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Tom L. Evans Oral History Interview, December 19, 1963
… businessman; friend of harry s. truman since the early twenties; formerly secretary of the harry s. truman library, inc.; and treasurer of the harry s. truman library institute for national and international affairs. kansas city, missouri december … the statler hotel in washington when matt connelly said to me, "tom, what about this oil stock that schwimmer wants me to buy?" and i said, "well, matt, i don't know anything about it. what is it?" he said, "he's got a client that's in the oil … once. mrs. evans and i, many years after that, were down in hollywood, florida, and we had gone with some friends to the dog races, and lo and behold, here was harry schwimmer, who apparently was half paralyzed, at the dog races. he was able to …
Richard Cull Jr. Oral History Interview
… richard cull jr. oral history interview oral history interview with richard cull jr. reporter and correspondent, dayton (ohio) daily news , 1937-41, 1946-62; assigned to washington, d.c. bureau of the daily news , … before the advent of tv. competition was red-hot but i think [7] the public benefited. today in the 1980s, mergers and buy-outs have killed daily papers everywhere. when the mergers came in, the competition went out. johnson: do you think those … ross? cull: no, i knew charlie barely. he was mostly before my time. i knew him as a nice guy. yes, he had kind of a "hang-dog" look, but i think he was well-liked. he was around a while and then joe short was there. johnson: was that the only call …
Mrs. Stuart A. Rice Oral History Interview
… a. rice, sociologist, statistician; assistant director for statistical standards of the bureau of the budget, 1940-55, and a member of the executive committee for the establishment of the franklin d. roosevelt library, 1938-39. washington, d.c. … compartment alright and by the time they would get north, it wouldn't make any difference. at that time no negro could buy a first class pullman ticket in the south. it was unheard of. it went off just as we thought it would. [14] we got … and my husband was up for a week or two that summer and we had been having trouble with a woodchuck, and he scared the dog, and was making all of this noise. and so my husband and son fixed up a little wire trap and we caught the thing. and we …
Mary Jane Truman Oral History Interview
… jane truman oral history interview oral history interview with mary jane truman sister of harry s. truman 1975 stephen and cathy doyal and fred and audrey truman [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | list of subjects discussed ] … down on the farm. steve: that was that big one with the long hubcaps on it. mary jane: i don't remember. steve: that bird dog was the best dog you ever had. [4] mary jane: oh yes, that bird dog was a dandy. one of the neighbors killed him. steve: … just the amount of food amazes me. and right now, if you wanted to feed 24 people, you would go to the grocery store to buy enough for 24 people. but you couldn't do that then really. you just had to open the cupboard . mary jane: no, you see …
Tom L. Evans Oral History Interview, December 10, 1963
… businessman; friend of harry s. truman since the early twenties; formerly secretary of the harry s. truman library, inc.; and treasurer of the harry s. truman library institute for national and international affairs. kansas city, missouri december … what year would this have been? evans: about three years ago, taking pictures of my home, mrs. evans and i, our little dog, and ran [585] cables in, all having to do with various episodes that happened with myself and mr. truman. fuchs: you … tried, i think, hillman did, to sell to the networks and gave mr. truman the wrong impression that they didn't want to buy it. the whole trouble was it should never have been made in the first place with a former president of the united states …
Liberty L. (Bennett) Preston, Mary L. (Bennett) Delozier and Mary B. (Delozier) Harris Oral History Interview
… liberty l. (bennett) preston, mary l. (bennett) delozier and mary b. (delozier) harris oral history interview oral history interview with liberty l. (bennett) preston, mary l. … to dig out. [13] delozier: it was all in this little set of books that we had. mckinzie: how did he get around? did he buy a car? preston: walked most of the time. delozier: he walked and sold them door to door at times. preston: frequently, he … delozier: yes, that summer. preston: and we had to move. [49] delozier: we thought that henry was going to send the dog. preston: no, we didn't, not until aunt trula felt that the dog was dying. delozier: but tom and i really thought that …
Ambassador William Fletcher Warren Oral History Interviews, Vol II
… 1951-56. commerce, texas volume ii september 24, 1973 | october 15,1973 | october 22,1973 by byron a. parham [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | list of subjects discussed | additional warren oral history transcripts ] notice … official rate. he brought them back. i kept this up until i had enough dollars to go down to the united states lines and buy this old man transportation from budapest to boise city. he was the happiest hungarian-american you'll ever see when i … secretary of state and ambassador to various posts], 57 , 77 , 79 , 81 , 85 , 86 , 89 , 90 , 91 big boy, [family dog], 40 , 42 , 54 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 blair house, 91 braden, spruille, [assistant secretary of state for latin american …
