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Title
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Gerry Frank interview on Atiyeh
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Description
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An interview of Gerry Frank on the topic of Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh, recorded on August 17, 2015. Frank was a former businessman (an heir to Portland's Meier and Frank department store) who served as Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield's Chief of Staff. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
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The interview includes discussion of: Frank's memories of first meeting Hatfield circa 1955; Frank chairing Hatfield's campaigns in the 1950s-1960s; Frank serving as Hatfield's Chief of Staff from circa 1972-1992; Atiyeh's status as a one of the "Young Turks" (a group of Oregon legislators who were elected in 1959); Hatfield's support for Atiyeh when the latter was running for governor in the 1970s; Hatfield's role in federal issues that were also of interest to Atiyeh in the 1980s, e.g. timber policy; Hatfield's role during the Rajneesh Crisis of the 1980s; relationships between notable Oregon Republicans Hatfield, McCall, Packwood and Atiyeh; comparisons between various governors' strengths and weaknesses, including Atiyeh, McCall, Goldschmidt, and Roberts; Atiyeh's fallout with his first Chief of Staff Lee Johnson and the hiring of Gerry Thompson afterwards; Atiyeh's various tax reform efforts; Atiyeh's positions on issues relating to power generation, the Columbia Gorge, and the environment.
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This recording is accompanied by a transcript.
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Identifier
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PUA_MS161_030
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Date Created
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Aug 17, 2015
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Creator
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Frank, Gerry
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Extent
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1 audio file (43 min.)
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Date
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2015
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Contributor
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Moore, James
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Format
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MP3
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Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
