Shirley Lefever and Gordon Bassham
Recorded
April 10, 2022
Archived
April 10, 2022
33:00 minutes
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Id:
ddv001586
Description
One Small Step partners Shirley Lefever (61) and Gordon Bassham (75) share a conversation about the most influential people in their lives, their values, their work, and their concerns and hopes for the future.Subject Log / Time Code
GB and SL talk about why they each wanted to have a One Small Step conversation.
SL says talks about the impact that her mother had on her.
GB talks about his father and Shorty Powers, some of the most influential people in his life. He also talks about the values that he learned from his father.
SL talks about being one of seven children.
GB talks about coming back to the United States after the Vietnam War and how perspectives of veterans in the US have changed over time.
SL talks about the lessons that she learned from her mother. She also talks about how working in academia has impacted her.
GB talks about his work with veterans and how that work has impacted him. He also talks about other lessons that he learned from his father.
SL talks about grace and grit and how those characteristics help lead to success.
SL and GB talk about their concern about the divisiveness that they feel in the US right now.
Participants
- Shirley Lefever
- Gordon Bassham