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Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, July 12, 1977

Description: Interview with attorney and Democratic Representative L. DeWitt Hale from Corpus Christi, Texas. In the interview, Mr. Hale discusses his experiences as a member of the Sixty-fifth Legislature. He also expresses his personal views on budget surplus, highway appropriations, the teacher retirement bill, Texas Monthly's ratings of legislators, public school financing, ad valorem taxation, and the Peveto Bill.
Date: July 12, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hale, L. DeWitt
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Sarah Weddington, July 11, 1977

Description: Interview with Democratic attorney and member of the Texas Legislature Sarah Weddington from Austin, Texas. In the interview, Weddington discusses her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fifth Legislature on issues such as budget surpluses, highway appropriations, public school financing, the Peveto Bill, property taxations, and personal legislation.
Date: July 11, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Weddington, Sarah
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Jack Moss, July 19, 1970

Description: Interview with Jack Moss, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Amarillo, Texas, who served and was captured with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion.") Moss discusses joining the the Guard and deployment to the Pacific, the fall and capture of Java, his experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, internment at Changi Camp in Singapore, partaking in forced labor on the Burma-Thailand "Death" Railway, and liberation.
Date: July 19, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Moss, Jack
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, July 12, 1973

Description: Interview with Democratic Texas Senator and attorney Oscar H. Mauzy from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Mauzy shares his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-third Legislature. Subjects discussed include freshmen senators, committee appointments, reform legislation, and the Comparative Negligence Bill. Mauzy also comments on fellow politicians Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby and Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date: July 12, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, July 17, 1975

Description: Interview with Democratic senator and attorney Oscar H. Mauzy, a member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Mauzy discusses his experiences while serving as a member of the Sixty-fourth Texas Legislature. Mauzy also expresses his personal views on public school financing, public utilities legislation, the College Coordinating Bill, constitutional revision, personal legislation. He comments on fellow politicians Comptroller Bob Bullock, Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby and Go… more
Date: July 6, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Sarah Weddington, July 8, 1975

Description: Interview with Democratic attorney and member of the Texas Legislature Sarah Weddington from Austin, Texas. In the interview, Weddington discusses her experiences while serving as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. She also discusses her decision to enter politics and her personal political philosophies. Weddington expresses her thoughts on the House speakership race, committee appointments, constitutional revisions, the Equal Rights Amendment, public school financing, public utilities l… more
Date: July 8, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Weddington, Sarah
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with David Allred, July 8, 1975

Description: Interview with David Allred, a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Wichita Falls, Texas. In the interview, Mr. Allred discusses his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. He also describes his thoughts on issues such as the House speakership race, committee chairpersons, House rules, Equal Rights Amendment, the establishment of Public Utilities Commission, public school financing and the Constitutional Convention.
Date: July 8, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allred, David
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with David Allred, July 29, 1971

Description: Interview with Democratic journalist and member of the Texas House of Representative David Allred, from Wichita Falls, Texas. David Allred was the son of former Governor James V. Allred. In the interview, Allred describes some of his experiences as a member of the Regular and First Special Session of the Sixty -second Legislature. His topics of discussion include the origins of the "Dirty Thirty", the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, and his comments on former politicians Speaker Gus Mutscher an… more
Date: July 29, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allred, David
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Barbara Jordan, July 7, 1970

Description: Interview with Democratic Texas Senator and attorney Barbara Jordan from Houston, Texas. In the interview, Barbara discusses her thoughts and experiences in the Sixty-first Legislature as its first African-American member since Reconstruction. She also shares her thoughts on issues such as the Kennedy-Johnson Campaign in 1960, her unsuccessful campaigns for the Texas House of Representatives in 1962 and 1964, her successful campaign for the Texas Senate as its first African-American member sinc… more
Date: July 7, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jordan, Barbara
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Odis P. Elmore, July 6, 1974

Description: Interview with Odis P. Elmore, an Army Air Corps veteran from Springfield, Tennessee. This interview includes his experiences at Hickam Field with the post medical detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: July 6, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Elmore, Odis Preston
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Wilford A. Autry, July 1, 1974

Description: Interview with Navy veteran Wilford A. Autry. The interview includes Autry's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The interview includes an appendix with a letter.
Date: July 1, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Autry, Wilford A.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Harcourt G. Bull, July 31, 1972

Description: Interview with tax consultant Harcourt G. Bull, Army veteran and survivor of the siege of Corregidor. The interview includes Bull's personal experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Bull talks about the Fall of Corregidor and his capture, the Bilibid Prison in 1942, Tanagawa and Zentsuji, Honshu, and liberation. The interview includes an appendix with a notebook and a narrative written by Bull.
Date: July 31, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bull, Harcourt G.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Thomas B. Maston, 1974

Description: Interview with Thomas B. Maston, college professor and theologian. The interview includes Maston's personal experiences about religious fundamentalism in Texas during the 1920s. Maston talks about his philosophy of Christian ethics, the Norris Movement, his teaching philosophy, and Southern Baptists and social concern.
Date: July 30, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Maston, Thomas B.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Hayes H. Bolitho, July 17, 1973

Description: Interview with Hayes H. Bolitho, a businessman and an Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Bolitho discusses the bombing of Clark Field (1941), his surrender at Clark Field, prison camp at Malaybalay (1942), Davao Penal Colony (1942-1944), the torpedoing of his hell ship and rescue by Filipino guerrillas, and his evacuation by the American submarine USS Narwhal.
Date: July 17, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hayes, Bolitho H.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Willard Wall, July 12, 1977

Description: Interview with Willard Wall, a Army WWII veteran from Austin, Texas. Willard discusses his experiences on Oahu during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including his entry into the Army, assignment to Schofield Barracks, the morning of the attack, and preparations of the island for invasion afterwards.
Date: July 11, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wall, Willard
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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