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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. Usually they contact me and say can you give a talk on x and i say, not in the detail you would be happy ...

Forew what i wanted to do the rest of my life. I was on a mission to those on to the news media somehow. I was lucky enough to do that. Out of the marine corps newspplied at apy pictures. Hee balls in new york t were sonew york said we tired of getting your letters stop theecided to you. Rs and hire thet to know austin and people and i grew fond of austin. Gig toht what a great hook on to a lucky break like that. Bgining ofght at the y of 63. Jul i came on board, and as you know the kennedy assassination happened. Eight bells went off and the theetin came out that president had been shot in da...

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 importance of photojournalists and new documentary news documentarians. The value of their work, not only...

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 my 15th birthday. But i knew what i wanted to do the rest of my life. And i did not know how i was go...

Limo would have to turn. It gives you a different perspective and it is just driving straight down that street. Just making the turn off of harwood on to maine. Across the street from harwood and maine is dallas city hall. Which i would return to later , ratherht, but day than that night. I was set up and there was a woman who had across the with jfk a way head caricature. I went over and talk to her and told her that when the motorcade came by to be sure to have it straight up and hide. So that whenself they got there and they were waving, i waited until that caricature fit in to what it was ...