His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-first Legislature. One-year versus two-year budget; creation of new four-year colleges; influence of beer and liquor lobby; sales tax exemptions; comments about Speaker Gus Mutscher;…
His experiences as a nurse in Vietnam, 1969-70. Nursing school at Lubbock Methodist Hospital, 1955; enlistment in Army, 1969, and anesthesia training at Fitzsimons general Hospital, Denver, Colorado; assignment to Vietnam, 1969; 95th Evacuation…
His experiences as a nurse in Vietnam, 1969-70. Assignment to 24th Evacuation Hospital, Long Binh; treatment of endemic diseases; assignment to emergency room; triaging of patients; living conditions; drug addicts; battle casualties; medical…
Geologist. His experiences in geology and the petroleum industry. Youth and education; early recollections of Everette Lee DeGolyer; employment with Geophysical Service, Inc., 1933; early refraction technology; employment with Atlatl Royalty…
His service as an aviation officer for General Olinto Barsanti, commander of the 101st Airborne Division, in Vietnam, 1968-69. Pre-Vietnam reminiscences about Barsanti; his role in facilitating the transition of the 101st Airborne Division to the…
Counselor. Her recollections concerning the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, Labor Day Weekend, 1969. Her conservative family background in
Dallas, Texas; her attraction to the hippie counterculture as a teenager; hanging out…
Real estate developer. His experiences concerning the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. The influence of the Great Depression and World War II on his parents’ values; car-racing as a teenager in…
Businessman. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. His parents’ expectations for their children; influence of attending Walden Preparatory School, Dallas, Texas; his…
Printer. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. Generational conflicts with his parents; guitar lessons as a teenager in Lubbock, Texas; appeal of the Beatles and their…
For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Vietnam War-era veteran of the US Navy. Childhood and education in Pennsylvania; decision to attend nursing school; “coming out” experience; decision to enlist in Navy Nurse Corps in 1969;…