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Bob Bullock : God bless Texas
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- Creator
- Dave McNeely and Jim Henderson
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- First edition
- Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008
- Physical Details
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- xiii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780292714540, 0292714548, 9780292794528, 0292794525
- OCLC
- ocn646760657, on1280945627, ocn156902229
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [282]-299) and index.
- The largest Texan -- The usual suspect -- Political baptism by garden hose -- In the orbit of power -- With friends like these -- The path back to politics -- "Just a washed-up lobbyist" -- A turning point in history -- Spoiling for a fight -- Busted by the senate -- Texas gets a new tax collector -- Bullock's raiders -- A Bullock in a china closet -- Whiskey, women, airplanes, and guns -- No more mister nice guy -- The grand jury and the FBI -- Drunk school and beyond -- The tax man cometh -- No groundswell for "Governor" Bullock -- The oil bust -- Eyes on the Lieutenant Governor's office -- King Kong's already in the race -- I'm in charge here -- Ann Richards : friend or enemy? -- Second session is a charm -- Here will lie Bob Bullock -- George W. arrives on the scene -- You've got to kiss me first -- The long drum roll
Subjects
- Bullock, Bob.
- Bullock, Bob -- Influence.
- Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946- -- Friends and associates.
- Texas. Comptroller's Office -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
- Politicians -- Texas -- Biography.
- Lieutenant governors -- Texas -- Biography.
- Power (Social sciences) -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
- Texas -- Politics and government -- 1951-