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OH 0477

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 0477
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis personal views and experiences during the Second Special Session of the Sixty-fifth Legislature. Treasury surplus; sentiment for tax relief; influence of Proposition 13 in California; gubernatorial politics; homestead exemptions; taxation on agricultural land; Peveto bill; “Filthy Fifty.”
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description23 pp.
Terms of UseOpen