Party Platforms as Sources of Public Policy in Texas, 1946-1963
Description:
"This study is being made to assess the actual importance of the platform in recent gubernatorial elections in Texas. Because an intensive analysis is undertaken, the scope of this thesis has been limited in two ways. First, it is confined to the years 1946-1963 spanning the Administrations of Governors Beauford Jester, Allan Shivers, and Price Daniel. Secondly, in an attempt to compare the executives with one another, platform promises related to education, health and welfare, highways, and ta…
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Date:
May 1969
Creator:
Schmidt, Johnell L.
Partner:
UNT Libraries