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OH 0284

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeCLAYTON, Bill (b. 1928)
ProfessionsFarmer-rancher-businessman
Political ServiceSpeaker of the Texas House of Representatives, 1975-82

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0284
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis personal views and experiences as speaker during the Sixty-fourth Legislature. Early political career; personal political philosophy; quest for the house speakership; personal observations of former Speakers Byron Tunnell, Ben Barnes, Gus Mutscher, Rayford Price, Price Daniel, Jr.; appointment of committee chairs; disposition of budget surplus; public school financing; public utilities regulation; constitutional revision.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description48 pp.
Terms of UseOpen