Boren, David Lyle, 13th President of the University of Oklahoma (1994-2018); Chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board (2009-2013); U.S. Senator from Oklahoma (1979-1994); 21st Governor of Oklahoma (1975-1979); Oklahoma House of Representatives
Biographical:
David Lyle Boren is a American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as 21st governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979 and three terms in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1994. He was the 13th and second-longest serving president of the University of Oklahoma from 1994 to 2018. He was the longest serving chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. On September 20, 2017, Boren officially announced his retirement as president of the University of Oklahoma, effective June 30, 2018.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
1977 Letter from Governor David L. Boren to Senator Dewey Bartlett Regarding Turner Falls Project Funding Rejection, 1977-01-21
95th (1977-1979)
David L. Boren Collection
This collection contains materials acquired and created by Senator Boren and his staff during the time he represented Oklahoma in the U.S. Senate, roughly 1979 to 1994. The most common type of materials found in the collection include a large amount of constituent correspondence, legislative material from work or research on bills, VHS recordings of newsworthy events or Boren appearances, and work with other government agencies.
Cherokees to Vote on Tribal Constitution, 1973-01-01 - 1978-12-31
Correspondence About the Indian Health Service Contractual Arrangement with Oklahoma Department of Public Health, 1975-12-04 - 1976-05-06
The document consists of a series of letters between Congressman Carl Albert, Governor David L. Boren, and Emery A. Johnson, Assistant Surgeon General and Director of Indian Health Service, regarding the Indian Health Service's contractual arrangement with the Oklahoma Department of Public Health.
Support Needed for Oklahoma's Comprehensive Water Plan Funding, 1978-02-28 - 1978-03-09
95th Congress (1977-1979)
