 In 1970, the Student Activities Board established the Five Star Series, which was funded with student activity fees.It brought many other prestigious artists and creative minds to campus, including "" author Alex Haley, "M*A*S*H" actor Larry Linville (who played Frank Burns), and actor Vincent Price.In 1975, the university established the Sam Rayburn Symposium, which featured prominent politicians and scholars, including columnist Patrick Buchanan, Liz Carpenter, historian Frank Freidel, Lady Bird Johnson, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John William McCormack, George Reedy, Congressman Ray Roberts, political satirist Mark Russell, and Speaker of the House Jim Wright.