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Bob Ward gets lunch with Lee B. James. They discuss stories relating to Wernher von Braun over lunch. Mentioned are von Braun's meeting style, speeches, salesmanship, and how he handled publicity.

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Jeff was born and raised in Huntsville. He got a Chemical Engineering degree at UAH, and began work at Thiokol in 1984 in the Development Group, and continued to work with the company until the end of 1995. Aside from working at Thiokol, he worked as…

Part of the "Our Future in Space: Messages From the Beginning" oral history interview video series.

Jim was born in San Angelo, Texas, but quickly moved back to Tennessee. He earned a BS in Chemistry from MTSU, entered the Army via the ROTC, then joined Thiokol in 1957, working at various company branches until retiring in 1999. He primarily worked…