The HistoryMakers video oral history with William Taylor.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (6 video files (2 hr., 58 min.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.241 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Taylor, William, 1930 December 24- interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with William Taylor |
| Portion of title | William Taylor |
| Abstract | Public relations consultant William M. Taylor was born on December 24, 1930, in St. Paul, Minnesota, and raised in Indiana, Taylor received his B.S. degree in journalism from Indiana University before joining the Air Force in 1953. He served as a public information officer stationed in Saigon, Vietnam, and Bangkok, Thailand, during the Vietnam War before returning to the United States to work in the Pentagon. In July 1977, Taylor became director of defense information, the military officer responsible for public affairs support to the secretary of defense. Taylor helped the military manage media relations on missing nuclear bombs, returned prisoners of war and the failed Iranian hostage rescue. After retiring from the military in 1980, Taylor worked for the oil industry before starting his own public relations consulting firm, Action Image. Taylor and his wife, Phyllis, lived in Maryland. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Silver Spring, Maryland 2003 September 13. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2003.241 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |