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  • Collection: McKiernan Interviews

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Interview with Gaylord Nelson

Gaylord Nelson (1916-2005) was a politician and environmentalist who served as a United States Senator and Governor. He was the original founder of Earth Day, a leading consumer advocate, a strong supporter of civil rights and civil liberties, and one of the earlier outspoken opponents of the Vietna...

Interview with H. Bruce Franklin

H. Bruce Franklin is an American cultural historian and scholar. He has received top awards in American Studies, science fiction, prison literature, and marine ecology. Franklin has written and edited nineteen books, three hundred professional articles, and has participated in several film productio...

Interview with Hal Phoenix Muscat

Hal Phoenix Muscat is a Vietnam War veteran who became a GI activist when he began opposing the U.S. war against Vietnam, in 1968, while stationed in Germany. Upon his return to Fox Dix, N.J in April 1969, he became involved with SHAKEDOWN (an anti-war publication for GIs on base and off ba...

Interview with Harry Gaffney

Harry Gaffney is an educator, administrator, and Vietnam War veteran. He currently is the CEO of Strategic Leadership Management. Gaffney graduated from St. Joseph's University with a Bachelor's degree in English and Villanova with a Master's degree in Educational Administration.

Interview with Heather Booth

Heather Booth is a civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist. Booth started organizing in the civil rights, anti-Vietnam war, and women's movements of the 1960s. She also started JANE, an underground abortion service in 1965. Booth was the founding Director and is now President of th...

Interview with Hettie Jones

Hettie Jones is the author of 20 books but is best known for her memoir of the Beat Scene. She started the literary magazine Yugen, has taught writing at SUNY Purchase, Penn State, and the University of Wyoming, and is one of the faculty members in the graduate program for creative writing ...

Interview with Holly Near

Holly Near, born in Ukiah, California, is a singer, songwriter, actress, teacher, and activist. She was on various TV shows including The Mod Squad, Room 222, All in the Family, and The Partridge Family. Near is the founder of an independent recording label called...

Interview with Howard Means

Howard Means, a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is an award winning author, editor and collaborator. He is the author/co author of several books, including The 500 Year Delta; The Visionary's Handbook; Colin Powell: A Biography; The Banana Sculptor, the Purple Lady, and the All-Night Swimmer; and...

Interview with Howard Ruffner

Howard Ruffner was born in Cleveland, Ohio. After high school, he joined the Air Force in 1965. His experience with photography started when he worked at the Air Force headquarters in Waco, Texas. After leaving the Air Force, he started college in 1969. While studying at Kent State University, Ruffn...

Interview with Jack Smith

Jack Smith (1945-2004) was an Emmy Award-Winning former correspondent for ABC News. Smith is known for reporting on the Iran-Contra affair, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and technology in the Silicon Valley. He received Bachelor's degrees from Carnegie Mellon University in 1971 and from Oxford University in 1974.

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