Dick Clinton was a faculty member at OSU from 1976 to his retirement in 2004. Initially an administrator working in the College of Liberal Arts dean's office, Clinton later transitioned to a faculty position in Political Science, where he focused primarily on foreign relations. In this interview, Clinton discusses his path through academia, his personal and scholarly interests in Latin America, and his institutional memories of OSU over the course of an affiliation that has spanned more than four decades.

Interview conducted in Fairbanks Hall by Chris Petersen for inclusion in the History of Oregon State University Oral History Collection (OH 03), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries.