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It’s hard to say, but I remember going to the library with my mother when I was very young and I couldn’t yet write. I wanted to get a library card so I could take out whatever books I wanted and until I could write my name, I couldn’t take… Read More

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When did you first think that you might like to work in a zoo?… Read More

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My mother raised the six children. My father worked a lot. My father worked driving a streetcar in Boston. And during the summer and fall and spring, he painted houses on the side, on his days off and during the summer he worked nights driving the street car. Read More

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What did your parents do?… Read More

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I was the oldest of six children and probably had the best my parents could offer, seeing as I was the first one and they could spend more time with me when I was the only one, or, almost the only one, there weren’t many of us. But most nuumber… Read More

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What was your childhood like?… Read More

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My name is James G. Doherty. I was born in Boston, Massachusetts. My birthday is next week, May 5th, Cinco de Mayo, 1940. Read More

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Thank you. We appreciate it. Read More

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Well, I think I would like to be remembered I think for the things that I have accomplished. And things I didn’t accomplish, I’d like to ignore those. So here’s a kid from Tennessee without a college education that wanted to be in the zoo business and ended up building… Read More

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how do you want to be remembered?… Read More

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Huh?… Read More

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In the zoo community, how do you wanna be remembered?… Read More

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Well, what came to mind when you said that is when, I think it was Bob Hope’s wife, said, “Bobby, do you wanna be buried at Forest Lawn or do you wanna be buried at that other place?” He said, “Surprise me.” So, surprised me. Read More

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So how would you like to be remembered?… Read More

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It’s allowed me to travel around the world, it’s allowed me to meet people around the world, it’s allowed me to do lectures and educate people about fauna around the world. Read More

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Yeah, what stands out in your mind about this profession that you’ve given your whole life to it?… Read More

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What do I think about it?… Read More

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What do you know about this profession that you’ve devoted all of these years to?… Read More

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What’s that?… Read More

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What would you tell me about it?… Read More