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Oral History Interview with Bill Clayton, April 2, 1982

Description: Interview with Bill Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, concerning his recollections and experiences during the 67th session of the Texas legislature. He introduces the elections of 1980, House bills created during that time, views of active politicians, and issues debated during the session.
Date: April 2, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Clayton, Billy
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Oral History Interview with Clifton B. Huff, May 14, 1982

Description: Interview with Clifton B. Huff, a United States Army veteran from McDade, Texas. Huff describes his recollections as a member of the 11th Field Artillery Brigade, Headquarters Battery, stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 14, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Huff, Clifton B.
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Oral History Interview with Doyle Griffin, December 11, 1982

Description: Transcript of an interview with Doyle Griffin, owner and operator of R & R Motor Supply, Inc. in Denton, Texas. Griffin discusses his family background, his employment history, his purchase of R & R Motor Supply in 1944 and his experiences as a business owner, as well as his personal hobbies such as raising quarter horses and boat racing.
Date: December 11, 1982
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Griffin, Doyle
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Oral History Interview with Elmo Champion, May 15, 1982

Description: Interview with Elmo Champion, a United States Army veteran from Mineola, Texas. Champion describes his recollections as a member of the 9th Field Artillery, 25th Infantry Division stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 15, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Champion, Elmo
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Oral History Interview with Ernest Griffith, November 4, 1982

Description: Interview with Ernest Griffith, owner and operator of Griffith's Independent Ginner. The interview includes Griffith's personal experiences about education in Texola, Oklahoma, part-time employment as cotton picker, and being involved in building cotton gins and operating drug stores. Griffith also talks about his family background, the operation of Griffith and Stith cotton gin, buying cotton and retaining cotton seed, variations in cotton prices, sale of coal to farmers, buying grain for Kimb… more
Date: November 4, 1982
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd & Griffith, Ernest
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Oral History Interview with Gib Lewis, February 12, 1982

Description: Transcript of an interview with Gibson ("Gib") Lewis, a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Worth, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-seventh Legislature. Lewis discusses the elections of 1980, his quest for the House speakership, initiative-referendum, interest rates, tax relief, the state water plan, redistricting, law-and-order issues, and property tax legislation.
Date: February 12, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Lewis, Gib, 1936-
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Oral History Interview with Hugh E. Law, May 15, 1982

Description: Interview with Hugh E. Law, a United States Army veteran from Corvallis, Oregon. Law describes his experiences as a member of the Detach Finance Department stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 15, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Law, Hugh E.
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Oral History Interview with James J. Kaster, February 25, 1982

Description: Transcript of an interview with James Kaster, legislative liaison to Governor William Clements, concerning his experiences and personal views as the governor's liaison during Sixty-seventh Texas Legislature. This interview was conducted in 1982 for the Texas Political History Oral History Project.
Date: February 25, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kaster, James J., V, 1933-2005
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