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A collection of Primary and Secondary Sources for my video presentation on John Tower, the first GOP Senator from Texas.
This article was written in 1977, but it has a major account and accurate history of John Tower's election in 1961 along with the split among the Democrats that helped allow it to happen.
A useful secondary source, the Texas State Historical Association describes the rifts in the Democratic Party and the evolution of the Democratic Party which allowed John Tower to be elected.
A Texas State Historical Association bibliography of John Tower, which includes useful info on his rise in politics.
This should embed the PDF, this is an oral history with John Tower himself, which described his election campaign and the many obstacles he overcame in getting elected to the U.S Senate.
An incredibly good find, has both the vote count and the county map for the 1961 Texas Special Senate election.
Various campaign fliers and posters from John Tower's 1961 campaign.
A look at every Texas Senate election since 1961, which shows the evolution of Texas politics post Tower election.
A good NPR article on the rise of the Texas GOP, why it happened, what elements changed within Texas to make this possible, and some perspective on election results from 1912-1961 and on.
