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Howard Barnett
Businessman, Governor Keating’s Chief of Staff, OSU-Tulsa President Emeritus
Businessman, public servant, and OSU-Tulsa President Emeritus Howard Barnett reflects on a career that spanned the private sector and state leadership—including his time as Chief of Staff to Governor Frank Keating—and shares advice on what it really takes to lead.
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Stories from the Oral History Website VoicesofOklahoma.com
John Erling with John Hamill
Voices of Oklahoma is a 3-volume series full of stories from the oral history website and features inspiring and entertaining stories about the adventures of Sooner State citizens.
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New Topic: Oklahoma Leaders
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Charles Colcord
Old West Pioneer, Cowboy, U.S. Marshal, Businessman, Oklahoma Leaders
Charles Francis Colcord was a cattle rancher, U.S. Marshal, chief of police, businessman, and pioneer of the Old West. The community of Colcord, Oklahoma, is named for him. Charles Colcord is the grandfather of Tulsa philanthropist Walt Helmrich.
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Voices of Oklahoma - Volume III:
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John Erling with John Hamill
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