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Identifier: e_cle_000896
Title: Memo from Wayne (Thorburn) to Chet regarding campaign activities of the Republican Party of Texas, May 14, 1980
Description: Memo from Wayne (Thorburn) to Chet regarding campaign activities of the Republican Party of Texas, May 14, 1980. Memo focuses on coordinating the work of the national and state Republican parties in preparation for the 1980 election and includes maps reflecting state voting patterns.
Page Count: 22
Creator: Thorburn, Wayne J. (Wayne Jacob), 1944-
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Rove, Karl
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Voter turnout
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas, Karl Rove

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_012355
Title: Order of program for Victory '82 dinner and fundraiser, June 15, 1982, Houston, Texas
Description: Order of program for Victory '82 dinner and fundraiser, June 15, 1982, Houston, Texas. Includes script for Master of Ceremonies T. Boone Pickens to introduce speakers and guests throughout the event, showing order and times of speakers. Also includes a separate order of introduction and biography, June 14, 1982.
Page Count: 12
Contributor: Pickens, T. Boone (Thomas Boone)
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_006984
Title: Address by William P. Clements, Jr., Governor-Elect, State Republican Executive Committee Meeting, regarding plans for his administration, December 9, 1978
Description: Address by William P. Clements, Jr., Governor-Elect, State Republican Executive Committee Meeting, regarding plans for his administration, December 9, 1978. Clements states his gratitude for Republican support and his support for tax and education reform.
Page Count: 7
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Republican Party (Tex.)
Subject Name: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Republican Party (Tex.)
Subject Topic: Taxation
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_006905
Title: Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, December 3, 1980
Description: Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, December 3, 1980, regarding appointments within the national and Texas Republican Party.
Page Count: 7
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Republican Party (Tex.), Texas. Legislative Budget Board, Clayton, Bill W.
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

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_006903
Title: Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, November 10, 1980
Description: Transcript of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., Press Conference, November 10, 1980, with questions regarding Ronald Reagan and the Republican Party.
Page Count: 14
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Ford, Jon
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993, National Governor's Association
Subject Topic: Election
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ronald Reagan, Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_003138
Title: Letter from George P. Calhoon to Linda Howell, December 4, 1978
Description: Letter from George P. Calhoon to William P. Clements, Jr., campaign worker Linda Howell, regarding appointment of Texas Secretary of State, and of the site of Republican and Democratic party conventions, December 4, 1978. Includes Houston Post article by Jim Craig titled, "Clements win may cost Houston its bid for convention," November 11, 1978.
Page Count: 1
Contributor: Howell, Linda
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Texas. Secretary of State
Subject Topic: Appointment to office
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas, Appointments

Identifier: e_cle_000125
Title: Memo to Omar Harvey regarding Grover Candidacy, February 2, 1978
Description: Memo to Omar Harvey regarding Grover Candidacy, February 2, 1978. Memo from unknown author regarding the Hank Grover's candidacy for Texas Governor and the problems facing the Clements campaign in regards to the conservative movement.
Page Count: 2
Contributor: Harvey, Omar
Subject Name: Reagan, Ronald, Bush, George, 1924-, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-, Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Jacobson, Pat, Grover, Henry Cushing Hank, Texas Conservative Union
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Conservatism, Taxation, Equal rights admendments, Abortion, Gay rights, Gun control, SALT II (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks), Panama Canal (Panama)
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_000126
Title: Biographical resume of Rita Clements
Description: Biographical resume of Rita Clements. Biographical information on Rita Crocker Clements including details of her education, family members, church affiliation, civic and political activities, government and business activities, and hobbies. The biographical resume likely dates from 1978, during Clements first gubernatorial campaign.
Page Count: 2
Subject Name: Crocker-Clements, Rita, 1931-, Hockaday School (Dallas, Tex.), University of Texas at Austin, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Bass, Dan, Bass, Bonnie, Bass, Barbara, Bass, Jimmy, Crocker, Byron, Saint Michael and All Angels Church, Junior League of Dallas, Crystal Charity, Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Rita Crocker Clements

