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Oral History Interview with Morton H. Meyerson, March 2-April 26, 2021 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Morton H. Meyerson, March 2-April 26, 2021

Video recording of a series of interviews with Morton H. Meyerson, Dallas-based business leader and philanthropist. Meyerson shares concerning his 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 other;. 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.
Date: {2021-03-02,2021-03-11,2021-03-19,2021-03-31,2021-04-09,2021-04-26}
Creator: Moye, J. Todd & Meyerson, Morton H.
System: The Portal to Texas History