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You mean, a different career?… Read More

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I was gonna finish it in Portland, ’cause I had time there and I didn’t do it. Then in Oklahoma City, I even had a contract to write a book on zoos with apprentice. And Conway wrote me a letter. He says, “I understand you’ve got a contract.” And he… Read More

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The West? Oh, with the convention, wait a minute now. When you were at Oklahoma City. Yes. Read More

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When did you make the decision that, I want to do something else?… Read More

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‘Cause you left Oklahoma City. Read More

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You were at the Oklahoma City Zoo approximately 15 years?… Read More

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About 16 actually, yeah, I started a little early. Read More

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How did you decide, or when did you decide that, “Well, enough’s enough?” And and what was your frustration with the convention?… Read More

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No. Well, now there was another book, which Conway edited, I believe in the ’70s. Read More

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Yes. I wrote two chapters for that. That’s not what you’re talking about, though. Okay well, I guess I just dropped the ball if I didn’t say anything about reptiles in there. I’ll have to revise that and offer to update it. Read More

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I think it was “Mammals in Captivity.” Is that correct?… Read More

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You wrote about in the book. “Fundamentals,” you had a chapter on mammals. Did I? Well, I haven’t read that in years. Okay. Read More

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What?… Read More

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I didn’t have anything on reptiles?… Read More

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And Ruther finally, really told Clyde, took him aside. We were having a meeting at Portland. I’d been there about a month, and I wanted to get this thing out. And Clyde just insisted. He’d take something then I’d say, “Okay, that’s good, let me, I’ll rewrite that.” And then… Read More

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Why not reptiles?… Read More

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And I remember, oh, Ron Ruther! You remember Ruther?… Read More

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Well, Clyde somehow got, took it upon himself to read the manuscript and find all kinds of things that he disagreed with, nothing factual. I had made a comment that among the different, you know, you can have a taxonomic theme with a zoo, a whole zoo, or geographic. You… Read More

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Ruther was my counterbalance on Clyde Hill. I told Ruther, you know, “I’m not gonna change.” He want Hill, I guess he didn’t have anything else to do. Now, Hill’s a very nice guy. And he and I were very friendly before this. but I just, you know, this is…… Read More

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Clyde Hill. Do you remember Clyde?… Read More

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