The Texas New Deal Symposium

About this episode

George Cooper discusses the evolution of the Texas New Deal Symposium and its impact on understanding the New Deal era in Texas.

In this episode, we talk with George Cooper, who founded the Texas New Deal Symposium. George explains how a small historical gathering has evolved into a vital 12-year tradition examining one of America's most transformative periods bringing together diverse scholars exploring everything from banking reforms to infrastructure projects that still shape Texas communities today. The engine of modern American government was built during the 1930s, and Texans were holding the wrenches. This...

People in this episode

Hosts: Gene Preuss, Scott Sosebee

Guest: George Cooper

Topics covered

• Texas history
• New Deal
• scholarship
• infrastructure
• banking reforms

Keywords

• Texas New Deal
• historical gathering
• scholars
• transformative periods
• community impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas New Deal Symposium

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