Overview
Bullock,
Bob.
Editorial
cartoons
[1972?]-1988, undated
Papers are oversize
copies of 43 editorial cartoons, with Bob Bullock as the subject, which
appeared in Texas newspapers from about 1972 to 1988. Several of the cartoons
are undated. Cartoons depict Bullock as secretary of state, comptroller, and
candidate for comptroller and governor. Topics include delinquent tax payers,
election campaigns, revenue forecasts, unions, and redistricting. Cartoonists
include Bob Taylor, Ben Sargent, Harold Maples, and Ben Garrison.
43 items
English.
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Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Bob Bullock Editorial cartoons. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Biographical Sketch
Bob Bullock, a Texas politician, served in the Texas House of
Representatives from 1957 to 1959 and as Assistant Attorney General from 1967
to 1968. He was on the Governor's staff from 1969 to 1971, and then served as
Secretary of State from 1971 to 1973, Comptroller of Public Accounts from 1975
to 1991, and Lieutenant Governor from 1991 to 1999. Bullock received a
bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University and a law degree from Baylor
University. He was born in Hillsboro, Texas on July 10, 1929 and died in Austin
on June 18, 1999.
Scope and Contents of the Records
Papers are oversize copies of 43 editorial cartoons, with Bob Bullock
as the subject, which appeared in Texas newspapers from about 1972 to 1988.
Several of the cartoons are undated. Cartoons depict Bullock as secretary of
state, comptroller, and candidate for comptroller and governor. Topics include
delinquent tax payers, election campaigns, revenue forecasts, unions, and
redistricting. Cartoonists include Bob Taylor, Ben Sargent, Harold Maples, and
Ben Garrison.
Arrangement of the Records
These records are arranged numerically as assigned before
donation.
Index Terms
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records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
Personal Names:
Bullock, Bob.
Sargent, Ben,
1948-
Maples, Harold,
1925-1981.
Garrison, Ben.
Taylor, Bob (Robert
Bryon), 1932-
Corporate Names:
Texas.
Comptroller's Office.
Texas. Secretary
of State.
Subjects:
Political
campaigns--Texas.
Tax revenue
estimating--Texas.
Taxation--Texas.
Governors--Election--Texas.
Document Types:
Editorial
cartoons--Texas--Bob Bullock--[1972?]-1988, undated.
Related Material
The following materials are offered as
possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by
the records in this finding aid. The listing is not exhaustive.
Texas State
Archives
Texas Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Records of Bob
Bullock, 1971-1999 (bulk 1975-1998), 276 microfilm reels, two DVDs, and one
videotape (includes records as Comptroller) [Unprocessed, Restricted]
Processing Information
Tonia J. Wood, March 1995
Accession Information
Accession number: 1993/028
These records were donated to the Archives and Information Services
Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by David Morrow,
Records Manager for the Comptroller, on October 23, 1992. The list accompanying
the accession was prepared on June 4, 1987.
Detailed Description of the Records
Editorial cartoons,
[1972?]-1988, undated,
43 items
OS Box 33
1.
Oops...I overexposed
myself! / Bob Taylor.
OS Box 33
2.
The Taxes Arranger: 'He's here!
He's there! He's everywhere!' / Bob Taylor.
OS Box 33
3.
$737 Million Cash Surplus
Estimate. / Harold Maples.
OS Box 33
4.
Cheering Section. / Sam
Nash.
OS Box 33
5.
Deny it? (Bullock on
airplane) / Ben Sargent /
1978.
OS Box 33
6.
Bullock! (Tax Delinquents)
/ Harold Maples.
OS Box 33
7.
Central Purchasing: 'It's Bullock
Again....' / Shelton Smith /
1976.
OS Box 33
8.
Phantom Raider (The Bullock
Express) / Gary Love.
OS Box 33
9.
Another Successful Docking?
/ Harold Maples.
OS Box 33
10.
`I don't know... There's Something
About him that makes me uneasy.' (Secretary of State Bob Bullock) / Bob
Taylor.
