Abstract
Oral history interview with Burton Cohen conducted by Michael Geeser on November 14, 2005 for the I Remember When: Recollections from Las Vegas Jewish Leaders Oral History Project. He talks about his career as a casino executive, celebrities in Las Vegas, Nevada, the role of organized crime in the city, and about executives of other casinos. He also answers questions from the audience.
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Oral history interview with Burton Cohen conducted by Michael Geeser on November 14, 2005 for the I Remember When: Recollections from Las Vegas Jewish Leaders Oral History Project. He talks about his career as a casino executive, celebrities in Las Vegas, Nevada, the role of organized crime in the city, and about executives of other casinos. He also answers questions from the audience. Cohen held top executive positions in casinos in Las Vegas, starting with the Frontier and including the Desert Inn, Circus Circus, the Flamingo Hotel, the Thunderbird, Caesars Palace, and the Dunes. He has also served on the boards of various charities, as president of the Nevada Resort Association and of the Anti-Defamation League of Nevada, on the board of the Convention Authority, and was chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sunrise Hospital at the time of the interview. Digital video available; no transcript available.
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Collection is open for research. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required.
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Also cataloged in UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives. See call number: F850.J5 C63 2005.
Preferred Citation
Burton Cohen oral history interview, 2005 November 14. OH-00221. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
This interview was conducted and filmed by the Congregation Ner Tamid, produced by Roberta Sabbath, and published by Poppy Productions, Las Vegas, Nevada; a DVD copy was transferred to the University of Nevada Las Vegas Oral History Research Center.
Processing Note
Interview materials were cataloged by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2006. Melise Leech wrote the collection description.