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Identifier: e_cle_000149
Title: List of political positions for Texas gubernatorial candidates William P. Clements, Jr., and John Hill
Description: List of political positions for Texas gubernatorial candidates William P. Clements, Jr., and John Hill. The list compares the candidates' similar positions on capital punishment, beef imports, marijuana, and gun control.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Hill, John L., 1923-2007
Subject Topic: Governors--Election, Political campaigns, Gun control, Capital punishment
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_006916
Title: Transcript of press conference with Governor William P. Clements, Jr., April 3, 1981
Description: Transcript of press conference with Governor William P. Clements, Jr., April 3, 1981. regarding criminal justice reform, gun control, and federal budget cuts.
Page Count: 13
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding--Law and legislation, Block grants, New Federalism, Gun control
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform

Identifier: e_cle_001237
Title: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Dave Edmondson of the Texas Rifle Association, July 21, 1986
Description: Letter from William P. Clements, Jr. to Dave Edmondson of the Texas Rifle Association, July 21, 1986. Letter is regarding Clements' views on gun control in Texas.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Edmondson, Dave
Subject Topic: Gun control

Identifier: e_cle_000276
Title: Report titled Bill Clements Position Papers, undated
Description: Report titled Bill Clements Position Papers, undated. Topics include education, crime, water, and gun control, among others.
Page Count: 27
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Political campaigns, Water, Crime, Gun control
Time Period: "Gubernatorial Campaign, 1977-1978"

Identifier: e_cle_004791
Title: Memo from Jim Kaster to William P. Clements, April 29, 1981, concerning bills regarding firearms
Description: Memo from Jim Kaster to William P. Clements, April 29, 1981, concerning bills regarding firearms
Page Count: 2
Creator: Kaster, Jim
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Gun control
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_005919
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Reagan shooting may push Texas gun control bill," April 1, 1981
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Reagan shooting may push Texas gun control bill," April 1, 1981.
Page Count: 1
Subject Topic: Gun control

Identifier: e_cle_009543
Title: Correspondence between Patricia Adcock and William P. Clements concerning Unpassed Legislation, May 11 to June 10, 1987
Description: Correspondence between Patricia Adcock and William P. Clements concerning Unpassed Legislation, May 11 to June 10, 1987. Adcock supports proposed legislation allowing for Texans to carry handguns for their own protection, which Clements claims did not make it out of committee and thus has no chance of passing.
Page Count: 2
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Gun control
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"

Identifier: e_cle_000691
Title: Report on Texas Republican's stance on traditional freedoms
Description: Report on Texas Republican's stance on traditional freedoms. Topics include individual rights, the economy, state administration, criminal justice, education, the family, and citizen government. Includes a list of resolutions passed by the Republican Party State Convention, September 11, 1982.
Page Count: 20
Subject Name: Republican Party (Tex.), Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Reagan, Ronald
Subject Topic: Gun control, Deregulation, Right to labor, Minorities, Job creation, Taxation, Energy policy, Water, Agriculture, Transportation, Foreign relations, Abortion, States' rights (American politics), Drug abuse and crime, Drunk driving, Education, Pornography, Nuclear energy, Radioactive wastes, English-only movement, Religion and state, Right of Property
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Republican Party of Texas, The Texas Economy, Ronald Reagan

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_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

Identifier: e_cle_009604
Title: Letter from Sarah Brady to William P. Clements concerning Gun Control, July 29, 1988
Description: Letter from Sarah Brady to William P. Clements concerning Gun Control, July 29, 1988. Brady, the wife of one of the men harmed in the attempted Reagan assassination, gives her support and reasoning for further control in relation to felons, drug traffickers, and addicts, stating Reagan's support for such a measure and its effectiveness in California.
Page Count: 2
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Gun control
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Ronald Reagan

Identifier: e_cle_014425
Title: Minutes from the Governor's Senior Staff Meeting, February 21, 1989
Description: Minutes from the Governor's Senior Staff Meeting, February 21, 1989. Regarding prison construction funding, the Rio Grande sewage treatment plant, the Board of Governor's Conference and National Governor's Conference, the constitutionality of FDIC and FSLIC Actions in Texas, legislative policy, and gubernatorial appointments.
Page Count: 2
Subject Name: Border Governors Conference
Subject Topic: Prisons--Overcrowding, Water, Banks and Banking, Gun control
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Criminal Justice Reform