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title	:	Bill Clements, Texian to His Toenails
author	:	Barta, Carolyn.
publisher	:	Eakin Press
isbn10 | asin	:	157168090X
print isbn13	:	9781571680907
ebook isbn13	:	9780585271354
language	:	English
subject	Clements, William P.,--1917- , Governors--Texas--Biography, Petroleum industry and trade--Texas--History, Texas--Politics and government--1951-
publication date	:	1996
lcc	:	F391.4.C58B37 1996eb
ddc	:	976.4/063/092
subject	:	Clements, William P.,--1917- , Governors--Texas--Biography, Petroleum industry and trade--Texas--History, Texas--Politics and government--1951-

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Page i Bill Clements Texian to His Toenails By Carolyn Barta

Page ii FIRST EDITION Copyright 1996 By Carolyn Barta Published in the United States of America By Eakin Press An Imprint of Sunbelt Media, Inc. P.O. Drawer 90159 * Austin, TX 78709-0159 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, except for brief passages included in a review appearing in a newspaper or magazine. ISBN 1-57168-090-X 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Barta, Carolyn. Bill Clements, Texian to his toenails / by Carolyn Barta. 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-57168-090-X 1.Clements, William P., 1917 . 2. GovernorsTexas Biography. 3. Petro leum industry and tradeTexasHistory. 4. TexasPolitics and government 1951 I. Title. F391.4.C58B37 1996 976.4'063'092dc20 [B] 96-2707 CIP

Page iii Dedicated to my mother Aletha Nalls Jenkins Roberts (19141995) for her life of inspiration and influence.

Page iv Gov. Clements with his family at the mansion at the time of his 1987 inauguration. Standing, from left, are George Seay, George Seay, Jr., Gov. Clements, Gill Clements, Bill Clements III. Seated are Pauline Seay, Nancy Seay, Rita Clements, Gill's daughters Peg and Cathy, and Pat Clements, Gill's wife.

Page v CONTENTS Foreword by James A. Michener vii Introduction xi Part I: Businessman 1 1 "Let's Do It": The Decision to Run for Governor 3 2 Roots: Forney to Highland Park 13 3 "Can't Do, Can't Stay": Early Life in the Oilfields 30 4 Betting on the Jockey: The Birth of SEDCO 44 5 Growing a Company: "Bill, Bill, Bill... drill, drill, drill" 62 6 Offshore and Overseas: SEDCO in the '60s and Early '70s 80 7 Boss Talk: Becoming a Player in Different Areas 101 Part II: Deputy Secretary of Defense 123 8 DOD 1: A Texan Goes to Washington 125 9 DOD 2: A Whole New Life 148 10 DOD 3: Father of the Cruise Missile 165 Part III: Governor 185 11 1978 Campaign: "I will not run out of gas in the fourth quarter" 187 12 First Term: The Governor as CEO 218 13 First Term: "What do you want?... " 249 14 1982 Campaign: "The cake's in the oven" 270 15 SEDCO Sold: The End of a Chapter 297 16 1986 Campaign: "Gee, I Miss Gov. Clements" 313 17 Second Term: "Ponygate" and Budget Problems 336 18 Second Term: "Jobs, jobs, jobs" 363 19 After Governor: "We're preserving a way of life..."

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