Sheet Music Collection
… music collection dates: 1700-1976 this collection contains sheet music that was purchased by or given to president truman and other members of the truman or wallace families. much of the sheet music pertains to world war ii and american … brush away those teardrops box 6 bull shipper burgmuller (shirmer's library) burst, ye apple buds but no nylons butterfly buy a bond buy a bond--buy a bond--buy a bond buy a bond to bury a trio buy a stamp a day buy a victory bond by a waterfall … i share my dreams with you alone i thank god! i think and dream of you i traveled thru the forty eight states i want a dog i want a doll i want another sweetheart like mother i want to be back home in dear old missouri i want to go to heaven i …
John S. Service Oral History Interview, Chap XII-XIV
… of california bancroft library/berkeley regional oral history office (rosemary levenson interviewer) chapters xii , xiii , and xiv [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional john s. service chapters ] notice this is a transcript … new group that would be taking over.it was a very complicated arrangement that was worked out with the lawyers.we would buy one of his companies, and then that company, after we had bought the stock in it, would then buy the other companies, … to do with my appointment.as far as i know, chalmers was the man that suggested it.at this time scalapino was in the dog house in taiwan.so whoever is putting this in is trying to smear scalapino and make scalapino look bad. levenson:and you. …
Charles P. Kindleberger Oral History Interview
… were given the opportunity to edit their transcripts before their approval. in places where the sound recording and the transcript differ, the written transcript should be considered the official historical record. this five-minute … credit that isn't my due; but we all felt, i think, that it was outrageous to let foreign businessmen go into germany and buy up things. and my letters from berlin here do talk about the moratorium. now the moratorium was a device we worked out. … was a very complicated thing to do. mckinzie: i perhaps misunderstood what you told me. you didn't then in a sense "bird dog" the cec through their activities? kindleberger: no, no. they gave us this amount, and we sort of gave congress a typical …
Robert G. Nixon Oral History Interview, November 20, 1970
… as editor of the service for a time. he first came to washington, d.c., in 1938 where he served as their state department and foreign relations correspondent. he was a war correspondent, attached to the british army in france and belgium, 1940, … converted into war production. there was no [936] civilian production. a thing like an automobile was impossible to buy. things like refrigerators, typewriters, stoves, household goods, or deep freezers, which were relatively new, were … to join the dewey train, with a conviction in his own mind that dewey was the next president. he wanted to be as near top dog as he possibly could be, with the incoming president. hess: did mr. truman know that he had gone over to the dewey train? …
Harold I. McGrath Oral History Interview
… state central committee of california, 1948; secretary of the stevenson-sparkman financial committee in california, 1952, and acquainted with many prominent california and national political figures. santa rosa, california march 13, 1970 by james … and we have never quibbled about practical matters such as arrangement between the two parties. there has not been a dog-eat-dog attitude on such non-substantive matters as arrangements. fuchs: well, in the earlier non-political trip in … brown never had any money and had his pockets sewed up so that there was no chance of ever getting -- pat brown has yet to buy the first drink, meal, cigar, or anything else for any other human being; and i love him dearly and we are dear friends. …
Harry Easley Oral History Interview
… in mr. truman's campaign for senator in 1940; political adviser to mr. truman in regard to the southwest missouri area; and former treasurer of the central district democratic committee. webb city, missouri august 24, 1967 by j. r. fuchs see … might have been mistaken, but he was sincere in what he did, and i think fred was an honest fellow, and certainly he had a dog-like devotion for mr. truman always, to the extent that he arrayed himself against many good friends of mr. truman's. … was, or anything else. any place i'd go i'd have people sitting out at the back door waiting, you know, to try to buy some surplus property or something, in washington or someplace else. it became real trying, and it got sickening after a …
H. Graham Morison Oral History Interview, August 4, 1972
… general of the united states, 1945; executive assistant to the attorney general, 1945-48; assistant attorney general and head of the civil division, 1948-50; assigned to establish the office of economic stabilization, 1950; acting deputy … rules, for the court to set an emergency hearing after the union's response. although the members of my staff and i were "dog tired," i was able to argue the appeal on the seventh day. welly hopkins argued the case for the united mine workers. the … this was a great and impressive banquet. it cost about $50 a plate even in those days, and, of course, i couldn't buy a ticket. so he said, "i want you to attend the dinner and here's your ticket." well, each ticket had a number, and he'd …
