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Changing Role of Women

• Eugenie Clark
• Dr. Clark founded now world-reknowned Mote Marine Laboratory in 1955.
• Juanita Eaton
• Ms. Eaton, the widow of Tuskegee Airman Col. William Eaton, shares her unique experiences as an army wife.
• Ray Gonzalez
• Mr. Gonzalez attended the University of Florida when it was a men's university in 1947.
• Fred Malek
• Mr. Malek aided the Nixon and Bush administrations and McCain campaign. He pioneered the recruitment of talented women into top government positions.
• "Judge Judy" Sheindlin
• Judge Judy Sheindlin revolutionized daytime television with the "Judge Judy" show.
• Mark Thompson
  
• Mr. Thompson had the opportunity to interview the late Kathy McGrath who was the first woman to serve as commander of a US war ship, the USS Jarrett.

Education

• John Harrison
• John Harrison has been a teacher of history, and history of art at Eton College since 1988. In his time at the school he has worked with four different headmasters and has taught two members of the English royal family.

• Ray Gonzalez
• Mr. Gonzalez attended the University of Florida when it was a men's university in 1947.

Entertainment

• Mr. Huntington remembers attending the legendary Woodstock Music Festival during the summer of 1969.
• Norman Lear
• Norman Milton Lear is an American television writer and producer who talks about his childhood, the changing landscape of television and his Dunlap Broadside.
• Thomas Sarnoff
• Thomas Sarnoff is the former executive vice president of West Coast NBC, president of Sarnoff Entertainment Corporation and chairman emeritus of the Television Academy Foundation. His father was NBC founder David Sarnoff and he speaks about  growing up in the shadow of his father, and how television was a constant topic of conversation at home. Mr. Sarnoff began his television career at ABC, a competing network.
• Scott Sauerbeck

Events

• Cynthia Addison
• Ms. Addison was stranded in New York City during the 2003 Blackout.
• Richard Allen
• Mr. Allen traveled through Eastern Europe during Prague Spring in 1968.
• Ellen Hawes
• Ms. Hawes recalls a remarkable life surrounded by remarkable people in New York City's Greenwich Village during the 1930's and 40's.
• Ellen Hawes
• Ms. Hawes remembers working for Random House Publishing in the 1940's.
• Carolyn Linz Kaplan
• Ms. Kaplan and her Jewish family fled Germany in 1936 after Hitler's rise to power.
• Eva Schaal
• Ms. Schaal left her family in Nazi Germany when she traveled to safety on the Kindertransport.
• Frank Schaal
• Mr. Schaal was fortunate enough to find refuge in England after escaping Nazi Germany.
• Mark Thompson
• Mr. Thompson works as a journalist for TIME magazine. In 1984, Mr. Thompson wrote an article in the Fort Worth Star Telegram, exposing a design flaw in Bell/Textron helicopters that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1985.

Icons

• John Harrison
• John Harrison has been a teacher of history, and history of art at Eton College since 1988. In his time at the school he has worked with four different headmasters and has taught two members of the English royal family.

• Matt Zolbe
• Mr. Zolbe, manager-on-duty at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue in Manhattan, talks about his experience with the iconic hotel and the incredible guests that frequent it.

• Oswaldo Antunes Maciel
• Oswaldo Antunes Maciel was living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the authoritarian military dictatorship that ruled the country from April 1st 1964 to March 15th 1985. He discusses the shift from a democratic government to a military dictatorship and the resistance to that regime.

• Justinas Marcinkevicius

• Muriel Hurtis-Houairi

• Ismael Assad

• Valdas Adamkus
• Former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus talks about Lithuania during and after the Soviet occupation and his experiences in America and as President.

• Egle Bucelyte
• The decision of the Lithuanian people to fight for freedom, democracy, and independence from Soviet control was a blow to communist influence in Europe. In January 1991, as the Soviet bloc was crumbling, Russian soldiers attempted to stop the Lithuanian fight for democracy. The soldiers attacked the main television studio and broadcast tower in the city of Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital. That event is now celebrated as a national holiday. One broadcaster, Egle Bucelyte, courageously defied the attacking Russian soldiers by risking her own life to stay on the air and report the day’s events to the Lithuanian people.
• Gintaras Grusas
  • His Excellency Gintaras Grusas discusses his life as a Lithuanian-American and religion in America and Lithuania.

Media

• Egle Bucelyte
• The decision of the Lithuanian people to fight for freedom, democracy, and independence from Soviet control was a blow to communist influence in Europe. In January 1991, as the Soviet bloc was crumbling, Russian soldiers attempted to stop the Lithuanian fight for democracy. The soldiers attacked the main television studio and broadcast tower in the city of Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital. That event is now celebrated as a national holiday. One broadcaster, Egle Bucelyte, courageously defied the attacking Russian soldiers by risking her own life to stay on the air and report the day’s events to the Lithuanian people.

