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OH 2004

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeMEYERSON, Morton H. (b. 1938)
ProfessionsBusinessman, Philanthropist

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 2004
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionDallas-based business leader and philanthropist. Grandparents’ experiences in present-day Belarus and Prussia and as immigrants to the U.S. and eventually to Fort Worth; parents’ experiences growing up in Fort Worth. Education in Fort Worth public schools culminating at Paschal High School and at UT-Austin; experiences in U.S. Army. Career as a systems engineer at Bell Helicopter, Electronic Data Systems, General Motors, Perot Systems, and others. Experiences as a philanthropist, including chair of the committee responsible for constructing what became the Meyerson Symphony Center, and as a civic leader, including chair of the committee that brought the superconducting supercollider to Texas.
Interviewer(s)Todd Moye
Physical DescriptionVideo recording
Terms of UseOpen