[1972?]
OS Box 33
11.
Hi, I'm Bob Bullock! Re-elect me.
(Bullock's Hatchetman Reputation). / Bob Taylor.
OS Box 33
12.
Raid! (Delinquent Sales Tax
Establishments) / Jim Palmer /
1975.
OS Box 33
13.
Hey-y-h! Heard you guys wanted t/
race!! / Ben Sargent /
1976.
OS Box 33
14.
Think, dagnabbit Aggie, think! Did
ye pay the dern tax or didn't yeh? / Morrin / The Beaumont
Enterprise.
OS Box 33
15.
One Man - One Primary /
Herc Acklen.
OS Box 33
16.
I could have sworn Bullock's
commandos would hit us today! / Herc Acklen.
OS Box 33
17.
Glory Hole? / Harold
Maples.
OS Box 33
18.
Comptroller's agents! Reach for
the sky! / Ben Sargent /
1975.
OS Box 33
19.
It's some guy from Texas named
Bullock.... / Shelton Smith /
1976.
OS Box 33
20.
State's business Why, what's good
for the Comptroller IS the state's business! / Ben Sargent /
1975.
OS Box 33
21.
Render unto Caesar that which is
Caesar's. / Stytle Read / Lewisville Daily
Leader.
OS Box 33
22.
Hi there. Bob Bullock here with a
full-color, slick-paper invitation to bring your business to Texas. /
Ben Sargent /
1977.
OS Box 33
23.
You ol's scamp...you know how I
love it when you talk dirty. / Ben Sargent /
1978.
OS Box 33
24.
...the green chair can go right
over there... (Governor's mansion) / Ben Sargent /
1976.
OS Box 33
25.
...and give the Governor a call,
Cratchit.... / Ben Sargent /
1976.
OS Box 33
26.
...Ready? (Bob Bullock,
the Taxes Arranger) / Ben Sargent.
OS Box 33
27.
Texas Anti-unionism. / Bob
Taylor.
OS Box 33
28.
Come in for dinner--She won't
mind. / Harold Maples /
1979.
OS Box 33
29.
The Amazing Bullock! / Pat
McCarthy.
OS Box 33
30.
All right! Whose bright idea was
this bingo tax proposal? / Rubenstein /
1981.
OS Box 33
31.
Uh,...May I have another look at
that map? (Texas Redistricting) / Ben Garrison.
OS Box 33
32.
They tell me Bob Bullock is th'
meanest, toughest campaigner in Texas! (Mike Richards) / Ben Sargent /
1982.
OS Box 33
33.
Bob Bullock is having his staff
use the phone on state time to further his campaign!! (Mike Richards) /
Ben Garrison /
1982.
OS Box 33
34.
No new taxes...Into the
brink! / Ben Garrison /
1983.
OS Box 33
35.
Let me remind you, mister White -
we have ways of making you stop talking! / Ben Sargent /
1983.
OS Box 33
36.
You're about $2.8 billion
low.... / John Branch /
1983.
OS Box 33
37.
This is why that roadblock is
there! / Ben Garrison.
OS Box 33
38.
Grab your partner by the
neck...kick his shins, aw, what the heck.... / Mike Shelton /
1983.
OS Box 33
39.
Ooooooow...I've got a terrible
pain in my wallet--er--back! / Bob Dale.
OS Box 33
40.
Mr. Bullock is here with the
latest revenue forecast, Governor...Governor?!.... / John Branch /
1986.
OS Box 33
41.
Bullock's Budget--We get the
picture, Bob. / Bob Taylor /
1986.
OS Box 33
42.
Aw, Jim...Just when I was finally
about t'get his attention.... / Ben Sargent /
1987.
OS Box 33
43.
Thadeus & Weez / Charles Fincher /
1987.
[Note: Not received although listed on
the inventory accompanying the accession.]
OS Box 33
44.
Thadeus & Weez / Charles Fincher /
1988.