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Summary:

Interview with Bill Clayton, a farmer-rancher-businessman and former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives (1975-1982), concerning his experiences and personal views as speaker during the Sixty-fourth Legislature. Clayton discusses his early political career, his personal political philosophy, his quest for the house speakership, personal observations of former Speakers Byron Tunnell, Ben Barnes, Gus Mutscher, Rayford Price, Price Daniel, Jr., the appointment of committee chairs, disposition if budget surplus, public school financing, public utilities regulation, and constitutional revision.

Author/Creator:

Clayton, Billy

Contributors:

Marcello, Ronald E.

Texas Political History Oral History Project

North Texas State University > Oral History Collection

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Oral history interview with Bill Clayton, 1975 July 16 [by Clayton, B.]

Related Series:

Oral History; [volume] 284

Subjects:

Clayton, Billy — Oral history

Texas Legislature — House of Representatives — Oral history

Texas Legislature — House of Representatives — Speakers — Oral history

Legislators — Texas — Oral history

Legislation — Texas — Oral history

Texas — Politics and government — 1951- — Oral history

Genres:

Oral history — Examples

Political oral history — Examples

General Notes:

Interview conducted in 1975 for the Texas Political History Oral History Project. Interviewer: Dr. Ronald E. Marcello, Professor of History, North Texas State University.

Physical Description:

48 leaves ; 29 cm

Call Numbers:

OH 284

OCLC Numbers:

180146978