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Latest revision as of 19:49, 25 November 2024

This interview features Rick Miller as he discusses his life and background. In this interview, Miller describes his military service and being a paratrooper. He recalls his time working in various police departments in Texas, as well as recounting his time as the Bell County Attorney.


General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Rick Miller

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: October 7, 2021

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez

Length: 02:02:06 (2 hours 2 minutes)


Abstract

Introduction and background information; Joining ROTC and then the army; After he completed training and his missions in the army; Skydiving stories; His early years working with the Dallas Police Department; Least favorite part of the job; Racial issues when he started in the police department; Family matters; Being Chief of Police in Killeen; His next career move after Chief of Police; Writing and publishing books; law school; The Bell County Attorney election; being the county attorney

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room

Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374099 >



Thank you for your interest in this oral history interview. Our oral history collection is available to patrons in the Southwest Collection's Reading Room, located on the campus of Texas Tech University. For reading room hours, visit our website. Please contact Reference Staff at least one week prior to your visit to ensure the oral history you are interested in will be available. Due to copyright issues, duplications of our oral histories can only be made for family members. If an oral history transcript has been made available online, the link will be provided on this page. More information on accessing our oral histories is located here. Preferred citation style can be found here.