Interviewer
Bill Cunningham
Files
Description
Pat Williams talks about his wilderness proposal for 1.7 million acres of national forest in Montana. He discusses Montanans’ views on wilderness and how water and wilderness are inextricably linked. Williams recalls defeating the Secretary of Interior’s proposal to open the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana to oil exploration. He describes defeating Ron Marlenee in the 1992 election for Montana’s only U. S. House of Representatives seat based on his views about Montana wilderness protection. Williams concludes by discussing Montanans’ close relationship to wilderness and land and it effect on their livelihoods.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Williams, Pat, 1937- -- Interviews.; Legislators -- Montana -- Interviews; Legislators -- United States -- Interviews; Wilderness areas -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act; Natural resources -- Montana; Land use -- Montana; Political campaigns -- Montana -- History -- 20th century; Bob Marshall Wilderness (Mont.); Marlenee, Ronald Charles, 1935- -- Political activity; Petroleum -- Prospecting -- Montana -- Bob Marshall Wilderness -- Legislative history
Original Date
6-12-1997
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Pat Williams Wilderness Interviews Oral History Project, OH 362, 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 362-003, 004
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
2 sound cassettes (02:00:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (21 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:19:01 minutes
Local Filename
OH_362_003_004.mp3; OH_362_003_004.pdf
Citation
Williams, Pat, "Pat Williams Interview, June 12, 1997" (1997). Pat Williams Wilderness Interviews Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/patwilliams_interviews/2