A video recording of US Senator Ron Wyden testifying at a hearing on the Oregon Health Plan, a series of state health care and Medicaid reforms that spanned from 1989 to 1995.
A video primarily featuring footage of Representatives Les AuCoin and Peter DeFazio testifying at a hearing on the Oregon Health Plan, a series of state health care and Medicaid reforms that spanned from 1989 to 1995. Other video clips included in the recording include a news story on Lee Atwater and footage of a presidential press conference in Geneva during the Gulf War. The video clips featured in the recording are from the early 1990s.
A video featuring footage of US House of Representatives floor remarks on an amendment that proposed banning desecration of the US flag in the early 1990s. According to US Congressman Les AuCoin and other representatives, the amendment put the first amendment of the Bill of Rights in jeopardy.
A video primarily featuring a US House of Representatives floor speech by Congressman Les AuCoin advocating for a resolution that affirmed and enforced an international moratorium on illegal high seas driftnet fishing. AuCoin argued that the H. W. Bush administration had not adequately ensured that the moratorium was enforced. The video was likely recorded in the early 1990s.
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.
Representative Les AuCoin speaks to a pro-choice rally at the Terry Schrunk Plaza in Portland. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "Abortion rights rally in downtown Portland. As an abortion rights leader in the U.S. House, I spoke to many rallies across the nation. This one was in the 1990s at Pioneer Place in Portland. That's Sue AuCoin standing behind me to the right. At the time she was working for the National Abortion Rights League." Based on AuCoin's notes, the photo was likely taken between 1990 and 1992. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin sits and laughs at a banquet in his name. In typed notes about the image, AuCoin writes: "Celebratory banquet in my honor. Toward the end of my career, there were dinners staged to celebrate my work and tell funny stories at my expense. This is one of those in Portland. This is a rare shot showing unbridled joy." Based on these notes, the photo was taken in the early 1990s. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
Representative Les AuCoin and his wife Sue walk near their apartment in Portland. In typed notes about the image, Les AuCoin writes: "Partners in politics and life. Circa 1992. My wife Sue and I walk to meet press in South Park blocks outside of our apartment. Sue was a key advisor and a terrific surrogate campaigner in the last race we ran, the 1992 Senate race. She even debated Senator Packwood when I could not get back to Oregon because a bill for my committee had been scheduled for floor action. We're on the 26th year of our beloved marriage in this photo." Based on this note, the photo was likely taken between 1990 and 1992. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. The original photo remains with the AuCoin family.
