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CWM Audio 77
Peggy Williams Interview August 8, 2018

​three hours 
Oral History interview of Peggy Williams conducted by Circus World Executive Director Scott O'Donnell. During her 48 year tenure the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1970-2017) Williams filled many roles including performing as a clown and working with multiple outreach and education programs. In 1981, Williams became the assistant performance director for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus’ Blue Unit and later the Performance Director for the circus during its tour of Japan. Williams is also the first female graduate of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus’s Clown College.  
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