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The usable past: an interview with Robert P. Wettemann Jr.

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Wettemann

In celebration of Veterans Day, we’re pleased to share a conversation between Oral History Review managing editor Troy Reeves and Dr. Robert P. Wettemann Jr., director of the US Air Force Academy Center for Oral History. A historian at heart, Wettemann shares his thoughts on the importance of preserving veterans’ stories, using oral history to get the insider’s perspective, and turning history into a “usable past.” He discusses the Center’s on-going project to document the Air Force Academy’s role in the 2012 & 2013 Colorado Springs, CO wildfires, and previous work done to collect experiences from September 11th. Enjoy!

 

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Dr. Robert P. Wettemann Jr. received his PhD in History from Texas A & M. Upon graduation, he taught American history at McMurry University, and helped launch their Public History Program. In 2007, Wettemann went to the U.S. Air Force Academy as a visiting Associate Professor in History, and in 2009 they invited him back to revitalize their defunct oral history program. Wettemann now serves as director at the U.S. Air Force Academy Center for Oral History. He is also the author of Privilege vs. Equality: Civil Military Relations in the Jacksonian Era, 1815-1845 (Praeger Security International, 2009).

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