Lowell B. Mason Oral History Interview
… mason oral history interview oral history interview with lowell b. mason member of the federal trade commission, 1945-56, and personal friend of harry s. truman since about 1935. washington, d.c. april 12, 1967 and april 13, 1967 by jerry n. hess … cooperative approach, or for more of a cooperative approach between government and business, rather than merely a cat and dog approach. we got the money, too, because mr. truman strongly urged the appropriation, congress gave the money, and we got … of the students. you know what i used to do at corcoran art gallery, i used to give them a couple of hundred dollars to buy supplies for [28] the kids, you know, clay and stuff like that, and then they'd spend it for the whole class, but, of …
Philip Kaiser Oral History Interview
… labor affairs, 1949-53; special assistant to governor w. averell harriman, 1955-58; u.s. ambassador to senegal and mauritania, 1961-64; minister, u.s. embassy in london, 1964-69; u.s. ambassador to hungary, 1977-80, and to austria, … school in california, which has been really quite successful. he's now retired. dyke was a camera buff, and he wanted to buy a leica camera in germany. he discovered that you could outsmart the nazis. how do you outsmart the nazis? well, in order … cents a day, and the landowners were getting rich. in fact, some of these workers came by and he said he was feeding the dog, and they looked with a certain amount of envy at the dog food. what progress, if any , was the united states or the ilo …
George Tames Oral History Interviews, January 13 through May 16, 1988
… washington photographer for the new york times 1945-1985. washington, dc january 13 | january 20 | march 8 | april 27 | and may16, 1988 by donald a. ritchie see also june 11, 1980 interview. [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | … piece of swampland that's for sale for half a million dollars. with twenty thousand dollars we can get an [31] option to buy that land. then we can go to the federal government and get a loan to build an apartment there. not only that, we can get … the photographers had as their office at the white house, when i first showed up, was a little room which we called the "dog house," because it really was like a kennel. it was six feet wide and about twenty-five feet long. it was on the side of …
Harold G. Robinson Oral History Interview
… defense program), 1941-45; chief investigator for the warren commission on organized crime (state of california), 1948-50; and assistant counsel and chief investigator for the kefauver committee (u.s. senate committee to investigate organized crime … what i've got." he says, "you've taken all this manpower in the country, and anybody can go down to sears roebuck and buy a saw and a square, not that they know how to use them, but they know how to buy them, and then he'd go over and apply … offended by fulton putting this on his announcement. robinson: yeah. yeah. fuchs: it was just the fact that he became top dog and... robinson: it looks as though somebody's an opportunist here, and they just fell together, but it wasn't deliberate …
James P. Aylward Oral History Interview
… chairman, jackson county democratic committee, 1918-1936; chairman, missouri democratic state committee, 1934-1940, and committeeman from missouri on democratic national committee, 1936-1944. june 12 , june 19 and june 27, 1968 james r. … years. we're trying to elect a democratic ticket and now is the greatest opportunity we ever had, and if he plays the dog in the manger it's just going to be too bad for him." [56] "well," he said, "he's not going to do it." i said, "oh, i'm … there as a member of the national committee. so, at noon we adjourned and as we walked out clark said to me, "i'd like to buy you a drink"--it was the biltmore hotel--so, i went into the bar with him and while we were partaking of this drink clark …
Rear Platform and Other Informal Remarks in Pennsylvania and New Jersey
… rear platform and other informal remarks in pennsylvania and new jersey october 7, 1948 [1.] bridgeport, pennsylvania ( rear platform, 9:40 … if we would let the price controls off, everything would level off, particularly clothing. now, all you people who have to buy clothing for your children starting school this fall, know exactly what the situation is--that prices went up, and up, … to accept that little end again, you ought to have it. that era of the 1920's was the era of the open shop and the yellow-dog contract; and the reckless use of labor injunctions. the strength of labor unions was reduced to less than 3 million …
Theodore Achilles Oral History Interview