Identifier: e_cle_000119
Title: Memo from Scott to Omar regarding Metro Organization, January 1978
Description: Memo from Scott to Omar regarding Metro Organization, January 1978. Memo regarding campaign organization in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Forth Worth. The date of this memo was inferred from similar memos between Scott and Omar housed in the same folder.
Page Count: 2
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Elliott, William
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Political endorsements
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_000045
Title: Correspondence between Richard Nixon and William P. Clements, Jr., January 1979
Description: Correspondence between Richard Nixon and William P. Clements, Jr., January 1979. Includes attached newspaper clipping headlined, "An Audacious New Star in Texas," from the San Diego Union. President Richard Nixon writes newly elected Governor William P. Clements, Jr. with advice and encouragement. Clements replies with a thank you letter and credits Nixon for his decision to run for Governor, based on his appointment to Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Page Count: 4
Creator: Nixon, Richard M. Richard Milhous 1913-1994, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Nixon, Richard M. Richard Milhous 1913-1994
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Subject Topic: National security, Foreign relations, Partisanship
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_012353
Title: Program for Victory '82 dinner and fundraiser, June 15, 1982
Description: Program for Victory '82 dinner and fundraiser sponsored by the Governor Clements Committee, June 15, 1982, with inscription from U.S. President Ronald Reagan on cover. Speakers include Reagan and Vice President George H.W. Bush, with T. Boone Pickens as Master of Ceremonies. Program includes a biography of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., remarks from Reagan and Bush, and a list of dinner chairmen. Identification sticker for Mrs. William P. Clements laid in.
Page Count: 8
Creator: Governor Clements Committee
Contributor: Reagan, Ronald, Bush, George, 1924-, Rhodes, Tom B., Pickens, T. Boone (Thomas Boone)
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Governors--Election, Fund raising
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_013702
Title: News release from Texans for Reagan-Bush, regarding appointment of Bill Lauderback, September 3, 1980
Description: News release from Texans for Reagan-Bush, regarding Governor William P. Clements, Jr.'s, announcement of the appointment of Bill Lauderback as Statewide Coordinator for Democrats and Independents for Reagan-Bush, September 3, 1980.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Texans for Reagan-Bush
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Lauderback, Bill, Reagan, Ronald, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Republican Party (Tex.)
Subject Topic: Election
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Ronald Reagan

Identifier: e_cle_000886
Title: Letter from Peter O'Donnell to Jim Francis, July 21, 1980
Description: Letter from Peter O'Donnell to Jim Francis, July 21, 1980, regarding Governor William P. Clements, Jr.'s, use of a state airplane. Attached is a Dallas Times Herald editorial, June 20, 1980, critical of Clements' using the airplane for travel to the Republican National Convention.
Page Count: 2
Creator: O'Donnell, Peter J., 1924-
Contributor: Francis, Jim
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Subject Topic: Expenditures, Public, Transportation, Campaign donations
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_012189
Title: Letter from George Bush to William P. Clements, Jr., May 16, 1986
Description: Letter from George Bush to William P. Clements, Jr., May 16, 1986. George Bush informs William P. Clements, Jr., that he has directed The Fund for America's Future to send a $10,000 check to the Clements gubernatorial campaign in an effort to solidify the Republican majority. A handwritten note from Bush wishes Clements good luck.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Bush, George, 1924-
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Name: Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Republican Party (Tex.), Bush, Barbara, 1925-
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Campaign funds
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_000115
Title: Memo from Scott to Omar regarding Campaign Phase I, January 1978
Description: Memo from Scott to Omar regarding Campaign Phase I, January 1978. Memo regarding the first phase of William P. Clements, Jr., gubernatorial campaign. The first phase includes introductory mailing introducing the Republican Party to Bill Clements, the announcement of the campaign, a tour to Republican majority counties, follow-up mailing, and mass mailing.
Page Count: 3
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Eggers, Paul, Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Campaign literature, Campaign advertising, Advertising, Direct-mail
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_000118
Title: Memo from Scott to Omar regarding Field Operations Phase I, January 13, 1978
Description: Memo from Scott to Omar regarding Field Operations Phase I, January 13, 1978. Memo outlining the first phase of field operations for William P. Clements, Jr., gubernatorial campaign. The first phase includes assignments of field coordinators, contacting key Republican leaders, events and touring, and the setting up of campaign headquarters in top priority urban counties.
Page Count: 2
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Republican Party (Tex.), Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Barker, Eddie
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Campaign management
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_013703
Title: News release from the Texas Victory Committee, regarding campaign for the Reagan-Bush ticket in Texas, September 10, 1980
Description: News release from the Texas Victory Committee, regarding campaign for the Reagan-Bush ticket in Texas, September 10, 1980, and announcing Governor William P. Clements, Jr., and Rita Clements campaigning in Fort Stockton and Kerrville-Hunt. Includes a statement of support from former governor John Connally.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Texas Victory Committee
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Republican Party (Tex.), Reagan, Ronald, Connally, John Bowden, 1917-1993
Subject Topic: Political campaigns
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas

Identifier: e_cle_013591
Title: Article headlined, "Texas Tough Guy," January 1981
Description: D Magazine article headlined, "Texas Tough Guy," by Dave McNeely, January 1981, regarding Governor William P. Clements, Jr.'s role in state and national politics.
Page Count: 4
Creator: McNeely, Dave
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Republican Party (Tex.)
Subject Topic: Political participation, News Media History
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

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