Bates College SCARAB Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library 7-13-2001 Katz, Bennett oral history interview Jeremy Robitaille Follow this and additional works at: http://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh Recommended Citation Robitaille, Jeremy, "Katz, Bennett oral history interview" (2001). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 190. http://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/190 This Oral History is brought to you for free and open access by the Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library at SCARAB. It has been accepted for inclusion in Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection by an authorized administrator of SCARAB. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Interview with Bennett Katz by Jeremy Robitaille Summary Sheet and Transcript Interviewee Katz, Bennett Interviewer Robitaille, Jeremy Date July 13, 2001 Place Augusta, Maine ID Number MOH 305 Use Restrictions © Bates College. This transcript is provided for individual Research Purposes Only ; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018. Biographical Note Bennett Katz was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and grew up mostly in Boston. He was president of his high school class at Roxbury Memorial High School. His mother was Frances Wolk Katz. His father was Samuel Katz, a salesman for Rival Foods. Bennett Katz attended Tufts University as a commuter student while working fulltime. After graduating in 1940, he joined the Army Air Corps for five years as a military pilot. He married his childhood friend Edith Coombs during the war.