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Title: "AIL Applauds President Clinton's Health Care Reform Proposals"
Identifier: e_rap_1125
Creator: Rapoport, Bernard, 1917-2012
Topic: Politics and government, Business, Industries
Dates: 1993-10
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Article published in the American Income Life Insurance Company Labor Letter, written by Bernard Rapoport, about the Clinton administration's health care reform proposal, dated October 1993

Title: Announcements of Texas Licensing
Identifier: e_rap_0215
Creator: San Antonio Light, San Antonio News
Contributor: Saunders, J. Byron, Texas. State Board of Insurance
Topic: Business, Industries, History
Dates: 1956-08-03
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Announcements for American Income Life Insurance Company licensing in Texas. Published in San Antonio Light and San Antonio News, August 3, 1956

Title: "Astroworld"
Identifier: e_rap_0587
Creator: Dreyer, Martin
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 1967-11-19
Resource: Vertical files (biographical)
Description: Article describes the construction of the Astroworld amusement park. Published in the Houston Chronicle, November 19, 1967

Title: Board of Directors, The Citizens National Bank of Waco, Texas, October 14, 1975
Identifier: e_rap_0805
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 1975-10-14
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Board of Directors, The Citizens National Bank of Waco, Texas. Back row, l-r: Harold McNabb, Chas. G. Eidson, Jr., Lawrence C. Lacy, Joe D. Newton, Roane M. Lacy, Joe L. Ward, Jr., Walter G. Lacy, Jr., Geo. E. Wolfe, Jr., Jerome Cartwright, H. Hart Nance, J.W. Jeffrey, Bernard Rapoport, William A. Nesbitt. Front row, l-r: Victor T. Newman, J. Carroll Wood, Claude R. Perry, Edwin R. Nash, C.B. Williams, Abner V. McCall, Lee Lockwood, Patrick Taggart, Frank Connally, Jr.

Title: "Buying, Selling is Way of Life for Robert Lanier"
Identifier: e_rap_0590
Creator: Weingart, Mike
Contributor: Peak, Dan
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 1968-06-30
Resource: Vertical files (biographical)
Description: Article describes business ventures of Robert C. Lanier. Published in the Houston Chronicle, June 30, 1968

Title: "Ex-Enron chief pleads not guilty"
Identifier: e_rap_1252
Creator: McCaffrey, Shannon
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 2004-07-09
Resource: Vertical files (subjects)
Description: Austin American-Statesman article about Enron CEO Kenneth Lay, dated July 9, 2004

Title: "Firm Hit Snags in '40s"
Identifier: e_rap_0364
Creator: Associated press
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 1974-09-30
Resource: Vertical files (biographical)
Description: Article describes lawsuits filed against brothers Lloyd and Elmer Bentsen regarding land sales. Published in the Dallas Morning News, September 30, 1974

Title: "His Job: Tame the Brazos"
Identifier: e_rap_0194
Creator: Turner, Thomas
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 1958-02-23
Resource: Vertical files (biographical)
Description: Article about John Henry Kultgen taking over the presidency of the Brazos River Authority, Dallas Morning News, February 23, 1958

Title: "Insurance firm agrees to buyout"
Identifier: e_rap_1169
Creator: Nelson, Alan
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 1988-11-23
Resource: Vertical files (biographical)
Description: Article describes the leveraged buyout bids for the American Income Life Insurance Company. Published in the Waco Tribune-Herald, November 23, 1988

Title: "Jim Wright and Vernon S&L's High-Flying Honcho Don R. Dixon; A Tale of Two Texans"
Identifier: e_rap_0572
Creator: Adler, Bill
Topic: Press, Politics and government, Business, Industries
Dates: 1987-12-04
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Texas Observer article "Jim Wright and Vernon S&L's High-Flying Honcho Don R. Dixon; A Tale of Two Texans" dated December 4, 1987, about the assistance Jim Wright gave to Vernon Savings and Loan

Title: "Moffett, environmentalists hold development summit"
Identifier: e_rap_1120
Creator: Collier, Bill
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 1992-02-20
Resource: Vertical files (biographical)
Description: Austin American-Statesman article describing a meeting between Jim Bob Moffett of Freeport-McMoRan and Austin environmentalists in regards to the Freeport development in the Barton Creek and Barton Springs area, dated February 20, 1992

Title: "Moffett vows to make Austin stick to its policies"
Identifier: e_rap_1119
Creator: Haurwitz, Ralph K.M.
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 1995-01-26
Resource: Vertical files (biographical)
Description: Austin American-Statesman article discussing the issues surrounding the development of the Barton Creek Properties project in Austin and legal actions undertaken by the City of Austin and Freeport-McMoRan, dated January 26, 1995

Title: Photograph of ribbon cutting for new American Income Life executive offices in Texas AFL-CIO magazine
Identifier: e_rap_0363
Creator: Texas AFL-CIO, American Income Life Insurance Company
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 1973-01
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Photograph depicting Bernard Rapoport with Ralph Yarborough, Gerald Brown, Roy Evans, and Garland Ham at ribbon cutting ceremony

Title: "Reinsurance Investment to Dispose of American Income Life Holdings"
Identifier: e_rap_0216
Creator: Wall Street Journal
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 1963
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Wall Street Journal clipping discusses the planned sale of American Income Life stock to Bernard Rapoport, circa 1963

Title: "The K.I.S.S. Philosophy"
Identifier: e_rap_1102
Creator: Sisk, K. Mack
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 1977-12-04
Resource: Vertical files (biographical)
Description: San Antonio Light article dated December 4, 1977, about Sam Barshop's business, La Quinta Motor Inns, Inc.

Title: "Typical Texan's Talk: 'Wildcats and Cinches'"
Identifier: e_rap_1019
Creator: Shanks, Dave
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 1962-06-01
Resource: Vertical files (biographical)
Description: Article describes James Calaway's ventures in the Texas petroleum industry. Published in the Austin American-Statesman, June 1, 1962

Title: "Waco's Marxist-Raised Insurance Tycoon"
Identifier: e_rap_0936
Creator: Leavenworth, Geoffrey
Topic: Business, Industries
Dates: 1980-08
Resource: Bernard Rapoport papers
Description: Article discusses Bernard Rapoport's business, work ethic, and American Income Life Insurance Company's operations in the late 1970s and 1980. Published in Texas Business, August 1980