… 1946; director for western european affairs, dept. of state, 1947; u.s, vice deputy, north atlantic council, london, 1950, and minister at paris, 1952. attended the un conf. on internat'1 org., san francisco, 1945; council of foreign ministers, … stability and well-being" were also anti-communist and came as close to "general welfare" as connally and vandenberg would buy. despite numerous efforts over the years by both the u.s. and canadian governments, article 2 has never gotten off the … joint chiefs through the strategic survey committee, of which admiral arthur davis was chairman. he was a crusty old sea-dog and most people were afraid of him, but he and i got along fine. the british and u.s. combined chiefs of staff had ceased …
Newton Bishop Drury Oral History Interview, Part III
… library/berkeley regional oral history office 1972 by the regents of the university of california part iii [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional newton bishop drury parts ] notice this is a transcript of a … should be bought in the original purchase. shasta was our big project in the state parks; we spent over $2,000,000 to buy land at shasta that could have been bought probably for $100,000 if at the time when the army engineers built it they had … to plow back earnings into physical facilities. the consequence was that in some cases the tail more or less wagged the dog in that the government was in no position to impose upon them restrictions that they felt were good policy from a park …
Oscar L. Chapman Oral History Interview, September 1, 1972
… of the interior, 1946-49; secretary of the interior, 1949-53. washington, dc september 1, 1972 jerry n. hess [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional chapman oral history transcripts ] notice this is a transcript of a … knew fitzpatrick had not supported us and was not supporting us. he had traded us off for everything under the sun, from a dog catcher on up to the presidency, and he had traded us off completely as state chairman. i knew it and i had a close check … good deal of support for it at least there, when i broke the bubble on that dinosaur national park and they knew that i'd buy it. drury, he was [464] the only man i actually fired. hess: what was the outcome of that? did they build the dam? …
Dale E. Doty Oral History Interview
… interior, 1950-52. washington, d.c. august 24, 1972 by jerry n. hess see also dale e. doty papers finding aid [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | list of subjects discussed ] notice this is a transcript of a tape-recorded … and oscar's programs weren't [79] the same. those things happen all the time. eventually one is going to be the top dog and he is going to assert his will over the other factions. i don't have too much to say about krug. the only thing i … to do with helium. i think he represented somebody, maybe i've got the two characters mixed up, but he felt the job was to buy some helium from some lands in kansas. hess: near dexter, kansas. doty: and -- you know, the bureau of mines had -- i've …
General John H. Chiles Oral History Interview
… history interview oral history interview with general john h. chiles secretary, general staff of the far east command, and supreme commander for the allied powers, 1948-50; staff officer and combat officer, korean war, 1950-51. independence, … now, with music. we are up there and had a bottle of champagne and flank steaks, which was the most ritzy thing you could buy in those [6] days. after dinner we were dancing, when here came lieutenant colonel eisenhower, who’d been macarthur's g-3 … us lieutenant colonels. we called ourselves the “certified u.s. mules.” i don’t know whether you ever heard this or not. “dog-packs” weren’t strong in those days; we could only deliver mail in “dog-pack” by certified u.s. mules. well, the g’s were …
Philleo Nash Oral History Interview, October 31, 1966
… oral history interview with philleo nash special assistant for domestic operations, office of war information, 1942-45, and special consultant to the secretary of war, 1943. special assistant to president for minority problems, 1946-52, and an … two others. i particularly remember his saying, "well, i'd like to do it, and i think we'd [439] better put on all the dog, in other words, i want all military aides to come with me, and everybody else." and, then the question came up, "well, … your own choosing, to occupy a job that you were qualified for, to walk into a restaurant, to go and get your hair cut, to buy a meal or a drink, or anything else in washington, d.c. when mr. truman became president. you still had segregated …
John K. Hulston Oral History Interview
… with john k. hulston attorney in springfield, missouri; chairman, greene county democratic central committee, 1946-48; and presidential elector, 6th congressional district in 1948. independence, missouri january 11, 1988 by niel m. johnson [ … states, why would they be republican? i think the answer was that the people that came were poor people. they came to buy land for $1.25 per acre, or whatever, and they didn't have any slaves. they weren't prejudiced in favor of slavery and … by that time three or four more had come with their programs, and he said, "oh, bill, it's all right. it's just like one dog pissing on a fire hydrant. if one of them does it, they're all going to do it. let them come." and he stood there and …
Stanley Andrews Oral History Interview
