Interviewer
Bob Brown
Files
Description
Marc Racicot discusses his early years in Montana and his father’s career as a high school teacher and coach around Montana. Racicot chronicles his involvement in politics beginning in high school, covering his undergraduate school at Carroll College and his attendance at the military law school in Charlottesville, Virginia. He recounts his service as a JAG officer for the Army in Germany, later service with the Missoula County Attorney’s Office as a special prosecutor, and as a deputy county attorney in Helena. While with the Montana AG’s Office, he worked on the high-profile kidnapping case of Olympic hopeful biathlete Kari Swenson. Racicot discusses his three unsuccessful campaigns for a judgeship and his victory and service as Republican Montana Attorney General. Racicot talks about his support of George McGovern in the 1972 presidential campaign and his contact with McGovern and Stephen Ambrose while Ambrose was writing a book about McGovern.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
6-9-2023
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 396-088
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:59:44
Local Filename
OH_396_088.mp3; OH_396_088.pdf
Citation
Racicot, Mark, "Marc Racicot Interview, June 9, 2023" (2023). Bob Brown Oral History Project. OH 396-088.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/brown/89