doi:10.7916/qpe6-st56Oral history interview with Pal Eldredge, 2020Hastings J. "Pal" Eldredgeoral historiesmixed materialPresidents--United StatesBaseball scouts--United StatesTeachersPal EldredgeObama, BarackPunahou SchoolPal Eldredge reflects on his connections to famous baseball players from Hawai'i and his major league baseball scout career. He mentions knowing players like Sid Fernandez and Ben Agbayani. He recalls his path to becoming an educator at Punahou Schools, where he was Obama's fifth grade teacher during his second year of teaching in 1970. Eldredge remembers Obama as a good student and coached him in football when Obama was in the eighth grade. He recalls being mentioned in Obama's book as the no-nonsense Hawaiian math and science teacher. Eldredge discusses his memories of Obama's family members, his fond memories of attending Obama's inauguration, and the spirit of aloha in Hawai'i