Interview with Ralph Hall, an attorney, a former county judge, a businessman, and a Democratic member of the Texas Senate from Rockwall. He discusses his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-first and Sixty-second Legislatures. Hall talks about the one-year versus two-year budget, tax legislation, the University of Texas at Dallas, teacher pay raises, anti-riot legislation, the state sales tax, the "grocery tax," the destination tax, Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes, deficit financing, the corporate profits tax, as well as the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, ethics legislation, redistricting, his campaign for the office of lieutenant governor, and Governor Preston Smith.

Interview with Thurman Hooper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Hooper worked at camps in Peaceful Valley, Colorado (Company 894); Bonham, Texas (Company 894); Durango, Colorado; Alamosa, Colorado; Jasper, Texas (Company 1820); and Bowie, Arizona. Includes Appendix.