| Interviewee | CLAYTON, Bill (b. 1928) |
| Professions | Farmer-rancher-businessman |
| Political Service | Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, 1975-82 |
| Interview ID # | OH 0485 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | Farmer-rancher-businessman. His personal views and experiences as Speaker during the Sixty-sixth Legislature. Decision to seek third term as speaker; relationship with Governor William Clements; House organization; Budget Execution Act; reduction of state bureaucracy; zero-based budgeting; reduction of taxes; appropriations; school finance bill; personal and corporate income taxes; Peveto bill; interest rates; consumer protection legislation; comments about “Killer Bees”; initiative-referendum. |
| Interviewer(s) | Ronald E. Marcello |
| Physical Description | 38 pp. |
| Terms of Use | Open |
