Interviewer
Richard Manning and Dan Hall
Files
Description
Robert Wolf describes the events surrounding the federal government’s bail-out of the timber industry between 1978 and 1988. President Reagan signed a law providing dollar relief for timber contracts. Unfortunately this came in the wake of Western timber companies bidding above advertised prices between 1978 and 1981 in an attempt to corner the timber market so from Wolf’s perspective, the relief rewarded bad behavior. He describes the political process, the role of Senator Mark Hatfield, and the role of greed.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Richard Manning 1951- ; Dan Hall interviewer; Hatfield, Mark O., 1922-2011; Wolf, Robert, 1920-2005 – Interviews; Bailouts (Government policy) -- United States; Lumber trade -- Government policy -- United States; Interviews – Montana; Oral histories -- Montana
Original Date
11-17-1989
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
United States
Language
eng
Original Collection
Robert Wolf Interviews Oral History Project, OH 227, 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 227-040
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (22 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:56:19 minutes
Local Filename
OH_227_040.mp3; OH_227_040.pdf
Citation
Wolf, Robert E., "Robert Wolf Interview, November 17, 1989" (1989). Robert Wolf Interviews Oral History Project. 29.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/robertwolf_interviews/29