Some years ago I got a chance to meet with the Archivist of the United States, David Ferriero. I had been blessed with an opportunity to look over a small selection of documents and such as part of a tour with my family. At the time I had tried to share my appreciation for what his job was. Whether he thought I was serious or blowing smoke, I couldn't tell but I was being sincere. The National Archives and the Library of Congress have been major tools for me when it comes to historical reference work. Some of which I have post on this blog before. It truly is one of the few things I am happy to pay taxes to support which is a lot for me to say.
Recently, I found out about a pair of recordings with a nonchalant, unassuming title "Oral history with 82 year old male, Salmon, Idaho." These recordings were from a project ran by Center for Applied Linguistics that went all over the U.S. collecting the stories of the older generations.
He definitely sounds like a crusty old man. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the nearly 20 minutes of audio of the legend that is Elmer Keith.
