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November 2009 eNewsletter
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Friends of the LBJ Library eNewsletter
November 2009
In This Issue
Evening With Dr. Thomas F. Staley
Harry Middleton Lecture with Douglas Brinkley
Other Upcoming Events
Links for the Friends

Dear Friends,

Though I've only been in my new job as Director for a month or so, I feel right at home thanks to the very warm welcome I've gotten from so many of you. I've appreciated all your good wishes, as well as all the feedback you've given me on the Friends program.

We have several events coming up through the remainder of the year that I want to make sure you're aware of - please read below for details. I hope to see you for these programs, and thanks again for all your support.

Sincerely,

Mark K. Updegrove
Director

Evening With Dr. Thomas F. Staley
Please join us on November 17 for an Evening With Dr. Thomas Staley, Director of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center and Professor of English.

The lecture will be held in the LBJ Auditorium beginning at 6:00 p.m., with a reception to follow. Please note that the signs for parking lots in our area have changed. Free parking is available in the LBJ Library Visitors' lot (lot #38); the neighboring parking lots are by University permit only.

Please email your RSVP to friends@lbjlibrary.net by November 9 to indicate your attendance. For more details on this event, please visit the event webpage.
Harry Middleton Lecture with Douglas Brinkley
On November 30, the LBJ Foundation and the LBJ Library and Museum will present the Annual Harry Middleton Lecture featuring best-selling author, historian, and professor Douglas Brinkley. Dr. Brinkley's lecture, American Conservation Movement: Theodore Roosevelt to Lyndon B. Johnson, will be held in the LBJ Auditorium at 6:00 p.m.

Space is limited; tickets are required. Tickets will be distributed at the LBJ Library's Information Desk from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning November 9.

Copies of Brinkley's most recent book, The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America, will be available for purchase that evening. Dr. Brinkley will be signing books purchased through the LBJ Museum Store for approximately 30 minutes prior to the lecture. Guests may place advance orders with the Store by calling (512) 232-2396. Please visit the event webpage for more detail on the lecture and Dr. Brinkley.
Other Upcoming Events
Also, please note these upcoming events at the Library:
  • Nov. 5, 5:00 p.m.: U.S. Strategy Beyond Counterinsurgency by Celeste Ward, Senior Defense Analyst, RAND Corporation. Part of the International Security Speaker Series.
  • Nov. 19, 5:00 p.m.: Bad Debts: Assessing China's Financial Influence in Great Power Politics by Daniel Drezner, Professor of International Politics at The Fletcher School, Tufts University. Part of the International Security Speaker Series.
  • Dec. 9, 6:00 p.m.: Evening With Mark Updegrove and Harry Middleton