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The Inaugural Ball festivities
Tuesday, January 20th, 1987
Palmer Auditorium
Austin, TX
Governor & First Lady White greeting guests during one of the Inaugural Balls at the Palmer Auditorium in downtown Austin.
[Part III]: Following the Inaugural Parade, the First Family attended three Inaugural Balls: Austin Opera House, Erwin Center & Palmer Auditorium, where over 3,000+ attended & also participated in as musical guests Willie Nelson, Charlie Pride, the Zenteno family & many others performed. It was a spectacular night for the White's, who danced the night away. Governor White had accomplished something that was unheard of, winning back-to-back 4-year terms, but the last election was a nailbiter (where Whtie won by only 1,629 votes over former Governor Clements in their hotly-contested 1986 rematch), he realized that a majority of those secretly would've preferred seeing Clements back in Austin as Governor, so White made darn share that he would follow through on his campaign pledges this time around unlike some of the mistakes that had engulfed in his first term of office.Tuesday, January 20th, 1987
Palmer Auditorium
Austin, TX
Governor & First Lady White greeting guests during one of the Inaugural Balls at the Palmer Auditorium in downtown Austin.
He was also planning on extending his stay at the TX Governor's Mansion by becoming the first TX Governor to serve 12 consecutive years, but for now, the focus was getting the 2nd term on the right foot by getting the state's economic situation solved once & for all.
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