Dallas Public Library

Eckhardt, there once was a congressman from Texas, Gary A. Keith ; foreword by Al Gore

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-392) and index

individual biography

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Eckhardt

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Gary A. Keith ; foreword by Al Gore

there once was a congressman from Texas

The German Texas pioneers -- Bobby Eckhardt in Austin -- Student Eckhardt on the forty acres -- Eckhardt's shingle and pen -- Civil rights and labor -- Eckhardt in 1940s Texas politics -- Brother Eckhardt goes to Houston -- Eckhardt, the Texas observer, and Yarborough come of age -- Freshman legislator of the year, 1959 -- The veteran legislator -- Readying for Congress -- Inside Congress, inside Washington -- The veteran congressman -- Public v. special interest : environmental and consumer policymaking -- The oil and gas wars -- The 1980 election -- Congressman emeritus -- Afterword -- Robert Christian Eckhardt : a chronology