John Connally
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John Bowden Connally Jr. was an American politician who served as the 39th governor of Texas from 1963 to 1969 and as the 61st United States secretary of the treasury from 1971 to 1972. He began his c
Connally in 1961
Governor Connally signing the bill that separated Arlington State College from the Texas A&M University System in 1965
Connally, seated in front of Kennedy, minutes before the assassination
Connally's official Treasury Department portrait
Preston Smith (governor)
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Preston Earnest Smith was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as the 40th governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973. A conservative member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the
John Connally
…number of influential Texans, members of both parties, to work for the Republican candidate." Connally was succeeded as governor by Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith. On November 22, 1963, Connally was seriously wounded while riding in Kennedy's presidential limousine at Dealey Plaza, Dallas when Kennedy was…
Smith in 1969
Smith (second from left) with state House Speaker Gus Mutscher, former President Lyndon B. Johnson and Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes in Brenham, August 1970.