2008 Texas History Symposium

University of North Texas, April 18 and 19, 2008

Theme: Lyndon Baines Johnson - A Texas President

Speakers:

Robert A. Caro, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author of three books on LBJ

Jan Jarboe Russell, acclaimed author of biography of Lady Bird Johnson

The second annual sessions of the Texas History Symposium will focus on the impact of the first Texas President and First Lady, Lyndon B. and Lady Bird Johnson.  Together they fundamentally changed politics and society not only in Texas, but across the nation. We are honored to have Robert A. Caro and Jan Jarboe Russell as our speakers.  Caro has written three volumes of a four-book series on Johnson, for which he has received many awards.  Russell, a longtime columnist for Texas Monthly, is the author of a popular study of the former First Lady, entitled Lady Bird.

Schedule:

Friday

7:30-8:30         Address by Robert A. Caro                     Eagle Student Services Center 255

Saturday

 8:30 -10:00     Registration and Continental Breakfast     Wooten Hall Lobby

10:00-11:30     Address by Robert A. Caro                    Wooten Hall 222

11:30-12:00     Break

12:00-1:30      Catered Barbecue Lunch                         Wooten Hall Lobby

 1:30-2:30       Address by Jan Jarboe Russell                 Wooten Hall 222

Directions and Parking
Wooten Hall is located one block west of Welch Street, at the intersection of Welch and Highland. Free parking anywhere on campus is available on Friday after 5:00 and all day Saturday.

Campus Map (For parking information) Click here

Registration Information

There is no registration fee for the address on Friday.  The registration fee for Saturday, which includes attendance at both sessions and the barbecue lunch, is $25 on or before April 14th and $35 after April 14th, by cash or check.  Registrations received after April 14th will be accepted if space is available for the lectures, but lunch cannot be guaranteed.  You may register by contacting the Department of History at 940-565-2288, or e-mail history@unt.edu.  See also our brochure.  You may register at the event, but we cannot guarantee lunch, so advance registration is strongly advised.