A video recording of a 1982 televised program called "The AuCoin Report", in which US Congressman Les AuCoin discusses various prominent political issues in Congress. The program primarily centered around economic issues facing Oregon and the nation as a whole in the early 1980s: the housing crisis, the federal budget deficit, the decline of the timber industry, and a high unemployment rate. AuCoin also advocated for the MAX light rail project.
A video of Les AuCoin speaking at a private campaign or fundraiser dinner related to the O&C (Oregon and California Railroad Revested Lands) program in Oregon in the 1980s, including an introduction by Peter Defazio addressing the federal budget. In his speech, AuCoin addresses the then recent political affairs in Congress and the Oregon government, especially those related to the timber industry and the federal budget.
A video featuring a KATU 2 news story recapping the history of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde's Restoration as a federally recognized tribe in 1983, followed by developments through 1987 as the tribe was working to regain previously held reservation lands. The news story points out how US Congressman Les AuCoin had helped to organize a local hearing at Grand Ronde elementary school for both tribal leaders to address their hopes for a reservation and for anti-reservation lumber mill leaders to express their concerns. An advocate for the tribe, Congressman AuCoin had sponsored H.R.3885, the Grand Ronde Restoration Act of 1983, and H.R.4143, the Grand Ronde Reservation Act of 1988, which restored a small portion of the reservation lands that the news story in the video was referring to.
A video featuring footage of a NBC News story covering a 1989 "Timber Summit" held in Salem, Oregon organized by the Oregon congressional delegation. The news story included an interview with US Congressman Les AuCoin. The 1980s and early 1990s in Oregon were marked by a declining timber industry, including a large-scale debate between environmentalists (including members of the ESA Committee, the "God Squad") concerned about protecting the habitat of the endangered northern spotted owl and the members of the logging industry who argued that the Endangered Species Act and its regulations reduced the number of jobs for timber workers.
A video featuring footage of NBC and ABC news coverage of a 1989 "Timber Summit" organized by the Oregon congressional delegation, including an interview with US Congressman Les AuCoin, and the Gulf War. The 1980s and early 1990s in Oregon were marked by a declining timber industry, including a large-scale debate between environmentalists (including members of the ESA Committee, the "God Squad") concerned about protecting the habitat of the endangered northern spotted owl and the members of the logging industry who argued that the Endangered Species Act and its regulations reduced the number of jobs for timber workers. The footage is likely from between 1989 and 1991.
A video recording that includes a brief clip of US Congressman Les AuCoin advocating for women's rights on the House floor and a seperate pro-Oregon timber industry promotional clip. The clips both likely date to the early 1990s. The early 1990s in Oregon was marked by a declining timber industry, including a large-scale debate between environmentalists (including members of the ESA Committee, the "God Squad") concerned about protecting the habitat of the endangered northern spotted owl and the members of the logging industry who argued that the Endangered Species Act and its regulations reduced the number of jobs for timber workers.
A video featuring footage of U.S. representatives Les AuCoin and Peter DeFazio hosting a televised press conference addressing legislation they had helped introduce to Congress that proposed giving states the right to levy a tariff on the export of raw logs, most funds of which would directly go back into the state by investing in communities suffering from the declining logging industry. For most of the program, DeFazio and AuCoin took questions from reporters who called in over the phone.
A video featuring news coverage on extended unemployment benefits being offered to dislocated timber workers, especially those in the process of retraining for other industries. By the early 1990s, Oregon's once powerful timber industry saw mill closures and large layoffs. In the video, various laid off timber workers express their gratitude for the extended benefits. A reporter shares how US Representatives Les AuCoin and Peter DeFazio were among those who were in contact with the White House for months to have the benefits extended, with the Bush administration vetoing multiple pieces of legislation. At the 1:15 minute mark, AuCoin states that "unemployment benefit is not welfare, it's not a handout, it's not a stopgap measure... that is a Stone Age mentality that the Congress has resisted, that Peter DeFazio and I have resisted, and that today we celebrate the victory over in the passage of this legislation."
A video featuring footage of U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin hosting a televised press conference from Washington, D.C. reacting to U.S. District Judge Helen Frye's decision to impose a temporary injunction on the entirety of the BLM's timber sales program. AuCoin expresses his disappointment in the decision, its impact on the timber industry, and the recent activities of the BLM, including the BLM's failure to provide an environmental impact statement on its sales program. He took questions from reporters who called in over the phone. The early 1990s in Oregon was marked by a declining timber industry, including a large-scale debate between environmentalists (including members of the ESA Committee, the "God Squad") concerned about protecting the habitat of the endangered northern spotted owl and the members of the logging industry who argued that the Endangered Species Act and its regulations reduced the number of jobs for timber workers.
