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16.12.49-M/S WRIGHT at outdoor press conference, jokes that he will welcome back all prodigal DEMOCRATS who voted for REAGANOMICS. C/S PHIL GRAMM on BUDGET COMMITTEE panel, C/S JACK KEMP. ROBERTS v.o.-GRAMM'S defection to the REAGANOMICS side hurt WRIGHT, because GRAMM won his committee assignment with WRIGHT'S assistance, maybe hurt WRIGHT'S chances to become SPEAKER. Split screen of TIP O'NEILL swearing in PHIL GRAMM to Congress after GRAMM won a special election as a REPUBLICAN. C/S former Rep. RICHARD BOLLING in office, says GRAMM'S defection hurts WRIGHT. Rep. MICHEL says that WRIGHT did his best with a difficult situation with GRAMM. C/S WRIGHT in office, says he may have used poor judgement in sponsoring such a CONSERVATIVE as GRAMM to a place of PARTY LEADERSHIP. Shots of WRIGHT greeting supporters in Texas, speaking at Campaign rally in Texas. Aerial of downtown FORT WORTH, showing new skyscrapers. 16.15.26-Shots of GENERAL DYNAMICS assembly plant, workers building airframes of F-16 fighters. ROBERTS v.o.-WRIGHT'S district gets as much DEFENSE CONTRACTING as any in the nation, and no TEXAS congressman can work against the OIL INDUSTRY for long. Shots of WRIGHT shaking hands with supporters. ROBERTS v.o.-most agree that WRIGHT does well at staying in touch with the people of the district. C/S RICHARD BOLLING in office, says WRIGHT has done a good job, especially since TEXAS politics are generally so much more CONSERVATIVE than the rest of the country. C/S Rep. CHARLES STENHOLM (D-TX) in office, says WRIGHT is not popular in STENHOLM'S district. C/S Rep. MICKEY LELAND (D-TX) says WRIGHT is well-liked in LELAND'S district. WRIGHT in office, says DEMOCRATIC PARTY in TEXAS is home to all political outlooks, from LELAND on the left to STENHOLM on the right. 16.17.28-Clip of 1976 "MacNeill Report" show, with DEMOCRATIC leadership contenders for position of MAJORITY LEADER. JIM LEHRER moderating the discussion asks WRIGHT what his leadership strategy will be, WRIGHT says he will lead by example and hard work. C/S WRIGHT in debate in Well of House, makes a procedural point, draws applause from DEMOCRATS. C/S ROBERT MICHEL, says WRIGHT'S debating style is somewhat theatrical. WRIGHT in debate, makes some grand gestures to the public. C/S LELAND says that in spite of his dramatic tendencies, WRIGHT always speaks sincerely in debate. C/S of WRIGHT in debate, quoting long verse of Kipling. C/S WRIGHT in office, says his father led him to a love of poetry. Stills of WRIGHT from childhood, adolescence, and as a WWII pilot with medals, with wife, with LBJ. Still of former SPEAKER SAM RAYBURN.