Cadet, has vietnam war service, his years teaching at military colleges, and the time when Newt Gingrich audited his class. The interview is produced by the west point center for oral history. Its an hour and 40 minutes. Good afternoon. Today is 13, november, 2015 and i am in the center for oral history with mr. Kenneth g. Carlson. How are you, sir . I am fine, thank you. Sir, could you please spell your last name for us carlson. Youre not the only carlson in your class, are you . I am not the only carlson in my class. Theres another guy with the same name, kenneth carlson, hes kenneth r. Carlson. He was a wrestler. Im kenneth g. Carlson. I was sort of a basketball player. Did that cause any problems for you . Absolutely. The day i reported into the gymnasium, i walked into the door with my little bag and the people who had the roster there said youve already signed in. I said, no, i havent, i just walked in the door the first time. They said kenneth carlson, you just youve already sig
Kenneth r. Carlson. He was a wrestler. Im kenneth g. Carlson. I was sort of a basketball player. Did that cause any problems for you . Absolutely. The day i reported into the gymnasium, i walked into the door with my little bag and the people who had the roster there said youve already signed in. I said, no, i havent, i just walked in the door the first time. They said kenneth carlson, you just youve already signed in. I said i really have not. And they said oh, my gosh, theres two of them, kenneth g. And keith r. So when we were in east barracks, i was getting his laundry, which was much too small for me, and he was getting my laundry. So now my classmates know me as ken carlson large, and he is he used to be ken carlson small, but he didnt like that. So he is now ken carlson handsome, and im ken carlson large. And it works out fine. He became an fbi agent. Yes, sir, as long as youre good with it im fine. Im happy with that. Yes, sir. Tell me a little bit about your background, where
Today is 13, november, 2015 and i am in the center for oral history with mr. Kenneth g. Carlson. How are you, sir . I am fine, thank you. Sir, could you please spell your last name for us carlson. Youre not the only carlson in your class, are you . I am not the only carlson in my class. Theres another guy with the same name, kenneth carlson, hes kenneth r. Carlson. He was a wrestler. Im kenneth g. Carlson. I was sort of a basketball player. Did that cause any problems for you . Absolutely. The day i reported into the gymnasium, i walked into the door with my little bag and the people who had the roster there said youve already signed in. I said, no, i havent, i just walked in the door the first time. They said kenneth carlson, you just youve already signed in. I said i really have not. And they said oh, my gosh, theres two of them, kenneth g. And keith r. So when we were in east barracks, i was getting his laundry, which was much too small for me, and he was getting my laundry. So now
History of the Confederate Flag and much more. For a complete Television Schedule visit booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. And now from the spy museum here in washington d. C. , bryan denson talks about Jim Nicholson, the highest ranking cia officer ever convicted of espionage. [inaudible conversations] and a hush fell over the audience. [laughter] its terrific. You guys are a great audience. I am peter earnest, the executive director and absolutely delighted to have you here this evening. Its always were always not sure what an author will draw, and clearly you have driven drawn a very good crowd. And i think youre in for the telling of a really very strange story, but a very well told story. I would ask you, please as a courtesy to the speaker if youd be kind enough to turn off your cell phones and other electronic data. Weve got both were both taping and cspan is as well. So that would they can occasionally interfere. So th
History of the Confederate Flag and much more. For a complete Television Schedule visit booktv. Org. Booktv, 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Television for serious readers. And now from the spy museum here in washington d. C. , bryan denson talks about Jim Nicholson, the highest ranking cia officer ever convicted of espionage. [inaudible conversations] and a hush fell over the audience. [laughter] its terrific. You guys are a great audience. I am peter earnest, the executive director and absolutely delighted to have you here this evening. Its always were always not sure what an author will draw, and clearly you have driven drawn a very good crowd. And i think youre in for the telling of a really very strange story, but a very well told story. I would ask you, please as a courtesy to the speaker if youd be kind enough to turn off your cell phones and other electronic data. Weve got both were both taping and cspan is as well. So that would they can occasionally interfere. So th