Interviewer
Bob Brown
Files
Description
John Cobb discusses his introduction to politics and why he decided to run for the Montana State Legislature. He describes his years in the Legislature and fellow legislators including Bob Marks, Chuck Swysgood, Leo Giacometto, and John Mercer. He also talks about the different governors he served under including Judy Martz, Marc Racicot, and Stan Stephens. He finishes the interview by speculating on the future on the Republican Party, the Tea Party, and the Montana State Legislature.
There are two audio files associated with this interview.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Cobb, John, 1954-; Giacometto, Leo A., 1962-; Marks, Bob; Martz, Judy; Mercer, John A., 1957-; Racicot, Marc; Stephens, Stan; Swysgood, Charles, 1939-; Montana. Legislature.; Montana. Legislature. House of Representatives; Republican Party U.S. : 1854-; Tea Party Patriots.; Ex-legislators; Governors
Original Date
9-29-2010
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 396-071a, b
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound disks (80 min. each): analog + 1 transcript (67 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:23:28 minutes
Local Filename
OH_396_071_a.mp3; OH_396_071_b.mp3; OH_396_071_a_b.pdf
Citation
Cobb, John, "John Cobb Interview, September 29, 2010" (2010). Bob Brown Oral History Project. OH 396-071a, b.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/brown/7