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Were you successful, even though you might not have been happy about it, in raising money?… Read More

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I wasn’t very good at it. I was approached about mass trips to Africa. Another zoo director, I won’t name him, but another zoo director took advantage of it and turned it into a career. I didn’t. Read More

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I mean, did you get some good donations?… Read More

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How did you find that role?… Read More

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Yes. Read More

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Did you embrace it, did you think it was a pain in the rear end, or did you understand it, or how good were you at it?… Read More

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I did at first, and I don’t think I did enough at the end. I had just had it, and I wanted out. Read More

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How did you nurture the relationship with them? Or did you?… Read More

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And as director in Jacksonville, were you ever called upon to do any fundraising for the zoo?… Read More

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Sure. Read More

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Frank, did you have to deal with the press when you were director at Jacksonville?… Read More

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What was your attitude toward the press?… Read More

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Can I remind you of something?… Read More

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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

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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

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Some of the things. A few of the things, yes. Read More

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Like what?… Read More

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Aside from the train. I would rather not comment on that. Read More

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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

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Well, why is it very important?… Read More