… stanley andrews oral history interview oral history interview with stanley andrews during world war ii and the truman administration, served as an agricultural officer with american military government in italy and in germany, … farm the dairy demonstration farm. this meant that we'd put the money in that thing to make his farm larger. i didn't buy that. but i [6] did take it down; we could only make note of the aswan dam. i went on to thailand, and sat down with … to stassen, although you kept technical cooperation in the picture, it was a case of it being just a little tail on the dog that once in awhile could wag. big money changed the emphasis. if a mission director knows he's got 50 million dollars he …
Stephen J. Spingarn Oral History Interview, March 21, 1967
… settlement, 1947-49; asst. to the special counsel of the president, 1949-50; administrative asst. to the president, 1950; and commissioner, federal trade commission, 1950-53. washington, d.c. march 21, 1967 (third oral history) by jerry n. hess [ … and of course, one man can always agree, and i thought my report made a good deal of sense and i bet a nickel that they'll buy it, they may take other things, too, but i bet they'll buy my report when they get through. but i did it in three days, … under me next june at columbia." i was fascinated. so, i telephoned urofsky at columbus, ohio, and he was out walking the dog but his [330] wife answered and eventually he came in and i talked to him, and i explained who i was and why i was …
Carroll H. Kenworthy Oral History Interview
… with carroll h. kenworthy reporter for the hartford (conn.) courant , 1926, for the japan advertiser (tokyo), 1927-29, and the washington bureau of the wall street journal , 1929, before serving as diplomatic reporter for the washington bureau … in which campaign, in showing a picture of nixon with a grizzled face and a mean look in his eye and saying, "would you buy a secondhand car from this guy?" is typical of the attitude of a great many people toward nixon because of his … being so violently against the steel industry, the steel industry had taken a beating from all -- it's a popular whipping dog, it's going down the drain like the railroad industry has gone, largely because of government failure to support it. …
India Edwards Oral History Interview, January 16, 1969
… committee, 1944; executive secretary of the dnc, 1945-47; associate director, 1947-48; executive director, 1949-50; and as vice chairman, 1950-56. washington, d.c. january 16, 1969 by jerry n. hess [ | notices and restrictions | interview … upon planning them exactly as i wanted for i knew exactly what i wanted. jack redding and i used to fight like a cat and a dog because he wanted to run it. i said, "you can't do it; i won't have it. if necessary i'll go to the president, because … after harry truman had become president, i asked george killion, who was then treasurer, for money enough to either buy some time on the radio for democratic women's day or to have some platters made and send them out around the country, but …
Clifford C. Matlock Oral History Interview
… clifford c. matlock oral history interview oral history interview with clifford c. matlock economist and administrator, board of economic warfare, foreign economic administration, 1942-45; economist and political officer, u.s. … greece, but it may have been.) in the beginning of nato, the u.s. contemplated about a one billion dollar appropriation to buy up mainly u.s. surplus equipment from the second world war and ship it over there. that's token armament. you can't fight … soviet union, and that's no friend of france, at least i don't think so." they said, "no, monsieur, we are patriots, that dog of a schumann, he's a traitor, he was in the german army when he was young." schumann was the foreign minister or the …
Dillon S. Myer Oral History Interview, Chap I-IV
… bancroft library/berkeley regional oral history office (helen s. pryor interviewer) chapters i through iv [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional dillon s. myer chapters ] notice this is a transcript of a tape-recorded … hp: it’s simply amazing how self-sustaining the farm was when you were young. outside of coffee, sugar - what else did you buy? [44] dsm: well, there were certain seasonings. we could grow sage and occasionally did, but we usually bought a little … a young man. they sang all the popular songs of the day. the quartet type of songs such as "where oh where has my little dog gone?", and also some songs that were much more serious than that. they always threw in one of this kind because people …
Vere C. Leigh Oral History Interview
… member of battery "d", 129th field artillery regiment which was led by captain harry s. truman in france in world war i, and friend of mr. truman since that time. stockton, california march 4, 1970 by j. r. fuchs [ notices and restrictions | … too; and some of them were worse than that. fuchs: why did he call you "our puppy?" [ 44] leigh: i guess i looked like a dog to him. i think that [harry e.] whitney put him up to it. fuchs: who was? leigh: judge whitney from kansas city. … of affluence but what actually is is a debt economy, and it wasn't that way then. if you didn't have the money you didn't buy. you could buy on time but most people had better sense. they just did without, and they did without real good around …
Joseph D. Coppock Oral History Interview
