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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 129
2	2	In Memory
3	3	of
4	4	Harry Middleton
5	5	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins citizens
6	6	across the state in mourning the loss of Harry Middleton, a
7	7	beloved Austinite and the former director of the LBJ Presidential
8	8	Library, who died January 20, 2017, at the age of 95; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Born on October 24, 1921, in Centerville, Iowa,
10	10	Harry Middleton was known by his friends and colleagues for his
11	11	charisma, sense of honor, compassion, and intellectual vigor,
12	12	and he was universally regarded as the most distinguished director to
13	13	have ever served in the presidential library system; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Harry Middleton enlisted in the United States
15	15	Army in 1943, and he served for three years during World War II;
16	16	he later served for two years as an officer in the Korean War, and
17	17	he retired from military duty with the rank of captain; he earned
18	18	a degree in journalism from Louisiana State University in Baton
19	19	Rouge; and
20	20	WHEREAS, Mr. Middleton met President Lyndon Baines Johnson
21	21	in 1966 while writing a report for a presidential commission on
22	22	the selective service, and he was hired as a presidential staff
23	23	assistant the following year; he wrote speeches and congressional
24	24	messages for the president for the duration of his term, and he
25	25	returned with him to Texas to collaborate on writing and publishing
26	26	The Choices We Face and The Vantage Point: Perspectives of the
27	27	Presidency, 1963-1969; and
28	28	WHEREAS, Often referred to as the "Dean of Presidential
29	29	Library Directors," Harry Middleton became the second director
30	30	of the LBJ Presidential Library in 1970, and for more than 31
31	31	years, he was manager of one of the most celebrated presidential
32	32	libraries in the country; in addition to archiving an extensive
33	33	collection of historical materials, he advocated for the formal
34	34	collaboration between the presidential library and the Lyndon B.
35	35	Johnson School of Public Affairs, a partnership that continues
36	36	today to promote the development of innovative research and
37	37	public education initiatives; in August of 2000, Texas Monthly
38	38	described Mr. Middleton as "The Man Who Saved LBJ" for his
39	39	decision to publically release President Johnson's recorded
40	40	telephone conversations; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Harry Middleton was a highly gifted writer who
42	42	earned widespread acclaim for his historical and biographical
43	43	publications; he received the Presidential Rank of Meritorious
44	44	Executive in 1991, and the following year, he was honored with
45	45	the Anti-Defamation League's Torch of Liberty Award; in 1994,
46	46	Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson established the Harry Middleton Lectureship
47	47	to enable the public and students at The University of Texas at
48	48	Austin to attend lectures by renowned speakers free of charge; in
49	49	2004, the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation established the Harry
50	50	Middleton Fellowships to support scholarly work in presidential
51	51	studies; and
52	52	WHEREAS, Harry Middleton was a treasured citizen of Texas
53	53	and a devoted husband, father, and grandfather; noted for his
54	54	wise counsel and loyalty, he lived a life of great integrity and
55	55	purpose, and his legacy at the LBJ Presidential Library will
56	56	continue to inspire the highest standards of public engagement
57	57	and discourse long into the future; now, therefore, be it
58	58	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
59	59	Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved
60	60	family of Harry Middleton; and, be it further
61	61	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
62	62	his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas
63	63	Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in
64	64	memory of Harry Middleton.
65	65	Watson
66	66	________________________________
67	67	President of the Senate
68	68	I hereby certify that the
69	69	above Resolution was adopted by
70	70	the Senate on February 6, 2017, by
71	71	a rising vote.
72	72	________________________________
73	73	Secretary of the Senate
74	74	________________________________
75	75	Member, Texas Senate