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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,800 museums across America to offer free admission to all active-duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2013. Leadership support has...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University will host a free issues forum on DNA and genealogy May 23 at 7 p.m. CDT. Bennett Greenspan, president and CEO of Houston-based Family Tree DNA, will discuss how advances in DNA testing can lead to an increased understanding of one's genealogical background and family linkage. Family Tree DNA and its cooperative ventures, including the National...

Showcall Inc., an award-winning event production company based in Maryland, successfully planned and produced Dedication Events for the George W. Bush Presidential Center. (PRWEB) May 07, 2013 Showcall Inc., an award-winning event production company based in Maryland, working with the Bush Center’s communications and events team, successfully planned and produced Dedication Events for the George W. Bush Presidential Center. The official dedication ceremony of the George W. Bush...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum presents the free Issues Forum "Personalized Cancer Therapy at MD Anderson Cancer Center" April 25, 7 p.m. CDT at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center at Texas A&M University. The presenter is Dr. John Mendelsohn, past president of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and the L.E. and Virginia Simmons Fellow in Health and Technology Policy at the...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brazos Valley community is invited to roll eggs, play games and meet the Easter Bunny at the College Station Easter Celebration March 23 at the George Bush Presidential Library Center at Texas A&M University. The Easter Celebration is organized by the College Station Police Department, hosted by the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum and presented in partnership with Candy 95, Newstalk 1620 WTAW and Peace 107....

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Former First Lady Barbara Bush will read excerpts from a book and answer students' questions at the Reading Discovery Distance Learning Program and Videoconference on Feb. 7 from 10-11:15 a.m. CST at the George Bush Presidential Library Center at Texas A&M University. The 2013 theme is the history of Washington, D.C., and the National Mall. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130124/DA47835) Mrs. Bush will read...

DALLAS, Jan. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the George W. Bush Presidential Center publicly announced the date for its invitation-only dedication ceremony on Thursday, April 25, and its public opening on May 1, 2013. The Bush Center, which houses the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum and the George W. Bush Institute, combines the nation's 13(th) Presidential library and museum with a leading-edge policy organization that continues the public service of President and...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum presents the free Issues Forum "Role of Land-grant Universities in Addressing Food as a Public Health Issue" Jan. 8, 7 p.m. CST at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University. Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, director of the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), will focus on how societal challenges such as food security have become a public...

With Washington Often in Gridlock, Museum Offers Insights on 'What Would LBJ Do?' AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After a $10 million renovation, the LBJ Presidential Library re-opens to the public on December 22 with high-tech exhibits that shed light on one of the most significant presidents in our country's history. New interactive features have been installed throughout the Library, following a yearlong overhaul. The refurbished museum highlights...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T, collaborating with the National Archives, its John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, the Foundation for the National Archives, and the Kennedy Library Foundation, has created an app and website of the new exhibit, "To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis," bringing it to online audiences around the world. The app for iPad is available for free download in the App Store. At www.JFKCMC.org, Android, smartphone,...