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Connally was commissioned in the [[United States Navy]] Reserve in 1941, where he went through nine major air-sea battles in the [[Pacific]]. In April 1945 he endured fifty-two consecutive hours of Japanese kamikaze attacks. He was credited as a hero and rose to the rank of lieutenant commander. He returned home to work in politics and worked for [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s 1946 reelection campaign to [[Congress]] and his 1948 Senatorial Campaign. There where allegations that Connally had been involved in [[voter fraud]] after a suspicious late report of 200 votes in Box 13 from Jim Wells County came in for Johnson, resulting in his 87-vote victory.

Connally was commissioned in the [[United States Navy]] Reserve in 1941, where he went through nine major air-sea battles in the [[Pacific]]. In April 1945 he endured fifty-two consecutive hours of Japanese kamikaze attacks. He was credited as a hero and rose to the rank of lieutenant commander. He returned home to work in politics and worked for [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s 1946 reelection campaign to [[Congress]] and his 1948 Senatorial Campaign. There where allegations that Connally had been involved in [[voter fraud]] after a suspicious late report of 200 votes in Box 13 from Jim Wells County came in for Johnson, resulting in his 87-vote victory.

In 1961 Connally served as secretary of the navy under [[President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]. He was elected Governor of Texas the next year. In 1963 he suffered serious gunshot wounds while riding in President Kennedy's car during his assassination, however recovered quickly. Connally was easily reelected Governor in 1964 and 1966.  

In 1961 Connally served as secretary of the navy under [[President]] [[John F. Kennedy]]. He was elected Governor of Texas the next year but only narrowly won the Democratic nomination for the position. He then faced a stronger than usual Republican nominee, Houston industrial Jack M. Cox (1921-1990). In 1963, he sustained serious gunshot wounds while riding in President Kennedy's car during his assassination; however, he  recovered quickly. Connally was easily reelected as governor in 1964 and 1966.  

Although a Democrat, he called himself "a [[conservative]] who believed in active government." And in 1971, he became [[Richard Nixon]]'s [[Secretary of the Treasury]]. In 1972, he vacated the treasury secretary's position to organize the political action committee "Democrats for Nixon" to support President Nixon's reelection. Connally switched political parties from the Democrat to Republican in 1973. He briefly tested the presidential waters in 1980, but failed to win the Republican Party nomination (He garnered only one delegate, [[Ada Mills]] of [[Arkansas]], in part because of a "wheeler-dealer" image from the media. After the 1980 [[South Carolina]] [[primary]], he left politics and returned to private life.

Although a Democrat, he called himself "a [[conservative]] who believed in active government." And in 1971, he became [[Richard Nixon]]'s [[Secretary of the Treasury]]. In 1972, he vacated the treasury secretary's position to organize the political action committee "Democrats for Nixon" to support President Nixon's reelection. Connally switched political parties from the Democrat to Republican in 1973. He briefly tested the presidential waters in 1980, but failed to win the Republican Party nomination (He garnered only one delegate, [[Ada Mills]] of [[Arkansas]], in part because of a "wheeler-dealer" image from the media. After the 1980 [[South Carolina]] [[primary]], he left politics and returned to private life.