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Composite image - Nixon photo: Dirck Halstead Photographic Archive; 
Ford photo: David Hume Kennerly Photographic Archive; Clinton photo: Diana Walker Photographic Archive.

News to History: Photojournalism and the Presidency

The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History and the LBJ Presidential Library are proud to announce the exhibit, News to History: Photojournalism and the Presidency. (more)

Briscoe Center Acquires George Washington Letter from 1769

Briscoe Center Acquires George Washington Letter from 1769

Due to the generosity of Mr. Barron Kidd of Dallas, Texas, the Briscoe Center has acquired a letter written by the first president of the United States, George Washington. (more)

Image of construction workers at Briscoe-Garner Museum

Briscoe-Garner Museum updates

As the Briscoe-Garner Museum undergoes major renovations, webpage visitors can view photographs of recent construction work and access news stories about the work. (more)

Briscoe Center acquires the Louis Filler Papers

Briscoe Center acquires the Louis Filler Papers

The recent acquisition of the papers of historian Louis Filler is an excellent example of a growing collection strength for the center: American intellectual history. Filler was a leading scholar in the study of American social reform movements. (more)

The Bernard Rapoport Legacy Project

The Bernard Rapoport Legacy Project

With generous support from the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation, the Briscoe Center and UT Libraries have embarked upon a project to create an enhanced digital edition of Bernard Rapoport's memoir. (more)

Speakers of the Texas House

Texas House Speakers Oral History Project

The most comprehensive collection on Speakers of the Texas House of Representatives is housed at the Briscoe Center. This rich resource provides insight into the conflicts and accomplishments that have faced Texas lawmakers. (more)