Scope and Contents Interviewer: Jacob CampbellAffiliation: University of ArizonaMr. Conner was referred by Ronnie Rhodes; the two worked on many service jobs together. Ronnie said that Joel would be a good engineer to talk to. We met at Starbuck’s – there are two audio files for this interview, because we moved out on the patio to escape the noise of the shop, and the second file begins outside. Joel continues to work for Baker-Hughes, mostly in training, and has a large network of...

Scope and Contents Interviewer: Preetam PrakashAffiliation: University of ArizonaMike Sanzin, a man I had interviewed in Gulfport, had originally recommended that I try to get a hold of Mr. Corbin for an oral history interview. I called Mr. Corbin and we arranged to meet, but the interview had to be put for various reasons over the next few weeks. We eventually met at Mr. Corbin’s house in Long Beach for the interview. Mr. Corbin’s numerous dogs circled around us for much of the...

Scope and Contents Interviewer : Tyler PriestAffiliation : University of HoustonKenneth Waldorf was raised in southern California, and attended both Berkeley and the U.S. Naval Academy. After graduating, Waldorf went directly to work for Exxon in its marine engineering section, and later with Humble Oil. Waldorf soon moved over to work at the Zapata Corporation, and was elevated to vice president of engineering. Still in his early thirties, Waldorf took on heading up all marine...