O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West Oral History Project
Interviewer
Michael Larmann
Files
Description
Bob Brown discusses how he transitioned from Montana State politics to work at the O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West in the mid-2000s. Brown explains how he first got involved in politics and ran for office after the Kent State shootings in 1970. After spending over 20 years in the state legislature and as Montana’s secretary of state, Brown was invited to work at the O’Connor Center as a Senior Fellow. Brown describes the time he spent at the Center teaching classes, interviewing Montanan politicians, and organizing a five-part seminar series on the 1972 Montana State Constitution. He then details his transition from the O’Connor Center to the Mansfield Center. Brown reminisces about his experience teaching students as part of a foreign exchange program at Nankai University in Tianjin, China. Throughout the interview, Bob Brown describes his relationships with previous members of the O’Connor Center, details his experiences campaigning for public office, and shares his thoughts on the modern Republican Party.
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Document Type
Oral History
Original Date
3-14-2025
Time Period
Twentieth century; Twenty-first century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West Oral History Project, OH 489, 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 489-010
Media Type
Moving image; Sound; Text
Original Format
video/mp4; application/pdf; text/plain
Digital Format
video/mp4; application/pdf; text/plain
Run Time
01:29:21 minutes
Local Filename
OH_489_010_video_use.mp4; OH_489.010_transcript.pdf; OH_489.010_captions.srt
Citation
Brown, Robert J., "Robert J. Brown Interview, March 14, 2025" (2025). O’Connor Center for the Rocky Mountain West Oral History Project. 10.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/oconnorcenter_interviews/10