Mr. President. while I was the mayor of Tulsa. we started an Oktoberfest to benefit the "River Parks" which Is an area around the Arkansas River for jogging. cycling or walking. Tulsa Oktoberfest is known as one of the best in world and a large reason for that is due to Josef Peter Hardt. whom I dubbed "Mr. Oktoberfeet." Born In Oberhausen (Rhinelandl aermany. Josef emigrated to Ithaca. New York in 1951 and moved to Tulsa in 1955. His professional career was in broadcasting. retiring as the manager of commercial productions of Channel 2 in 1993. His civic career consisted of work in the Theater Tulsa. television and film production. one founders of Tulsas Oktoherfest. an active member of the German American Society Arts Association and German American Society Building Corporation in Tulsa.
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