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Identifier: e_cle_012220
Title: Letter from Donald Paul Hodel to William P. Clements, Jr., June 30, 1986
Description: Letter from Donald Paul Hodel to William P. Clements, Jr., June 30, 1986. Letter from Donald Paul Hodel, Secretary of the Interior, congratulating William P. Clements, Jr. on his gubernatorial primary win and offers his help.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Hodel, Donald Paul, 1935-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.), United States. Department of the Interior
Subject Topic: Primaries
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_013961
Title: Letter from former Senator Jack Kemp to William P. Clements, March 25, 1988
Description: Letter from former Senator Jack Kemp to William P. Clements, March 25, 1988. Kemp writes that he would like to come to Texas in the fall and "help elect some more Clements Republicans."
Page Count: 1
Creator: Kemp, Jack
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.)
Subject Topic: Political campaigns
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_000101
Title: Speech by William P. Clements, Jr. for Republican Convention, Keynote Speaker, September 9, 1978
Description: Speech by William P. Clements, Jr. for Republican Convention, Keynote Speaker, September 9, 1978. Speech to the Republican Convention on the future of the Republican Party in Texas. Clements describes how he is different than other Republican candidates and why he can win. Clements also lists a number of issues he sees as important for Texas, including energy, education, and tax reform.
Page Count: 14
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Republican Party (Tex.), Briscoe, Dolph, Harvey, Omar, Crocker-Clements, Rita, 1931-, Haerle, Nola, Jarvis, Howard, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-, Gann, Paul, 1912-1989, Grover, Henry Cushing Hank
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Fund raising, Jet fighter planes, Taxation, Education, Agriculture, Energy and natural resources
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas, Jimmy Carter, Dolph Briscoe

Identifier: e_cle_014022
Title: Letter from Pastor Johnny K. Bryant to William P. Clements, Jr., February 21, 1988
Description: Letter from Reverend Johnny K. Bryant to William P. Clements, Jr., February 21, 1988, regarding concerns from Black constituents.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Bryant, Reverend Johnny K.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.)
Subject Topic: Minorities, Political campaigns
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_014177
Title: List of Targeted Legislative Races in 1988
Description: List of Targeted Legislative Races in 1988. Includes name of the Incumbent, the Republican Party candidate, and the Congressional District for the 1988 Texas legislative races. Annotation by William P. Clements says, "We have 4 in doubt!"
Page Count: 1
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.), Texas. Legislature
Subject Topic: Election
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_000045
Title: Correspondence between Richard Nixon and William P. Clements, Jr., January 1979
Description: Correspondence between Richard Nixon and William P. Clements, Jr., January 1979. Includes attached newspaper clipping headlined, "An Audacious New Star in Texas," from the San Diego Union. President Richard Nixon writes newly elected Governor William P. Clements, Jr. with advice and encouragement. Clements replies with a thank you letter and credits Nixon for his decision to run for Governor, based on his appointment to Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Page Count: 4
Creator: Nixon, Richard M. Richard Milhous 1913-1994, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Nixon, Richard M. Richard Milhous 1913-1994
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Subject Topic: National security, Foreign relations, Partisanship
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_013702
Title: News release from Texans for Reagan-Bush, regarding appointment of Bill Lauderback, September 3, 1980
Description: News release from Texans for Reagan-Bush, regarding Governor William P. Clements, Jr.'s, announcement of the appointment of Bill Lauderback as Statewide Coordinator for Democrats and Independents for Reagan-Bush, September 3, 1980.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Texans for Reagan-Bush
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Lauderback, Bill, Reagan, Ronald, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Republican Party (Tex.)
Subject Topic: Election
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ronald Reagan

Identifier: e_cle_012189
Title: Letter from George Bush to William P. Clements, Jr., May 16, 1986
Description: Letter from George Bush to William P. Clements, Jr., May 16, 1986. George Bush informs William P. Clements, Jr., that he has directed The Fund for America's Future to send a $10,000 check to the Clements gubernatorial campaign in an effort to solidify the Republican majority. A handwritten note from Bush wishes Clements good luck.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Bush, George, 1924-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Republican Party (Tex.), Bush, Barbara, 1925-
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Campaign funds
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_012057
Title: Rita C. Bass letter to William P. Clements, July 26, 1973
Description: Rita C. Bass letter to William P. Clements, July 26, 1973. Thank you for contributions to Texas Republican Party; handwritten.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Crocker-Clements, Rita, 1931-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.)
Subject Topic: Political participation, Campaign donations
Time Period: "SecDef, 1972-1976"
Themebook Term(s): Rita Crocker Clements, Republican Party of Texas