Old Exhibits and Events Page

The W. R. Poage Legislative Library hosts several exhibitions, an open house, book signings and a speaker each year. Each event is designed to educate and entertain our guests from Baylor, Waco and surrounding communities. The history of our political process comes alive at the Poage Library.

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EXHIBITIONS

Materials for Poage exhibitions come from our collections, and on occasion, include loaned items.

Exhibitions include:

• Race for the White House
• NASA@50 - Race to Space
• September 11 (fall of 2011)
• USSR in Retrospect (spring of 2010)
• LBJ: Texan, Politician, President (spring and fall of 2010)
• REMEMBERING AND HONORING: Poage Library at 30 (fall 2009)
• Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition (spring and summer 2009)
• Drawing Power: Original Editorial Cartoons (fall 2008)
• Race for the White House (spring and summer 2008)
• Hightower 80th Birthday (fall 2006)

OPEN HOUSES

The Poage Library holds an Open House each October in conjunction with National Archives Week. Library supporters come for tours, refreshments and games. To view photos from previous Open Houses, click the link in the callout box on the right.

ANNUAL POAGE LECTURE SERIES

The lecture series was established to bring notable politicians to the Baylor campus to present a lecture dealing with a topic or publication relative to the political process. Attendees include Baylor students, faculty and staff, as well as citizens from Waco and surrounding communities.

• A Decade of Conflict: Leadership and Lessons Learned featuring former commanders of Fort Hood and III Corps Brig. Gen Pete Taylor and Brig. Gen. Paul E. Funk hosted by Chet Edwards, the W. R. Poage Distinguished Chair for Public Service(April 11, 2013)
• What's Wrong with Washington, and Right with America? featuring former Congressman Chet Edwards(April 17, 2012)
• The Austin-Boston Connection featuring authors Anthony Champagne and Jim Riddlesperger (March 24, 2011)
• LBJ: Architect of American Ambitionfeaturing Randall B. Woods, author and distinguished professor (March 18, 2010)
• Charlie Wilson's War Comes to Waco featuring Charlie Schnabel, chief of staff to Congressman Charlie Wilson (March 26, 2009)
• Life in an American Embassy featuring Former U.S. Ambassador Lyndon Olson, Jr. (March 2008)
• Barbara Jordan featuring Dr. Max Sherman (March 2008)
• Barn Burning, Barn Building featuring Former Lt. Gov. of Texas Ben Barnes (March 2007)