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Transcript of interview with Shelley Berkley by Barbara Tabach, February 13, 2015

Date

2015-02-13

Description

In this interview, Berkley shares her family history, from her great-grandparents? immigration to the United States to her immediate family?s own migration from New York to Las Vegas. She reflects upon her childhood experience in Las Vegas, including her varied leadership positions with Jewish organizations as well as at school, from junior high school through college. Berkley also talks about her involvement as an adult within the Jewish community and more broadly as a public servant, in all levels of government.

Former United States Democratic Congresswoman Shelley Berkley represented Nevada?s 1st Congressional District from 1999 to 2013, an area that includes most of Las Vegas. During her seven terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, the district benefited from millions of dollars of federal funding for education, transportation, and other projects. She also successfully fought against storing nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. Shelley Berkley was born Rochelle Levine in New York City in 1951 and moved to Las Vegas during junior high in 1963. She practiced law in Las Vegas and served in the Nevada Assembly for two years. She was also a member and vice chair of the Nevada University and Community College System Board of Regents. Berkley attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she served as student body president and graduated with honors in 1972 with a B.A. in political science. After obtaining her J.D. in 1976 from the University of San Diego, she returned to Las Vegas to practice law. From 1976 to 1979 Berkley was Deputy Director of the Nevada State Department of Commerce. She provided legal counsel to several casinos at various points in her career, served as national director of the American Hotel-Motel Association, and founded the Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys and the Senior Law Project. In 1977 she married Frederic Berkley and had two children, Max and Sam. She remarried in 1999 to Dr. Lawrence Lehrner of Las Vegas, who also had two children from a previous marriage. Before being elected to Congress, Berkley served on the board of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. She continued her vocal support of Israel in Congress and was heavily involved in all matters related to the Middle East. She was a member of several committees, including: Foreign Affairs, Veterans Affairs, Ways and Means, Small Business, and Transportation. Building a new Veterans Administration medical complex in Southern Nevada and sponsoring many pieces of healthcare legislation are also among her accomplishments as a U.S. Representative. In 2013, she was appointed CEO and Senior Provost of the Touro College and University System?s Western Division.

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Dave and Marcia Washington and their children: photograph

Date

2000 (year approximate)

Description

Color photograph of Marcia and Dave Washington (seated) and their children (standing, left to right): Amber, Ray, Angel and April. Framed certificates and plaques are on the wall behind the group.

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Dave Washington with Mayor Oscar Goodman: photograph

Date

2005 (year approximate)

Description

Color photograph of Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and Las Vegas Fire Chief David L. Washington, standing next to a Las Vegas Fire Department truck, prior to the start of a parade. Mayor Goodman wears a sash designating him as the Grand Marshall. Handwritten on back in pen, "Mayor Oscar Goodman + David L. Washington, Fire Chief, prior to the start of many parades they attended together."

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Photograph of (left to right) April, Carrie, Josh, Johnie, Eddie, and Jeff Wright, 1991

Date

1991

Description

Color photograph of grandparents Eddie and Johnie Wright with their son, Jeff, and his three children, 1991.

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Photograph of guests at Eddie and Johnie Wright's wedding reception, April 25, 1957

Date

1957-04-25

Description

Black and white photograph of guests at the wedding reception for Eddie and Johnie Wright, April 25, 1957.

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Photograph of Lonnie Wright (left) with William Shack and Rev. Jesse Jackson at Hurricane Katrina fundraiser, circa 2006

Date

2006 (year approximate)

Description

Color photograph of Lonnie Wright (left), William Shack and Rev. Jesse Jackson during a fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina victims who relocated to Las Vegas, circa 2006.

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Photograph of Ruth Brown, Donald Lane, and D. D. Cotton at The Meadows Playhouse, circa 1970

Date

1970 (year approximate)

Description

Black and white photograph of a scene staged at The Meadows Playhouse, featuring Ruth Brown, Donald Lane, and D. D. Cotton, circa 1970.

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Photograph of Thomas Oliver with his brothers at Four Mile, 1954

Date

1954

Description

Thomas Oliver, (left) with his brothers, Henry Oliver, (center) and Sonny Boy (James Haley), (right) with an unidentified female child standing in front of an automobile at Four Mile, a little community four miles east of downtown Las Vegas in 1954.

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Photograph of UNLV Basketball Alumni Association honoring Lonnie Wright, 1990

Date

1990

Description

Color photograph of Lonnie Wright (center) being honored for success. He stands with Lois Tarkanian, Sherri Wright, and UNLV President Carol Harter.

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Transcript of interview with Eugene Brandise by Mark Mangiaracina, March 3, 1980

Date

1980-03-03

Description

Mark Mangiaracina interviews Eugene Brandise, born in Denver, Colorado, in his home about Nevada’s growth over time. Brandise discusses his experience as a construction worker and construction business owner as a resident of Las Vegas for over 25 years. He also discusses changes in the gaming industry over time, specifically how hotels and casinos treat their patrons.

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