Carr Campaigns for Attorney General

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In this paid political advertisement from his failed 1960 run for Attorney General, Waggoner Carr offers viewers a detailed account of his anti-corruption campaign platform.

Statistics Duration: 00:14:42 Language: English Color: B/W Audio: Sound Donor: Gordon Wilkison

Dates Filmed: c. 1960

More About Waggoner Carr

Born in 1918 in Hunt County just East of Dallas, Waggoner Carr graduated from Lubbock High School and Texas Tech University. After service as a pilot for the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, Carr completed a law degree at the University of Texas at Austin. Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1950, Carr went on to serve two terms as the Speaker of the House in 1957 and 1959. After losing a 1960 bid for state Attorney General to incumbent Will Wilson, Carr later ran successfully for the 1962 and 1964 terms.