… of agriculture, 1941; special assistant to the vice chairman, war production board, 1942; price executive, chemical and drugs bureau, office of price administration, 1943; economic adviser, international trade policy, department of state, … the contrary. the presumption is always in favor of opportunities to trade, simply on the ground that if a person wants to buy something, he knows better than somebody else whether he should or shouldn't; if a person wants to sell something, he … of people wanting to get into the point iv program -- church groups, various idealistic groups, etc. everybody and his dog wanted to get into it. walter kotschnig will have things on this. he dealt with the ngo's, the non-governmental …
Robert B. Landry Oral History Interview, March 1-2, 1983
… oral history program see also: robert b. landry oral history, by james r. fuchs of the harry s. truman library. [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | table of contents ] notice this is a transcript of a tape-recorded interview … supposed to use your position of superior rank and all that if you sat, say, at the council table. well, you know that old dog won't hunt, because you take a four-star admiral, who has the overall responsibility for the pacific, who is sitting at … trained in p-39s and p-36s and then converted directly into p-47s. landry: the p-36 was the seversky, and we didn't buy enough of them. it wasn't quite the airplane, so they quickly went to the republic p-47. ahmann: you had not seen the …
Dillon S. Myer Oral History Interview, Chap V-VIII
… bancroft library/berkeley regional oral history office (helen s. pryor interviewer) chapters v through viii [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional dillon s. myer chapters ] notice this is a transcript of a tape-recorded … recommending only black leaf forty and there was no problem from that time on because they could go to the drugstore and buy a small bottle with the directions on it. this taught me a lesson regarding all kinds of remedies of this kind. if there … chairman of the extension relations committee, of the land grant college association which functioned as sort of a watch dog for the extension directors generally in regard to legislation and cooperation with departmental agencies. creel and his …
Robert K. Walsh Oral History Interview
… interview oral history interview with robert k. walsh reporter for the providence (rhode island) journal , 1928-46, and for the washington, d.c. evening star , 1946-69. october 12, 1970 by jerry n. hess [ notices and restrictions | interview … he said, "i don't mind the republicans blasting me or criticizing eleanor but when they say bad things about my little dog fala." i can still hear him saying that in a "fireside chat." they all had different qualities. truman was next. truman i … else did. now, maybe he'll overdo it. i kind of like [174] him personally. you know, this old business, "would you buy a used car from this man?" well, i didn't regard him like that. there were many things i disagreed with. i didn't vote …
R. Gordon Arneson Oral History Interview
… to the united nations atomic energy commission, 1946-48; special assistant to the undersecretary of state, 1948-50; and special assistant to the secretary of state, 1950-54. washington, d. c. june 21, 1989 by niel m. johnson [ notices and … relied on article 51 of the charter which says you have an inherent right of self-defense. the russians weren't going to buy any part of the plan. but the difficulty with the veto was that they seized on it as a major aspect, and beat us over the … if i came over to help him. so i came over to help. i'll never forget. i got to paris in late afternoon and i was dog tired. it was about 17 hours on the plane, in those days, you know. i was ready to go to bed, but mrs. osborn, who had …
John S. Service Oral History Interview, Chap III-IV
… of california bancroft library/berkeley regional oral history office (rosemary levenson interviewer) chapters iii and iv [ notices and restrictions | interview transcript | additional john s. service chapters ] notice this is a transcript … to let him govern. but they had him really under a very tight rein because it was impossible for him to import any arms, buy any arms, except from them. the foreign trade had to come through indochina. the only outlet to the world that was usable … and asked the communists, "look, haven't you got any of these things here?" [laughter] they did. they found some very dog-eared, old copies that some of them had, some english versions of [marx's] communist manifesto and things like that. a …
McKinley Wooden Oral History Interview, August 31, 1988
… harry s. truman in france. cattle buyer in years after world war i. lee's summit, missouri august 31, 1988 by andrew dunar and robert ferrell see also february 12, 1986 interview. [| notices and restrictions | interview transcrip | list of subjects … dollar. me and my brother raised popcorn with a hoe, and had about three or four bushel and we couldn't sell it, nobody'd buy [4] it. finally an old man gave us a dollar for it and we bought a little hamilton rifle. it loaded underneath the … and that was our quarters. we're going along; it was a beautiful night, and we couldn't hear a sound. once in a while, a dog would bark, and we were wondering where we were going and the boys were a cussing and we come to a crossroad and the sign …