Interview 24153 – Caption Index: 366
How did you nurture the relationship with them? Or did you?… Read More
How did you nurture the relationship with them? Or did you?… Read More
What was your attitude toward the press?… Read More
Sure. Read More
Frank, did you have to deal with the press when you were director at Jacksonville?… Read More
Can I remind you of something?… Read More
Yes. new bird exhibits that you had them put in. You had the bus ride out into the rhino exhibit. That was all changed when you were there, and people loved that idea of riding the bus out to be among the rhinos. Yes. all the planning. All the plannings… Read More
That’s the key to thing, if I remember. (Frank and Connie laughing) Well, I tell you, there are people that’ll agree with me that you made a big change. I know, I don’t know the problems internally, but I do know that from what you could see as a visitor,… Read More
Some of the things. A few of the things, yes. Read More
Aside from the train. I would rather not comment on that. Read More
Like what?… Read More
Well, why is it very important?… Read More
Did some of the things that you hoped to accomplish at the Jackson Zoo, were you able to have accomplished them when you left?… Read More
You can see things happening in one exhibit, something happening that shouldn’t happen, and you see it once. And if you see it again tomorrow and the day after, it is in trouble. Read More
Sure. Read More
How important do you think that is for a zoo director?… Read More
Very important. Read More
When you were director at the zoo, did you make rounds?… Read More
Daily?… Read More
Sure. Read More
I would say no. In fact, when I decided I wanted to leave, I wrote a letter to the chairman of the board and said that I would like to leave, and I thought he ought to be aware of that. That letter was written in August. Just about Christmastime,… Read More