Topics and people mentioned include: David Atlas; work on signal processing theory; Control Data Corporation (CDC); radar and signal processors; Illinois State Water Survey; University of Chicago; Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT); Laboratory of Atmospheric Probing; Atmospheric Technology Division (ATD) at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); Field Observing Facility at NCAR; Doppler radar; visualization; Research Data Support System; management philosophy; tenure as NCAR Director; NCAR's relationship with the National Science Foundation (NSF); climate system modeling; proposed expansion of NCAR's Mesa Laboratory; Weather Service Modernization Committee and Next-Generation Radar (NEXRAD); American Meteorological Society (AMS) presidency.