An Interview with Dave Holt
January 16, 2018 App Interview

Kevin Kim (17) interviews his English tutor Dave Holt (69) about his childhood in a small town in Canada. Mr. Holt shares his story about living throughout the Cold War. He talks about his native American heritage experience. At minute...

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Stan Young, Dana French, and Vinh Ngo

Colleagues Stan Young (63) and Captain Dana French (84) remember the day when they rescued 262 Vietnamese refugees, including Vinh Ngo (67), and invited them onboard the USS Robinson. Vinh talks about Communist Vietnam and the life he was able...

Interview with my Grandfather Veteran

Discussion with my Grandfather, an American lieutenant in West Germany, during the Cold War

Maddy Shearer interviews Beatrice Peterson about International Traveling and Living during the Cold War

Beatrice Peterson recalls her experiences traveling with the American military during the midst of the Cold War to locations like Vietnam, Cambodia, Germany, and Romania while being interviewed by her granddaughter, Maddy Shearer on May 14th, 2022. She details how...

Cold War interview w/ Dad

I interviewed my dad about communism life in the 80s and 90s and how he escaped to America.

Interview with dad

Spoke about his time in the military and his childhood

Ainsley Grey and Ron Grey- USH 1960's Oral History Project

Ron Grey (70) talks with his granddaughter Ainsley Grey (17) about his experiences during the 1960's in Brazil, Indiana. Ron describes the 60's as an exciting time and discusses general memories about his life, the moon landing, and the assassination...

Magistra’s life story

My advisor Mary Richards (aka Magistra) and I talk about her childhood, best memories, parts of her career, and experiences who make her who she is.

Cold War Captain

Ryan Tarantino interviews his Grandpa David Tarantino, about his heroic career as a military captain during the Cold War. An in depth look at his travels and memories along the way.

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Kevin Locke and Anthony Taylor

Anthony "Tony" Taylor (81) shares how the Navy has shaped his life with his friend Kevin Locke (60).

My Grandmother’s Life

In this interview conducted on November 26, 2017, Jonathan Rhodes (17) interviews his maternal grandmother, Betty Ann Coble Emmert (76) about her life. She talks about what her childhood was like while living in Texas with her older sister and...

Ed Dunn – a former Marine in the late 1950’s.

A brief interview with Ed Dunn, a Marine in the late 1950’s. Within our conversation, we discussed where he was stationed, life for him as a Marine, segregation, and how the Marines shaped him as a person and how he...

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Harriet Reisen and Tony Kahn

Husband and wife Tony Kahn (78) and Harriet Reisen (78) talk about Tony's experience growing up as the son of a blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter. Tony reflects on how he has experienced the feelings of belonging and home throughout his life.

Sam Piraino 5/30/18

Growing up during the cold war and Cuban missile crisis

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Fraser Rasmussen and Marit Nierman

Fraser Rasmussen (77) shares stories with his daughter, Marit Nierman (47), on how he chooses to live his life as a peace activist after growing up in Richland, Washington, a site that was heavily involved in creating the bomb that...

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Angela Meyers and Chris Sturdevant

Angela Meyers (41) has a conversation with colleague Chris Sturdevant (49) about Chris's passion for researching and writing about the the Cold War, his interests, and influences that led him to become a librarian and historian.