| Interviewee | GILMER, Claude (b. 1901) |
| Professions | Attorney |
| Political Service | Texas House of Representatives |
| Interview ID # | OH 0143 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | Attorney, former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, 1946-47. His first legislative campaign; “Immortal 56” and the Transactions Tax; Governor W. Lee O’Daniel and his relationship with the House; life as a freshman representative; highway legislation and the Bond Assumption Act; his race for the House Speakership; views on Governor Coke Stevenson; Speaker of the House and committee assignments; Gilmer-Aiken Act and public education. |
| Interviewer(s) | Fred Gantt |
| Physical Description | 53 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
