Interviewer
Donald E. Spritzer
Files
Description
John Melcher discusses the Congressional Elections of 1972, 1974, and 1976, the year that he was first elected to the United States senate. He describes his experiences under the Nixon Administration, including Nixon’s impeachment and resignation from Presidential Office, the Alaska Pipeline Bill, and President Gerald Ford’s veto of Melcher’s proposed Animal Health Research Bill. Melcher also discusses his experiences with President Jimmy Carter when they were both working in the United States Senate, the Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty, the Northern Tier Pipeline controversy, his opinions of the Reagan Administration, and the National Conservative Political Action Committee. Melcher describes the role of television advertising in presidential campaigns and his relationships with various politicians including Lee Metcalf, Mike Mansfield, John Glenn, and Jesse Helms.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Twentieth Century United States Politics; Political history; Nixon Administration; Ford Administration; Reagan Administration; Alaska Pipeline Bill; Animal Health Research Bill; Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty; National Conservative Political Action Committee; Television advertising; Political campaigns
Original Date
1-11-2007
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
John Melcher Interviews Oral History Project, OH 411, 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 411-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (35 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:58:51 minutes
Local Filename
OH_411_002.mp3; OH_411_002.pdf
Citation
Melcher, John, "John Melcher Interview, January 11, 2007" (2007). John Melcher Interviews Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/johnmelcher_interviews/2