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Connie Rudick – College Tuition
Connie Rudick talks about how college tuition has changed since her years at UT. CLICK HERE to see Connie’s Short Story on Ann Richards in the Famous or Notorious People Category! CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
John Niland – Mafia
John Niland met with the son of an infamous Mafia boss who later did his friend a favor. CLICK HERE to see John’s Short Story on how pro-football athletes are remembered in the Professional Sports Category! CLICK HERE to see John’s Short Story on his career with the Dallas Cowboys in the Professional Sports Category! CLICK…
Bill Ragan – Partying with Frank Sinatra & Moving Nat King Cole
Bill Ragan and his band were invited to a party hosted by Frank Sinatra and witnesses Nat King Cole being moved from a trailer into a pent house. Click Here to see Bill’s full Oral History Click Here to see Bill talk about his band The Tri Lads
Reid Heller – JFK
Reid Heller remembers the Kennedy assassination. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Nita Mae Tannebaum – JFK Campaign
Nita Mae Tannebaum campaigned hard for President Kennedy’s election and recalls the day he was assassinated. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Jude Parola – Train Hopping
Jude Parola and her friends, as kids, would jump on and ride trains for fun. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
June Sachs – Starting the Dallas Gay-Straight Alliance
June Sachs’ father helped start the Dallas Gay-Straight Alliance. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
George Vines – Testing the First Rounds of Penicillin
George Vine’s life was saved by one of the first doses of a drug that is now considered commonplace. CLICK HERE to watch the full Documentary
Jim O’Neill – Meeting Senator JFK
Jim O’Neill recounts meeting President Kennedy when he was still a US Senator, and then later reacting to his assassination. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
June Sachs – JFK Motorcade
June Sachs watched President Kennedy’s motorcade travel from the airport to downtown Dallas. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Christina Waller – Adopted During Vietnam War
Christina Waller talks about the conditions of the orphanage she lived in as a young child. She tells the story of how she was adopted by an American family from Vietnam during the Vietnam war. CLICK HERE to see the full Oral History.
Cornelia Cavner – Indian Attacks
Cornelia Cavner’s mother’s family was spread out because of Indian attacks. She talks about the story her grandmother told her about her family being kind to the Native’s so they marked her house so they were safe during the raid. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Zona Pidgeon – St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
Zona Pidgeon’s grandfather owned a business right near where St. Valentine’s Day Massacre occurred. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Herb Hoxie – Scary FBI Moments
Herb Hoxie talks about some scary moments as an FBI agent. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
John Skinner – Chief Chemist at Koch Industries
John Skinner was the Chief Chemist for Koch Industries. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Betty London – Father Hired Pretty Boy Floyd
Betty London’s father hired bandits like Pretty Boy Floyd to construct roads in Cook County, OK in 1935 CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Theresa Tinghitella – Boyfriend Expectations
Theresa Tinghitella talks about how hard it was to find a boyfriend that would meet her mother’s expectations. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
June Sachs – President Roosevelt
June Sachs’ father welcomed President Roosevelt to their hometown of Wichita Falls. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Edna Purcell Bridges – Lost Drawing Book
Edna Purcell Bridges talks about her husband’s drawing book that he left at the camp, where he was a POW in World War II. The book miraculously made it’s way back to her thanks to a reporter from the Daily Mail. CLICK HERE to see the full Oral History.
Paul Harris – Impact of JFK’s Assassination
Paul talks about the impact JFK’s assassination had on his life, including being asked for a comment by a young reporter from Boston. CLICK HERE to see Paul’s full Oral History!