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OH 0845

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeLEEDOM, John (b. 1921)
ProfessionsBusinessman
Political PartyRepublican
Political ServiceTexas Senate

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0845
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionBusinessman, member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, Republican. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-eighth Legislature. Early involvement in politics; his political philosophy; election to Texas Senate, 1980; activities on Intergovernmental Relations Committee; his role in establishing the Fee Task Force; comments about Lieutenant Governor William Hobby; role of Republican minority in the Senate; issue of financial disclosure for legislators.
Interviewer(s)Ronald E. Marcello
Physical Description54 pp.
Terms of UseOpen