Interviewer
Bob Brown
Files
Description
Pat Williams recalls serving as a representative from Butte, Montana, in the Montana legislature, and serving in the U.S. House as a representative from Montana from the 1960s through the 1990s. He discusses the Montana delegation from Butte and his own actions, as well as those of other Butte legislators in the Montana House. Williams recalls leaving the Montana legislature to work as a staffer for John Melcher in the U.S. House. He describes his return to Montana, working in education, his first, defeated bid for the U.S. House, and his subsequent successful bid and election. He discusses the various committees he worked on, and his interactions with other representatives like Morris Udall, Tip O’Neill, and Mike Lowry. He recalls particular legislation he pushed to pass, as well as his work on subjects like labor, wilderness, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Native American recognition.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Butte, Montana; Helena, Montana; Mather, Bill; Battin, James F.; Christiansen, Bill; Melcher, John; Williams, Griff; Williams Carol; O’Neill, Tip; Washington, D.C.; Capitol Hill; National Mall; Lincoln Memorial; Olsen, Arnold; Baucus, Max; Mountain Plains Education Program; Shoup, Dick; Mansfield, Mike; Metcalf, Lee; Turman, George; Lynch, J.D.; Bradley, Dorothy; Kimble, Gary; Waltermire, Jim; Rankin, Jeannette; National Statuary Hall; Udall, Morris; Lowry, Mike; Richardson, Bill; Wright, Jim; McCain, John; Reagan, Ronald; Infant and Toddlers’ Disability Act; Burns, Conrad; Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness Act; National Endowment for the Arts; Helms, Jesse; Mapplethorpe, Robert; Marlenee, Ron; Linderman, Frank; Rocky Boy’s Reservation; Montana politics and government, 20th century; U.S. politics and government, 20th century
Original Date
11-23-2015
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 396-076
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (01:20:04 min.): digital + 1 transcript (29 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:20:04 minutes
Local Filename
OH_396_076.mp3; OH_396_076.pdf
Citation
Williams, Pat, "Pat Williams Interview, November 23, 2015" (2015). Bob Brown Oral History Project. OH 396-076.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/brown/77