Floyd Abrams, Jean Abrams, and Thomas (Tad) Abrams
Floyd Abrams, Jean Abrams, and Thomas (Tad) Abrams Floyd Abrams, Jean Abrams, and Thomas (Tad) Abrams Floyd Abrams, Jean Abrams, and Thomas (Tad) Abrams Floyd Abrams, Jean Abrams, and Thomas (Tad) Abrams Floyd Abrams, Jean Abrams, and Thomas (Tad) Abrams

Floyd Abrams, Jean Abrams, and Thomas (Tad) Abrams

Recorded November 11, 2012 39:56 minutes
Floyd Abrams, Jean Abrams, and Thomas (Tad) Abrams
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Id: mby010110

Description

Floyd Abrams (82) and his wife Jean Abrams (82) have a conversation with their son Tad Abrams (50) about their memories of dances in Charleston, how they met, how FA proposed marriage, FA's experience during the Korean War, their children, their grandparents, their faith, and their family traditions.

Subject Log / Time Code

5:07
FA and JA met when they were 15 years old.
11:00
FA recalls hearing a band play 'Too Young' when he landed in Korea during the Korean War.
14:18
FA saw his daughter Robin for the first time after coming home from Korea.
18:15
FA and JA's marriage has lasted so long because they respect each other and because they've always talked things out.
21:33
FA remembers the family's Christmases when his kids were growing up.
33:20
Early in their marriage, FA and JA would alternate which church they went to, Baptist or Episcopalian, until FA became an Episcopalian.

Participants

  • Floyd Abrams
  • Jean Abrams
  • Thomas (Tad) Abrams

Venue / Recording Kit

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