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Dorothy Ann Richards (née Willis; September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention.
May 13, 2024 · Ann Richards was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A prominent figure in that state’s politics, Richards gained national attention for her keynote speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Throughout her career she fought for civil rights
Apr 2, 2014 · Updated: May 25, 2021. Photo: Pam Francis/Liaison. (1933-2006) Who Was Ann Richards? Texas Democrat Ann Richards began working for political campaigns in 1950. She was elected county...
Sep 13, 2006 · Sept. 13, 2006. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Former Gov. Ann Richards, the witty and flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Wednesday night after a battle...
Sep 14, 2006 · Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, the flamboyant Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity, died Wednesday night after a battle with cancer, a family spokeswoman said. She...
Sep 14, 2006 · Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards - the tough, powerful, witty, and always quotable Democrat who went from homemaker to national political celebrity - died Wednesday night after a battle with...
Ann Richards oversaw a revival of the state's economic fortunes. She stressed government efficiency by authorizing comprehensive audits of every state agency. She focused on education as well, introducing site-based management to put more power in the hands of the parents and teachers at the campus level.
Sep 14, 2006 · Ann W. Richards, the silver-haired Texas activist who galvanized the 1988 Democratic National Convention with her tart keynote speech and was the state’s 45th governor until upset in 1994 by an...
Sep 14, 2006 · Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards, a Democrat known for her freewheeling oratory who famously branded the first President George Bush as being “born with a silver foot in his mouth,” died...
Sep 14, 2006 · Ann W. Richards, the silver-haired Texas activist who galvanized the 1988 Democratic National Convention with her tart keynote speech and was the state's 45th governor until upset in 1994 by an...
