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Frank -- Early in the game, when it became
apparent that you had taken on this [manuscript-completion] project as
personally as you did, I felt honored that we had moved beyond a purely
professional relationship to that of friend/comrade... I couldn't have asked for
a better partner throughout this process. You moved the ball down the field in
ways that at times both astounded and humbled me.
-- Hartley Goldstone, co-author of
TrustWorthy,
from an unsolicited e-mail dated 10/16/2012 |
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Frank -- As you know, I have given a copy of our oral
history to both the U.S. Holocaust Museum and the Austrian National Fund
Archive (that runs a library with such histories). Both wanted a written
transcript for their purposes. I asked the Austrian Embassy to prepare
such a written version of the portions of the history that dealt with
our departure from Austria.
Its product is attached. I thought you might
like to see how well it turned out.
-- Peter D. Ehrenhaft, Washington attorney and former
Treasury Dept. official, in an unsolicited e-mail 5/9/2011 |
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Clotilde Mauboussin died on Ash Wednesday [and] I was the only one asked to
speak at the Mass to deliver the eulogy. You can imagine the pressure -- and the
gratitude for those interviews [being] available... Thanks to you, Frank, I was
able to listen to a couple of hours or her talking about her early life... That
[oral history of Clotilde and Jacques] was awesome. Thank you again for all your
good work.
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I worked with Frank during 1996-99 at Discovery Institute. We co-produced books, analytical papers, media events and a website on generations. Frank proved to be a great listener -- invaluable for a chronicler, because it allows him to detect new links and connect ideas. In my view, his gift is in interpreting patterns that otherwise go unnoticed, and then turning them into beneficial assets.
-- Rob
Crowther, www.Discovery.org
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Frank Gregorsky has brought his trenchant writing and broad knowledge to many subjects. I relied on his research extensively for a book on foreign policy and know that many Washington insiders consider him a treasure trove of information on politics and policy. If you want to write with punch and impact, Gregorsky is the go-to guy. Or, if your manuscript needs the services of a skilled surgeon to leave the critical list, Frank will nurture it to health.
-- Mona
Charen, syndicated columnist and author of Useful
Idiots
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As executive-director of the
Bionomics Institute, I worked with Frank from mid-1994 right through to our farewell Board
meeting in March of 2000. His public-policy experience led us to ask him to speak at our
conferences, but it was his keen ability to observe and chronicle our evolving movement
that kept us inviting him back to attend strategy sessions. You can rely on Frank to make a complex situation both concise and complete.
-- Steve Gibson, chief operating officer,
NITA, 2006-2009
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In 2003 I asked Frank to interview my parents. I was
ecstatic over the product and my four siblings liked it too. Our father
recently died and my sisters told me that listening again to a wonderfully
edited and presented life story brought them solace and joy during a
tough time. And we'll be able to enjoy these CDs for a long time to come
and hand them down to the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A
priceless asset.
-- Don Morrissey,
Huawei Technologies (USA)
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Bill is at a loss for words and can't even speak right
words during his periods of confusion. They call it 'Sundowners' in
Alzheimer's. He has his days and nights reversed and has no sense of
time. After listening to the CDs [we made with you in 2002], it made me
glad that we have a record of his voice in his good
days telling the story of his life... You might use my testimony about
doing one's life story while you have your memory as you never know if,
or when, it might be too late!
-- Marilyn Williams,
Ellenwood
GA
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Mother asked if I would contact you to say thanks. She
was so pleased you made the interview. It is a treasure, and it will be
there for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I thought you did a
fabulous job preparing questions and getting the family involved in what
would be asked. You were also great with Mother, laid back and present
with gentle questions. It was just right!
-- Joanne Bowen, Ph.D. and President
of
the
Murray
Bowen
Archives Project of Leaders for Tomorrow
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Frank -- Except for our own Lions District and International Officers who always
preside at the head table, you were the most prepared presenter we've had in a
long while. You made most everybody think -- about families, and all their years
of stories. Not sure that very many of us are going to do anything to make our
own recordings, but you did communicate why this kind of oral history can be
valuable. We highly enjoyed your talk. -- Joe Volpe, member of the Vienna (Host) Lions Club |