The Lyndon Baines Johnson Museum of San Marcos, in partnership with the Department of Political Science at Texas State University, held its 2019 Spring Lecture on March 7th. Mr. Warren Finch, Director of the Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M University in College Station, spoke about the legacy of the late President George H.W. Bush. More than forty people attended his lecture entitled “A Legacy of Service.” His talk was preceded by a reception honoring Mr. Finch and past museum board members.
In his talk, Finch spoke about President Bush’s service beginning with Bush’s service as a U.S. Navy pilot during World War II. Mr. Finch shared stories about the president’s wartime service and his days as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, chief U.S. diplomat to China, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and as Vice President and President of the United States.
Mr. Finch shared rare photographs and a film clip from the president’s decades of service. He recalled how proud President Bush was to have been part of the passage of the American’s with Disabilities Act and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The lecture was followed by a question and answer session. After the program was completed, Mr. Finch stayed to talk to people individually about President Bush.
