Interview 25868 – Caption Index: 125
Jimmy Morgan of Birmingham Zoo. Read More
Jimmy Morgan of Birmingham Zoo. Read More
And how did you come to get to the Jimmy Morgan Zoo?… Read More
And you were hired by?… Read More
They were advertising, and I applied for it. Also, I had a in there because of knowing my father. Jimmy Morgan and my grandfather, I guess, had been buddies. Jimmy Morgan was the mayor of Birmingham. So I remember, when I applied for the job, he wanna make sure he… Read More
Jimmy Morgan. Read More
Well now, from Brookfield Zoo, you go off on your own into the zoo field. Read More
And then, you got a job at the Birmingham, Alabama, zoo, Jimmy Morgan Zoo?… Read More
(Mark laughs) Well, is there any you could tell?… Read More
(Robert chuckles) Yeah, but I couldn’t tell them. Read More
Course, you’d say, “I know he was married three times.” I remember once taking a trip across country. There was a lot of… But I took a trip across country. and one of the… Was a lady from Cincinnati who had a yen for my father, I think, but she… Read More
Do you have any favorite stories of your father?… Read More
Did ya ever feel any pressure to live up to your father’s reputation as a zoo person?… Read More
Well, I wouldn’t even think about that. He’d been around too long and too well-educated in the field. Read More
Did your father influence you in becoming involved with zoos?… Read More
I don’t know. I don’t know that he influenced me to be a zoo person or not. I did it because I wanted to do it. I liked working with animals, but I don’t know that he did that much to push me into it. He didn’t. He didn’t. He… Read More
The European… International Zoo Directors. That’s it. When they were in town, you got meet a number of people that were rather interesting, but of course, you didn’t associate with them all that long. But it was interesting to meet them. How much would you say your father’s…… Read More
No. Read More
No, it’s the- Park and Recreation?… Read More
I assume Marlin Perkins was one. Oh, Marlin Perkins, yeah, Marlin, and a lot of ’em I can’t even remember, but I remember there used to be…… Read More
AAZPA, American Zoo Association?… Read More