© 2010, TESCCC Unit 12, Lesson 2 4 th Grade Texas History Texas Government Leaders

© 2010, TESCCC Texas Government Leaders

©2010, TESCCC 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?

©2010, TESCCC Leadership Qualities Leadership Qualities  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

©2010, TESCCC Dorothy “Ann” Richards  Governor of Texas,  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

©2010, TESCCC Bob Bullock  Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate, ;  Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts,  Secretary of State,  Aide to the Governor,  Assistant Attorney General,  Texas Historical Commission,  Texas House of Representatives,

©2010, TESCCC Barbara Jordan  U.S. House of Representatives  Texas Senate  Sponsored legislation to include minorities in the Voting Rights Act of  Delivered keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July  Awarded the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 1994.

©2010, TESCCC Lyndon B. Johnson  36 th president of the United States  Vice President of the United States  U.S. Senator from Texas  Texas congressman  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

©2010, TESCCC George H.W. Bush  41 st President of the United States  Vice-President of the United States  Director of the Central Intelligence Agency  Fought in World War II

©2010, TESCCC George W. Bush  43 rd President of the United States  Governor of the State of Texas

©2010, TESCCC Second Father-Son to be Presidents of the United States