• Len Downie

• Len Downie
• Mr. Downie supervised reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as the deputy editor of the Metro section of the Washington Post during the Watergate scandal.
• Len Downie

• Edwin Fancher
• Mr. Fancher started the Village Voice newspaper that became the major media outlet for the counterculture movement during the 1960's.
• Ellen Hawes
• Ms. Hawes remembers working for Random House Publishing in the 1940's.
• Steve Huntington
• Mr. Huntington pioneered Internet radio and runs Jimmy Buffet's Radiomargaritaville.
• Adam Liptak
• Adam Liptak is an American journalist, lawyer and instructor in law and journalism.He was a finalist for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize in explanatory reporting and covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times.
• Judge Judy Sheindlin
• Judge Judy Sheindlin revolutionized daytime television with the "Judge Judy" show.
• Mark Thompson
• Mr. Thompson works as a journalist for TIME magazine. In 1984, Mr. Thompson wrote an article in the Fort Worth Star Telegram, exposing a design flaw in Bell/Textron helicopters that won a Pulitzer Prize in 1985.
• Mark Thompson
• Mr. Thompson had the opportunity to interview the late Kathy McGrath who was the first woman to serve as commander of a US war ship, the USS Jarrett.
• Mark Thompson
• Mr. Thompson worked heavily as a journalist in Iraq and Afghanistan, investigating and reporting on the respective wars.

Military/War

• Oswaldo Antunes Maciel
• Oswaldo Antunes Maciel was living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the authoritarian military dictatorship that ruled the country from April 1st 1964 to March 15th 1985. He discusses the shift from a democratic government to a military dictatorship and the resistance to that regime.
• Wayne Smith
• Valdas Adamkus
• Former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus talks about Lithuania during and after the Soviet occupation and his experiences in America and as President.
• Egle Bucelyte
• The decision of the Lithuanian people to fight for freedom, democracy, and independence from Soviet control was a blow to communist influence in Europe. In January 1991, as the Soviet bloc was crumbling, Russian soldiers attempted to stop the Lithuanian fight for democracy. The soldiers attacked the main television studio and broadcast tower in the city of Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital. That event is now celebrated as a national holiday. One broadcaster, Egle Bucelyte, courageously defied the attacking Russian soldiers by risking her own life to stay on the air and report the day’s events to the Lithuanian people.

• Juanita Eaton
• Ms. Eaton, widow of Tuskegee Airman Col. William Eaton, has witnessed unbelievable change in American society throughout her life.
• Juanita Eaton
• Ms. Eaton, the widow of Tuskegee Airman Col. William Eaton, did not realize at the time the significance of her husband's involvement in the Tuskegee Airmen.
• Juanita Eaton
• Mr. Eaton, the widow of Tuskegee Airman Col. William Eaton, shares her unique experiences as an army wife.
• Juanita Eaton
• Mr. Eaton, the widow of Tuskegee Airman Col. William Eaton, tells about what it was like to be in a military family during the Cold War.
• Carolyn Linz Kaplan
• Ms. Kaplan and her Jewish family fled Germany in 1936 after Hitler's rise to power.

• Carl Misch
• Sgt. Misch fought in the Third Division with the American forces in Europe during World War II.

• Eva Schaal
• Ms. Schaal left her family in Nazi Germany when she traveled to safety on the Kindertransport.
• Frank Schaal
• Mr. Schaal was fortunate enough to find refuge in England after escaping Nazi Germany.
• Mark Thompson
• Mr. Thompson had the opportunity to interview the late Kathy McGrath who was the first woman to serve as commander of a US war ship, the USS Jarrett.
• Mark Thompson
• Mr. Thompson worked heavily as a journalist in Iraq and Afghanistan, investigating and reporting on the respective wars.

Music

• Steve Huntington
• Mr. Huntington pioneered Internet radio and runs Jimmy Buffet's Radiomargaritaville.
• Steve Huntington
  
• Mr. Huntington remembers attending the legendary Woodstock Music Festival during the summer of 1969.
  

