Interviewer
Dennis Swibold
Files
Description
Charles S. “Chuck” Johnson discusses his tenure as a former longtime Montana political reporter. Johnson describes the political backdrop to Montana politics before he started covering them and some political events and trends that set up the Constitutional Convention. Johnson mainly talks about his work during the 1970s and some on Montana politics taking place in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and present day. Further recollections include Johnson’s interactions with former Montana politicians including governors, U.S. senators, and U.S. House members. Johnson further details communications with Montana state officials such as legislators, secretaries of state, attorney generals, and Supreme Court justices. Topics discussed by Johnson consist of environmental movements and coal mining, legal procedures relating to power plants and dams, the Montana Farm Bureau Federation, sale of Montana’s dams and power plants, utility deregulation, Health Department issues including with the old prison in Deer Lodge, and term limits.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Political reporter
Original Date
6-20-2022
Time Period
Twentieth century; Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Charles S. Johnson Oral History Project, OH 483, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
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 483-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
02:31:47 minutes
Local Filename
OH_483_002.mp3; OH_483_002.pdf
Citation
Johnson, Charles S., "Charles S. Johnson Interview, June 20, 2022" (2022). Charles S. Johnson Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/charlesjohnson_interviews/2