Robert Dale “Bob” Price (September 7, 1927 – August 24, 2004) was a Republican congressman from the Texas Panhandle from 1967-1975 and a member of the Texas State Senate from 1978-1980. Price was considered to have been among the most conservative members of his party. He was the first Republican since Reconstruction to hold the Panhandle congressional seat. September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ... The Texas Panhandle is a region of the state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Conservatism is a political philosophy that usually favors traditional values and strong foreign defense. ... // Reconstruction was the process in US history that resolved the issues of the American Civil War when both the Confederacy and slavery in the United States were destroyed. ...

Price was born to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Price, Sr., in rural Reading, Kansas. He was educated in the Reading public schools and thereafter received his bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in 1951. After graduation, he married the former Martha A. “Marty” White. Reading is a city located in Lyon County, Kansas. ... Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, is an institution of higher learning founded in 1890 as a land-grant university under the Morrill Act, known as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (Oklahoma A&M). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

Price joined the U.S. Air Force and served from 1951-1955. He flew twenty-seven combat missions during the Korean War and was awarded the Air Medal. Seal of the Air Force. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants United Nations: Republic of Korea  Australia  Belgium Canada  Colombia Ethiopia  France Greece  Netherlands  New Zealand  Philippines South Africa  Thailand  Turkey  United Kingdom United States Medical staff:  Denmark  Australia  Italy  Norway  Sweden Communist states: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea People’s Republic of China  Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee... The Air Medal is a military decoration of the United States which was established by Executive Order 9158, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, on May 11, 1942. ...

The Prices moved to Texas after his discharge from the Air Force. Throughout his adult life, he owned and operated a ranch near Pampa. The ranch was located in portions of four counties and had been in the Price family since 1907. Pampa is a city located in Gray County, Texas. ...

Eight years in Congress

Price became involved in state Republican politics. He was a delegate to the state GOP conventions in 1964, 1966, and 1968. He was a delegate to the national convention in Miami Beach, Florida, in 1968. The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Democratic Party. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Beach, The Million Dollar Sandbar, SoBe Location of Miami Beach in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ...

In 1964, Price made his first race for the District 18 seat in the U.S. House. He challenged the 14-year incumbent, Walter Edward Rogers, who won the race, 58,701 votes (55 percent) to Price's 48,050 (45 percent). Price's showing was numerically the best that any Republican congressional candidate made in Texas in 1964, the year that native Texan Lyndon B. Johnson overwhelmed Arizona's Barry M. Goldwater. The current boundaries of Texas District 18. ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ... Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 - January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States (1963-1969). ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... Barry Goldwater Barry Morris Goldwater (January 1, 1909 _ May 29, 1998) was a United States politician and a founding figure in the modern conservative movement in the USA. Goldwater personified the shift in balance in American culture from the Northeast to the West. ...

Price ran again in 1966, but Rogers decided not to seek reelection to a ninth term. The Democrats nominated Dee D. Miller to contest the seat. Price defeated Miller, 45,209 votes (59.5 percent) to 30,822 (40.5 percent). Price was joined in the Texas delegation by a second Republican, George Herbert Walker Bush. Price's party gained forty-seven U.S. House seats nationally but still remained in the minority. George H. W. Bush - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

While in the House, Price served on the House Agriculture Committee and on the Manned Space Flight and NASA Oversight subcommittees. He was reelected in 1968 with a 65.2 percent margin and was unopposed in 1970. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

In 1972, Price faced a closer race from Democratic Congressman Graham Boynton Purcell, Jr. of Wichita Falls, a fellow incumbent. After redistricting, Price was in District 13. Price defeated Purcell, 87,084 (54.8 percent) to 71,730 (45.2 percent). 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Wichita Falls is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. ... The current boundaries of Texas District 13. ...

A Watergate casualty

In 1974, Price was among dozens of Republican congressmen unseated in the Democratic "Year of Watergate" even though the members had nothing to do with the scandal. Price was defeated by Democrat Jack Hightower of Vernon. Hightower had a solid majority, 53,094 (57.6 percent) to Price's 39,087 (42.4 percent). Hightower's winning total was nearly 20,000 below Purcell's losing tally in 1972. More than half of Price's 1972 supporters deserted him. The Watergate building. ... Jack English Hightower (born September 6, 1926) was a United States Representative from Texas. ... Vernon is a city located in Wilbarger County, Texas. ...

Price lost to Hightower in an attempted comeback in 1976. Hightower prevailed with 101,798 votes (59.3 percent) to Price's 69,328 (40.4 percent). 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

Later election results

Price was elected to the Texas State Senate in a special election in 1977. He used the slogan "Price is Right for Texas." He held the seat for a partial term, 1978-1980. For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

In 1988, when Republican Congressman Beau Boulter of Amarillo stepped down to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate, Price entered the primary to succeed Boulter but lost the party nomination to Larry Milner. The seat nevertheless went to a Democrat in the fall, State Senator Bill Sarpalius. Sarpalius polled 52.5 percent, to Milner's 47.5 percent. Sarpalius had won the state senate seat that Price vacated in 1980 and served in that capacity until he was elected to the U.S. House in 1988. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eldon Beau Boulter of Amarillo served as a Republican in Congress from 1985-1989. ...

Price sought the GOP congressional nomination again in 1990, when he lost to Dick Waterfield, and 1992, when he lost to Boulter. Both Waterfield and Boulter were defeated by Sarpalius in the general election. 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Price's legacy

Price was a member of the First Baptist Church of Pampa. He was also a former member of the Downtown Kiwanis Club. Baptist is a term describing a tradition within Christianity and may also refer to individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. ... Kiwanis International is a service organization whose mission is Serving the Children of the World. The organization was founded on January 21, 1915 in Detroit, Michigan and is now based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ...

Price was recognized posthumously by the Texas House of Representatives in January 2005 in a proclamation presented by his Pampa friend, Warren Chisum. The proclamation cited Price's "sense of humor, strength of conviction, and dedication to public service. Bob Price sought to make a positive difference in the lives of others, and he leaves behind a legacy of achievement that will surely inspire those who will follow in his footsteps." 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Price died in Pampa. In addition to his wife "Marty," he was survived by his son, Carl Benjamin Price; his daughter, Janice Price Johnson, and his brother, Benjamin F. Price, Jr., of Reading, Kansas. Price had seven grandchildren -- Nicholas, Miles, and Elise are Janice's, and Courtney, Grayson, Bridget, and Daniella are Carl's. He is interred in Fairview Cemetery in Pampa. His canine companion "Waggs" died not long after Price expired. A canine may refer to: a canine tooth. ...

References

The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all members of both houses of the United States Congress, past and present. ...

External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress