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OH 0502

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeALLRED, David (b. 1936)
ProfessionsJournalist
Political PartyDemocrat
Political ServiceTexas House of Representatives
Notable infoson of former Governor James V. Allred, Democrat

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0502
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences and personal views as a member of the Special sessions of the Sixty-first Legislature. One-Year versus two-year budget; increase in sales tax; Expansion of sales tax; “grocery tax”; conflicts with Speaker Gus Mutscher; beer lobby; views on corporate taxes; voter disillusionment; urban-rural conflicts; Wichita Falls politics; his campaign for reelection; contest for House speakership.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description101 pp
Terms of UseOpen