Interview 24153 – Caption Index: 346
Were they supportive of your efforts?… Read More
Were they supportive of your efforts?… Read More
Yeah, yeah. Sure. Read More
You would have an open door policy or?… Read More
Now while all these things were going on at the zoo, that you were trying to deal with, was the city supportive, or the board?… Read More
(Frank laughing) I really don’t think I’ve got a style. Read More
What kind of, how would you describe your style of management?… Read More
Well, anybody could talk to you at any time?… Read More
Well, what was your relationship with the staff and the curators when you came in?… Read More
Did you bring in new people or were the people there doing a job at that level?… Read More
My relationship, I think, was good, but I may have been kidding myself. Several of the staff were, let’s say, were creating problems. Read More
Not really. I should have been, but I wasn’t. I think just some phone calls that were a little scary was all that- Yes. I don’t think it was ever any danger of bodily harm, but people were trying to scare us. (chuckling) Really. (chuckling) We, of course, didn’t know… Read More
Were you able to, with the help of the police, were you able to solve that particular problem?… Read More
No, I don’t think so. I don’t know because I’m not aware of the, I’m not aware of the transactions that go into that sort of, that sort of a build or that sort of a structure. I think people felt, well, people that worked in the zoo that were… Read More
Were you ever fearful for yourself or your family?… Read More
Yes, on several occasions. Read More
Did you get the police involved?… Read More
Well, the problems in general were drug. Not being a drug person, I did not welcome that part. Read More
How did you discover those problems?… Read More
Was it a good collection in your estimation or representative collection?… Read More
In general, the animals were in fairly good condition. Read More