Waggoner Carr

Vincent Waggoner Carr (October 1, 1918 – February 25, 2004) was an American politician who served as the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1957 to 1961 and as the attorney general of Texas from 1963 to 1967.

Waggoner Carr
42nd Attorney General of Texas
In office 1963–1967
Governor	John Connally
Preceded by	Will Wilson
Succeeded by	Crawford Martin
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
In office January 8, 1957 – January 10, 1961
Preceded by	Jim T. Lindsey
Succeeded by	Jimmy Turman
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 119th district
In office January 9, 1951 – January 10, 1961
Preceded by	Preston Smith
Succeeded by	J. Collier Adams
County attorney of Lubbock County, Texas
In office 1949–1951
Personal details
Born	Vincent Waggoner Carr (1918-10-01)October 1, 1918 Fairlie, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 25, 2004(2004-02-25) (aged 85) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Resting place	Texas State Cemetery
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Ernestine Story ​ (m. 1941)​
Education	Texas Tech University University of Texas at Austin
Occupation	Attorney, author
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Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1945
Unit	Army Air Forces
Battles/wars	World War II

Carr was the Texan Attorney General when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, having had breakfast with him the morning of his killing.^[1] Carr was scheduled to give a speech in Dumas that day but owing to the assassination he had to cancel it and flew to Austin in case his assistance was needed.^[2] He travelled to Washington to attend Kennedy's funeral and while here communicated his willingness to convene a court of inquiry about the "Oswald case". President Lyndon B. Johnson's aide Cliff Carter told the president that such an inquiry "could be used to clear up any question about the Oswald case in Dallas. He [Carr] said the FBI could conduct this hearing through him in any manner they cared to to complete the record on Oswald". Johnson thought this was a good idea, but suggested that Carr should announce the inquiry without any mention of White House requests. Ultimately the inquiry never occurred as Johnson decided to convene a presidential commission, that would later be known as the Warren Commission, to produce a report on the assassination.^[3]