Interview 17445 – Caption Index: 0
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
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
Thank you. We appreciate it. Read More
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
how do you want to be remembered?… Read More
Huh?… Read More
In the zoo community, how do you wanna be remembered?… Read More
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
So how would you like to be remembered?… Read More
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
Yeah, what stands out in your mind about this profession that you’ve given your whole life to it?… Read More
What do I think about it?… Read More
What do you know about this profession that you’ve devoted all of these years to?… Read More
What’s that?… Read More
What would you tell me about it?… Read More
What do you know about this profession that you’ve devoted your life to?… Read More
I don’t know, I’m not sure. I don’t think the standards are that different in either one of those, I really don’t. Read More
Do you think there’s a difference between the accreditation of both of the organizations or is that part of the difference between the two organizations, because you’ve been in AZA and you’ve been ZAA?… Read More
Yeah, a very good director. A very nice, man. So he’s not the day to day director of the zoo, he is more the owner of the zoo and he’s hired a director. He’s hired a director. But he owns a home close by and he’s there often. So right… Read More
And he’s got a good director now too, doesn’t he?… Read More
He talks to me and I talk to him and we have lunch once in a while. Hell, I’ve known him since he was a college boy. So he does a good job at the zoo, he’s put a lot of money into it and improved the facility. Read More