Recorded speech by Robert M. White. Introduction by Jim Fleming. Speech entitled the Making of NOAA, 1963-2005. Discussion of the history of oceanography and meteorology and the founding of NOAA. Topics include: Early life and education, head of Weather Bureau, formation of ESSA and NOAA; years a... Show moreRecorded speech by Robert M. White. Introduction by Jim Fleming. Speech entitled the Making of NOAA, 1963-2005. Discussion of the history of oceanography and meteorology and the founding of NOAA. Topics include: Early life and education, head of Weather Bureau, formation of ESSA and NOAA; years at NCAR and NAE. Robert M. White lecture, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC, 2005. 1 compact disc (ca. 1 hr.) : digital, stereo + transcript (13 pgs.). AMS 215; three physical versions (three copies). Forms part of American Meteorological Society Oral History Project. Show less