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Dan Scurlock talks about growing up in Texarkana, Texas, and his work with the National Park Service. He throws light on politics in the 1960’s.

==General Interview Information==

'''Interviewee Name:''' Dan Scurlock

'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''

'''Date:''' September 28, 2005

'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas

'''Interviewer:''' David Marshall

'''Length:''' 01:56:31

==Abstract==

Background; Born at Texarkana, Arkansas; Grew up at Texarkana, Texas; Background information of parents; Names and occupations of siblings; Growing up in Texarkana; Lower middle class family; Mom’s accident; Segregation; Childhood memories; Personal accident; Racial animosity; Segregation at aunt’s farm; Recollections of African-American individuals; Interest in nature; Domesticated animals; Plants; Maps; Native American artifacts; Interest in archeology and history; Caddoan history and culture; Initially interested in geology; Parent’s support; M.A. and B.A. in archeology from University of Texas—Austin; Educational background; Graduate school; Minor in U.S. Western history; Received a fellowship from Dr. H. Bailey Carroll; Information about his other professors; Insights on Dr. Carroll; Professors he wished he had interacted with; President Kennedy’s assassination; Recollections of the scenario on campus; Jobs he held; Texas Water Commission; Texas Parks and Wildlife; Recollections of the shooting on University of Texas campus; Involvement in environmental movement; Worked for National Park Service; Recollections of his ornithology friends; Rose Ann Rowlett, Edgar Kincaid; Field Work experience--bird checking; Insights; Roger Tory Peterson; Edgar Kincaid; Training program at National Park Service; Not many women; Other recollections; Heavy snow; Lasted 7 days and 7 nights; Currently living at Fort Sumner, New Mexico; Talks about his uncle--Dr. John D. Wilbanks; National Park Service; Training; Rescue experiences at Grand Canyon; Recollections; Caving and rappelling; One of the first environmental educational specialists; Parks that he was posted at; Chaco Canyon experience; Politics; Opinion on John Connally; Everglade Experiences; Military misuse; Later worked at Texas Historical Commission; Memories of Curtis D. Tunnell; Education; Executive Director at Texas Historical Commission; Personality; Doyle Tunnel’s house; Vietnam War veteran; Lyndon B. Johnson; Stewart Udall; Controversy; Description of his ranch house; Incident involving Lady Bird Johnson; Senator Ralph Yarborough’s opinion on John Connally; Recollection of John Tower and George Bush; Jean Rutherford’s neighbors; Opinion on L. B.J.

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'''Transcript:''' No transcript available

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