Mary Elizabeth Sutherland Carpenter was a writer, feminist, reporter, media advisor, speechwriter, political humorist, and public relations expert. As the first woman executive assistant to Vice Presi
Liz Carpenter in 1987
Liz Carpenter (left) with Cactus Pryor (right) in 2003
Richard S. "Cactus" Pryor was an American broadcaster and humorist. He received his nickname after the old Cactus Theater on Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, which was run by his father, "Skinny" Pry
The back side of Cactus Pryor's grave marker in the Texas State Cemetery