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Kent Johnson
Kent Johnson took photographs of the summit, he recalls how interesting it was to watch the setup process for the summit.
Tags: 40th anniversary, Kent Johnso, Oral history
L. Wigglesworth
Ms. Wigglesworth a long time resident and community member of Glassboro. She recalls memories of Hollybush and her personal history in Glassboro.
Leo McCabe
Leo McCabe Mayor of Glassboro since January 2002. On Friday the first day of the summit, to his surprise Premier Kosygin played the crowd, shaking hands, lifting children, enjoying the atmosphere of beautiful South Jersey. The people of Glassboro did…
Lori Gelber Gerstein
Lori Gelber Gerstein was the Business Manager for Glassboro State College Summer Theater Company. With one of the few outside phone lines to the college, calls came in from Reuters in London and the New York times looking for a place to stay for the…
M. Cunningham and C. Cuddy
Working at a dentist office in Pitman Mrs. Cunningham was able to come see the summit on her extended lunch break.
Tags: 40th anniversary, C. Cudd, M. Cunningham, Oral history
Marilyn Watts
Marilyn Watts recalls the momentous opportunity and excitement surrounding the summit.
Tags: 40th anniversar, Oral history
Marjory Wajda and Wenonah Marshall
Marjory Wajda lived across a street were on her porch and font lawn friends, family and neighbors gathered. Everyone enjoyed the mutual excitement and happiness of the summit and how it affected all the people of Glassboro.
Martin Conrad
Martin Conrad recalls his father George Conrad memories who was a photographer and professor at Glassboro State at the time of the summit.
Tags: 40th anniversary, Martin Conra, Oral history
Mary Cocove Lamey
Mary Cocove Lamey shares her memories of Glassboro State College, the mutual excitement shared in her town of Glassboro, the historical impact it has had on her own life and of Glassboro.
Mary Leslie Brandon
Mary Leslie Brandon recalls memories of her and her sister watching and waving at the presidential helicopters and Russian limousine coming into Glassboro.