Interviewer
Bob Brown
Files
Description
Fred Van Valkenburg, describes his Catholic upbringing and how that, along with John Kennedy's presidency, inspired him to run for public office. He reminisces about his years as the Montana Senate's Majority Leader and serving with Representatives Jean Turnage, Matt Himsl, Francis Bardanouve, and others. He discusses working with Montana governors Tom Judge, Ted Schwinden, Stan Stephens, and Marc Racicot. He recalls legislation like deregulation and the coal tax.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Bardanouve, Francis, 1917-2002; Himsl, Matt, 1912-2006; Judge, Thomas L.; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Racicot, Marc; Schwinden, Ted.; Stephens, Stan; Turnage, Jean A., 1926-; Van Valkenburg, Fred R.; Montana. Legislature. Senate; Catholic men; Coal; Deregulation; Ex-legislators; Governors
Original Date
6-23-2009
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 396-060
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound disk (80 min.): analog + 1 transcript (27 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:34:13 minutes
Local Filename
OH_396_060.mp3; OH_396_060.pdf
Citation
Van Valkenburg, Fred R., "Fred Van Valkenburg Interview, June 23, 2009" (2009). Bob Brown Oral History Project. OH 396-060.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/brown/69