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Identifier: e_cle_000160
Title: Letter from Van Henry Archer, Jr., to William P. Clements, Jr., regarding Clements primary victory, May 12, 1978
Description: Letter from Van Henry Archer, Jr., to William P. Clements, Jr., regarding Clements primary victory, May 12, 1978. Archer offers to put Clements in touch with Dolph Briscoe staff members.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Archer, Van Henry, Jr.
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Briscoe, Dolph
Subject Topic: Governors--Election, Political campaigns
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_000367
Title: Letters from William P. Clements, Jr. to John Hill, 1978
Description: Letters from William P. Clements, Jr. to John Hill, 1978. Five open letters from William P. Clements, Jr. to the Honorable John Hill from August 11-September 8, 1978. Clements urges John Hill to join him in open debate on issues of binding referendums, voting on new or increased tax bills, a Constitutional amendment in Texas to ban income tax, voter referendums on tax increases, and Jimmy Carter.
Page Count: 5
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Hill, John L., 1923-2007
Subject Name: Briscoe, Dolph, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Campaign debates, Constitutional amendments, Taxation, Taxation, State, Income tax, Election
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): John Hill, Jimmy Carter, Dolph Briscoe

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_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_000124
Title: Memo to Omar Harvey regarding the Conservative Movement in America, February 1, 1978
Description: Memo to Omar Harvey regarding the Conservative Movement in America, February 1, 1978. The memo briefly describes the conservative movement and its relation to the Republican Party and then outlines the conservative movement organizations that the Clements campaign might encounter before the Republican primary. These organizations include the Americans for Constitutional Action (ACA), the American Conservative Union (ACU), The Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), The Conservative Caucus, Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress, Citizens for the Republic, and the National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC).
Page Count: 3
Contributor: Harvey, Omar
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Reagan, Ronald, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Crane, Philip M., 1930-, Barnhart, Ray, Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991, O'Donnell, Peter J., 1924-, Briscoe, Dolph, Nixon, Richard M. Richard Milhous 1913-1994, National Conservative Political Action Committtee, Americans for Constitutional Action (Organization), American Conservative Union, Young Americans for Freedom, Conservative Caucus, Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress, Citizens for the Republic, Texas Conservative Union
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Conservatism
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas, Ronald Reagan, Dolph Briscoe

Identifier: e_cle_000109
Title: Press release from Clements for Governor regarding William P. Clements, Jr. victory statement, November 8, 1978
Description: Press release from Clements for Governor regarding William P. Clements, Jr. victory statement, November 8, 1978. Statement by William P. Clements, Jr. on his gubernatorial victory. Clements calls for the help and support of John Hill, Dolph Briscoe, Bill Hobby, and Billy Clayton.
Page Count: 2
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Crocker-Clements, Rita, 1931-, Briscoe, Dolph, Hill, John L., 1923-2007, Hobby, Bill, 1932-, Clayton, Bill W.
Subject Topic: Political campaigns
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Rita Crocker Clements, Dolph Briscoe, John Hill, Bill Hobby

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