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02707aam a2200361Ii 4500 001 CF311BF01D2811EDA31652FF20ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220816010056 008 210106t20212021txuac b s001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780999731857 020 $a 0999731858 035 $a (OCoLC)1229059577 040 $a FNE $b eng $e rda $c FNE $d FNE $d IKM $d YDX $d OCLCF $d IXA $d GZM $d GUA $d T7A $d KAY $d SILO 082 04 $a 976.4 Car 086 $a Z UA200.8 C193go $2 txdocs 100 1 $a Carleton, Don, $e author. 245 14 $a The governor and the colonel : $b a dual biography of William P. Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby / $c Don Carleton. 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a Austin, Texas : $b Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin, $c 2021. 300 $a ix, 885 pages : $b illustrations, portraits ; $c 26 cm 520 $a William P. âWillâ Hobby Sr. and Oveta Culp Hobby were one of the most influential couples in Texas history. Both were major public figures, with Will serving as governor of Texas and Oveta as the first commander of the Womens Army Corps and later as the second woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. Together, they built a pioneering media empire centered on the Houston Post and their broadcast properties, and they played a significant role in the transformation of Houston into the fourth largest city in the United States. Don Carletons dual biography details their personal and professional relationshipdefined by a shared dedication to public serviceand the important roles they each played in local, state, and national events throughout the twentieth century. This deeply researched book not only details this historically significant partnership, but also explores the close relationships between the Hobbys and key figures in twentieth-century history, from Texas legends such as LBJ, Sam Rayburn, and Jesse Jones, to national icons, including the Roosevelts, President Eisenhower, and the Rockefellers. Carleton's chronicle reveals the undeniable impact of the Hobbys on journalistic and political history in the United States. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 650 0 $a Lieutenant governors $z Texas $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women newspaper editors $z Houston $z Houston $v Biography. 650 0 $a Newspaper editors $z Houston $z Houston $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women legislators $z Texas $v Biography. 651 0 $a Texas $x Politics and government $y 1951- $9 211035 700 1 $a Hobby, William Pettus, $d 1878-1964. 700 1 $a Hobby, Oveta Culp, $d 1905-1995. 941 $a 1 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909065022.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CF311BF01D2811EDA31652FF20ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b KAYInitiate Another SILO Locator Search