History
Kimberly Archie – Differences in Perspectives
Kimberly Archie talks about some of the struggles her father faced while serving in the military CLICK HERE to see the full Oral History
Colonel Bob Bullock – Father’s Home
Colonel Bob Bullock’s father lost his home during the Great Depression even though he had money in the bank to pay his mortgage. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
George Alexander – Atomic Weapon Tests
George Alexander talks about how he felt during atomic weapon tests. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Patsy Furr – Food for Stangers
Patsy Furr talks about how she used to feed a man that wandered around her neighborhood. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bill Krisher – Remembering the Assassination of JFK
Bill Krisher recalls the day President Kennedy was assassination. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Joy McAllister – Breakfast with President Kennedy
Joy McAllister’s husband attended a breakfast meeting with President Kennedy the morning before he was assassinated. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Dr. Stanley Feld – JFK News
Dr. Stanley Feld was working with a 25 year old heart attack victim when he heard about President Kennedy being shot. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Margaret Hopkovitz – Bergen Belsen
Margaret Hopkovitz was transferred from Auschwitz to Bergen Belsen where she stole two potatoes in order to feed herself and her sister. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Colonel Bob Bullock – Next Door Neighbor Nixon
Colonel Bob Bullock and his family lived next door to the Congressman Richard Nixon, who later became President. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Mitchell Jones – Nuclear Weapon Testing on Animals
Mitchell Jones witnessed the testing of nuclear weapons. While in the military he was tasked with recovering animals that were killed in the tests of the weapons. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bill Prindible – JFK and Roosevelt
Bill Prindible was abroad during the assassination of JFK and then he recalls where he was when he learned that President Roosevelt died. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Liffort Hobley – 1800’s Landowner
Liffort Hobley’s grandfather was a landowner in Louisiana in the 1800s. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Donald Halsey – Nixon’s Plane
Donald Halsey designed the interior of President Nixon’s airplane, in Air Force 1. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Marylyn Andrews – First TV
Marylyn Andrews recalls some of the technological advancements of her time including her first television. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Orville Rogers – On 24/7 Call to Drop an Atomic Bomb in Moscow
As a Strategic Command pilot Orville’s assignment was to drop a nuclear bomb on Moscow if war broke out. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Jay Beck, MD – Ice-Box
Jay Beck talks about his grandmother refusing to buy or allowing the family to buy her a refrigerator, since her Ice-Box worked just fine. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Peter Vogel – Judge Hughes
Peter Vogel’s mother was with Judge Hughes the morning before she would swear in Vice President Johnson after the assassination of President Kennedy. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bob Conger – Great Inventions Throughout Life
Bob Conger talks about his first indoor toilet, running water, his first TV in college, and more. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bob Warren – Childhood Presidents
Bob Warren talks about the presidents during his childhood. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Larry Kramer – Tales of the Great Depression
Larry Kramer’s father told his about the Great Depression. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Allan Cantor – Kent State Shooting
Allan Cantor speaks about how he was supposed to go on a blind date with one of the four students who were shot at Kent State. CLICK HERE to see the full Oral History
Ormand & Eve Knowles – Working for Mrs. Roosevelt
Ormand tells his story about how he used to work for a dry cleaning service and would personally deliver Mrs. Roosevelt her dresses. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History.
Norma Apt – JFK’s Funeral
Norma Apt saw President Kennedy on Veterans Day in 1963 and attended his funeral a few days later. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Margery Nudelman Karpel – 1950’s Segregation
Margey Karpel first witnessed segregation as a new bride in Dallas, TX in the early 1950s. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Sarah Yarrin – Doctor for Kennedy
Sarah Yarrin and her husband were in a doctor’s office when the nurse informed the doctor he was needed to attend to President Kennedy who had just been shot. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History