Interviewer
Bob Brown
Files
Description
John Mercer describes his early experiences in the Montana House and fellow legislators including Dave Brown, Francis Bardanouve, Jack Ramirez, John Vincent, Hal Harper, Bob Thoft, John Harp, Fred Thomas, and Fred Van Valkenburg. He talks about his leadership philosophy as Speaker and the role of the Republicans in the Montana Legislature during the nineties. He also discusses governors Ted Schwinden, Marc Racicot, Stan Stephens, Judy Martz, and Brian Schweitzer.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Bardanouve, Francis, 1917-2002; Brown, Dave, 1948-; Harp, John G., 1952-; Harper, Hal, 1948-; Mercer, John A., 1957-; Martz, Judy; Mercer, John A., 1957-; Racicot, Marc; Ramirez, Jack, 1939-; Schweitzer, Brian, 1955-; Schwinden, Ted; Stephens, Stan; Thoft, Bob, 1929-; Thomas, Fred, 1958-; Van Valkenburg, Fred R.; Vincent, John C., 1942-; Montana. Legislature; Montana. Legislature. House of Representatives; Montana. Legislature. House of Representatives; Republican Party Montana; Republican Party U.S. : 1854-; Ex-legislators; Governors
Original Date
4-2-2010
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Bob Brown Oral History Project OH-396, Archives & Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 396-065
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound disk (80 min.): analog + 1 transcript (31 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:29:22 minutes
Local Filename
OH_396_065.mp3; OH_396_065.pdf
Citation
Mercer, John A., "John Mercer Interview, April 2, 2010" (2010). Bob Brown Oral History Project. OH 396-065.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/brown/42