Attorney, former U.S. Congressman from Wichita Falls, Texas, 1938-51, federal judge. Early law career; his unsuccessful campaign for Congress in 1936; his successful campaign for Congress in 1938 against ardent pro-New Dealer W. D. McFarlane; comments about the New Deal; his personal political philosophy; congressional committees; inner-workings of Congress; views on immigration; comments about Franklin Roosevelt and Sam Rayburn.