Interview conducted in 2015. Publication date based on signed user agreement (Appendix A). "This oral history transcript has been produced ... as a part of the US Army War College/US Army Military History Institute's AY2015 Senior Officer Oral History Program"--Foreword. Prepared under the auspices of the Military History Institute's Oral History Branch.

March 18, 2015 interview. Father's background -- Childhood memories -- Recollections of Texas A&M university -- Discussion of father's death -- Tour of duty with 2nd Cavalry in Europe -- Description of Vietnam service -- Near resignation and the promise of teaching at the United States Military Academy [USMA] -- Comments on U.S. soldiers in Vietnam -- Memories of the advanced course -- Service influence on family life and enrollment at Harvard -- Teaching career at West Point -- Assessment of Command and General Staff College -- Return to the Second Cavalry Regiment -- August 18, 2015 interview. Description of writing doctrine (Field Manual [FM] 100-5 and FM 100-15) -- Commanding 1st Squadron, 3rd Cavalry -- Comments on leadership style -- Discussion of fellowship at Leavenworth -- Recollections of service as Chief Planner, Second Armored Division -- Working with National Guard units -- School of Advanced Military Studies directorship -- August 25, 2015. With the Second Armored Calvary Regiment at the end of the Cold War -- The Second Calvary in OPERATION DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM -- Description of deployment to the Persian Gulf -- Resistance to operational control and a breakdown in discipline during the war -- The central importance of the Global Positioning System [GPS] -- Assessment of performance Desert Shield and Storm during war -- Discussion of discipline problems Gulf War -- With Central Army Group Allied Command Europe -- Leading the Third Infantry Division -- Comparing the Vietnam War-era Army and the Desert Storm-era Army -- Discussion of mentoring -- The centrality of professional schooling for senior leaders -- How to craft a course for future Army leaders -- Ways an Army career challenges families -- Post-retirement activities and final thoughts.