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OH 0485

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 0485
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionFarmer-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 Description38 pp.
Terms of UseOpen