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- Identifier
- e_cle_000175
- Title
- Press release from Clements for Governor regarding a campaign debate, July 14, 1978
- Description
- Press release from Clements for Governor regarding a campaign debate, July 14, 1978. With attached letter from William P. Clements to John Hill challenging him to a public debate.
- Page Count
- 2
- Subject Name
- Hill, John L., 1923-2007
- Subject Topic
- Campaign debates
- Time Period
- "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
- Themebook Term(s)
- John Hill
- 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_014052
- Title
- Memo from James R. Huffines and Barry R. McBee to William P. Clements regarding Appointment of Relatives, December 7, 1987
- Description
- Memo from James R. Huffines and Barry R. McBee to William P. Clements regarding Appointment of Relatives, December 7, 1987. Response to Governor Clements question on whether a sitting governor can appoint his/her second cousin to a state board, commission, or other appointment. The memo explains the restrictions on such appointments and what steps the governor would need to take to make such an appointment.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Huffines, James R., McBee, Barry
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Name
- Hill, John L., 1923-2007
- Subject Topic
- Appointment to office
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Appointments, John Hill
- Identifier
- e_cle_002831
- Title
- Memo from Pat Oles to file regarding Everett Lord, 279th District Judge, April 17, 1981
- Description
- Memo from Pat Oles, to file regarding Everett Lord, 279th District Judge, April 17, 1981. Pat summarizes his interview with Everett Lord. Lord is enemies with Howard Richards and may have contributed to John Hill's campaign in 1978.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Oles, Patrick
- Contributor
- Lord, Everett
- Subject Name
- Briscoe, Dolph, Hill, John L., 1923-2007, 279th Judicial District, Jefferson County
- Subject Topic
- Judges--Selection and appointment
- Themebook Term(s)
- Appointments, Dolph Briscoe, John Hill
- 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
- Title
- Letter from Chas E. Thompson to William P. Clements, May 26, 1981
- Description
- Letter from Chas E. Thompson to William P. Clements, May 26, 1981. Regarding Clements "nemeses" including John Hill.
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Thompson, Chas E.
- Contributor
- Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- John Hill
- Identifier
- e_cle_004542
- Title
- Press Release regarding S.B. 132 authorizing emergency appropriations for the Attorney General's Office, April 4, 1979
- Description
- Press Release dated April 4, 1979 regarding S.B. 132 authorizing emergency appropriations of $907,000 for the Attorney General's Office. Clements is clear to stress that the appropriations are not an endorsement of Mark White and his office, but instead a necessity after the "sloppy bookkeeping and internal accounting practices" of previous Attorney General John Hill's office.
- Page Count
- 1
- Subject Name
- Hill, John L., 1923-2007, White, Mark, 1940-
- Subject Topic
- Budget
- Time Period
- "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
- Themebook Term(s)
- Mark White, John Hill
- 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_000110
- Title
- Satirical news article headlined, "Dismemberment of victim shakes mother, neighbors," October 24
- Description
- Satirical news article headlined, "Dismemberment of victim shakes mother, neighbors," October 24, from the Clements for Governor Campaign Committee. Regarding the "dismembered body of the former Attorney General of Texas."
- Page Count
- 1
- Creator
- Clements for Governor Campaign Committee
- Contributor
- Reed, Thomas C., Clements, William P., 1917-2011
- Subject Name
- Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Schlesinger, James R.
- Time Period
- "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
- Themebook Term(s)
- John Hill