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OH 0049

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeBLANTON, Jack (b. 1921)
ProfessionsBusinessman
EmployersTexas House of Representatives
Political PartyDemocrat

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0049
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionBusinessman, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Carrollton, Democrat. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature. Personal political philosophy; one-year versus two-year budget; Caveness Plan; social legislation; establishment of University of Texas at Dallas; creation of new four-year colleges; college campus unrest; revenue legislation; beer and liquor lobby; comments about Governor Preston Smith; personal legislation.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description58 pp.
Terms of UseOpen