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    Doris Kearns Goodwin Presidential Papers Donation

    The University of Texas at Austin’s Briscoe Center for American History acquired the papers of presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and her late husband Richard Goodwin. Ms. Goodwin t…

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    The Governor & the Colonel

    Author Don Carleton talked about William and Oveta Hobby, and their close relationship with Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. William Hobby was a former Texas governor and publisher of what be…

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    Flash of Light, Wall of Fire

    Don Carleton presented the work of 23 photographers who captured the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This was a virtual event hosted by the 2021 Virtual San Antonio Book Festival.

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    Don Carleton Oral History Interview

    Don Carleton, executive director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin, described the Center’s photojournalism collection. He also discussed t…

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    Harry Truman's Political Relationships

    Historians discussed President Harry Truman’s leadership and how he interacted with three prominent Texas politicians, John Nance Garner, Sam Rayburn, and Lyndon B. Johnson. To celebrate…

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    Vietnam War and the Press

    Dan Rather and Peter Arnett talked about their work as war correspondents during the Vietnam War and how their experiences compared with the U.S. government’s official version of the war.   …

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    An Evening with David and Julie Eisenhower

    David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon Eisenhower famously met as children at the 1957 inauguration of his grandfather - President Dwight D. Eisenhower - and her father, Vice President Richard Nix…

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    White House Photographers

    Four former presidential photographers talked about their insight into life in the White House and the history of presidential photography, including the inauguration of Barack Obama. The ph…

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    Investigative Role of Congress

    Participants talked about the historical use of the investigatory powers of Congress and oversight roles of various committees. Among the topics they addressed were the influence of partisan…

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    Center for American History

    Don Carleton talked about the Texas history collections and materials at the Center for American History at the University of Texas. Several of the books and materials were shown as part of …

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    Books of a Lifetime

    The panelists talked about writing biographies and responded to questions from the moderator. The panelists explained what the books they wrote were about and why they wrote the biographies.

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