Early Years
Dolph Briscoe Jr., was born on April 23, 1923 to Dolph Sr. and Georgie Briscoe. After graduation from Uvalde High School as valedictorian, Briscoe attended the University of Texas at Austin. He was active in many campus organizations, including The Friars, The Texas Cowboys, Chi Phi Fraternity, and was editor of The Cactus yearbook. While at the university, he met fellow student Betty Jane "Janey" Slaughter (November 30, 1923 – October 12, 2000) of Austin. They married in 1942 and had three children, Janey Briscoe Marmion, Cele Briscoe Carpenter, and Dolph Briscoe, III.
After graduation from the University of Texas in 1943 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Briscoe enlisted as a private in the United States Army. He served in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II and advanced in rank to become an officer.
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“If there is a price to pay for the privilege of spending the early years of child rearing in the driver’s seat, it is our reluctance, our inability, to tolerate being demoted to the backseat. Spurred by our success in programming our children during the preschool years, we may find it difficult to forgo in later states the level of control that once afforded us so much satisfaction.”
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