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After watching Hidden Figures, we talked about the space race.

In this interview I discuss my grandpa, Donald Stuart’s experience as an aerospace engineer during the time of the space race. We talk about his early childhood and his career path and he tells me many stories from his lifetime.

Connor Fogarty (16) talks with his grandmother Alice Van Lew (81) about her first-hand accounts of major events in the Cold War. Talking points include the Korean and Vietnam wars, the space race, the Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK's assassination, and...

John Suarez starts by discussing his childhood and growing up in New York state. He talks about his experiences in the 1960s and 1970s. Suarez talks about learning to listen and avoid being judgmental. He discusses work and family around...

We discussed Gary’s experiences and beliefs on various events from the Cold War, including the end of Vietnam, the Space Race and Moon Landing, the U.S. Oil Embargo, S.A.L.T., the Iranian Revolution and hostage situation, Soviet-Afghanistan War, and Chernobyl and...

One Small Step conversation partners Sally Gilbert (67) and Jeri Thompson (63) discuss their shared experiences growing up in the South, raising children, and reckoning with their race. They reflect on their generational connection and their hopes for the future.

Rhoda Justice Garcia (72) talks with her friend Candyce Bennett (68) about childhood memories of growing up during the time of the NASA space program, living at Cocoa Beach, near Patrick's Airforce Base, and Satelite Beach.

This interview includes Elizabeth Meeks interviewing her grandfather, Steve Parker, about his childhood and many important events in his life.

A 13 year old’s memory of the moon landing in Columbus, Ohio.

This interview covered how important the Space Race affected the Cold War in the United States and the rest of the world.

In this interview, conducted November 2019 in Birmingham, AL, John Heiberger (16) interviews his grandmother, Charlotte Tyree Aderholdt, about her significant memories from childhood and young adulthood as well as historical recollections during this time. Mrs. Tyree-Aderholdt shares stories about...

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Homewood, Alabama, Amanda Wilson (16) interviews her grandfather, David Simpson (84). Dr. Simpson shares childhood memories of the Great Depression, stories of his involvement in Space Race, and explains his move from...

I interviewed my father Allen bout what historical event had the greatest impact on his life, he chose the Russian satellite Sputnik.

We talked about the eventful life o my grandfather.

This is an interview I did with my Grandmother about the Space Race.

Jill Hosmer (57) interviews her husband, John Harris (71), about his career as a pilot in the Army and later as a flight instructor in the National Guard. John talks about flying Cobra helicopters and discusses the different strategies and...