Eugene Bierly begins by discussing how he came to work for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and addresses what drew him to the NSF, Fred Whites role in helping him complete his doctorate, his first few months working for NSF and his job getting funding for projects. Bierly continues with how he became the NSF Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP) Coordinator and how the White House formed an inter-agency committee on atmospheric sciences that could coordinate on weather modification. Bierly comments on the role Walt Roberts had in the naming of GARP as well as the objectives of GARP and its activities. Bierly goes on to discuss more international programs, GATE (GARP Atlantic Tropical Experiment), and how the American Meteorological Society (AMS) contributed to GARP. Bierly then moves on to the Climate Dynamics program and discusses the application of climate to agriculture and international activities of the Climate Program and the World Climate Program. At the beginning of Tape 2, Bierly interviews Earl Droessler and Droessler begins to talk about his career and other scientists working in the field. Bierly then talks about the NSF's cooperative agreement with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and comments on past presidents of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and directors of NCAR. Bierly discusses his presidency of the AMS in 1984 and then Droessler discusses his presidency of the AMS in 1983. Bierly continues on to talk about the first past presidents' dinner, and describe his childhood in Pennsylvania, his college career at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, his career in the Navy, graduate school at the University of Michigan and his career after graduation. Droessler then gives his background covering his childhood in Iowa, his college career at Loras College, his career in the Navy and after his service.