Oral History Interview with Eddie Bernice Johnson, Fall 1975

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Interview with Eddie Bernice Johnson, nurse and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas, who discusses her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. She also talks about the House speakership race, committee appointments, public school financing, constitutional revision, public utilities legislation, personal legislation, and Governor Dolph Briscoe.

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[2] 71 p. ; 28 cm.

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Marcello, Ronald E. & Johnson, Eddie Bernice, 1934- {1975-09-10,1975-12-01}.

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Interview with Eddie Bernice Johnson, nurse and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas, who discusses her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. She also talks about the House speakership race, committee appointments, public school financing, constitutional revision, public utilities legislation, personal legislation, and Governor Dolph Briscoe.

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[2] 71 p. ; 28 cm.

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

Table of Contents: September 10, 1975 interview (p. 1-40) -- December 1, 1975 interview (p. 41-71)

Summary: Interview with Eddie Bernice Johnson, nurse and Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Dallas, who discusses her experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. She also talks about the House speakership race, committee appointments, public school financing, constitutional revision, public utilities legislation, personal legislation, and Governor Dolph Briscoe.

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Marcello, Ronald E. & Johnson, Eddie Bernice, 1934-. Oral History Interview with Eddie Bernice Johnson, Fall 1975, book, {1975-09-10,1975-12-01}; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1955194/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.

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