Arnold and Lake are both well aware of the history of Henderson Community Hospital. They talk about the efforts to found the college.

Dr. Ronald Atlas is in charge of the clean up of the Valdez, Alaska, spill. His tape is very informative.

Raymond Barber was the former Superintendent of Instruction for the state of Kentucky. Barber was a back to basics superintendent.

Russell Below is a former Superintendent of Schools here in Henderson. He talks in great detail about that period of time.

Scott Breckinridge is a former CIA agent. He is a descendant of one of Kentucky’s earliest families. He talks of our heritage and the importance of keeping up with our families artifacts. It is an excellent tape.

John Brock has been Superintendent of Schools during one of the greatest periods of change. Brock does not dodge interviews in his tape.

Annette Brown is a writer for the Gleaner and a former teacher. Her shyness and advance age take away from the quality of her tape.

Wendell Butler is a former Superintendent of Instruction and Secretary of Agriculture. He was an early supporter of the minimum foundation that brought more money to the little school systems. He spends time during the interview to explain what schools were like in the early days of his teaching. He feels that the lack of support services hurts the schools. Mr. Butler’s tape is an interview that is at times not as smooth as others.

Thomas Clark is an author of Exploring Kentucky. He is a real educator. He speaks to what he thinks education should be. He talks about how he has brought his book up to date. He elaborates on what he thinks Kentucky is and where it is going. The tape is an excellent film on what Kentucky is going to be.

Lewis Cochram is a long time teacher at the University of Kentucky. He has done great work in subatomic particles.

Dr. Ralph Coffman was the father of the Henderson, Union, Webster Development Council. He talks about the early days of the O.E.O.

Hensil Cohron is an American World War II veteran who spent from the Battle of the Bulge until the end of the war in a German prison camp.

Barry Commoner is a futurist and an environmentalist although he is not native to Kentucky. All citizens who are concerned about our future respect his voice.

Howard Crittenden is the last All-American from Murray State University. Mr. Crittenden was a star in a very small school in Cuba, Kentucky.

Guy Davenport is a distinguished writer and a winner of the MacArthur prize for genius. His tape is excellent fare.

Mary Denton is a wife of a Methodist minister. She speaks of the time when she helped him build congregations across the lengths of Kentucky.

David Dick is a former CBS correspondent. He was on hand for the shooting of George Wallace and the Georgetown massacre.

Adrian Dorian is the former President of Morehead University.

Clare Eagle is a retired Murray State University Chairperson of the Art Department, art professor, member of the Murray State Foundation and prize-winning silversmith.

Dr. Gayle Ecton is the former Superintendent of the Henderson County Board of Education. Dr. Ecton is known as a planner and a builder. You see a rare glimpse of the vision in this tape.

Akers Everett is an outstanding opponent of the forces that have held Eastern Kentucky’s education back for many years. He has been beaten and arrested. He is outspoken and angry.

Larry Forgy is one of the leaders of the state republican party. Forgy was the campaign director in Kentucky for Ronald Reagan.

Dr. Lyman Ginger was the former state Superintendent of Instruction. His tape is extremely excellent.

Tom T. Hall’s interview is a strong tape. This legend in country music muses over the origin of his songs, books, and career.

Steve Hamilton is a former Yankee in the Mantle-Maris era. This baseball coach at Morehead is the father of a Folly Floater, a weird pitch that embarrassed batters. He is very direct in his statement.

Patrick Harris is a gifted researcher at the University of Louisville. The tape is extremely well done. His talent comes through in this tape.

Lowell Harrison is a teacher at Western Kentucky State University. He has written extensively about Kentucky and the Civil War. His answers are sharp and direct.

Mojo Hollowell is the former coach of the Henderson County football team. During his high school career, he was named All South and All State. He went on to play with Johnny Unitas at the University of Louisville. He was the second coach in the history of Henderson County High School.

Jerome Hughes knows more about Berea than any living Kentuckian. He explains about its founding and the struggle along the way.

Louis Johnson is a former state representative and school superintendent. He was extremely controversial during his implementation of the upgraded -open concept.

Lyman Johnson is a pioneer civil rights advocate. Johnson sued the University of Kentucky to go to school there. He speaks of open housing marches and efforts with Martin Luther King.

Beebee Klarsfeld hunted down the infamous Klaus Barlie. Although not a Jew, she champions Jewish causes.

Richard Leakey is the world’s most renowned anthropologist. We attended a press conference where he talked about his work, his family and his hope for the future.

