Transcript of an interview with Otto Schwarz, a Navy veteran from New Jersey and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston. Schwarz discusses the sinking of the USS Houston and his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.

Interview with Nathaniel Elliott, a printer and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences while assigned to an engineer unit between Pearl Harbor and Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Democratic Texas Senator and attorney Barbara Jordan from Houston, Texas. In the interview, Barbara discusses her thoughts and experiences in the Sixty-first Legislature as its first African-American member since Reconstruction. She also shares her thoughts on issues such as the Kennedy-Johnson Campaign in 1960, her unsuccessful campaigns for the Texas House of Representatives in 1962 and 1964, her successful campaign for the Texas Senate as its first African-American member since 1883, and civil rights. She also comments about Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Roy Wilkins, Ralph Abernathy, Adam Clayton Powell, Muhammed Ali (Cassius Clay), Stokely Carmichael, the Black Panthers, Eldridge Cleaver, the African-American image, working within the Establishment, revenue and spending bills, Governor Preston Smith and Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes, corporate profits tax, social legislation, student unrest, and sales tax.

Interview with O. H. ("Ike") Harris, an attorney and a Republican member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, Texas, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fifth Legislature. Harris discusses the budget surplus, appropriations, the highway bill, public school financing, his personal legislation, and Governor Dolph Briscoe.

Interview with George Wood, a former officer of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Bryan, Texas. Wood discusses his time in the CCC in the 1930s, including: his origins and education; the effects of the Depression; his entry into the CCC; the varying projects he worked; relations with other government agencies; the character of CCC workers; organization of camps; crime in the CCC; racial segregation; and relations with the Army.

Interview with Kenneth Creese, a United States Navy veteran from San Diego, California. Creese discusses his experiences aboard the USS Detroit in the First Division on the deck crew during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Senator Ike Harris, a Republican Texas state legislator from Dallas, Texas. Harris discusses his experiences attending the 66th Legislative Session of the Texas Senate, including thoughts on Governor Briscoe and Governor Clements, the appropriations bill, tax relief, and public school finance.

Interview with John Lowe Jr., a Navy WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Lowe discusses his experiences aboard the USS Neosho during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including training through the V-6 Naval Reserve Program, assignment to the Neosho, life and work aboard the ship, encountering possible Japanese submarines before the attack, being wounded during the attack and evacuated, recovery, and service afterwards.