Interviewer
Claire Rhein
Files
Description
Daniel Kemmis discusses Initiative 95—legislation requiring 25 percent of the coal tax trust fund be invested in Montana’s economy—the work that went into forming the initiative years since 1975, and the compromises he made in order to help the initiative gain traction within the Montana State Legislature. Kemmis explains the goals of Initiative 95, both short and long term. He talks about his struggles to create an initiative that would pass while staying true to his original vision. He divulges that he had to change parts of the initiative in order to obtain the governor’s support which would help the initiative pass. Kemmis also mentions that he now travels around Montana to speak to local party organizations.
This interview ends abruptly and never resumes.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Montana State Legislature; Montana state legislators; Montana politicians; Initiative 95; Coal investments; Coal tax
Original Date
6-11-1982
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Daniel Kemmis Interviews Oral History Project, OH 036, 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 036-010
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (7 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:27:35 minutes
Local Filename
OH_036_010.mp3; OH_036_010.pdf
Citation
Kemmis, Daniel, "Daniel Kemmis Interview, June 11, 1982" (1982). Daniel Kemmis Interviews Oral History Project. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/danielkemmis_oralhistory/9