Politics

• Oswaldo Antunes Maciel
• Oswaldo Antunes Maciel was living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the authoritarian military dictatorship that ruled the country from April 1st 1964 to March 15th 1985. He discusses the shift from a democratic government to a military dictatorship and the resistance to that regime.
• Egle Bucelyte
• The decision of the Lithuanian people to fight for freedom, democracy, and independence from Soviet control was a blow to communist influence in Europe. In January 1991, as the Soviet bloc was crumbling, Russian soldiers attempted to stop the Lithuanian fight for democracy. The soldiers attacked the main television studio and broadcast tower in the city of Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital. That event is now celebrated as a national holiday. One broadcaster, Egle Bucelyte, courageously defied the attacking Russian soldiers by risking her own life to stay on the air and report the day’s events to the Lithuanian people.
• Valdas Adamkus
• Former Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus talks about Lithuania during and after the Soviet occupation and his experiences in America and as President.
• Richard Allen
• Mr. Allen traveled through Eastern Europe during Prague Spring in 1968.
• Andy Coe
• Mr. Coe worked with Cesar Chavez for the United Farm Workers' Union in the 1970's.
• Sid Davidoff
• Mr. Davidoff was New York City mayor John Lindsay's "right-hand man" through the highs and lows of "America's mayor."
• Sid Davidoff
• Mr. Davidoff was number 12 on Nixon's infamous, original Enemies List.
• Len Downie
• Mr.  Downie supervised reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as the deputy editor of the Metro section of the Washington Post during the Watergate scandal.
• Natalia Moore
• Ms. Moore was a resident of Moscow, Russia during the transition from communism to capitalism. She experienced the tense moments during the 1991 attempted coup to remove Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev from office by force.
• Fred Malek
• Mr. Malek aided the Nixon and Bush administrations and McCain campaign. He pioneered the recruitment of talented women into top government positions.
• Frank Sanchez
• Mr. Sanchez worked with the Obama campaign during the 2008 presidential election.

• Gintaras Grusas
  
• His Excellency Gintaras Grusas discusses his life as a Lithuanian-American and religion in America and Lithuania.

Technology/Science

• Vint Cerf
• Dr. Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet,"worked alongside Dr. Robert Kahn to create the Internet
• Vint Cerf
• Dr. Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," discusses his perception of the direction in which the Internet was headed at its conception.
• Vint Cerf
• Dr. Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," shares some of the most memorable moments from his time working on the Internet.
• Vint Cerf
• Dr. Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," discusses the beginning of the commercialization of the Internet.
• Vint Cerf
 
• Dr. Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," talks about the importance of persistence in reaching your goals.
• Vint Cerf 
• Dr. Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," discusses former vice president Al Gore's involvement in the creation of the Internet.
• Vint Cerf 

• Dr. Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," hearing disability made an entirely visual form of communication logical, but it wasn't necessarily the driving force.
• Vint Cerf 
Dr. Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," shares his opinion on the impact that the Internet has had on personal privacy.
• Vint Cerf
• Dr. Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," uses the Internet in his daily life to order flowers and even pizza.
• Vint Cerf
• Dr. Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," is working on a project that extends Internet technology to interplanetary extremes.
• Vint Cerf
• Dr. Cerf, one of the "fathers of the Internet," discusses what it feels like to have changed the world with the creation of the Internet.
• Eugenie Clark
• Dr. Clark founded now world-reknowned Mote Marine Laboratory in 1955.
• Joel Engel
• Mr. Engel led a team that created cell phone technology, revolutionizing global communication.
• Steve Huntington
• Mr. Huntington pioneered Internet radio and runs Jimmy Buffet's Radiomargaritaville.
• Robert Kahn
• Dr. Kahn worked alongside Dr. Vint Cerf to develop the first Internet protocol.
• Paul Mockapetris
• Dr. Mockapetris created the Domain Name System (DNS), making the Internet more usable.
• Dick Morash
Mr. Morash worked on building rockets in the early days of space travel.
• Dick Morash
• Mr. Morash worked on the lunar module of the groundbreaking Apollo 11 program.
• Dick Morash
• Mr. Morash helped with the final checks on the lunar module of the nearly-disastrous Apollo 13.
• Dick Morash
• Mr. Morash has a different perspective when he looks at the night sky since he worked with the space program, and he shares his funniest memory of his time working on the Apollo project.

• Edwin Fancher
• Mr. Fancher started the Village Voice newspaper that became the major media outlet for the counterculture movement during the 1960's.
• Steve Huntington
• Mr. Huntington remembers attending the legendary Woodstock Music Festival during the summer of 1969.
  

The 1970's

• Sid Davidoff
• Mr. Davidoff was New York City mayor John Lindsay's "right-hand man" through the highs and lows of "America's mayor."
• Sid Davidoff
• Mr. Davidoff was number 12 on Nixon's infamous, original Enemies List.
• Len Downie
• Mr. Downie supervised reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as the deputy editor of the Metro section of the Washington Post during the Watergate scandal.
• Chi Tran Klein
• Ms. Klein survived escaping from Vietnam during the fall of Saigon as a child in 1975.
• Norman Lear
• Norman Milton Lear is an American television writer and producer who talks about his childhood, the changing landscape of television and his Dunlap Broadside.
• Fred Malek
• Mr. Malek aided the Nixon and Bush administrations and McCain campaign. He pioneered the recruitment of talented women into top government positions.