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| Title | Tell 'Em Where You Got It !: Interviews with Robert L. McDonald and Colleagues |
| Oral History # | 215 |
| Interviewee |
Bergin, Leo Parnell, 1936- Carano, Donald Frankovich, John, 1946- Manoukian, Donald, 1934- McDonald, Robert Lewis, 1920-2008 Saulnier, Neoma Leigh, 1971- Wilson, Thomas R.C. "Spike", 1935- |
| Interview Date | 2006-2007 |
| Document Date | 2010 |
| Description | Robert (Bob) L. McDonald, a native of Reno, Nevada, was born on South Virginia Street in 1920. His mother, Leola Lewis McDonald, and father, Joseph F. McDonald, Sr., were involved in the newspaper business. Leola McDonald wrote the society page, and Joe who was interviewed by the University of Nevada Oral History Program in 1970, eventually became the editor of the Nevada State Journal. The first part of McDonald’s oral history includes memories of his childhood neighborhood in Reno, his time spent in Zephyr Cove at Lake Tahoe, and his Reno High School adventures. There are also recollections of his older brother, Joe McDonald, Jr., who lived a colorful life. Bob McDonald was accepted to the University of Santa Clara and played football during his freshman year, but he eventually left the University to join the Army Air Corps after Father George Lucy encouraged him to take flying lessons. Before he was sent to the South Pacific, he married his high school sweetheart, Gloria Peck. He spent most of his Air Corps career in the Aleutian Islands flying P-38s and then went to Iwo Jima. Two other transcripts regarding Lieutenant McDonald’s career in WWII are edited into this oral history and flesh out the adventures. After returning to Reno upon his discharge, McDonald moved to San Francisco with his wife to attend law school at USF. He began his legal career under Alan Bible as a Deputy District Attorney, and then moved to the U.S. Attorney’s office as a deputy. Eventually, McDonald and Alan Bible reunited by starting their own private practice, Bible and McDonald. This was the beginning of the prominent firm McDonald Carano Wilson LLC. The last section of this oral history includes interviews with some of McDonald’s colleagues: Don Carano, Thomas R.C. Wilson, Leo Bergin, Don Manoukian, John Frankovich and Neoma Saulnier. McDonald’s involvement in many Democratic elections is highlighted in these contributors’ recollections. |
| Oral History Topic Compilation | Tell 'Em Where You Got It! Interviews with Robert L. McDonald and Colleagues |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Reno Libraries |
| Ordering and Permissions Information | All Oral History Archive interviews are copyrighted materials. They may be downloaded and/or printed for personal reference and educational use, but not republished or sold. Under “fair use” standards, excerpts of up to 1000 words may be quoted for publication without permission as long as the use is non-commercial and materials are properly cited. The citation should include the title of the work, the name of the person or people interviewed, the date of publication or production, and the fact that the work was published or produced by the University of Nevada Oral History Program (and collaborating institutions, when applicable). Requests for permission to quote for other publication, or to use any photos found within the transcripts, should be addressed to UNR Special Collections, 1664 N. Virginia MS 322, Reno, NV 89557-0322. Original recordings of most interviews are available for research purposes upon request. |
| Date Digital | 2012 |
| Interviewer | McDonald, Peggy |
| Contributing Institution | University of Nevada, Reno |
Item Description
| Title | Tell 'em Where You Got It: Complete Document |
| Publisher | University of Nevada, Reno Libraries |
| Ordering and Permissions Information | All Oral History Archive interviews are copyrighted materials. They may be downloaded and/or printed for personal reference and educational use, but not republished or sold. Under “fair use” standards, excerpts of up to 1000 words may be quoted for publication without permission as long as the use is non-commercial and materials are properly cited. The citation should include the title of the work, the name of the person or people interviewed, the date of publication or production, and the fact that the work was published or produced by the University of Nevada Oral History Program (and collaborating institutions, when applicable). Requests for permission to quote for other publication, or to use any photos found within the transcripts, should be addressed to UNR Special Collections, 1664 N. Virginia MS 322, Reno, NV 89557-0322. Original recordings of most interviews are available for research purposes upon request. |
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