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- Identifier
- e_cle_000700
- Title
- Results of the 1978 General Election by Texas county
- Description
- Results of the 1978 General Election by Texas county. Lists total votes for the General Election of 1978 by county in Texas for the U.S. Senate, Texas Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Railroad Commission. The item also includes a list of presidential election results in Texas for the following years: 1848, 1852, 1856, 1860, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1916.
- Page Count
- 4
- Subject Name
- Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991, Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hobby, Bill, 1932-, White, Mark, 1940-, Wallace, Mack, Poerner, John, Baker, James A. III, Krueger, Robert, 1935-, Marshall, Gaylord, Lacy, James W.
- Subject Topic
- Election, Voting
- Time Period
- "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
- Themebook Term(s)
- John Hill, Bill Hobby, Mark White
- Identifier
- e_cle_006008
- Title
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "Milam man on strike to give Hill apology," January 12, 1980
- Description
- Newspaper clipping headlined "Milam man on strike to give Hill apology," Temple Daily Telegram, January 12, 1980, regarding Charlie Fitts apologizing to John Hill for supporting William P. Clements, Jr., in the Texas gubernatorial election.
- Page Count
- 2
- Subject Name
- Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Topic
- Political campaigns, Agriculture, Governors--Election
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- John Hill
- Identifier
- e_cle_000258
- Title
- News release from V. Lance Tarrance and Associates regarding recent election analysis
- Description
- News release from V. Lance Tarrance and Associates regarding recent election analysis of the Senate race between John Tower and Bob Kreuger, and the gubernatorial race between John Hill and William P. Clements, Jr. The news release describes V. Lance Tarrance election polling data.
- Page Count
- 8
- Creator
- Tarrance, V. Lance.
- Subject Name
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
- Subject Topic
- Political campaigns, Governors--Election
- Time Period
- "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
- Identifier
- e_cle_000341
- Title
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "GOP candidate criticizes racial hiring quotas," June 22, 1978
- Description
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "GOP candidate criticizes racial hiring quotas," June 22, 1978, concerning Bill Clements hiring practices at SEDCO and stance on hiring quotas.
- Page Count
- 1
- Subject Name
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hill, John L., 1923-2007
- Subject Topic
- Minorities
- Time Period
- "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
- Identifier
- e_cle_000701
- Title
- Presidential and Gubernatorial election results by county in Texas, undated
- Description
- Presidential and Gubernatorial election results by county in Texas, undated. The document contains a chart which compares election results for the 1980 U.S. presidential election between Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, and John Anderson by county, as well as the 1978 governor election between John Hill and William P. Clements.
- Page Count
- 2
- Subject Name
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Reagan, Ronald, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
- Subject Topic
- Election
- Time Period
- "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978", "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter
- Identifier
- e_cle_000120
- Title
- Letter from Peter O'Donnell, Jr. to Thomas C. Reed with attached memo from Shirley L. Abbott to O'Donnell regarding observations on the Clements campaign, March 23, 1978
- Description
- Letter from Peter O'Donnell, Jr. to Thomas C. Reed with attached memo from Shirley L. Abbott to O'Donnell regarding observations on the Clements campaign, March 23, 1978. In the memo, Shirley Abbott from Nicolaides & Abbott Advertising & Public Relations warns O'Donnell, "Our feeling is that the candidate has gotten off to a bad start." Abbott attributes this "bad start" to the to the lack of explanation of why Clements is running for governor.
- Page Count
- 3
- Creator
- O'Donnell, Peter J., 1924-, Abbott, Shirley
- Contributor
- Reed, Thomas C., O'Donnell, Peter J., 1924-
- Subject Name
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Briscoe, Dolph, Grover, Henry Cushing Hank
- Subject Topic
- Political campaigns
- Time Period
- "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
- Themebook Term(s)
- John Hill, Dolph Briscoe
- Identifier
- e_cle_0014539
- Title
- Video recording of a program titled "William P. Clements, Jr. vs. John Hill", October 24, 1978
- Description
- Video recording of a program titled "William P. Clements, Jr. vs. John Hill", October 24, 1978.
- Creator
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hill, John L., 1923-2007
- Subject Name
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hill, John L., 1923-2007
- Subject Topic
- Governors--Election, Political campaigns
- Identifier
- e_cle_000004
- Title
- Press Release from Clements for Governor regarding the Statewide Steering Committee of Democrats and Independents for Clements, August 25, 1978
- Description
- Press Release from Clements for Governor regarding the Statewide Steering Committee of Democrats and Independents for Clements, August 25, 1978. The press release includes a roster of Democrats and Independents for Clements.
- Page Count
- 4
- Creator
- Clements for Governor Campaign Committee
- Subject Name
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Briscoe, Dolph, Bracy, Lewis, Roach, T. L., Brown, Buster, Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
- Subject Topic
- Independent voters
- Time Period
- "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Republican Party of Texas
- Identifier
- e_cle_000111
- Title
- Campaign materials for John Luke Hill including comparison to William P. Clements, Jr.
- Description
- Campaign materials for John Luke Hill including comparison to William P. Clements, Jr. The item includes a biography of John Luke Hill, a summary of his record as Attorney General of Texas, and a comparison of stances on issues between John Hill and William P. Clements, Jr.
- Page Count
- 13
- Subject Name
- Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Texas. Public Utility Commission, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
- Subject Topic
- Environmental protection, Drug traffic, Organized crime, Natural gas, Pollution, Taxation, Energy and natural resources, Imports, Capital punishment, Gun control, Agriculture, Education, Property tax, Crime, Labor unions, Equal rights admendments, Abortion
- Time Period
- "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
- Themebook Term(s)
- John Hill, Jimmy Carter
- Identifier
- e_cle_000203
- Title
- Campaign Press Release Clements' Support for Tax Relief, August 9, 1978
- Description
- Campaign Press Release Clements' Support for Tax Relief, August 9, 1978. The release states that Clements supports the protections against excessive taxation approved by the Legislature but feels they do not go far enough to protect the taxpayers of Texas, blaming John Hill for blocking wider protections.
- Page Count
- 2
- Creator
- Clements for Governor Campaign Committee
- Subject Name
- Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Topic
- Taxation, Taxation, State
- Time Period
- "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
- Identifier
- e_cle_000343
- Title
- Open letter from William P. Clements to John Hill asking to debate, September 8, 1978
- Description
- Open letter from William P. Clements to John Hill, September 8, 1978, in which Clements asks John Hill for a response to campaign issues like the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights and support of President Carter's energy policies.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Contributor
- Hill, John L., 1923-2007
- Subject Name
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-, Hill, John L., 1923-2007
- Subject Genre
- Letters (correspondence)
- Subject Topic
- Campaign debates, Energy policy
- Time Period
- "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
- Themebook Term(s)
- John Hill
- Identifier
- e_cle_000349
- Title
- Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements' attempt at comedy falls flat - in woman's lap," September 9, 1978
- Description
- Dallas Times Herald clipping headlined, "Clements' attempt at comedy falls flat - in woman's lap," by Ron Calhoun, September 9, 1978, regarding fallout from the "rubber chicken incident" and primary election information.
- Page Count
- 1
- Subject Name
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hodge, Jerry H., Hill, John L., 1923-2007
- Subject Topic
- Election