John Warren and Chida Warren-Darby
John Warren and Chida Warren-Darby John Warren and Chida Warren-Darby John Warren and Chida Warren-Darby John Warren and Chida Warren-Darby

John Warren and Chida Warren-Darby

Recorded May 17, 2024 59:23 minutes
John Warren and Chida Warren-Darby
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Description

Chida Warren-Darby (43) has a conversation with her father, Dr. John Warren (78), about his life and multifaceted career in civil service, academia, and media.

Subject Log / Time Code

1:30
John Warren (JW) remembers how he met his wife and their move to San Diego.
4:15
JW talks about his decision to buy the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint newspaper and Chida Warren-Darby (CWD) shares what it was like to work on the paper growing up.
8:50
JW mentions his previous career in politics and how he and his wife grew the newspaper from southeast San Diego to the whole city.
11:25
JW remembers what it was like to work on the paper with his wife.
15:00
Participants remember how hard it was to adjust to San Diego.
17:50
JW talks about how he became a commentator on KPBS.
19:10
JW recalls a story when some lawyers in a library read one of his books without knowing it.
22:00
JW remembers working for Shirley Chisholm on Capitol Hill and how he got fired.
25:30
Participants talk about the role the arts played in their lives, specifically how JW initially attended Howard University as a Fine Arts student.
29:00
JW recalls how he used to sell paintings before going into politics.
30:30
Participants talk about their shared love for horseback riding and what it meant for the family to own horses.
34:00
JW remembers how he resigned from the military and later experienced the riots in Washington DC after Martin Luther King Jr. was killed.
38:00
JW shares his appreciation for CWD, his other children, and his faith and being a pastor.
42:00
JW remembers his childhood in North Carolina, watching TV through his neighbors' windows.
45:30
JW remembers how he saw his future as a child and an analogy for life his ex-wife shared with him.
53:00
CWD talks about how JW influenced what she wanted to do professionally.

Participants

  • John Warren
  • Chida Warren-Darby

Recording Locations

San Diego Central Library

Venue / Recording Kit

Partnership

Partnership Type

Fee for Service