Introduction : Governor W. Lee O'Daniel and the Texas Department of Public Safety photo archives / John Anderson -- Wilbert Lee "Please pass the biscuits, Pappy" O'Daniel : an appreciation -- DPS photographs, 1939-1941 -- Notes on photos and sources
Summary
When Pappy (W. Lee O'Daniel) decided to run for governor in 1938 as a way to sell more flour the people of Texas voted for him in record numbers. They had become fond of him through his musical shows with the Light Crust Doughboys and his radio homilies extolling family and Christian values
