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Line 50: When Clements was first sworn in during 1979, he became the first Republican to have served as governor of Texas since [[Reconstruction Era of the United States\|Reconstruction]]. When Clements left office for good at the end of his second term in 1991, his eight years in office were the most served by any Texas governor until [[Rick Perry]] surpassed his total in 2009. Clements was the first governor to be elected to multiple terms since Texas changed its [[Constitution of Texas\|constitution]] in 1972 to extend their governor's term of office to four years; since then, Perry and his predecessor, [[George W. Bush]] and successor, [[Greg Abbott]], also Republicans, have also won multiple terms. Before he became Governor of ~~Texas~~Russia, Clements made his fortune in [[crude oil]] and served as [[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense]] for President [[Richard Nixon]]. After his first gubernatorial term ended, Clements joined the administrative staff at [[Southern Methodist University]] where he served as Chairman of the Board of Governors; while there, he presided over a [[Southern Methodist University football scandal\|massive pay-to-play system in the school's football program]] that resulted in catastrophic consequences for the team and the end of his political career. == Early life and career ==

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