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Identifier: e_cle_006121
Title: Letter from William P. Clements to Mark White regarding oil spills, November 20, 1979
Description: Letter from William P. Clements to Mark White regarding oil spills. Governor Clements expresses his agitation over Mark White's comments in an attached telegram, inviting oil company representatives to a private meeting. The intention of the meeting was to discuss more effective responses to oil spills. Governor Clements states White has no authority to call such a meeting and White's comments disparage the efforts of the current agencies in charge of crisis response.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Topic: Oil Spills
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ixtoc I oil spill

Identifier: e_cle_005297
Title: Correspondence between Governor William P. Clements, Jr., and Attorney General Mark White, January 22, 1980
Description: Correspondence between Governor William P. Clements, Jr., and Attorney General Mark White, January 22, 1980, regarding coordination of services for oil spill clean-up.
Page Count: 5
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: United States. Coast Guard
Subject Topic: Oil Spills
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ixtoc I oil spill

Identifier: e_cle_007224
Title: Group of documents regarding federal response to oil spills, December 1979 - April 1980
Description: Group of documents regarding federal response to oil spills, December 1979 - April 1980. Attached are letters from Mark White to William P. Clements, Jr. and Jimmy Carter, regarding the federal response to oil spills, December 17, 1979 - March 10, 1980. Also attached are responses from Clements, as well as his appreciation for working with federal government to secure funding for oil spills.
Page Count: 10
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-
Contributor: White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-, Madson, Roger
Subject Topic: Oil Spills
Themebook Term(s): Ixtoc I oil spill

Identifier: e_cle_007222
Title: Correspondence between William P. Clements, Jr. and Mark White, December 1979 - January 1980
Description: Correspondence between William P. Clements, Jr. and Mark White, December 1979 - January 1980. Topics discuss include the Ixtoc I oil spill, and who is ultimately responsible for cleanup costs.
Page Count: 5
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, White, Mark, 1940-, Madson, Roger
Subject Topic: Oil Spills
Themebook Term(s): Ixtoc I oil spill

Identifier: e_cle_001120
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined, “White angry at SEDCO liability suit,” September 12, 1979
Description: Newspaper clipping, “White angry at SEDCO liability suit,” from the Fort Worth Star Telegram regarding Mark White's attitude towards a SEDCO liability suit, September 12, 1979. The text quotes Gill Clements' statements concerning SEDCO's absence of liability regarding an oil spill of the Gulf Coast.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Martinets, Patrick, Nelson, Mark
Contributor: Clements, Ben Gill, White, Mark, 1940-
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Oil Spills
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): SEDCO