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Oral History Interview with Alonzo W. Jamison, July 26, 1967

Description: Interview with former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives Alonzo W. Jamison, a college professor and farmer-stockman from Denton, Texas. The interview includes Jamison's experiences and personal views on the Sixtieth Legislature and activities on the House Education Committee.
Date: October 31, 1967
Creator: Kamp, H. W. & Jamison, Alonzo W.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

The Leadership of Speaker Sam Rayburn

Description: Compilation of tributes about Sam Rayburn written by his colleagues in the U.S. Congress to commemorate his tenure as the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Representatives. It includes some brief biographical information and explanation about the importance of the post.
Date: 1961
Creator: United States. Congress. (87th, 1st session : 1961). House.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interviews with Price Daniel, 1967-68

Description: Interviews with Price Daniel, 38th Governor of Texas and (after these interviews) Texas Supreme Court Justice. Daniel discusses his family history and involvement in politics, his education and early career, his first campaigns for and election to the Texas Legislature, his legislative history, opinions on governors and fellow lawmakers, service as Speaker of the House, reelection campaigns, his involvement in the Tidelands Controversy, his involvement in the Democratic Party, his service in th… more
Date: 1967-02-25/1968-09-10
Creator: Gantt, Fred
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Claud H. Gilmer, April 6, 1968

Description: Interview with Representative Claud H. Gilmer, a Texas state legislator from Rocksprings, Texas. Gilmer discusses his entry into politics, his first campaign for election, his experiences as a freshman in congress, the "Immortal Fifty-six," his position on the Omnibus Tax Bill, his relationship with Price Daniel, his views on Governor W. Lee O'Daniel, bills he sponsored, his impression of Daniel as House Speaker, appointing house committee members, his thoughts on the House Speaker as an office… more
Date: April 6, 1968
Creator: Gantt, Fred & Gilmer, Claud H.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Bullock Hyder, May 12, 1966

Description: Interview with Tom Bullock Hyder, a Democratic Texas State Legislator from Denton, Texas. Hyder recounts his time in state government from 1928 to about 1940, discussing lobbying, the growth of the state's industries, liquor laws, state education, his relations with various prominent state figures and politicians, campaigns, and other topics.
Date: May 12, 1966
Creator: Kamp, H. W. & Hyder, Bullock
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Ed Gossett, June-August 1969

Description: Interview with Judge Ed Gossett, judge of the Criminal District Court in Dallas, Texas. In the first interview, Gossett discusses his childhood in Louisana and Texas, his undergraduate education at the University of Texas at Austin, his time as a lawyer and as district attorney for the 46th judicial district, and his election to Congress in 1938. The second interview includes Gossett's discussion of his tenure as a Congressman.
Date: 1969-06/1969-08
Creator: Kamp, H. W. & Gossett, Ed Lee, 1902-1990
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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