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American history. Today she will talk to us about a theme coming up in her book. Jacque marquette and Louis Jolliet and their explorations and what they found in their expectations in explorations. At the end we will take questions. Thank you for coming back. [applause] thank you david for having me here again. I have always so happy when im here. My family affectionately knows the talk as my annual. It is my annual everyone looks forward to. I appreciate the opportunity. I should explain. Usual...

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We also have the collection of david valdez, he was george w. Bushs white house photographer. And we have diana walker, a Time Magazine photographer for 20 years. She is known for her work covering hillary clinton. She covered the Clinton White house really broadly and deeply. She also cover the Reagan Administration and george h. W. Bush. David valdez and diana walker are actively involved in our program. They both belong to our advisory council. What you hope viewers will take away . The impor...

American history at the university of texas at austin. One of the things we want to find out is how your career began. I know your father was the chief photographer for the philadelphia inquirer, but that does not mean that you would become a photographer. It started with the photographers at the philadelphia inquirer. I used to go back and harass them and then end up upside down. In the print barrel [laughter] i just was enamored with what they did in the business. Justther passed away before m...

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Upstairs and weve got to keep it that way. Lights burning, children asleep, and peace and security everywhere. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook. We are live in charleston, west virginia, for the next stop on the 50 capitals tour. The governor and Lieutenant Governor will be our guests on the bus during washington journal. And join darryl photographed a dozen american president s beginning with president eis...

On november 22. Can you tell me about that photo . Ride theen a dallas cops were lenient. We could go any place we wanted to. I positioned myself at the corner of main and harwood because the limo would have to turn. So it gives you a different per spec of and driving straight down the street. Turn off ofthe hardwood on to maine. Across the street from harwood and maintenance dallas city hall, which i would return to later that night. I was set up and there was a woman who had a caricature acros...

My father passed away about when i was just before my 15th birthday but i knew what i wanted to do the rest of my life and i didnt know how i was going to do it but i was on a mission to try to hook on to the news media somehow and become a part of photo journalism. And i was lucky enough to do that. I got out of the marine corps and had had applied. I think as the boss said to me up in new york, we got so tired of getting letters from you for new jobs with us that we finally just decided to tur...

Other nationally recognized photographers. I want to talk to you a little bit, of your collection op display. The first one we have chronologically is a photo it was on november 27th. Can you tell me a little bit about that photo . Sure. I was given a wide luxe camera i usually didnt use. I got out in the street. We could go any place we wanted to. I positioned myself at the corner of maine and harwood, because the memo would have to turn. It gives you a different perspective driving straight do...

My father passed away about when i was just before my 15th birthday but i knew what i wanted to do the rest of my life and i didnt know how i was going to do it but i was on a mission to try to hook on to the news media somehow and become a part of photo journalism. And i was lucky enough to do that. I got out of the marine corps and had had applied. I think as the boss said to me up in new york, we got so tired of getting letters from you for new jobs with us that we finally just decided to tur...