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A Day in the Life of a United States Senator

Description: This 1958 television documentary overviews a typical day on Capitol Hill for Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas. (Yarborough was seeking reelection at the time.) After eating breakfast with his wife and conferring with his staff, Yarborough attends a hearing of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee and sits in on a session. All the while, he makes time for Texans visiting the national capital.
Date: 1958
Duration: 14 minutes 39 seconds
Partner: TCU Mary Couts Burnett Library

[Letter from John J. Herrera to Lindley Beckworth - 1966-01-26]

Description: Letter from John J. Herrera to Lindley Beckworth, dated January 26, 1966, asking for his help getting President Lyndon B. Johnson to recognize the work of the League of United Latin American Citizens and proclaim the week of February 13 - 19, 1966 to be National LULAC Week. Also contains a handwritten note from Herrera recalling his memory of meeting Beckworth when President John F. Kennedy spoke at the LULAC Banquet on November 21, 1963.
Date: January 26, 1966
Creator: Herrera, John J.
Partner: Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library

[News Script: Tax package]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a tax package passed by the Texas senate.
Date: April 28, 1971, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[News Script: Senate bill rejection]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about the Texas senate rejecting a corporate profits income tax.
Date: April 28, 1971, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from K. L. Scott to Lindley Beckworth, June 24, 1959]

Description: Letter from K. L. Scott to Lindley Beckworth discussing Resolution 48, a bill that would make poultry, egg, hog, and milk producers eligible for loans from the Small Business Administration. Mr. Scott explains that there is already another government agency that does what the bill aims to do.
Date: June 24, 1959
Creator: Scott, K. L.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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