Oral history interviews with Morris Shenker conducted by Cylde Weiss sometime between 1978 and 1983. At the time of the interviews, Weiss was a gaming reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and Shenker was the co-owner of the Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Weiss used the interviews in an article in the Review-Journal where he described Shenker as feeling "mob pressure" in his role a the hotel. Shenker was previously an attorney who represented Jimmy Hoffa. No digital audio or transcript; audiocassette only.
Oral history interview with Morris Shenker conducted by Cylde Weiss in February 1983. At the time of the interview, Weiss was a gaming reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and Shenker was the co-owner of the Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Weiss used the interview in an article in the Review-Journal where he described Shenker as feeling "mob pressure" in his role a the hotel. Shenker was previously an attorney who represented Jimmy Hoffa. No digital audio or transcript; audiocassette only.
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Morris Shenker oral history interviews, approximately 1978-1983. OH-03946. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
Interview was donated in 2018 by Clyde Weiss.
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