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OH 0084

About the Interviewee

IntervieweePARKER, Walt (b. 1918)
Professionsbuilder, Farmer-rancher
Political PartyDemocrat
Political ServiceTexas House of Representatives
Notable infomember of Sixty-first Texas Legislature

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0084
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionBuilder, farmer-rancher, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Denton, Democrat. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Regular and First Special Session of the Sixty-second Legislature. Revenue bills; corporate profits tax; Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal; legislative ethics; “Dirty Thirty”; appropriations; redistricting; University of Texas at Dallas; personal legislation.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description53 pp.
Terms of UseOpen