The Bentsen Blueprint Explores Legacy of Longhorn Senator

BY Alan Cundy in Fan Mail on March 7, 2025
The family of the late Lloyd Bentsen along with Texas Tribune reporter Elise Hu.

A new podcast that explores the life and legacy of the late Lloyd Bentsen, LLB ’42, Life Member, was created with a trove of never-before-heard audiotapes uncovered by his family years following his death in 2006. 

Titled The Bentsen Blueprint, the six-episode series offers insight on Bentsen's five-decade career in politics—as a U.S. senator, secretary of the treasury under President Bill Clinton, and as the 1988 Democratic vice-presidential nominee. 

The project is a collaboration effort between Bentsen's children, Lloyd Bentsen III, Tina Bentsen, and Lan Bentsen, BA ’69, Life Member, as well as granddaughter Kate Bentsen and Texas Tribune reporter Elise Hu.

Launch party for The Bentsen Blueprint podcast.
The crowd at the launch party for The Bentsen Blueprint podcast.
Memorabilia from Bentsen's time in politics adorns a table.

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