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Oral History of John R. Boettiger |
Collection |
Oral History |
Scope & Content |
In this oral history, retired academic, writer, Redwoods resident, and member of the Roosevelt family John Boettiger discusses his life, lineage, and love of community. Born in 1939, John lived in the White House of his grandparents Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt from the age of three to six. John subsequently grew up on Mercer Island, outside of Seattle. He attended both Amherst and Columbia University, and went on to become a professor of psychology at Hampshire College. John discusses his four children, all of whom were living in the Pacific Northwest at the time this oral history interview was conducted. John moved to Mill Valley after his wife Leigh McCullough passed away, settling into The Redwoods senior community. He discusses his service on the advisory board of the Living New Deal, an ongoing project to map all the buildings and infrastructure projects created by New Deal agencies, as well as his own ongoing writing projects. Throughout this oral history, John expresses how important community is to him and the sense of belonging he has found both at The Redwoods and in Mill Valley more broadly. |
Audio and Transcript |
Click here to hear recording. Click here to read the transcript. |
Dates of Creation |
2018-06-07 |
Interviewee |
Boettiger, John |
Interviewer |
Schwartz, Debra |
Extent and Medium |
Transcript: 29pp Recording: 01:35:49 |
Search Terms |
ALS Amherst College Colombia University Eleanor Roosevelt Grief Healing Living New Deal Mercer Island Modum Bad Nature New Deal Norway Oral history - Spirituality, philosophy, religion Politicians Politics Politics & government Presidential terms of office Presidents Presidents' wives Public servants Public service Public spiritedness pyschologist pyschology RAND Corporation Recovery Redwoods Research Researcher Roosevelt family Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelts Seattle Secret Service Teaching The Redwoods UC Berkeley White House Writing |
Object ID |
2018.033.001 |
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Recording |
Copyrights |
Transcript and recording copyright Mill Valley Public Library, 2018. Materials are made available for research purposes only; all rights are reserved to the Mill Valley Public Library. Requests for permission to quote for publication or for any other usage must be obtained from the Library. |