1986 | Oral History

1986

OH 1101

Business executive. His employment experiences with the Kaiser Permanente Health Plan of Texas. Employment with HMOs prior to joining Kaiser Permanente; government relations; employment with Kaiser Permanente, 1986; Dallas market; group practice models for HMOs; relations with the medical and hospital community in Dallas; marketing problems in Texas; competition; joint venture between Kaiser and Prudential; partnership between the physician component of the health care delivery system and the administrative (Kaiser) Component.

OH 0793

Community leader. His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-89. Childhood in East Texas; decision to purchase home in Hamilton Park; social activities; Civic League; property maintenance and deed restrictions; widening of Forest Lane; widening of Schroeder Road; extension of Shepherd Road; relations with Texas Instruments; zoning problems; establishment of Crime watch program, 1986; industrial encroachment; environmental problems; Willowdell Park; Willie B. Johnson Recreation Center; real estate speculation and Homeowner’s League.

OH 1734

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Palestinian-born immigrant to Denton, Texas, UNT professor. Childhood in Jerusalem under the British mandate; experience as a Christian in Palestine; decision to study international relations and Middle Eastern politics; education at American University of Beirut and Georgetown University; 1986 decision to accept job at North Texas State University; thoughts on current events in Middle East, particularly uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt; work with U.S. State Department; thoughts on opportunities available blind people in U.S.