Interview 25868 – Caption Index: 285
I picked the staff, but I was very careful on that. Try to find people that were at least as smart as I was. I didn’t want a bunch of dummies (chuckles) working for me. Read More
I picked the staff, but I was very careful on that. Try to find people that were at least as smart as I was. I didn’t want a bunch of dummies (chuckles) working for me. Read More
Did you have to live with who was there?… Read More
Did you get to pick your staff?… Read More
Were you a tough guy? Easy guy?… Read More
Like, the Binghams or something?… Read More
How would you describe yourself as a director?… Read More
The Binghams. Yeah. yeah, they’re the newspaper people there. Now, ya come into Louisville Zoo. Read More
Did the horse people ever get involved in Louisville with the zoo?… Read More
No, they’re in horses. Read More
Didn’t care about- you talking about?… Read More
Anybody and everybody was. We had some companies there. Trying to think of the companies. Read More
Were you expected to raise money for the zoo?… Read More
Who’s big-time in Louisville, moneywise?… Read More
Well, I suppose so, but I’m hard-pressed to remember all those folks ’cause I had help from a lotta people, and companionship. Read More
You mentioned you gotta keep people, you can’t get rid of ’em. There were certain board members that were very difficult, always were. Was a constant struggle, but we overcame all that in time. So there was politics you had to deal with. Yes, there were a lotta politics. Read More
What kinda frustrations did you have at the Louisville Zoo?… Read More
When you were at Louisville and before, who were some of the zoo directors that you interacted with and that you, maybe, got advice from or looked up to that were helping you in your career as you were moving around?… Read More
I don’t know. Read More
Were there colleagues that you talked with when you had frustrations or problems?… Read More
What kind of a zoo?… Read More