William Turman and Richard Harris
Recorded
October 13, 2023
Archived
October 13, 2023
49:32 minutes
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osv000146
Description
One Small Step conversation partners William "Bill" Turman (76) and Richard "Rich" Harris (55) discuss serving in the military, the current state of the Republican party, and why taking down statues and banning books both shut down conversation.Subject Log / Time Code
William "Bill" Turman and Richard "Rich" Harris discuss being bald.
Bill and Rich share what drew them to join the ROTC.
Bill and Rich discuss the current Republican party.
Bill and Rich share where they grew up and their military backgrounds.
Bill and Rich discuss racism and how familiarity with Black people led Bill to become "different from other White people."
Bill and Rich share their objections to both book bans and taking down statues.
Bill and Rich discuss the current Israel-Gaza conflict.
Bill and Rich discuss current divisions in the United States.
Bill and Rich share their definitions of "patriotism."
Bill and Rich shares concerns about veterans and finding other ways to serve.
Bill and Rich discuss the social safety net.
Bill and Rich discuss their faith backgrounds.
Bill and Rich share what they will take with them from this experience.
Participants
- William Turman
- Richard Harris