History
Atomic Bomb Compilation
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Richard Aston – Child Care
Richard Aston gives a new meaning to “child care”, defines “farmed out” and discusses the Great Depression. CLICK HERE to watch as Richard’s Short Story about going to the Movie Theater to watch Newsreels during WWII, in the WWII – Europe and at Home category! CLICK HERE to watch Richard’s Short Story about how automation…
Dottie Winchester – Married to an Auschwitz Liberator
Dottie Winchester talks about her husband, Rush, who was a Liberator of the Auschwitz Concentration Camp and her relatives lives in East Germany, behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Raymond Lambert – JFK and Dallas
Raymond Lambert talks about President Kennedy’s assassination and the effect it had on Dallas. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Gloria Titcomb – Europe After JFK’s Assassination
Gloria talks about the sympathy she received in Europe after JFK’s Assassination. CLICK HERE to see her full Oral History!
Jerry Kasten – Interviewing LBJ
Jerry Kasten attempted to interview Senator Lyndon Johnson and US House Speaker Sam Rayburn. 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
Herb Weitzman – Motorcade Route
Herb Weitzman was standing along the motorcade route when he learned that President Kennedy had been shot. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bill Prindible – President 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
Lois Goldberg – Texas License Plate
Lois Goldberg remembers the bad feelings her Texas license plate evoked on a trip to New York the year after President Kennedy was killed in Dallas. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Irwin Grossman – After JFK’s Assassination
Irwin Grossman received the cold shoulder when he said he was from Dallas after the assassination of JFK. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Joy McAllister – Breakfast with President Kennedy
Joy McAllister’s husband and some other Lockheed agents attended a breakfast meeting with President Kennedy the morning before he was assassinated. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bill Norred – Family’s Car Showroom
Bill Norred’s family owned a car dealership that only had one car on the showroom floor. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Ty Bronchetti – Nixon Resignation
Ty Bronchetti remembers the day President Nixon resigned. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Dean Willis – JFK
Dean Willis recalls the day President Kennedy was shot. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Richard Redden – JFK and 9/11
Rick talks about being the new kid in school right after the Kennedy assassination, seeing Lee Harvey Oswald’s killing live on TV, and how he remembers 9/11. CLICK HERE to see Rick’s full Oral History! CLICK HERE to see Rick’s Oral History discussing the meaning of Service and Sacrifice to our nation.
Margery Nudelman Karpel – 1950’s Segregation
Margey Karpel first witnessed segregation in the early 1950’s as a new bride in Dallas, TX. 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
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
Bill Ragan – Lunar Module in 1969 Moon Landing
Bill Ragan’s father worked in the design field of the Lunar Module which took part in the 1969 moon landing. CLICK HERE to see the full oral history! Bill’s father worked on the lunar module that landed on the moon in 1969!
Orville Rogers – On 24/7 Call To Drop An Atomic Bomb On Moscow
As a Strategic Command pilot Orville’s assignment was to drop nuclear bomb on Moscow if war broke out. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Bob Warren – Childhood Presidents
Bob Warren talks being born during Warren Harding’s presidency and President Hoover coming into office when Republicans were still seen in a negative light. CLICK HERE to watch the full Oral History
Mary Gene “Gigi” McWhirter – Corner Stores
Gigi McWhirter talks about the difference in prices during the Great Depression. 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 see Jay’s story about where he was when Pearl Harbor was attacked and some of the changes the nation experienced in the Short Story- WWII-In The…
Irene Kogutt – Anniversary Assassination
Irene talks about what happened in the aftermath of the JFK Assassination, which happened on her wedding anniversary! CLICK HERE to see her full Oral History!