Arthur McCray

Interview Outline

00:24 What made you want to come to California Maritime Academy?
02:08 What was the application process for you to enter Cal Maritime?
04:03 What were some of the classes you took your first year?
04:58 What was life like on campus your freshman year?
08:25 What was it like living in the dorms at that time?
11:53 How many training cruises did you take as an engineering cadet?
13:06 Did you do any commercial cruises?
14:53 Where did you go on your training cruises?
17:01 Would you talk about your experience on the train crash in Cali, Colombia during your first cruise?
36:10 After graduating, where did you start your career?
42:37 What effect did the Kennedy assassination have on campus?
44:13 What was the feeling on campus about the Civil Rights Movement?
45:23 Were there particular trainings or policies related to the Cold War at that time?
48:36 Do you have any advice for current and future cadets?