Texas State University in Denton, Texas. Smith discusses his experience during the election process for a new university president in 1968, following the retirement of James Carl Matthews.
Date: August 1, 1968
Creator: Odom, E. Dale & Smith, Paul
System: The UNT Digital Library