1. © 2010, TESCCC Unit 12, Lesson 2 4 th Grade Texas History Texas Government Leaders

2. © 2010, TESCCC Texas Government Leaders

3. ©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?

4. ©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

5. ©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

6. ©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

7. ©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.

8. ©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

9. ©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

10. ©2010, TESCCC George W. Bush  43 rd President of the United States  Governor of the State of Texas

11. ©2010, TESCCC Second Father-Son to be Presidents of the United States