Interview no. 850

Part of Big Bend National Park Oral History Project; recalls early days of employment with National Park Services; assignments at Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, Mammoth Caves and Big Bend; completion of Rio Grande Village; improvement of Chisos Basis accommodations, construction of additional housing for park services employees at Panther Junction; Lady Bird Johnson\u27s Visit to the park in 1960s; rescue of Boy Scout troop stranded on Rio Grande; opinions on park service policy, personnel and management; perspective on issue of preservation versus use