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Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
William Henry Harrison was an American politician and military officer who became the ninth President of the United States of America. In the 1840 presidential election, Harrison defeated the incumbent, Martin Van Buren and was sworn in as President on March 4, 1841. Twenty-two days into his presidency, he contracted pneumonia and died nine days later on April 4, 1841 in the shortest presidency to date, lasting thirty-one days and became the first United States President to die in office.
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Air Force Association
Bio taken from Wiki: "The Air Force Association (AFA) is an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit, professional military and aerospace education association that promotes American aerospace power. It is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. AFA publishes Air Force Magazine and the Daily Report. It also runs the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and conducts social networking, public outreach, and national conferences and symposia. It sponsors professional development seminars and has an awards program.
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Shepherd, John Richard
Dr. John Richard Shepherd was born November 25, 1936 to Harley and Mary Shepherd and was raised in southern Illinois. He married his wife, Nancy Shepherd, on June 22, 1963 in Pana, Illinois. His army experiences in Chicago, Illinois and Alabama convinced him and his wife to look for a warm dry climate in which to live, and they relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1968.
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Esau, Esper, 1929-
A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Esper Esau studied art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology before joining the military. After his discharge, he started working as a stage crewman on productions in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was there that he met his future wife, Valda Boyne, who was a dancer in Lido de Paris. Esper continued to work in the theater, eventually progressing to stage manager and assistant director of entertainment. He wrote a book called Las Vegas' Golden Era: Memoirs 1954-1974 that was published in 2016.
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Michael O'Callaghan oral history interview
Oral history interview with Michael O'Callaghan conducted by A.D. Hopkins on May 6, 1999 for the Las Vegas Review-Journal First 100 Oral History Project. In this interview, O'Callaghan discusses his early life and his career in the United States Marines and Air Force. O'Callaghan describes moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1956 to pursue teaching. He later describes his career as governor of Nevada, specifically his work with the rehabilitation of injured employees and helping senior citizens.
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Christine Szukala oral history interview
Oral history interview with Christine Szukala conducted by Bridgette Foote on November 12, 2021 for Reflections: The Las Vegas Asian American and Pacific Islander Oral History Project.
Christine shares her family history and the story of her Thai mother and American Air Force father who met in Thailand and married before moving to the United States in 1970. She talks about her upbringing in Las Vegas, Nevada near Nellis Air Force base with her six siblings. Christine discusses her beliefs of how her newly immigrated mother adapted to American life, including altering her recipes to fit her husband's taste and reducing her visits to nearby Buddhist temples.
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Paulette Morris oral history interview
Oral history interview with Paulette Morris conducted by Claytee White on January 06, 2009 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. Morris opens her interview by discussing traveling around the world as a child due to her father's career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Morris then talks about the school system in Morocco and how it gave her the opportunity to study ballet. She describes her audition process with the Paris, France based revue, the Folies Bergere. Morris discusses the Bluebell Girls, Margaret Kelly ("Madame Bluebell"), costumes, and the show schedule. Morris then recalls dancing in the Lido show at the Stardust Hotel and Casino, and her experiences in Las Vegas, Nevada during the 1960s. She ends the interview discussing her return to school, her job in retail, and her final thoughts on her experiences with the Bluebell Girls.
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