Oral History Interview with David Johnston
Title
Oral History Interview with David Johnston
Narrator (written)
David Johnston
Narrator First Name
David
Narrator Last Name
Johnston
Interviewer
Josh Peal
Abstract
David C Johnston, Dartmouth Class of 1966. Johnston shares home of his family: his parents background and his various siblings. He considered attending a military academy, but eventually settled on Dartmouth and was recruited for football, but quit shortly after joining. He also joined a fraternity, and majored in Government. He founded the Negro College Exchange Fund at Tucker Foundation (now The Tucker Center). Joined the U.S. Air Force ROTC [Reserve Officers Training Corps]. Attended University of Madison Wisconsin at Madison for a Masters in Urban Planning. He was part of the Dow Chemical riot of 1966. Discusses the trend of war in U.S. history, and international politics. He then describes his later life: meeting his wife and working for the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Johnston describes his retirement and creation of his own organization, the Center for Higher Education Retention Excellence. He also teaches college at Eastern Connecticut State University.
Date of Interview
January 18, 2016
Subject
Dartmouth Alumni
Dartmouth History
Political Participation
Protest/Antiwar Activism
Language
English
Rauner ID
DOH-471
Rights
CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
Interview Audio Source (MP3)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/johnston_david/johnston_david.mp3
Interview Transcript Source (PDF)
//rcweb.dartmouth.edu/DDHI/histories/johnston_david/johnston_david_transcript_final.pdf
HTML
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