[Noel Johnson discusses his career at REO Motor Car Company and Diamond REO Trucks, Inc.].

Noel Johnson recalls his career at REO Motor Car Company/Diamond-Reo Trucks, Inc., in Lansing, MI, from 1958 to 1975. Johnson describes his youth and early jobs and the variety of positions he held at REO and says with pride that Diamond-REO trucks were virtually handmade. He also talks about REO's...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	REO Centennial (Project)
Other Authors:	Johnson, Noel D. (Interviewee) Bradley, Shirley J. (Interviewer)
Language:	English
Published:	[2004]
Subjects:	Johnson, Noel D. > Interviews. Automobile industry workers > Michigan > Lansing > Interviews. Reo Motor Car Company > Interviews. Diamond REO Trucks, Inc. > Interviews. Johnson, Noel D. Automobile industry and trade. Johnson, Noel D. > Childhood and youth. Reo trucks > Design and construction. Reo Motor Car Company. White Motor Company. Consolidation and merger of corporations > Michigan > Lansing. Cappaert, Francis. Diamond REO Trucks, Inc. > Finance. Bankruptcy. Plant shutdowns > Michigan > Lansing. Oral histories.
Genre:	Interviews. Oral histories.
Online Access:	Listen to sound recording - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Physical Description:	1 electronic audio file (60 min., 36 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format:	Audio Software

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