Twilight of the Texas Democrats: The 1978 Governor's Race

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TWILIGHT OF THE TEXAS DEMOCRATS Number 107: Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University TWILIGHT OF THE TEXAS DEMOCRATS The 1978 Governor’s Race K e n n e t h B r i d g e s Texas A&M University Press College Station Copyright ©2008 by Kenneth Bridges Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved First edition This paper meets the requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Binding materials have been chosen for durability. o y All photographs, unless otherwise indicated, are courtesy Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bridges, Kenneth. Twilight of the Texas Democrats : the 1978 governor’s race / Kenneth Bridges. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; no. 107) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-1-60344-009-7 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-10: 1-60344-009-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Governors—Texas—Election—History—20th century. 2. Texas—Politics and government—1951– 3. Clements, William P., 1917– 4. Political candidates—Texas— Biography. 5. Politicians—Texas—Biography. 6. Political parties—Texas—History— 20th century. 7. Political campaigns—Texas—History—20th century. 8. Party affiliation—Texas—History—20th century. 9. Democratic Party (Tex.)—History— 20th century. 10. Republican Party (Tex.)—History—20th century. I. Title. f391.2.b75 2008 976.4'063—dc22 2007033912 ...