We also have the collection of david valdez, he was george w. Bushs white house photographer. And we have diana walker, a Time Magazine photographer for 20 years. She is known for her work covering hillary clinton. She covered the Clinton White house really broadly and deeply. She also cover the Reagan Administration and george h. W. Bush. David valdez and diana walker are actively involved in our program. They both belong to our advisory council. What you hope viewers will take away . The importance of photojournalists and new documentary news documentarians. The value of their work, not only for the news but also as historical evidence. These photographs capture and document an amazing array of extremely important processes and event and personalities. I hope the public appreciates the work that they do. They see their work every day on television and newspapers and so forth, and i hope they will not only appreciate the work that the photographers themselves. Thanks for joining us. Y
American history at the university of texas at austin. One of the things we want to find out is how your career began. I know your father was the chief photographer for the philadelphia inquirer, but that does not mean that you would become a photographer. It started with the photographers at the philadelphia inquirer. I used to go back and harass them and then end up upside down. In the print barrel [laughter] i just was enamored with what they did in the business. Justther passed away before my 15th birthday. But i knew what i wanted to do the rest of my life. And i did not know how i was going to do it, but i was on a mission to try to have gone hook on to the news media somehow and become a part of photojournalism. And i was lucky enough to do that. I got out of the marine corps and i had applied at upi news pictures. As the boss said to me in new york, we got so tired of getting letters from you to have a job that we decided to stop the letters and hire you. I ended up coming to a
My father passed away about when i was just before my 15th birthday but i knew what i wanted to do the rest of my life and i didnt know how i was going to do it but i was on a mission to try to hook on to the news media somehow and become a part of photo journalism. And i was lucky enough to do that. I got out of the marine corps and had had applied. I think as the boss said to me up in new york, we got so tired of getting letters from you for new jobs with us that we finally just decided to turn the letters off and give you a staff job somewhere. And i ended up coming to austin, texas. And i worked on the american statesman here. That was the very beginning of my career. And upi had a unique set up. Where we had a contract to be their staff. So of course i got to know austin and the people here and i really grew very fond of austin. At the beginning i thought what a great gig, as we used to say to hook on to a lucky break like that. And so thats where i began my career here, in austin
My father passed away about when i was just before my 15th birthday but i knew what i wanted to do the rest of my life and i didnt know how i was going to do it but i was on a mission to try to hook on to the news media somehow and become a part of photo journalism. And i was lucky enough to do that. I got out of the marine corps and had had applied. I think as the boss said to me up in new york, we got so tired of getting letters from you for new jobs with us that we finally just decided to turn the letters off and give you a staff job somewhere. And i ended up coming to austin, texas. And i worked on the american statesman here. That was the very beginning of my career. And upi had a unique set up. Where we had a contract to be their staff. So of course i got to know austin and the people here and i really grew very fond of austin. At the beginning i thought what a great gig, as we used to say to hook on to a lucky break like that. And so thats where i began my career here, in austin
There are no words to describe the feeling that this is. The helplessness, fact were try so hard to reach out to people. Reporter authorities even expressed concern about buckley having a gun. Later, he was found unharmed at a campground near harpers ferry. No explanation ever given about what exactly happened. Now, sadly, a year and a half later, surviving family members including his parents entire community including the very youngest are left dealing with the great loss. Today the kindergarten class, students made a memorial book, and so students were able to put their memories down on paper in the book, and so that was was a Healthy Activity they had to remember clare. The Richmond Medical Examiners Office has not released the cause of death of the four people. However, the bigger question for with mental illness, what more could have been done to help the family and to help future families from avoiding these types of tragedies. Reporting in stafford county, alexandra limon, fox