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LBJ at San Marcos Exhibit

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Opening ceremony of an exhibit titled "LBJ at San Marcos" honoring President Johnson and commemorating the signing of the Higher Education Act of 1965. After an introduction by Representative Pickle, the President speaks on the importance of education, particularly for very young children, and points with pride to his Great Society's educational programs. He also reads from his presidential memoir, The Vantage Point.

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Retta Murphy oral history interview

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In the 1974 interview, conducted by students Bobbie Vaughn and Stan Siler, Dr. Henrietta "Retta" Murphy talks briefly about her family, her education, and her first teaching job at Trinity where she was also Dean of Women. The focus of the interview is related to her experiences at Southwest Texas State, beginning with her arrival in San Marcos in 1919. Dr. Murphy discusses her memories and observations of the History Department, examples of discrimination she experienced as a woman on the faculty, and some memories from teaching troops on campus during WWII. She also talks about President C.E. Evans, President John G. Flowers, Professor Greene, and Lyndon Johnson.