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"Johnny and Sam, Santa Fe,” pt 1
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Sam and Johnny talk about rugged individualism, luck and circumstances as factors of success and achievement. They try to define rugged and come to the conclusion that it is a false concept. They also briefly talk about the movie “The Right Stuff” and various things about it. Conversations between Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark.
"Johnny and Sam, Santa Fe,” pt 2
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Sam and Johnny continue their discussion on rugged individualism, what the rugged individual would posses as far as material things, knowing whether you have ruggedness or not and having the “right stuff”. They also make a list of people throughout history who have had the “right stuff”. Sam also discusses filming The Right Stuff and how hard it was to film yet everyone worked as a team and how writing letters are a more personal way of communication. Conversations between Sam Shepard and Johnny Dark.
Byron Augustin oral history interview
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Dr. Augustin talks about growing up and attending college in Nebraska. Along with discussing how he ended up in the field of geography and his early work, Dr. Augustin speaks about what convinced him to come to Texas State. Dr. Augustin outlines his methods and philosophies of teaching geography and applauds the faculty of the geography department. He briefly talks about how the university and San Marcos has changed as well as where he has traveled.
William Dibrell oral history interview
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William Dibrell talks about his career as both an educator at Texas State and as a member of the San Marcos City Council. He recalls his early life in Bastrop, serving in the Korean War, and earning his master's degree in special education at SWTSC. He reflects on his experience working as the assistant county school superintendent in Lockhart before teaching at San Marcos High School and helping with the Upward Bound program. He outlines how he devoted his career to supporting vocational education teachers and teaching public speaking courses. He describes the evolution of education in San Marcos, with specific mention of the laboratory school, the Coronal Institute, and the San Marcos Baptist Academy. He addresses his frustrations and the ways in which he believes San Marcos and its City Council need to improve and shares his views on teaching and the education system in general.
King of the Hill: Behind the Drawings, 2005
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Panel Discussion at the Austin Film Festival with Jim Dauterive, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, and Turk Pipkin, 2005.
Texas State University-San Marcos Football Media Guide, 2005
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2005 football media guide for Texas State University-San Marcos. The media guides contain football schedules, football player information and statistics, and athletic staff information.
Up Close and Personal: Mike Judge (Video), 2005
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Panel Discussion at the Austin Film Festival with Jim Dauterive and Mike Judge, 2005.
Up Close and Personal: Mike Judge, 2005
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Panel Discussion at the Austin Film Festival with Jim Dauterive and Mike Judge, 2005.