They Would Have Given Us Candidates , as the theme of his presentation Wednesday, October 4, at Eastern Washington University.
Admission is free and the public is invited.
Each year, the series brings speakers of national note to the campus of Eastern Washington University to discuss subjects of interest to the public from Ralph Nader to Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Edward James Olmos to Dr. Jane Goodall. Texas born and raised, Hightower worked in government posts in Washington, D.C., in the 1960s and 1970s, returning to Texas in 1976 to edit the Texas Observer. He was president of the Texas Consumer Association, was twice elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner and was chair of the National Democratic Party s Agriculture Council. Since 1991, he has built up a significant national radio presence. They Would Have Given Us Candidates , he is also the author of There s Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos .