Oral history interview with Coke R. Stevenson, 1967 March 11, 12, May 13, 14, August 2 and 1969 May 10, 11.

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Oral history interview with Coke R. Stevenson, 1967 March 11, 12, May 13, 14, August 2 and 1969 May 10, 11.

Interviews with Coke R. Stevenson concerning his experiences as a member (1929-1939) and Speaker (1933-1937) of the Texas House of Representatives, as Lieutenant Governor (1939-1941), and as Governor (1941-1947). The interview also includes his observations concerning William Jennings Bryan, Miriam Ferguson, James Allred, and Franklin Roosevelt.

180, 27 leaves : facsim. ; 28 cm.

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