In this episode, our guests Don Carleton and Erin Purdy discuss their book Bill Hobby: A Life in Journalism and Public Service, which explores the career and legacy of Texas’s longest-serving lieutenant governor, Bill Hobby. Don and Erin also talk about their work at the Briscoe Center for American History, highlighting its extensive resources, including exhibits, archival papers, oral histories, as well as the Center’s strong emphasis on Texas political history.
In this episode, our guests Don Carleton and Erin Purdy discuss their book Bill Hobby: A Life in Journalism and Public Service, which explores the career and legacy of Texas’s longest-serving lieutenant governor, Bill Hobby. Don and Erin also talk about their work at the Briscoe Center for American History, highlighting its extensive resources, including exhibits, archival papers, oral histories, as well as the Center’s strong emphasis on Texas political history.
People and groups mentioned in this podcast:
Ben Barnes, Helen Farabee, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Richard Goodwin, Diana Hobby, Oveta Culp Hobby, Will Hobby, Molly Ivins, Betty King, Bo Pilgrim, Julian Read, Jesse Romero, Saralee Tiede, Edwin Walker, American Rhapsody podcast, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Post, KPRC, Bill Hobby: A Life in Journalism and Public Service, The Governor and the Colonel, The Killer Bees, & Red Scare