"My desire for Chicagoans is to not only to access our collections and programs, but also to experience their own Chicago story."

> Download Gary T. Johnson’s bio (PDF)

> Visit Gary's website, "Chicago History"

> Whose portrait is hanging in the President's office?

Author! Author!

Author! Author! is a list of works that have been created after the author turned to the collection or staff of the Chicago History Museum.  Once a month, President Gary Johnson posts his comments on a work that provides a window into our collections.

> Read Author! Author! on the Museum blog

Authors and publishers who have used our research resources and wish to be included in this list should send an e-mail to rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org.

> Read the 2006–2010 Author! Author! commentaries

Watch interviews with Gary Johnson

• Interview with Gary T. Johnson and Francis Cardinal George
• Pritzker Military Library “Interview of Gary T. Johnson and Phyllis Rabineau”
• Pritzker Military Library “Dedication”
• 2011 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Litfest “Indian Voices”
• 2010 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Litfest “At the Edge o f the Precipice”
• 2010 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Litfest “Revolutionary War Panel”
• 2009 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Litfest “Land of Lincoln”
• 2009 City Club Presents “Inside Chicago:  Chicago, City of Museums”
• 2008 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair “Presidential Leadership”
• 2006 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair “Jane Addams”

Speeches and Articles

Read the public speeches and publications by Museum president Gary T. Johnson.

• 07/04/2012 Fourth of July 2012 Remarks
• 06/08/2012 Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture Address
• 10/05/2011 Natural History and the Mind of Theodore Roosevelt
• 07/04/2011 Fourth of July 2011 Remarks
• 10/20/2010 How Will They Learn About History?
• 07/04/2009 Fourth of July 2009 Remarks
• 03/24/2009 “Talking Points of the Heart”
• 03/04/2009 "Look to Chicago History in this Time of Crisis”
• 11/19/2008 "The Critical Path" Address to the 2008 Members Meeting
• 10/13/2008 Kay Mayer Tribute
• 04/07/2008 Fourth of July 2008 Remarks
• 03/05/2008 Chicago's 171st Birthday Party Remarks
• 12/10/2007 Cliff Dwellers Centenary Address (217K)
• 12/05/2007 Why the Museum Is Launching a Series on Religious Pluralism (177K)
• 07/05/2007 Address at the 48th Annual Independence Day Celebration (96K)
• 06/20/2007 Address to the Caxton Club of Chicago (96K)
• 03/13/2007 Address to the Chicago Public Library (72K)
• 01/02/2007 Chicago Global Crossroads (105K)
• 11/02/2006 Principal for a day (132K)
• 07/04/2006 Address at the 47th Annual Independence Day Celebration (110K)
• 06/01/2006 School Visits, 2005-06 (92K)
• 06/01/2006 Museums Exist Because of Collectors (92K)
• 03/20/2006 Chicago Begins Here (114K)
• 01/09/2006 Fire at Pilgrim Baptist Church: A Terrible Loss (130K)
• 12/02/2005 Together for History (96K)
• 11/10/2005 Address to Chicago Historical Society Members (121K)
• 11/02/2005 Without Sanctuary (118K)
• 11/01/2005 Moving Forward with Renovations (105K)
• 10/25/2005 Address to Historians (153K)
• 10/07/2005 The Meaning of History (147K)
• 09/06/2005 New Orleans and Chicago (148K)