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LBJ: The Promise of Education

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This program contains a compilation of still photos taken on the day President Lyndon B. Johnson came to Texas State University to sign the Education Act of 1965. It also contains portions of the speech he gave in addition to comments by others on LBJ and this historic piece of legislation. Narration by: President Lyndon B. Johnson, SWT President Robert L. Hardesty, U.S. Congressman J. J. "Jake" Pickle, former SWT President James H. McCrocklin, and SWT Student Body President Rob Patterson.

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William D. Liddle oral history interview

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William Liddle talks about local politics in Hays County in the 1960s and 1970s, especially the involvement and sentiments of certain voting groups such as Democrats, the Mexican-American community, and the Black community. He relates controversial school board elections. He discusses issues of academic freedom that certain professors encountered, including Bill Emery, as well as the McCrocklin Case.