FGGAM NEWS just received this news release from the University of Texas at Austin: 
AUSTIN, Texas — Bill Richardson, a former congressman, ambassador, Cabinet secretary and New Mexico governor, has donated his professional and political papers to the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin.
Richardson, who has also served as an international negotiator and been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on four occasions, announced the donation with a visit to UT Austin on March 9.
“I chose the Briscoe Center as the permanent home for my papers because it is one of the largest and most significant history research centers in the United States,” Richardson said. “The center has visionary leadership and an ambitious reach in its acquisitions, with ever-growing collections of national significance. I’m honored that my papers will reside in the same repository as those of such historically notable figures as Sam Houston, Walter Cronkite, James Farmer and Henry B. González.”
For more than 30 years, Richardson has led a distinguished public service career as a U.S. congressman (1983–97), U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (1997) and secretary of energy (1998–2001) under President Bill Clinton. As a diplomat and special envoy, Richardson successfully won the release of hostages and American servicemembers in North Korea, Cuba, Iraq and Sudan. As governor of New Mexico (2003–11), he helped move the state forward in several important areas including education, transportation, health care, immigration and environmental protection. Richardson ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2008.
“I’m delighted that Gov. Richardson has chosen the Briscoe Center as the home for his papers,” said Don Carleton, executive director of the Briscoe Center. “The Richardson papers cover the career of this internationally known, groundbreaking public servant. I am also pleased that Gov. Richardson has expressed his strong interest in a continuing relationship with the center and the university community. I look forward to benefitting from his advice and support.”
The Richardson papers include annotated remarks from throughout his career; news clipping files; correspondence, campaign documents and materials related to his 2008 run for president; dossiers on select political issues; memos, negotiation transcripts and travel documents from diplomatic missions; photographs; audio and video recordings; digital files; ephemera; and research materials related to books he has published. The papers will be accessible to researchers once they are processed and cataloged.
“UT Austin is a global university, and the Briscoe Center’s acquisition of Gov. Richardson’s papers is one more confirmation of that,” said Bill Powers, president of the university. “I’m heartened that figures of international importance like Bill Richardson increasingly see UT’s Briscoe Center as the best home for their archives.”
“We expect the Richardson papers to grow over the next decade as more material becomes available,” said Carleton. “The governor is keen to build upon this newly established relationship with the university, connecting with scholars and students on important political and global issues.”
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Pastor Dewey Note: I do have to say that Richardson left New Mexico a mess and we are still feeling the pain to this day. There is also the unanswered questions of possible corruption in his administration, that were never FULLY investigated by his buddy ex-Attorney general Gary King. Remember, pay to play???, his Elephant Butte boating accident???, It’s called a “cover up” the list is just to long…..the “White Elephant” Spaceport, his favorite toy, the Rail Runner, both of his projects are in a big pool of red ink, the deep pain remains for a state that is struggling. I do pray for Bill Richardson and Gary King.
The Spaceport is in the news today, From Frank Haley of KDAZ AM730 NEWS:
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – Spaceport officials are expected to give an update tomorrow on its future.Right now taxes imposed in Doña Ana and Sierra counties help pay for Spaceport which has cost the state more than $200 million. Lawmakers are tired of taxpayers fronting the bill. There has been a movement for the state to sell the “White Elephant”
