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© 2010, TESCCC Unit 12, Lesson 2 4 th Grade Texas History Texas Government Leaders
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© 2010, TESCCC Texas Government Leaders
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©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?
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©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
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©2010, TESCCC Dorothy “Ann” Richards Governor of Texas, 1991- 1995. 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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©2010, TESCCC Bob Bullock Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate, 1991- 1995; 1995-1999 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, 1975-1990 Secretary of State, 1971-1972 Aide to the Governor, 1969- 1971 Assistant Attorney General, 1967-1968 Texas Historical Commission, 1963-1965 Texas House of Representatives, 1957-1959
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©2010, TESCCC 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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©2010, TESCCC Lyndon B. Johnson 36 th 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
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©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
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©2010, TESCCC George W. Bush 43 rd President of the United States Governor of the State of Texas
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©2010, TESCCC Second Father-Son to be Presidents of the United States
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