No, I mean I just… He sometimes wanted anything. He might want a… “The girls are staying out too late” or “should they be coming home?” And I’d have to tell him that he lost his opportunity to run things in my house: “You can just go elsewhere and do… Read More
And were they helpful to you?… Read More
Well, no, not really, not specifically on his feelings about my zoo. (laughs) There were times when he and I had some scuffles about whether he gave up his opportunity to run the place (laughs) when he didn’t put me in charge to start with. Read More
Did you ever talk about it with him? Or not?… Read More
Give me example. What do you mean a scuffle?… Read More
I think he liked it. Read More
No, my father died right after I went to Louisville. Read More
Do you know how your father felt about you becoming a zoo director?… Read More
Well, I think we assumed we were involved in it all the way. Everything we did was, hopefully. Or education? Was there- We had spent a lotta money on education, facilities and everything. Read More
Now, all the time you were in these various places, being director and running the zoo, did you still have contact with your father?… Read More
Were you interested in conservation at the Louisville Zoo?… 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 mentor them?… Read More
We all worked together for a common goal. Read More
Were you a tough guy? Easy guy?… Read More
Did you have to live with who was there?… Read More
Did you get to pick your staff?… Read More
Like, the Binghams or something?… Read More
The Binghams. Yeah. yeah, they’re the newspaper people there. Now, ya come into Louisville Zoo. Read More
How would you describe yourself as a director?… Read More