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Title: Ben Barnes [interview], Part 1, Ben Barnes [interview], Part 1
Identifier: e_txs_0001
Creator: Barnes, Ben (interviewee), Cox, Patrick (interviewer), Phillips, Michael (interviewer)
Dates: 2004-09-27
Resource: Texas Speakers oral history collection
Description: Tape 1, side A. Barnes describing his role in assigning George W. Bush to the Texas National Guard during the Vietnam War, and recounting his experiences growing up in DeLeon and attending the University of Texas at Austin. Barnes also discusses his early career in the Texas House of Representatives and his relationship with House Speaker Byron Tunnell, Gov. John Connally, and President Lyndon Johnson.

Title: Ben Barnes [Interview], Part 2, Ben Barnes [Interview], Part 2
Identifier: e_txs_0002
Creator: Barnes, Ben (interviewee), Cox, Patrick (interviewer), Phillips, Michael (interviewer)
Dates: 2004-09-27
Resource: Texas Speakers oral history collection
Description: Tape 1, side B. Barnes continuing his discussion if his experiences in the Texas House of Representatives, including his role in creating the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and outlining the politics surrounding taxes to fund public and higher education in the 1960s and today. Barnes also discusses his term as lieutenant governor, the Sharpstown scandal, his failed race for governor in 1972, and the relationship between liberal and conservative factions within the Texas Democratic Party.

Title: Bill Clayton Interview, Side 1, Bill Clayton Interview, Side 1
Identifier: e_txs_0005
Creator: Clayton, Bill (interviewee), Phillips, Michael (interviewer)
Dates: 2004-04-08
Resource: Texas Speakers oral history collection
Description: Tape 1, side A. Clayton recalling his childhood in Springlake, his experiences as an undergraduate at Texas A&M University, and his time as a Lyndon Johnson delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention.

Title: Bill Clayton Interview, Side 2, Bill Clayton Interview, Side 2
Identifier: e_txs_0006
Creator: Clayton, Bill (interviewee), Phillips, Michael (interviewer)
Dates: 2004-04-08
Resource: Texas Speakers oral history collection
Description: Tape 1, side B. Clayton continuing his discussion of his first term as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, his involvement in water issues in West Texas, and the impact of lobbyists and campaign contributions on Texas politics. He also discusses his views of politicians such as Lyndon Johnson, John Kennedy, Byron Tunnell, and Governer John Connally.

Title: David Carr Interview, Part I, side 1, David Carr Interview, Part I, side 1
Identifier: e_txs_0003
Creator: Carr, David (interviewee), Phillips, Michael (interviewer)
Dates: 2004-08-06
Resource: Texas Speakers oral history collection
Description: Tape 1, side A. David Carr, son of former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Waggoner Carr, describing Waggoner Carr's family background, his career as speaker, and his relationship with his wife Ernestine.

Title: David Carr Interview, Part I, side 2, David Carr Interview, Part I, side 2
Identifier: e_txs_0004
Creator: Carr, David (interviewee), Phillips, Michael (interviewer)
Dates: 2004-08-06
Resource: Texas Speakers oral history collection
Description: Tape 1, side B. David Carr, son of former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Waggoner Carr, continuing his discussion of Waggoner Carr's career in Texas politics. Carr recalls his father's tenure as attorney general and his experiences investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Carr also describes his father's relationship with men like Gov. John Connally and his responses to protests by PASSO, a Mexican American group protesting low agricultural wages and poor working conditions in the Rio Grande Valley. The last part of the interview covers Carr's personal pain while successfully fending off corruption charges related to the Sharpstown Stock Fraud Scandal.

Title: Gib Lewis [interview], Part I, Side I, Gib Lewis [interview], Part I, Side I
Identifier: e_txs_0010
Creator: Lewis, Gib (interviewee), Cox, Patrick (interviewer), Phillips, Michael (interviewer)
Dates: 2004-07-08
Resource: Texas Speakers oral history collection
Description: Tape 1, side A of interview with Lewis, where he recounts his childhood in Mexia, his time as a student at Sam Houston State University and Texas Christian University, his career in the Air Force and as the founder and president of Lewis Label Products. Lewis also describes his time as a city council member in River Oaks and he discusses his House races in the 1970s.

Title: Pete Laney Interview, Tape 1 [side A], Pete Laney Interview, Tape 1 [side A]
Identifier: e_txs_0008
Creator: Laney, James. E "Pete" (interviewee), Cox, Patrick (interviewer)
Dates: 2005-02-15
Resource: Texas Speakers oral history collection
Description: Tape 1, side A of interview with Laney, where he recalls his childhood in Plainview, his pre-speakership career in the House, and his election as speaker.

Title: Pete Laney Interview, Tape 1 [side B], Pete Laney Interview, Tape 1 [side B]
Identifier: e_txs_0009
Creator: Laney, James E. "Pete" (interviewee), Cox, Patrick (interviewer)
Dates: 2005-02-15
Resource: Texas Speakers oral history collection
Description: Tape 1, side B of interview with Laney, where he describes his relationship with Governor George W. Bush and Lt. Governor Bob Bullock, and their work on educational and tort reform, the state's welfoare system and the juvenile justice system. Laney also discusses his reactions to the Republican Party takeover of the House in the 2002 election.

Title: Rayford Price [interview], Part I [side A], Rayford Price [interview], Part I [side A]
Identifier: e_txs_0014
Creator: Price, Rayford (interviewee), Phillips, Michael (interviewer)
Dates: 2004-04-22
Resource: Texas Speakers oral history collection
Description: Tape 1, side A of interview with Price, where he discusses his background growing up in East Texas, his father's career as a newspaper man, and the political and moral difficulties faced by East Texas politicians in the 1950s and 1960s regarding segregation.

Title: Rayford Price [interview], Part I [side B], Rayford Price [interview], Part I [side B]
Identifier: e_txs_0015
Creator: Price, Rayford (interviewee), Phillips, Michael (interviewer)
Dates: 2004-04-22
Resource: Texas Speakers oral history collection
Description: Tape 1, side B of interview with Price, where he continues his discussion of his career in the Texas House of Representatives, including evaluations of speakers such as Jimmy Turman, Byron Tunnell, Ben Barnes and Gus Mutscher. Price also recalls the Sharpstown Scandal and his brief speakership, his difficult House reelection bid against Fred Head, the decline of the Democratic Party in Texas and his post-legislative career.