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Oral History Interview with Keith Heavrin Jr., July 31, 2015

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Transcript of an interview with Keith Heavrin Jr., homesteader and simple life advocate. Heavrin shares concerning his childhood; military experiences in Vietnam; love of the sea; discovering the Nearings and the Simple Life; decision to homestead in Maine; memories of the Nearings and the Good Life Center.
Date: July 31, 2015
Creator: Pomerleau, Clark A. & Heavrin, Keith Jr., 1946-2016
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shoot the Conductor: Too Close to Monteux, Szell, and Ormandy

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Anshel Brusilow was born in 1928 and raised in Philadelphia by musical Russian Jewish parents in a neighborhood where practicing your instrument was as normal as hanging out the laundry. By the time he was sixteen, he was appearing as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He also met Pierre Monteux at sixteen, when Monteux accepted him into his summer conducting school. Under George Szell, Brusilow was associate concertmaster at the Cleveland Orchestra until Ormandy snatched him away to make him concertmaster in Philadelphia, where he remained from 1959 to 1966. Ormandy and Brusilow had a father-son relationship, but Brusilow could not resist conducting, to Ormandy's great displeasure. By the time he was forty, Brusilow had sold his violin and formed his own chamber orchestra in Philadelphia with more than a hundred performances per year. For three years he was conductor of the Dallas Symphony, until he went on to shape the orchestral programs at Southern Methodist University and the University of North Texas. Brusilow played with or conducted many top-tier classical musicians, and he has opinions about each and every one. He also made many recordings. Co-written with Robin Underdahl, his memoir is a fascinating and unique view of American …
Date: July 2015
Creator: Brusilow, Anshel & Underdahl, Robin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2010: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy (open access)

U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2010: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy

This report looks at issues that impact the relationship between the U.S. and Vietnam such as: goals and interests by both countries in a bilateral relationship, economic and trade issues, human rights, U.S. foreign assistance to Vietnam, and recent Vietnamese political events.
Date: July 12, 2010
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2009: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy (open access)

U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2009: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy

This report provides an overview of U.S. relations with Vietnam, including policy issues, the economic and political situation in Vietnam, and a list of pertinent legislation.
Date: July 29, 2009
Creator: Manyin, Mark E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Donald Davis Kaiser, July 16, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Donald Davis Kaiser, July 16, 2005

Interview with Donald Davis Kaiser, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, originally from Yoakum, Texas. Kaiser answers many questions regarding his training in the United States, to which he recalls that basic training was very difficult and miserable. The interview goes on to discuss his time while overseas in Vietnam including combat during the Tet Offensive in early 1968.
Date: July 18, 2005
Creator: Moore, Terry & Kaiser, Donald Davis
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Donald Davis Kaiser, July 16, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Donald Davis Kaiser, July 16, 2005

Interview with Donald Davis Kaiser, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War, originally from Yoakum, Texas. Kaiser answers many questions regarding his training in the United States, to which he recalls that basic training was very difficult and miserable. The interview goes on to discuss his time while overseas in Vietnam including combat during the Tet Offensive in early 1968.
Date: July 16, 2005
Creator: Moore, Terry & Kaiser, Donald Davis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bernard Kubica, April 13, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bernard Kubica, April 13, 2001

Interview with Bernard Kubica, a crew chief in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He answers questions about his life prior to military service and his experiences overseas.
Date: July 22, 2003
Creator: Tiebasco, Miguel & Kubica, Bernard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lewis R. Guthrie, July 5, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Lewis R. Guthrie, July 5, 2002

Interview with Sergeant Major Lewis R. Guthrie, a United States Marine veteran of the Vietnam War, Desert Storm, and actions in Somalia. Guthrie answers questions and expands on his many experiences during the wars he fought in, where he trained, the supplies and rations they were given, and the combat that he saw.
Date: July 5, 2002
Creator: Miller, Fawn & Guthrie, Lewis R.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Darrell Harrington, July 5, 1997

