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How did it come about?… Read More

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You wanted ’em? He wanted ’em?… Read More

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Well, we all wanted ’em. I had been involved with the okapi, I guess, in Brookfield. Read More

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And did he tell you what animals he wanted to have there at the zoo?… Read More

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Yeah, he liked… Well, he more or less approved recommendations. He didn’t necessarily tell us that he wants this or that. Now, when it came to okapi and things like that, when we were spending big bucks, the board of directors even got in on it. Course, they did what… Read More

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How’d that come about?… Read More

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No, well, yeah, I knew the people there, but also, we were in touch with each and everybody in the zoo business, so we knew when there was something coming available. Most everybody did, and if you had a friend on staff, they’d let you know that something’s coming up. Read More

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Were ya hired by Mr. Busch?… Read More

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No, we were hired by the personnel staff but approved of. If Busch wanted you, you were… But he wasn’t all that… He was always there on weekends and whatnot to go tooting around in his train. Read More

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I guess you might say, at certain times, they were somewhat secondary. They were never abused. They were well taken care of. Read More

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How’d you hear about the job at Busch Gardens as director?… Read More

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Did they call you? Or you were there?… Read More

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What would you say was the difference between what you had experienced before and now this private place?… Read More

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Well, you got money when you needed it. (laughs) We spent a lotta money, and basically, it was to promote Bud beer and promote the… We had mostly a, I guess… We developed more and more rides and things that some people liked and some people didn’t. Read More

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Would you say the animals were secondary?… Read More

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Jimmy Morgan?… Read More

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Yeah. But ultimately, when you came back to Busch Gardens, you became the director of the zoo. Right, well, I came back as, more or less, assistant. And then, there were some changes in staff and whatnot. People were playing games. Tell me. This was a little-different kinda zoo. This… Read More

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Private, yes. Read More

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Where’d you go from there?… Read More

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From Busch Gardens?… Read More