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The HistoryMakers video oral history with Col. Roosevelt J. Lewis
Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with Col. Roosevelt J. Lewis.
Publication
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Physical Description
1 online resource (9 video files (4 hr., 17 min., 22 sec.)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Military officer and federal government appointee Roosevelt Joseph Lewis, Jr., was born on August 24, 1943 in Greenville, Alabama. In 1964, Lewis received his B.S. degree in chemistry from Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama, and later his M.A. degree in transportation and business management from University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. While attending Tuskegee, Lewis enrolled in Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps and gained recognition for his superior performance. Lewis was elected the "Best Major in Command" by his unit in 1968, 1969, 1982 and 1988. He served the government in five Pentagon positions, including the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Lewis was named a presidential scholar by University of Alabama and served as a Congressional Intern in the Public Works & Transportation Committee for the U.S. House of Representatives. After retirement in 1991, Lewis became chairman and CEO of Air Tuskegee Ltd. and Global One Jets.
Variant and related titles
History Makers video oral history with Col. Roosevelt J. Lewis
Col. Roosevelt J. Lewis
HistoryMakers. OCLC KB.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 04, 2021
Credits
Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Performers
Denise Gines, interviewer.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Oral histories.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Also listed under
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
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