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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.

Clarence Schultz oral history interview

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Clarence Schultz, sociology professor, shares his memories of coming to SWTSTC as an undergraduate student in the post-WWII era. Along with describing married student housing and the college's home economics program, he talks about the City of San Marcos and its businesses. He explains the class registration process and how he came to work in the university's Department of Economics and Sociology, which he joined in 1965. Mr. Schultz outlines how the Department of Sociology has evolved throughout the decades. He spends time reflecting on the university's presidents, the university's past as a teacher's college, Sewell Park's water pageants, certain faculty members like Prof. Green , Dr. James Taylor, and Dr. John Flowers, assorted student societies, and the men's faculty club.

Kent Finlay oral history interview

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Kent Finlay talks about the history of the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos, its creation and how it stays current, the kind of music played there, and what makes it special. He discusses the state of music in Texas and specifically mentions famous musicians such as Willie Nelson, Marsha Ball, Asleep at the Wheel, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jerry Jeff Walker, George Strait, and more.