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Lyndon B. Johnson |
Symposium Examines the New President and the LBJ Legacy
Date: December 4 - 5
Location: LBJ Library and Museum
As part of the yearlong Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Celebration, the LBJ School of Public Affairs will hold a symposium on "Policy Challenges for the New President and the LBJ Legacy."
The symposium will focus on the hallmarks of the Johnson administration: employment, cities and housing, health, families, children and the war on poverty, and natural resources and technology. Ten papers by policy scholars at the LBJ School have been commissioned to examine and identify President Johnson's initiatives in particular domestic policy arenas, trace their evolution following the Johnson years and assess the relevance of the legacy for the present.
The event will feature an array of professors, policy experts and historians who will examine how the lessons of the Johnson era can shed light on 21st century policy challenges. The lineup includes two liberal arts faculty affiliates:
Peter Ward, professor of public affairs and sociology, C.B. Smith Sr. Centennial Chair in US-Mexico Relations, who will discuss "Immigration, Housing, and Hispanics in Texas under the Great Society: Then and Now."
James Galbraith, Lloyd M. Bensten, Jr. Chair in Government and Business Relations, who will discuss "The Johnson Legacy and the Obama Challenge."
Coinciding with the symposium, the LBJ Library will release the last segment of President Johnson's telephone conversations, dating from May 1968 to January 1969.
The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and reservations are required.
Contact:
Kerri Battles
Public Affairs Specialist, LBJ School of Public Affairs
kerri.battles@mail.utexas.edu