An interview of Denny Miles regarding Oregon's Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on Sep. 23, 2014. Miles was Atiyeh's Press Secretary during most of his governorship. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer. This is one of several recorded interviews between Moore and Miles.
An interview of Roger E. Martin (1935-2023) regarding Oregon's Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on Apr. 23, 2015. Martin served as a Republican in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1967–1978. He lost against Atiyeh and Tom McCall in the gubernatorial primary of 1978, working thereafter as a lobbyist. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of William Edwin Markham (1922-2021) regarding Oregon's Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on Apr. 28, 2015. Markham served as a Republican in Oregon's House of Representatives from 1969 to 1999. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of Phil Lang (1929-2024) regarding Oregon's Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on Aug. 3, 2015. Lang served as a Democrat in Oregon's House of Representatives from 1961-1979, and was Speaker of the House from 1975-1978. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of Tom Kennedy regarding Oregon's Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on Feb. 21, 2017. Kennedy served under Atiyeh as Director of Oregon's Economic Development Department. He also accompanied Atiyeh on at least one trade trip to East Asia. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer. This is one of two interviews between Moore and Kennedy; see also PUA_MS161_038.
An interview of Tom Kennedy regarding Oregon's Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on Jan. 18, 2017. Kennedy served under Atiyeh as Director of Oregon's Economic Development Department. He also accompanied Atiyeh on at least one trade trip to East Asia. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer. This is one of two interviews between Moore and Kennedy; see also PUA_MS161_039.
An interview of Phil Keisling regarding Oregon's Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on Feb. 23, 2015. Keisling was a journalist during part of Atiyeh's governorship, and later served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1989-1991, and as Oregon's Secretary of State from 1991-1999. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of Judge Robert E. Jones (1927-2025) regarding Oregon's Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on July 21, 2015. Jones served briefly as a Republican in the Oregon House of Representatives alongside Atiyeh in 1963, and was later appointed by Atiyeh as an Oregon Supreme Court Justice. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of Lon Holbrook regarding Oregon's Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on June 6, 2017. Holbrook was a member of the State Police, was part of Atiyeh's security team, and often served as his driver. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of Roy Hemmingway regarding Oregon's Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on Jan. 20, 2016. Hemmingway represented Oregon on the Northwest Power Planning Council, now known as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, from 1981-1986. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of Tom Atiyeh on the topic of his father, Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh, recorded on April 14, 2015. Tom Atiyeh had been a co-owner of the family rug business, Atiyeh Bros. The interviewer, James Moore, was a professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer. This is one of several interviews Moore conducted with Tom Atiyeh.
An interview of Jon Yunker (1944-2019) on the topic of Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on June 22, 2015. Yunker was the State Budget Director during the Atiyeh administration. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of attorney Bob Oliver (1931-2019) on the topic of Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on August 24, 2015. Oliver served as the legal counsel to Governors McCall and Atiyeh, playing a particularly important behind-the-scenes role as Public Safety Coordinator during the Rajneesh crisis. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of Marcus Lee on the topic of Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on March 27, 2015. Lee was a member of a prominent Chinese-American family in Portland and was involved in community organizations; his father also knew Atiyeh personally. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski on the topic of Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on March 30, 2015. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
A short clip from an interview of Lon Holbrook on the topic of Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on June 6, 2017. Lon Holbrook was a member of the State Police, was part of Atiyeh's security team, and often served as his driver. The interviewer, James Moore, was a professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer. In the clip, Holbrook recounts a dispute between himself and a Secret Service agent over the transportation of Governor Victor Atiyeh to a hotel in Oregon, sometime in the 1980s.
An interview of Paul Hanneman on the topic of Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh, recorded on July 22, 2015. Hanneman was a Republican serving in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1965-1990. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of Bill Gary on the topic of Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh and the Rajneesh Crisis, recorded on June 14, 2016. Gary was a Solicitor General and later, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Oregon during Atiyeh's governorship. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
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.
An interview of Jack Faust on the topic of Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh, recorded on April 15, 2015. Faust was an attorney and a well-known public servant, who was active in Governor Atiyeh's and several other Oregon politicians' campaigns. He also served on Oregon's Land Conservation and Development Commission under Atiyeh. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of Verne Duncan on the topic of Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh, recorded on August 12, 2014. Duncan served during Atiyeh's administration as Oregon's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1975-1989. The interviewer, James Moore, was a professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of Kim Skerrit Duncan on the topic of Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh, recorded on December 22, 2017. Duncan served as a political intern and later as a secretary under Atiyeh in the late 1960s when he was a State Senator. Later, she worked in former Governor Tom McCall's office when he ran unsuccessfully against Atiyeh in the Oregon Republican gubernatorial primary of 1978. The interviewer, James Moore, was a professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of Professor Russ Dondero on the topic of Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh, recorded on August 13, 2014. Dondero was a professor of political science at Pacific University who first came to know Atiyeh through the university's intern placement program in the 1970s. The interviewer, James Moore, was a professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
An interview of Mike Donahue, former news anchor at Portland's KOIN-TV, on the topic of Oregon Governor Vic Atiyeh, recorded on June 9, 2016. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
