- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- I WAS THERE: Robert Mednick
- Creator:
- Mednick, Robert
Alter, Peter - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2008-08-28
- Subject:
- United States. Army Reserve
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)
Oral history
Interviews
Riots
Elections
Political science - Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
Text
StillImage - Format:
- audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- During the Democratic National Convention, Mr. Mednick worked as an accountant at Arthur Andersen and served in the United State Air Force Reserve. In his military position, he worked at O'Hare International Airport during the convention on a unit that transported United States Army troops into and out of the airport. These troops were stationed there in the event they were needed to quell some kind of uprising in Chicago during the convention. They were never used.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/81
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:81/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- © 2015 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved
For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. - Extent:
- Audio file: 29:52 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
I WAS THERE: The 1968 Democratic National Convention Oral History Project - Contributing Institution:
- Chicago History Museum
- Rights:
-
I WAS THERE: Robert Mednick
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