Transcript Unit 12 - Texas Government Leaders

Unit 12, Lesson 2
4th Grade Texas History
Texas Government Leaders
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Texas Government
Leaders
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Leaders
 What special qualities do you think an
individual must have in order to be a
leader in the twenty-first century?
 How do we determine the effectiveness
of a leader?
 Have leadership qualities changed over
time?
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Leadership Qualities
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Honesty and integrity
Compassion
Good judgment
Creativity
Sense of humor
Ability to listen and to communicate
clearly
 Ability to work with others, persuade, and
compromise
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Dorothy “Ann” Richards
 Governor of Texas, 19911995.
 Considered the first woman
elected governor of Texas in
her own right
 Texas State Treasurer
 Delivered a keynote address
to the Democratic National
Convention
 Texas Commissioners’ Court,
1976
 Taught social studies at
Fulmore Jr. High in Austin
from 1955 to 1956
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Bob Bullock
 Lieutenant Governor and
President of the Senate, 19911995; 1995-1999
 Texas Comptroller of Public
Accounts, 1975-1990
 Secretary of State, 1971-1972
 Aide to the Governor, 19691971
 Assistant Attorney General,
1967-1968
 Texas Historical Commission,
1963-1965
 Texas House of
Representatives, 1957-1959
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Barbara Jordan
 U.S. House of
Representatives 1973-1979
 Texas Senate 1966-1972
 Sponsored legislation to
include minorities in the
Voting Rights Act of 1965.
 Delivered keynote address at
the Democratic National
Convention in July 1976.
 Awarded the Medal of
Freedom, the nation’s highest
civilian honor, in 1994.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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36th president of the United States 1963-1969
Vice President of the United States 1960-1963
U.S. Senator from Texas 1948-1960
Texas congressman 1937-1949
Fought actively for civil rights – Voting Rights Act of 1965
Secured programs for school children including Head Start
Medicaid for the elderly and for those who do not have health insurance
George H.W. Bush
 41st President of the
United States
 Vice-President of the
United States
 Director of the Central
Intelligence Agency
 Fought in World War II
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George W. Bush
 43rd President of
the United States
 Governor of the
State of Texas
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Second Father-Son to be
Presidents of the United States
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