Attorney, member of the Texas State Senate from Galveston, Democrat. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-second Legislature. Revenue bills; corporate profits tax; Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal; redistricting.

Attorney, member of the Texas State Senate from Galveston, Democrat. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature. One-year versus two-year budget; revenue bills; welfare spending; need for constitutional revision; urban-rural conflict; minimum wages for migrant workers; education legislation; unrest on college campuses; personal legislation; comments about Governors John Connally and Preston Smith.

Attorney, member of the Texas Senate from Galveston, Democrat. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixtieth Legislature.

Attorney. His experiences as private secretary to Governor Miriam A. Ferguson, 1925-27, 1933-35; his relationship with James E. Ferguson; comments about Governors Pat Neff, Dan Moody, James Allred, W. Lee O’Daniel, and Coke Stevenson; Johnson-Stevenson senatorial race of 1948; impeachment of James Ferguson.

Former member of the Texas House of Representatives, 1920-22, 1946-50; journalist; brother-in-law to former Governor Coke Stevenson. His experiences in the Thirty-seventh Legislature; comments about former Governors Pat Neff, James and Miriam Ferguson, and Coke Stevenson; comments about former Senator Joe Bailey and Sam Johnson (Lyndon Johnson’s father); Southwest Texas machine politics; meeting with William Jennings Bryan.

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Palestinian-born immigrant to Denton, Texas, UNT professor. Childhood in Jerusalem under the British mandate; experience as a Christian in Palestine; decision to study international relations and Middle Eastern politics; education at American University of Beirut and Georgetown University; 1986 decision to accept job at North Texas State University; thoughts on current events in Middle East, particularly uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt; work with U.S. State Department; thoughts on opportunities available blind people in U.S.

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Pilot Point, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to CNM-2-A in Bonita National Park near Douglas, Arizona; reenlistment to Company 3889 at G-113-W near Baggs, Wyoming; description of camps; life in camps.

Oilman. His career in the oil industry; Board of Regents, University of Texas. Rainey controversy; government service during World War II; political philosophy and activities.

State legislator. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Fort Worth, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 812 near Cache, Oklahoma; description of camp; life in camp.

Attorney, former Sergeant-at-Arms of the Texas House of Representatives, public speaker, nephew of former Governor Coke Stevenson. His experiences as Sergeant-at-Arms, 1949-53; Stevenson-Johnson senatorial race of 1948; comments about Coke Stevenson.