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Interview with Darrell Harrington, an anesthetist and Army veteran of the Vietnam War. In the interview, Harrington describes his experiences while serving as an Army nurse, and includes details on his assignments to Chu Lai, Da Nang, and the 91st Evacuation Hospital in An Khe. Harrington also discusses the treatment of wounded troops and enemy soldiers, relationships between doctors and nurses, general morale problems, and recreational activities. He recalls his return to the States on thirty-day leave as well as post-Vietnam adjustments and his attitudes toward the war.
Date: July 5, 1997
Creator: Houser-Hess, Lucinda & Harrington, Darrell
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Jose Gonzales, July 4, 1997

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Interview with Jose Gonzalez, an anesthetist and Army veteran of the Vietnam War. In the interview, Gonzalez describes his experiences while serving as an Army nurse in Vietnam. Gonzalez discusses what life was like during his assignment to the 24th Evacuation Hospital, and includes details concerning relationships between doctors and nurses, morale, American relations with Vietnamese civilians, recreational activities, entertainment, and his Bronze Star award. He also recalls the adjustments that both he and many of his comrades dealt with post-Vietnam, and shares his attitudes toward the war.
Date: July 4, 1997
Creator: Houser-Hess, Lucinda & Gonzalez, Jose
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Three Rescued Fliers Thank Vietnamese] (open access)

[Clipping: Three Rescued Fliers Thank Vietnamese]

Newspaper clipping of an article about U.S. Navy pilots who were rescued by a Vietnamese ship after crashing in the South China Sea. The article includes a photograph of Elizabeth Steinnecker and another navy pilot. On the back of the clipping are articles about local news and a one-panel cartoon about cartoons.
Date: July 20, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Script: Saigon Ambush] (open access)

[News Script: Saigon Ambush]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a Viet Cong terrorist who attacked on civilians leaving 10 persons dead and other 10 wounded.
Date: July 6, 1974, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Vietnam vets] (open access)

[News Script: Vietnam vets]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Vietnam veterans who have resumed their demonstrations in Washington.
Date: July 4, 1974, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Naval air station commander] (open access)

[News Script: Naval air station commander]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a former prisoner of war who has assumed that the command of the Dallas naval air station.
Date: July 2, 1974, 8:25 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Cambodia] (open access)

[News Script: Cambodia]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about American bombers who kept up a steady attack in support of Cambodian government troops in the area of the capital city of Phnom Penh.
Date: July 27, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Washington] (open access)

[News Script: Washington]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about secretary of state Rogers who said the united states is not committed to any particular government in either south Vietnam or Cambodia.
Date: July 27, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Peace proposals] (open access)

[News Script: Peace proposals]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Saigon government who proposed a new plan for political settlement in South Vietnam.
Date: July 25, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Minesweeper] (open access)

[News Script: Minesweeper]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a 3 million dollar Unites States Navy minesweeper which sailed into the pate museum of Transportation completing a 596 mile.
Date: July 23, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Beckley] (open access)

[News Script: Beckley]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a Houston man who has been charged on counts of kidnapping and rape in Dallas.
Date: July 20, 1973, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Nixon] (open access)

[News Script: Nixon]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about White house physician Walter Tkach who says president Nixon is still a sick man but is making progress in his bout with pneumonia .
Date: July 16, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Prisons] (open access)

[News Script: Prisons]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about political imprisonment. Thousands of people on both sides are being thrust into prison for a multiplicity of alleged crimes.
Date: July 11, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Vietnam] (open access)

[News Script: Vietnam]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about Russian's top leaders who conferred again with the rulers of North Vietnam.
Date: July 11, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: IndoChina] (open access)

[News Script: IndoChina]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about political future of Japanese prime minster Tanaka who is a little bit brighter than expected.
Date: July 9, 1973, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: MIA ] (open access)

[News Script: MIA ]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about VIVA-an organization. It is concerned that how American's have forgotten the thirteen hundred missing in action in Vietnam are redoubling their efforts to bring the plight of the missing before the public.
Date: July 4, 1973, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library