Oral History Interview with Grant Jones, August 21, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Grant Jones, August 21, 1979

Interview with Grant Jones, an insurance executive and a Democratic member of the Texas Senate from Abilene, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-sixth Legislature. Jones discusses his appointment as chairman of the Finance Committee, the Legislative Budget Board and the budget-making process, Comptroller Bob Bullock, Governor William Clements, the appropriations bill, tax relief legislation, public school financing, the Peveto bill, "Killer Bees," and consumer legislation.
Date: August 21, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jones, Grant
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 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