UTA Special Collections

03/31/2026

This is the final week to see the "Our Man in Vietnam" exhibit! ⌛

The FREE exhibit features photographs and paintings created by legendary journalist and Fort Worth native, Bob Schieffer!

In late 1965, Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bob Schieffer was sent on the assignment of a lifetime. Schieffer made history at age 28 as one of the first correspondents from a major Texas newspaper to be sent overseas to cover the Vietnam War, both as a reporter and photojournalist. Schieffer was tasked with locating and interviewing service members from Fort Worth and Texas during their deployment in Vietnam, bringing their stories home to loved ones. Ultimately, Schieffer located 235 soldiers from Texas and interviewed dozens of them for the Star-Telegram.

UTA Special Collections is open Tuesday-Saturday, 9AM-5PM. Come visit this exhibit before it closes!

For more information on the exhibit, visit https://libraries.uta.edu/schieffer

02/17/2026

02/12/2026

Many of you remember Bob Schieffer as the trusted voice of CBS News and longtime host of Face the Nation. Before that national career, this Fort Worth native made history in 1965 as a young Star-Telegram reporter, one of the first from a major Texas paper to cover the Vietnam War.

He located and interviewed Texas service members overseas, capturing their stories and powerful photographs that brought the war home.

UTA Libraries Special Collections is proud to present 'Our Man in Vietnam,' now open and featuring never-before-seen photos from Bob’s time in-country plus original paintings he created based on portraits of those Texas soldiers.

Watch the video to hear Bob in his own words as we walk you through this moving exhibit.

Come experience it on the 6th floor of the Central Library
(open Tue–Sat, 9AM–5PM) through April 4, 2026.

Learn more: https://libraries.uta.edu/schieffer/

Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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The University of Texas at Arlington

02/12/2026

The CBS News anchor’s war photo exhibit at UTA includes old memos and letters from newspaper readers, and his editors. | Opinion

02/08/2026

Legendary journalist Bob Schieffer spoke at UT Arlington on Feb. 7 about the new exhibit showcasing never-before-seen photos from his time covering the Vietnam War for the Star-Telegram.

02/06/2026

Veteran journalist Bob Schieffer was born in Austin and raised in Fort Worth, where he graduated from high school. He went to TCU, got his degree, and then joined the Air Force for three years. After that, he got a job working as a reporter for the Fort Worth Star Telegram. It was the beginning of a meteoric career that saw ended up with him moderating Presidential debates In between, he was the host of "Face the Nation" for 20+ years, the host of the CBS evening news, interviewed every President from Nixon on. He's also won virtually every award in broadcast journalism, including eight Emmys, the Edward R. Murrow Award etc... And, through it all, Bob's inborn Texas friendliness shined through: I always liked him.

Part of Bob's journey involved going to Vietnam in 1965 for the Fort Worth Star Telegram. His assignment was to interview Texans about their experiences. This Monday night, on Feb. 9, Bob will be talking about that at an event sponsored by the great folks at UTA Special Collections on Monday night at UT-Arlington. You can read about it at this link:

https://www.facebook.com/events/943446698007030/?rdid=8VbWL3n5HCo7qwbM&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F18CMgjUgbJ%2F #

I am thinking of going, though it is a 400 mile round trip for me. Maybe I'll spend a day or two in Cowtown afterward.

Here's Bob on the right in Vietnam in a photo with a real "Apocalypse Now" feeling to it. I wonder what Bob thought when he saw that movie 15 years later. Anyway, if you're anywhere near UT-Arlington on Monday night, the opening of the exhibit would be pretty neat to attend.

02/05/2026

Interested in meeting Bob Schieffer and viewing an exhibition of his photographs and paintings?

On Monday, February 9, from 4-7pm, UTA Special Collections is celebrating the opening of its latest exhibition, “Our Man in Vietnam.” The FREE exhibit features photographs and paintings created by legendary journalist and Fort Worth native, Bob Schieffer, who will be attending the exhibit opening and greeting guests!

In late 1965, Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bob Schieffer was sent on the assignment of a lifetime. Schieffer made history at age 28 as one of the first correspondents from a major Texas newspaper to be sent overseas to cover the Vietnam War, both as a reporter and photojournalist. Schieffer was tasked with locating and interviewing service members from Fort Worth and Texas during their deployment in Vietnam, bringing their stories home to loved ones. Ultimately, Schieffer located 235 soldiers from Texas and interviewed dozens of them for the Star-Telegram.

The exhibit includes painted portraits Schieffer created in 2025 based on the photographs he took of Texan soldiers serving in the war and selections from his collection of letters and photographs taken during the Vietnam War.

For more information on the exhibit, visit https://libraries.uta.edu/schieffer

Let us know you're coming by signing up via our Facebook event! https://www.facebook.com/share/1FmHW38Kdq/

02/02/2026

Have you ever seen history through the eyes of someone who was actually there?

UTA Libraries invites you to the grand opening of Our Man in Vietnam, a new Special Collections exhibit featuring the work of legendary journalist and author Bob Schieffer. The exhibit highlights powerful photographs from his time with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, along with his own artistic work, offering a rare, firsthand look at a defining moment in history.

Join us Monday, Feb. 9, from 4–7 p.m. on the sixth floor of the Central Library. The event is free and open to everyone. Come explore the exhibit, hear the stories behind the images, and experience history in a deeply personal way. Bring a friend—we’d love to see you there.

01/30/2026

Have you ever watched Face the Nation on CBS? Do you want to meet legendary journalist and author Bob Schieffer? Then you’re in luck.

Join UTA Libraries for the grand opening of Special Collections’ newest exhibit, Our Man in Vietnam. Featuring Schieffer’s striking photographs during his time with the Fort Worth Star Telegram, as well as his own artistic work. This exhibit offers a powerful, firsthand look at pivotal moments in history through the eyes of someone who was there.

Stop by on Monday, Feb. 9, from 4–7 p.m. on the sixth floor of the Central Library for the exhibit's grand opening. The event is free and open to everyone to attend. Come for the history, stay for the story. Tell your friends!

01/27/2026

Join us Monday, Feb. 9, from 4-7 p.m. for the grand opening of the "Our Man in Vietnam" exhibit and meet Bob Schieffer!

Join us Monday, Feb. 9, from 4–7 p.m. for the grand opening of our Special Collections exhibit featuring award-winning journalist Bob Schieffer!

This powerful collection of photographs and paintings highlights Schieffer’s work as a Vietnam War correspondent for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, telling deeply human stories of Texas soldiers during the conflict.
Come explore these compelling visual histories with us on the 6th floor of the UTA Central Library and connect with the past in a meaningful way.

Learn more about the exhibit here: https://libraries.uta.edu/news/vietnam-war-exhibit-now-open-uta-special-collections-bob-schieffer-mission-tell-stories

01/19/2026