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[Letter from Price Daniel to John J. Herrera - 1959-04-16]

Description: Letter from Governor Price Daniel thanking John J. Herrera for his recommendations of Judges Jimmie Duncan and Wendell A. Odom, though Daniel explains that he already has some "long-standing commitments" for appointments. The letter is typed on paper with a Executive Department Austin, Texas letterhead.
Date: April 16, 1959
Creator: Daniel, Price

[Letter from Price Daniel to John J. Herrera - 1959-06-19]

Description: Letter from Governor Price Daniel to John J. Herrera, apologizing for Daniel's delayed response and thanking Herrera for his recommendation of Phil Montalbo, though someone else received the appointment.
Date: June 19, 1959
Creator: Daniel, Price

[Invitation card from the State Democratic Executive Committee to a Welcome Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson - 1963]

Description: Invitation card sent by the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee in honor of President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 22, 1963 at the Municipal Auditorium, Austin. A request of $100 per ticket is made for the contribution to the Committee.
Date: 1963
Creator: Democratic Party (Tex.). State Executive Committee

[Invitation telegram from the State Democratic Executive Committee to a Welcome Dinner in honor of President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson - 1963-11-20]

Description: Invitation telegram sent by the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee in honor of President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 22, 1963 at the Commodore Perry Hotel in Austin, Texas. The invitation was sent to Mr. and Mrs. John Herrera.
Date: November 20, 1963
Creator: Democratic Party (Tex.). State Executive Committee

[Telegram draft from John J. Herrera]

Description: Telegram written by John J. Herrera reporting that response to Viva Johnson has been good but the Austin meeting will have to be postponed due to Memorial Day.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.

[Letter from Tony Bonilla to John J. Herrera - 1964-05-27]

Description: Letter from Tony Bonilla thanking John J. Herrera for his invitation to a meeting of the Viva Johnson Club in Austin and saying that if he is able to slip away, he would be happy to attend.
Date: May 27, 1964
Creator: Bonilla, Tony

[Letter template from John J. Herrera - 1964-05-21]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of a blank letter template requesting the reader's participation in the Austin meeting of the Viva Johnson organization, for which they will need to select a chairman and co-chairs. It is labeled "Letter No. 1."
Date: May 21, 1964
Creator: Herrera, John J.

[Telegram from John J. Herrera, A. D. Azios, and James DeAnda, James to Allan Shivers]

Description: Telegram sent to Governor Allan Shivers from the Law Offices of John J. Herrera, recommending the appointment of Judge John Snell, Jr. to the position vacated by the late Judge Frank Williford, Jr. Herrera, Azios and DeAnda highlight Snell's impartiality to turbulent Harris County politics as a particular advantage.
Date: unknown
Creator: Herrera, John J.; Azios, A. D. & DeAnda, James

[Letter from John B. Connally to John J. Herrera - 1968-07-19]

Description: Letter from Governor John B. Connally to John J. Herrera thanking Herrera for his kind thoughts. Connally states that he will not issue a certificate to make Patricia J. Collins an Honorary Texas Citizen as she was "evidently a true Texan now."
Date: July 19, 1968
Creator: Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993

[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1964-01-11]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera pledging his support for Governor John B. Connally's recently-announced re-election campaign. Herrera mentions that Connally and his family have been in his prayers since "the tragic days of November," referring to the John F. Kennedy assassination.
Date: January 11, 1964
Creator: Herrera, John J.

[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1964-01-11]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera pledging his support for Governor John B. Connally's recently-announced re-election campaign. Herrera mentions that Connally and his family have been in his prayers since "the tragic days of November," referring to the John F. Kennedy assassination.
Date: January 11, 1964
Creator: Herrera, John J.

[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1963-01-04]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera congratulating Governor John B. Connally on his election victory. Herrera goes on to discuss his son John Michael, who has been working as a U.S. Capitol Policeman in Washington, D.C., and asks if there's any position in Austin his son could get while working on his law degree.
Date: January 4, 1963
Creator: Herrera, John J.

[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1963-01-12]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera congratulating Governor John B. Connally on his election victory. Herrera goes on to discuss his son John Michael, who has been working as a U.S. Capitol Policeman in Washington, D.C., and asks if there's any position in Austin his son could get while working on his law degree.
Date: January 12, 1963
Creator: Herrera, John J.

[Letter from John J. Herrera to John B. Connally - 1962-06-09]

Description: Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera to Gubernatorial candidate John B. Connally, inviting Connally to the LULAC Convention in El Paso, at which Robert F. Kennedy would be a speaker. Herrera suggests that Connally's attendance would help garner the Latin American vote for him in the governor race and would certainly introduce him to all the LULAC delegates and guests.
Date: June 9, 1962
Creator: Herrera, John J.
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