Thomas F. Malone recalls his early years on a ranch in South Dakota, his education in the 1930s at the School of Mines in Rapid City, S. D., and graduate work at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He recounts his experiences as an aviation cadet in meteorology during World War II in China and Africa. He discusses his growing interest in international, social and global issues, prompted by his friendship with Jule Charney, and manifested in efforts to encourage effective global cooperation in weather research. The role of John F. Kennedy in this endeavor is detailed, as well as other key events. He discusses his involvement in developing a research program for Traveler's Insurance in 1954-55, which broadened his interest in geophysics. He reviews the activities of Global Atmospheric Research Program (GARP), International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG), JOC. He comments on the work of Oliver Sutton, Horace Byers, Peter Shepherd, Joseph Kaplan of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), John Seabridge, Reginald Sutcliffe and Sir John Mason.