doi:10.7916/d8-xq7p-4y78Oral history interview with Richard Rodgers, 1968Rodgers, Richard, 1902-1979oral historiesmixed materialDramatistsComposersPopular musicMusicals--United StatesTheaterUnited States Social life and customsRodgers, Richard, 1902-1979Lincoln Center for the Performing ArtsDramatists GuildChildhood; start in theater; role of Dramatists Guild in securing rights of playwrights; beginnings of the Music Theater of Lincoln Center; association with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II; impressions of George Balanchine, Gertrude Lawrence, Florenz Ziegfeld, Billy Rose and others