TY - BOOK AU - Knaggs,John R. TI - Two-party Texas: the John Tower era, 1961-1984 SN - 0890155291 AV - F391.2 .K62 1986 U1 - 324/.09764 19 PY - 1985/// CY - Austin, Tex PB - Eakin Press KW - Tower, John G. KW - Political parties KW - Texas KW - History KW - 20th century KW - fast KW - Politics and government KW - 1951- KW - Tower, John G KW - (John Goodwin) KW - 1925-1991 N1 - Includes index; Scoring the big breakthrough -- High momentum ... then, tragedy in Dallas -- a defeat in depth -- Almost a farewell to arms -- From the breach unscathed -- Special wins in the afterglow -- Gunning for governor again -- Double-barreled defeat -- Return to the Tower touch -- The long shadow of Watergate -- Ford-Reagan duel splits party -- Clements and Tower win barnburners -- Reagan-Bush potent team in Texas -- The integral calculus of politics -- A memorable last hurrah ER -