Eleanor Young Love is a teacher at the University of Louisville. She is the sister of Whitney Young and she speaks with authority about his life.

C.S. Lowery is a Harvard graduate and well-known history and political science professor at Murray State University.

Robert Martin was the President of Eastern State University, an employee of the State Department of Education and a state legislator. Martin was the author of the minimum foundation law.

Charles McDowell was the Director of the Bureau of the Blind of Kentucky. He was a teacher and guidance counselor from Providence, Kentucky.

Dr. Thomas Meredith was the president of Western Kentucky University. In his tape, he talks about the history of the university and what he hopes the university will be in the 21^st century.

Chet Montgomery was the chief scout for the Cincinnati Reds and a pivotal player in the Henderson City-County merger. Mr. Montgomery lends a lot of understanding to the changing tides of baseball management.

C.M. Newton is the Athletic Director at the University of Kentucky. Newton was a former coach at Alabama and Vanderbilt.

Gurney Norman is a writer and a reporter. His tape is outstanding.

Gerald Oettle is the former director of the Earl C. Clements Job Corp. Oettle tells with great clarity of its origin and change over a 20-year period.

Norman O’Nan speaks about his career in the Henderson schools. O’Nan is frank in his discussion of the early days of the Henderson County schools. He talks about the team he took to state and about the fine spirit in Henderson.

E.L. "Buddy" Overfield was an educator, naturalist, and collector of folk songs.

Tom Owen is the Research Librarian at the University of Louisville. Owen is an authority on the city of Louisville as well as a leading political official on the city council.

Forrest Pogue is the greatest living authority on George C. Marshall.

Darrell Posey discusses the problems that the world is having with the destruction of the Rain Forest in Brazil. Posey is an ethnobiologist that has testified before the congress and the world bank. He is an expert in the Indians of Brazil.

Irene Powell was an educator and principal during the unsuccessful integration efforts in Clay, Kentucky.

Dr. Bill Rideout has been the Superintendent for ten years during the period directly after the merger. Dr. Rideout’s insight and motivation are extremely interesting.

Martin Roberts was an educator , former Superintendent of Schools, principal, and vocational agriculture teacher, retired after 44 years.

Charles P. Rowland is a professor emeritus and a writer. He speaks of his study of Albert Sydney Johnson and A. B. Chandler. It is an excellent tape.

David Rozelle was a former President of the University of Kentucky. Rozelle talks of the need for excellence at the State University.

Otis Singletary was the President of the University of Kentucky. He explains the three missions of the University: research, service, and teaching. He speaks of the future of Kentucky and the service it adds to Kentucky. We can understand the university system when we watch this tape.

Les Smithhart is a legend in this area. He and his Super X Cowboys were part of the music scene in this area for a long time. He talks in great detail about the effects of the road on a performer. Note his naturalness on tape and his cute way of expression that was vintage 1950’s. He is a performer who is always on. Mr. Smithhart talks of his travel with legends and the politics of performing in the Opry.

Harry Sparks was President of Murray State University and state superintendent. Sparks is warm during his taping.

Kala Stroup was President of Murray State University. She looks at the University from the outside. Stroup was fired shortly after the interview.

Donald Swain is instrumental in great change in the University of Louisville. Swain is very candid in this interview.

Kelly Thompson was the former President of Western Kentucky University, employed by Western for over 50 years, close friend of Ed Diddle.

Marie Turner was Breathitt County School Superintendent for over thirty years and a leader in the democratic party in the state.

G.L. Utley was a local educator in Henderson, Principal of Audubon School, and active in helping many students in obtaining funds to further their education through the Masonic Order.

Stanley Wall was a former official in the Community College Administration of the University.

Bertha West spent her life teaching in the Kentucky schools. She refers to the education she got at Berea and the education she got from rural children. It is an important film to understand the Kentucky schools.

Charles Wethington was President of the University of Kentucky. Wethington talks in great deal about the present and the future of the University.

Tom Whayne was a doctor during World War II. He has done great work in cold injuries.

Cornellia Wilbur is a psychiatrist that has treated Sybil and a host of other multiple personalities. She speaks with great detail about various problems of the mind. It is outstanding.

Frank Yeager was the Superintendent at the Owensboro city schools. Mr.Yeager was the advance man for President Kennedy. He left the secret service after the death of President Kennedy. He explains his dislike for President Johnson and Jackie Kennedy. He discusses the issues facing public education in Kentucky.