Interview with Joel Stratte-McClure : Alumni Stories - Stratte-McClure, Joel; Frothingham, Emma; Stanford Historical Society (Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews, 2021)
Joel Stratte-McClure (AB English, 1970) reflects on his undergraduate years at Stanford in the late 1960s and his life after graduation. McClure describes the transition from a public high school in Redding, California, to Stanford, recalling his first days on campus and the changes he underwent by the end of his freshman year, including a growing political consciousness and a shift toward radicalism. Stratte-McClure also shares memories of being on the swim team his freshman year, attitudes toward the Vietnam War draft, taking classes at the Free University in Palo Alto, and participating in the Volunteers in Asia and the Vienna study abroad programs. Other topics include impactful professors such as Diane Middlebrook, drug use, his practice of Buddhism, and anecdotes about Ken Kesey and Leonard Bernstein.
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Keywords: interview; Stanford University. Students -- 1966-1970; Universities and colleges; College students