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OH 0218

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeJOHNSON, Eddie Bernice (b. 1934)
ProfessionsNurse
Political PartyDemocrat
Political ServiceTexas House of Representatives

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0218
Date(s) of interview - ,
DescriptionNurse, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas, Democrat. Her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-third Texas Legislature. Early life in a segregated society; early political activities; campaign for the Texas House of Representatives, 1972; Black Caucus; Women’s Caucus; reform legislation; appropriations; personal legislation; altercation with Comptroller Robert Calvert; comments about Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description232 pp.
Terms of UseOpen