The Wisdom Project is an oral history podcast featuring stories drawn from interviews and projects from the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the University of Kentucky Libraries.
Nov 11, 2015
In honor of Veterans Day, episode #003 of the Wisdom Project focuses attention on the stories of two World War II veterans who both participated in the D-Day invasion. Jesse Beazley and Louis Bower tell powerful stories about their experiences. The interviews with Jesse Beazley and Louis Bower were both conducted by...
Nov 3, 2015
Episode #002 features an oral history interview with Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and explores the foundational story of this company. Additionally, we explore the story of John Y. Brown, Jr.'s purchase of the company in 1964 and the company's transition into the global market. The...
Oct 20, 2015
This episode explores an oral history interview with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis from 1981. The interview was conducted by Terry Birdwhistell for the John Sherman Cooper Oral History Project. The interviews with Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Terry Birdwhistell are housed at the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History,...