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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_002518
Title: Memo from Doug Brown to William P. Clements Jr. regarding Problem Summary, May 1, 1979
Description: Memo from Doug Brown to William P. Clements Jr. regarding Problem Summary, May 1, 1979. Brown recommends procedures and policies for dealing with budget and fiscal affairs in the future.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Brown, Doug
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Briscoe, Dolph
Subject Topic: Budget

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_000199
Title: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Governor Dolph Briscoe regarding amending the Texas constitution for a tax payers bill of rights, July 3, 1978
Description: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Governor Dolph Briscoe regarding amending the Texas constitution for a tax payers bill of rights, July 3, 1978.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Briscoe, Dolph
Subject Topic: Income tax, Sales tax, Property tax

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_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_004276
Title: Teacher Pay Raises Under Current Law
Description: Document titled "Teacher Pay Raises Under Current Law." It discusses the budget under Governor Briscoe, which does not contain funds for teacher pay raises above those which are automatically provided through the Foundation Program. Included is a table that indicates teachers in 1979 who have the number of years of experience will receive only one automatic pay raise during the biennium.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Briscoe, Dolph
Subject Topic: Teachers, Budget
Themebook Term(s): Education Reform, 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_004263
Title: Chart labeled "Comparison of Fiscal Year 1979 Budgeted with Recommended for the 1980-81 Biennium"
Description: Chart labeled "Comparison of Fiscal Year 1979 Budgeted with Recommended for the 1980-81 Biennium." Compares budgets of the judiciary; health, welfare, and rehabilitation agencies; executive and administrative departments and agencies/ and agencies of public education. It also compares the Legislative Budget Board recommendations to Governor Briscoe's recommendations from 1980-1981.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Texas. Legislative Budget Board, Briscoe, Dolph
Subject Topic: Budget
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Dolph Briscoe

Identifier: e_cle_000544
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined: "Minority delegates exit", July 25, 1975
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined: "Minority delegates exit--Opposition to act back" Houston Post, July 25, 1975. White and Briscoe resist effort to bring Texas under the federal Voting Rights Act, causing Mexican-American and African-American delegates to walk out of the AFL-CIO state convention in protest.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Briscoe, Dolph, White, Mark, 1940-, Montemayor, Paul, AFL-CIO‏
Subject Topic: Mexican Americans, Hispanic Americans--Politics and government
Time Period: "SecDef, 1972-1976"
Themebook Term(s): 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_005268
Title: Memo from David A. Dean to Tobin Armstrong, regarding West Texas University Regent Appointment, August 9, 1979
Description: Memo from David A. Dean to Tobin Armstrong, regarding West Texas University Regent Appointment, August 9, 1979. Regarding recommended appointments for the West Texas State University Board of Regents.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Dean, David A. (David Allen), 1948- ‎
Contributor: Armstrong, Tobin
Subject Name: West Texas State University Board of Regents, West Texas State University, Roach, T. L., Sherman, Max, Briscoe, Dolph, Abraham, Malouf, Christian, Tom
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments, Dolph Briscoe

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_000374
Title: Open letter from William P. Clements to Governor Briscoe, August 5, 1978
Description: Letter from William P. Clements to Governor Dolph Briscoe asking for him to call a special session in order to vote on a Constitutional package regarding tax legislation.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Briscoe, Dolph
Subject Name: Briscoe, Dolph
Subject Topic: Constitutional amendments
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Dolph Briscoe

Identifier: e_cle_000354
Title: News Release from Clements for Governor Campaign, regarding tax relief, July 26, 1978
Description: News Release from Clements for Governor Campaign, regarding tax relief, July 26, 1978. Clements addresses the special session of the Texas Legislature called by Governor Dolph Briscoe regarding state taxes.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Clements for Governor Campaign Committee
Subject Name: Briscoe, Dolph
Subject Topic: Taxation, State, Property tax
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_005987
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Gov. Clements picks his Secretary of State," August 26, 1979
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Gov. Clements picks his Secretary of State," August 26, 1979. The clipping was published in the Williamson County Sun by Bill Kidd.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Texas. Secretary of State, Strake, George W., Briscoe, Dolph, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Grover, Henry Cushing Hank
Subject Topic: Appointment to office, Voting, Voter registration
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_000198
Title: Press release praising Governor Briscoe for "including several of Clements' suggestions" in calling for a special session on tax relief, July 3, 1978
Description: Press release praising Governor Briscoe for "including several of Clements' suggestions" in calling for a special session on tax relief, July 3, 1978.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements for Governor Campaign Committee
Subject Name: Texas. Legislature, Briscoe, Dolph
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_006062
Title: Newspaper clipping "Briscoe indicates plan for comeback studied," June 1, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping "Briscoe indicates plan for comeback studied," June 1, 1981.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Briscoe, Dolph

Identifier: e_cle_013185
Title: Notes on Staff Meeting Held Thursday, March 29, 1979
Description: Notes on Staff Meeting Held Thursday, March 29, 1979. Regarding Phil Warner, the editor-in-chief of the Houston Chronicle, management of personnel, the passing of the resolution on renovating the Governor's Mansion, Thomas M. Keel, director of the Legislative Budget Board (LBB), and other issues. Annotated by William P. Clements.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Harris, Janie
Subject Name: Warner, Phil, Houston Chronicle, Briscoe, Dolph, Texas Governor's Mansion (Austin, Tex.)‏, Texas. Governor's Office of Migrant Affairs
Subject Topic: Personnel management
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Dolph Briscoe

Identifier: e_cle_012407
Title: Transcript of William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, 1977
Description: Transcript of William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, 1977, in Austin, Texas, announcing his candidacy for governor of Texas. Clements discuss his background as an oil contractor and the importance of developing a national energy policy.
Page Count: 14
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Briscoe, Dolph, Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Subject Topic: Governors--Election, Energy policy, Oil fields
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

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