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Oral History Interview with Jack Blanton, December 6, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Jack Blanton, December 6, 1972

Interview with Representative Jack Blanton, Democratic Texas State legislator from Carrollton, Texas. Blanton discusses his experiences in the second, third, and fourth special sessions of the 62nd Legislature, including funding state primaries, the election of house speaker Rayford Price, Governor Preston Smith's budget proposal, insurance rate making, the State Insurance Commission, and the Texas insurance industry.
Date: December 6, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Blanton, C. F. (Jack)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Fred J. Agnich, January 6, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Fred J. Agnich, January 6, 1972

Interview with Representative Fred Agnich, a Republican Texas state legislator from Minnesota. Agnich discusses his childhood and education; moving to Texas and becoming a statesman; lobbying and how to control its influence; staffing in government offices; reform of the legislating process; his thoughts on proposed ethics legislation; single-member and multi-member congressional districts; party dynamics in the legislature; the "Dirty Thirty" and the Sharpestown scandal; reform of the insurance industry; and voter registration.
Date: January 6, 1972
Creator: Riddlesperger, James & Agnich, Fred J.
System: The UNT Digital Library