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On the drilling rig, ca. 1952 (Clements at center). Detail taken from e_cle_000028.Outtake from campaign photo shoot, 1978. Detail taken from e_cle_000028Outtake from campaign photo shoot, 1978. Detail taken from e_cle_000028Clements at his Forney ranch, 1978. Detail taken from e_cle_000028.Clements at his Forney ranch, 1978. Detail taken from e_cle_000028.Clements at his Forney ranch, 1978. Detail taken from e_cle_000028.Outtake from campaign photo shoot, 1978. Detail taken from e_cle_000028William and Rita Clements in front of the state capitol building, 1978. Detail taken from e_cle_000028.Clements on the stump, 1978. Detail taken from e_cle_000028.Bill Clements as featured in a 1978 publicity photo. Detail taken from e_cle_000216.Bill and Rita Clements campaign photo, 1978. Detail taken from e_cle_000216. Bill and Rita Clements campaign photo, 1978. Detail taken from e_cle_000216. Bill and Rita Clements on official state visit to Mexico, August 1979 [e_cle_013810]Governor Clements arrives in Mexico for official state visit, August 1979 [e_cle_013818]Bill and Rita Clements on official state visit to Mexico, August 1979 [e_cle_013825]]Bill and Rita Clements on official state visit to Mexico, August 1979 [e_cle_013826]Bill and Rita Clements on official state visit to Mexico, August 1979 [e_cle_013835]Governor Clements visits San Antonio during Cinco de Mayo, May, 1980 [e_cle_013841]Governor Clements talks with San Antonio students during Cinco de Mayo, May, 1980 [e_cle_013842]Governor Clements talks with San Antonio students during Cinco de Mayo, May, 1980 [e_cle_013847]Governor Clements talks with San Antonio students during Cinco de Mayo, May, 1980 [e_cle_013848]Bill Clements posing for campaign portraits, ca. 1978, detail taken from e_cle_000028.Portrait shot of Bill Clements, Jr., undated. Detail taken from e_cle_000028.William P. Clements with Estella Allen at phone center in Beaumont, ca. 1986. [e_cle_000052]Governor Clements during visit to Chihuahua, Mexico, October 1979. Detail taken from e_cle_005821.Governor Clements making a public appearance with Governor Bernardo Aguirre during state visit to Chihuahua, Mexico, October 1979. Detail taken from e_cle_005821. Governor Clements greeted by local officials during official visit to Chihuahua, Mexico, October 1979. Detail taken from e_cle_005821.Governor and First Lady Clements greet the Governor of Puebla, Mexico, Alfredo Toxqui Fernandez de Lara and his wife during official visit, September 1980. Detail taken from e_cle_005829. Governor and First Lady Clements greet the Governor of Puebla, Mexico, Alfredo Toxqui Fernandez de Lara and his wife during official visit, September 1980. Detail taken from e_cle_005829. Governor and First Lady Clements appear with the Governor of Puebla, Mexico, Alfredo Toxqui Fernandez de Lara and his wife during official visit, September 1980. Detail taken from e_cle_005829. Governor Clements with friends Bob Chamberlin and Jeanne Richards, February 1988. [e_cle_009653]Clements signs a bill surrounded by Texas legislators, undated. [e_cle_013446]William P. Clements with Representative Richard Smith, ca. 1988. [e_cle_013448]Governor Clements visiting a Texas aerospace factory, ca. 1988. During his second term, Clements worked hard to attract high-tech businesses to his state. [e_cle_013449]Bill and Rita Clements at a campaign stop, ca. 1983 [e_cle_013450]Bill Clements during his second term. Detail taken from e_cle_013451Bill and Rita Clements at an appearance during the Governor's second term, Detail taken from e_cle_013451.Governor Clements speaks during the 1986 campaign. [e_cle_013453]Clements supports holding bumper stickers during the 1986 campaign [e_cle_013454]William Clements Jr. being sworn in as the 42th governor of Texas with his wife Rita by his side, January 1979 [e_cle_013456]Bill Clements speaking with his future constituents during the 1978 campaign [e_cle_013457]Portrait of William Clements, Jr. [e_cle_013458]Governor William Clements, Jr. [e_cle_013459]Governor William Clements, Jr. [e_cle_013460]Governor William Clements, Jr. [e_cle_013461]Governor and First Lady Bill and Rita Clements [e_cle_013462]First Lady Rita Crocker Clements [e_cle_013463]Bill Clements at three years of age. Photo courtesy of Texas State Library and Archives CommissionBill Clements as a junior, where he played guard for Highland Park High School. Photo courtesy of Texas State Library and Archives CommissionBill and Rita Clements pass under the traditional arch during Clements 1979 inauguration. Photo courtesy of Texas State Library and Archives CommissionGovernor Clements former Texas governors Preston Smith, John Connally, and Allan Shivers. Photo courtesy of Texas State Library and Archives CommissionGovernor Clements meets with Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, February 10, 1979. Photo courtesy of Texas State Library and Archives CommissionBill Clements campaign photo, 1978. Detail taken from e_cle_000028.Film reel of Bill and Rita Clements talking with Texas legislators, ca. 1978. Detail taken from e_cle_000028.Reel of then-candidate Clements addressing the Texas Legislature during the 1978 campaign. Detail taken from e_cle_000028.Reception at Border Governors Conference in Brownsville, TX, June 1979. Harlingen Mayor Bob Youker at left; US Ambassador to Mexico Patrick Lucey, Governor Bruce King of New Mexico, Governor and Mrs. Clements, and Bill Perrin of Brownsville. [e_cle_007092] Governor Clements presents Ambassador to Mexico Patrick Lucey a certificate naming him an honorary citizen of Texas, June 1979. From his first days as Governor, Clements prioritized his state's economic and political relationship with Mexico. [e_cle_007093.]Governor Clements speaks with Governor Bruce Babbitt of Arizona during National Governors Conference in Brownsville, TX, June 1979. [e_cle_007094]