"The time is now. Reagan & Bush" "I believe Ronald Reagan and George Bush will bring our country the change and the strong leadership we need for the years ahead. I hope you will vote for the Reagan/Bush team on November 4. Paid for by the Texas Victory Committee of the Republican Party of Texas."
"Texas Governor Allan Shivers" Post Card No. DB-266, 6353.
Bucking the tradition of the "Solid South," Shivers delivered Texas in the 1952 presidential election for Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower--only the second time that Texas had supported a Republican for president since Reconstruction. The state Republican Party reciprocated by nominating Shivers for governor; he thus ran as the nominee of both parties.
Robert Allan Shivers (1907 - 1985) was a Texas politician who led the conservative faction of the Texas Democratic Party during the turbulent 1940s and 1950s. Allan Shivers also developed the lieutenant governor's post into an extremely powerful perch in state government.
In 1946, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas.
When Governor Beauford Jester died on July 11, 1949, Shivers succeeded him -- the only lieutenant governor to gain the governor's office through the death of his predecessor. In 1950, Shivers won election as the governor in his own right; he then set the three-term precedent by running again and winning in 1952 and 1954. He holds the record for longest continuous service as Texas Governor at 7 1/2 years (Bill Clements served eight years, but over two non-consecutive terms; if Rick Perry serves at least until June 2008, he will surpass Shiver's record for continuous service.)
Shivers retired from politics in 1957 and went into business. In 1973 Shivers was appointed to a six-year term to The University of Texas Board of Regents, serving as chairman of the board for four years. During this time he donated his Austin home, Woodlawn, the historic Pease mansion, to The University to help raise funds for its law school.
On January 14, 1985, Shivers died suddenly from a massive heart attack in Austin. He was survived by his wife Marialice (Shary), three sons and a daughter, and ten grandchildren. [Wikipedia] Read more about Texas Governor Shivers online at Wikipedia's Answers.com
Folder of Post Cards, Plains Georgia, President Carter and Mrs. Carter.
"Dear Friend: I urge you to cast your vote on November 8th for George Bush and the other Republican candidates running in your district. The only way the Vice President can carry out his vision for America's future is with more Republicans in Congress. So please vote Republican on November 8th." Congressman Guy Vander Jagt /s/ , Chairman, NRCC
"L. B. J. Ranch Home - "The Texas White House" "The L B J Ranch House-Stonewall, Texas. This two story house on the banks of the beautiful Pedernales River is the Texas home of President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson" Card No. T.3
Entrance to the L. B. J. Ranch. "The Texas home of President Lyndon B. Johnson, located at Stonewall, Texas." Card T.2
President Franklin D. Roosevelt. One-Cent Post Card No. 37514.
"General Sam Houston Monument, one of the Nation's Outstanding Generals." Sam(uel) Houston, governor of two states, president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. senator, and military hero, was
one of the most colorful figures of 19th-century America. Born near Lexington, Va., on Mar. 2, 1793, he was reared in
Tennessee by his widowed mother. As a youth he spent much time with Cherokee Indians and developed close ties with them.
Joining the army, he served under Andrew Jackson in the Creek wars (1813-14). In 1818, Houston resigned his commission
and, after studying law for a few months, was elected attorney general for Nashville and appointed adjutant general of
Tennessee. He served two terms in Congress (1823-27) and in 1827 was elected governor of Tennessee. Learn more about Sam Houston.
"179 -- Louisiana's Two Greatest Monuments, conceived and built by the late U. S. Senatory Huey P. Long. The new Louisiana State Capitol is the tallest building in the South, 34 floors, height to top of beacon light 450 feet. The Huey P. Long Bridge is 4.4 miles long including approaches, the finest span across the Mississippi; central pier, 409 feet high, equal to a 30-story office building; 135 feet vertical clearance for steamers; 790 feet horizontal clearance; cost $13,000,000." Post Card No. 19635
Huey P. Long was elected Governor of Louisiana in 1928 and served from May 21, 1928, until his resignation effective January 25, 1932, having previously been elected Senator; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1930 for the term commencing March 4, 1931, but did not assume these duties until January 1932, preferring to continue as Governor, and served until his death; known as 'the Kingfish,' Long espoused the redistribution of wealth in his “Share the Wealth” crusade; announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President in August 1935; shot by an assassin in the State Capitol Building in Baton Rouge on September 8, 1935, and died on September 10, 1935.
"Monticello--The West Front, the home of Thomas Jefferson, designed and built by him, is now a patriotic shrine maintained by voluntary contributions from the patriots of America to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. National headquarters, 115 Broadway, New York City." Copyright 1926.
"Monticello -- The East Front, the home of Thomas Jefferson, designed and built by him, is now a patriotic shrine maintained by voluntary contributions from the patriots of America to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. National headquarters, 115 Broadway, New York City." Copyright 1926.
"Monticello -- A side view, the home of Thomas Jefferson, designed and built by him, is now a patriotic shrine maintained by voluntary contributions from the patriots of America to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. National headquarters, 115 Broadway, New York City." Copyright 1926.
"Monticello -- Jefferson's Honeymoon Lodge, The Slave Quarters and Old Water Pump, Monticello Shop, and the Rest Room. Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, designed and built by him, is now a patriotic shrine maintained by voluntary contributions from the patriots of America to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. National headquarters, 115 Broadway, New York City." Copyright 1926.
"Entrance Lodge at Monticello. The home of Thomas Jefferson, designed and built by him, is now a patriotic shrine maintained by voluntary contributions from the patriots of America to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. National headquarters, 115 Broadway, New York City." Copyright 1926.
"Ruins of Jefferson's Nail Factory at Monticello. This was one of the first nail factories in America. Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, designed and built by him, is now a patriotic shrine maintained by voluntary contributions from the patriots of America to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. National headquarters, 115 Broadway, New York City." Copyright 1926.
"At Monticello -- Thomas Jefferson's Law Office. Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, designed and built by him, is now a patriotic shrine maintained by voluntary contributions from the patriots of America to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. National headquarters, 115 Broadway, New York City." Copyright 1926.
"Here was Buried Thomas Jefferson Author of the Declaration of American Independence of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and Father of the University of Virginia Born April 2, 1743 O.S.(old style) Died July 4, 1826"
"Jefferson's Tomb at Monticello, showing iron gate and fence erected by Congress. Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, designed and built by him, is now a patriotic shrine maintained by voluntary contributions from the patriots of America to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation. National headquarters, 115 Broadway, New York City." Copyright 1926.
"Pres. Wilson - The Army and Navy Forever - Three Cheers for the Red, White & Blue." Postmarked 1918.
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