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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 25, 2008
Contact:
, Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7528
Fax: (512) 974-7442
Meet the Author Series@Austin Public Library
On Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. the Twin Oaks Branch, Austin Public Library located in south Austin at 2301 S. Congress #7 will host Brigadier General James U. Cross, USAF (Retired) author of Around the World with LBJ: My Wild ride as Air Force One pilot, White House Aide, and Personal Confidant (UT Press, May 2008), and Co-Author, Denise Gamino for a book discussion on their newly released book. The book is his story of his six year career with President Johnson. A book signing will follow the program. Free and open to the public. For additional information call 442-4664 or visit www.cityofaustin.org/library.
About General Cross by Luci Baines Johnson
"General Cross is an American hero and the hero of generations of Johnsons. Daddy used to say there are two types of people; the talkers and the doers. General Cross was always a "can do" presence in our lives. No job was too great or too small for God, country, and his friends. Jim Cross has led a dynamic life in service for others, and I have no doubt generations yet to come will be enriched by his worthy story, as our family always has been."—Luci Baines Johnson
On Saturday, May, 17 at 11:00 a.m. the Yarborough Branch, Austin Public Library located in central Austin at 2200 Hancock Dr., will host the award-winning author Amanda Eyre Ward. The program will feature a discussion on her latest book Forgive Me (Random House, Jan. 2008, a novel about love, memory, and motherhood. A book signing will follow the program. Free and open to the public. For additional information call 454-7208 or visit www.cityofaustin.org/library.
About the Authors
Brigadier General James U. Cross, USAF (Retired) James U. Cross served as Lyndon Johnson's pilot from 1962 until mid-1968. Cross retired from the Air Force as a Brigadier General and commander of Bergstrom Air Force Base in 1971. Today he lives in Gatesville, Texas.
Amanda Eyre Ward is the award-winning author of How to Be Lost and Sleep Toward Heaven. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her family.
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