Meyers, Larry 2022-11-08
This interview focuses on Mr. Larry Meyers family background, childhood, and early college years. The interview provides details about Muleshoe, Texas during the 1950s and 1960s.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Larry Meyers
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: November 8, 2022
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez
Length: 01:47:03 (1 hour 47 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and family background; Church and introduction into politics; Activities he did for fun as a child, wildlife, and minority Communities in Muleshoe; Decision to attend Texas Tech; friends he made at Tech; Other people he connected with at Tech; Tech anecdotes; Meeting his wife in Washington D.C.; Kent Hance; early career goals; The Lubbock tornado of 1970; meeting Lloyd Bentson; West Texas politics in the mid-1900s; working at a bank; Working and living in Washington D.C.; Lessons he learned early on, mistakes, and other stories; Conducting research before the invention of the internet; political anecdotes
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace
Related Interview: Meyers, Larry 2022-11-09 ; Meyers, Larry 2022-11-11; Meyers, Larry 2023-03-22; Meyers, Larry 2023-03-23
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