Interview with former Democratic Texas Senator A. R. Schwartz, an attorney from Galveston, Texas. The interview includes Schwartz's experiences as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature, as well as his personal views on issues such as one-year versus two-year budgets, revenue bills, welfare spending, constitutional revisions, urban-rural conflicts, minimum wages for migrant workers, education legislation, unrest on college campuses, and personal legislation. The former Senator's comments about Governors John Connally and Preston Smith are also included in the interview.
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Interview with former Democratic Texas Senator A. R. Schwartz, an attorney from Galveston, Texas. The interview includes Schwartz's experiences as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature, as well as his personal views on issues such as one-year versus two-year budgets, revenue bills, welfare spending, constitutional revisions, urban-rural conflicts, minimum wages for migrant workers, education legislation, unrest on college campuses, and personal legislation. The former Senator's comments about Governors John Connally and Preston Smith are also included in the interview.
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56 p. ; 28 cm.
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Summary: Interview with A. R. Schwartz, an attorney and a Democratic member of the Texas Senate from Galveston. He discusses his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature. Schwartz also talks about the one-year versus two-year budget, revenue bills, welfare spending, the need for constitutional revision, the urban-rural conflict, minimum wages for migrant workers, educational legislation, the unrest on college campuses, his personal legislation, and Governors John Connally and Preston Smith.
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Schwartz, Aaron Robert, 1926-.Oral History Interview with A. R. Schwartz, May 6, 1970,
book,
February 8, 1971;
Denton, Texas.
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth223602/:
accessed April 25, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Oral History Program.