Dallas and Austin celebrate the 30th anniversary of the inauguration of Ann Richards DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com We remember 45 with fondness: Those memorable quotes.
That biting sense of humor. Yes, we miss Ann Richards, the 45th governor of the state of Texas. Dallas and Austin are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the inauguration of Richards as governor of Texas with banners near Dallas City Hall and on Congress Street in Austin bearing her likeness and a variety of her quotes.
Missing from those quotes is the one that propelled her to national fame: “Poor George. He can’t help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.” “George” was gaff-prone then-Vice President George H.W.