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Commemorates twentieth anniversary of signing of Higher Education Act at Southwest Texas State University, November 8, 1965. Includes speakers William D. Ford and Robert Hardesty. Recorded November 7, 1985, by SWTSU Media Services at Evans Auditorium, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.

Gerald Skidmore talks about how he came to Killeen and started working for the Killeen Daily Herald. He reflects on the town's growth and relationship to Fort Hood, as well as the relationship between the newspaper and the army base. He specifies how major military events, like the Cuban Missle Crisis and the Vietnam War, affected Killeen.