Past Exhibits

A hallmark of Texas A&M University is its status as a land-, sea-, and space-grant university. One of those programs — the Texas Sea Grant College Program is celebrating 50 years of science and stewardship at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum!

provides visitors an insight into how music has both shaped and reflected complex societal issues from the Eisenhower administration through today. This exhibit features exclusive video interviews with iconic entertainers, hands-on activities, photographs, and other artifacts covering eight controversial topics: Civil Rights, LGBT+ Issues, Feminism, War & Peace, Censorship, Political Campaigns, Political Causes, and International Politics. 

guided the creation of the “rock star” persona, from concert, to cover, to icon. 

Political Cartoon Exhibit Opening at the Bush Library and Museum

These deceptively simple drawings frame the publics’ understanding of early-to-mid twentieth-century world events and trends ranging from the two World Wars, the Great Depression, public discontent with the US government, presidential elections, daily battles regarding work-related rejection, nostalgia for homespun neighborhood charm in the Midwest, and more. Along the way, these cartoons served a dualistic intention: to provide welcomed comic relief as well as shape opinion.