Chuck
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
That's right. But he worked at the NBC, Nebraska book company up until World War II when he went to the Army. He was a meteorologist for the Army Air Corps. So, again, pretty smart dude. Ended up a captain. And his wife, Catherine, worked as a clerk for the Manhattan Project. So she was sharp as a tack as well.
That's right. But he worked at the NBC, Nebraska book company up until World War II when he went to the Army. He was a meteorologist for the Army Air Corps. So, again, pretty smart dude. Ended up a captain. And his wife, Catherine, worked as a clerk for the Manhattan Project. So she was sharp as a tack as well.
Heck yeah, man. We're old people. We can say whatever we want.
Heck yeah, man. We're old people. We can say whatever we want.
Heck yeah, man. We're old people. We can say whatever we want.
She did it. I think she broke into the estate of the Hillegas estate and stole a diary.
She did it. I think she broke into the estate of the Hillegas estate and stole a diary.
She did it. I think she broke into the estate of the Hillegas estate and stole a diary.
Yeah, for sure. All right. So back to Cliff Hillegas. He was in the army. Then after the war, he went back to his old job at the Nebraska Book Company.
Yeah, for sure. All right. So back to Cliff Hillegas. He was in the army. Then after the war, he went back to his old job at the Nebraska Book Company.
Yeah, for sure. All right. So back to Cliff Hillegas. He was in the army. Then after the war, he went back to his old job at the Nebraska Book Company.
Yeah. And he helped transform them into a wholesale textbook distributor company. And he ended up sort of traveling all over the country, buying and selling used textbooks when a little trip to Toronto, Canada ended up being quite a good thing for the course of his life, right?
Yeah. And he helped transform them into a wholesale textbook distributor company. And he ended up sort of traveling all over the country, buying and selling used textbooks when a little trip to Toronto, Canada ended up being quite a good thing for the course of his life, right?
Yeah. And he helped transform them into a wholesale textbook distributor company. And he ended up sort of traveling all over the country, buying and selling used textbooks when a little trip to Toronto, Canada ended up being quite a good thing for the course of his life, right?
Well, first thing we should say is he took great risk. And I'm not like, you know, weighing in one way or the other of the ethics of any of this. But Hillegas did take upon great financial risk. He got a loan for $4,000 to make this happen, close to 50 grand today. and printed up 33,000 copies of these Kohl's notes himself.
Well, first thing we should say is he took great risk. And I'm not like, you know, weighing in one way or the other of the ethics of any of this. But Hillegas did take upon great financial risk. He got a loan for $4,000 to make this happen, close to 50 grand today. and printed up 33,000 copies of these Kohl's notes himself.
Well, first thing we should say is he took great risk. And I'm not like, you know, weighing in one way or the other of the ethics of any of this. But Hillegas did take upon great financial risk. He got a loan for $4,000 to make this happen, close to 50 grand today. and printed up 33,000 copies of these Kohl's notes himself.