A long video recording featuring multiple televised debates, advertisements, and interviews between the candidates of the 1984 and 1986 congressional race for Oregon's 1st Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Les AuCoin and Republican challengers Bill Moshofsky and Tony Meeker. The first debate featured in the video was between AuCoin and Moshofsky and was held at the City Club of Portland in 1984; topics discussed in the debate included the logging industry, tax reform, federal spending, the federal budget and the Oregon state budget, the Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) light rail system, school prayer, and environmental protection for the Columbia River Gorge, among other issues. The second clip featured in the video was a KATU 2 joint interview between AuCoin and Meeker from 1986; discussed topics included the logging and fishing industries in Oregon, the federal and state budget, federal spending, and tax reform. The third clip featured in the video was a KGW 8 program that individually interviewed candidates AuCoin and Moshofsky for the 1984 election; the candidates discussed the issues of tax reform, the federal budget and spending, the Nicaraguan Revolution, and a Columbia River hatcheries program. The fourth clip featured in the video was a KPTV 12 program called "Your Choice '84," a program in which several candidates for various Oregon elections are quickly interviewed in a cheery atmosphere; in this interview, candidates for Oregon's 1st District were featured. AuCoin, Moshofsky, and Philip Logan discussed the situations in El Salvador and Nicaragua, the arms race, tax reform, and the national budget deficit. The final clips are various televised AuCoin campaign ads from the 1976 and 1978 elections.
A collection of television programs and news stories from 1979 and 1980 featuring US Congressman Les AuCoin, lasting 54 minutes. The collection includes news stories on the 1980 congressional race for Oregon's 1st Congressional District between Democratic incumbent Les AuCoin and Republican challenger Lynn Engdahl; a KOIN 6 Mid-Morning interview featuring Congressman AuCoin on Egypt-Israel relations and US-China relations and economic opportunities following AuCoin's delegation trip to China in 1979; a news story on the controversial Campell amendment of a real estate bill in 1979 featuring comments from AuCoin on the issue of special interest funding related to the bill; a KGW News 8 story on a volunteer program by the Northwest Pilot Project that helped the handicapped; a news story featuring AuCoin's endorsement of the Carter-Mondale ticket in the 1980 presidential election; news stories on the 1970s national housing, inflation, and oil crises and its effects on Oregon and AuCoin's housing program proposal; a KOIN Mid-Morning interview featuring Les AuCoin and his wife Sue on the their personal relationship, the Afghan-Soviet War, the CIA, and the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics Boycott; a KGW News 8 news story on social program cuts from the 1981 federal budget featuring comments from Congressmen Bob Duncan and Les AuCoin; news stories on an experimental commuter train called the Willamette Express from Portland to Eugene; a news story on the Pacific Northwest Power Bill featuring Congressman AuCoin's comments on the US House floor.
A collection of televised advertisements, news stories, and other video clips from the late 1970s through the late 1980s featuring US Congressman Les AuCoin's reelection campaigns for Oregon's 1st Congressional District. Each advertisement is sponsored by the Re-Elect Les AuCoin Committee and ends with the slogans "Les AuCoin. He's there when we need him," "Les AuCoin. He stands up for Oregon," "Keep Les AuCoin in Congress," or "Results for Oregon. Congressman Les AuCoin." The advertisements feature political topics such as the energy crisis, the federal budget and federal spending, the timber industry, trade, the fishing industry, US-China relations, the housing crisis, abortion, and the 1980 Mount Saint Helens eruption, and the environment, among other topics. News stories featured in this collection include one on the 1980 congressional race for Oregon's 1st Congressional District between Democratic incumbent Les AuCoin and Republican challenger Lynn Engdahl; a KOIN Mid-Morning interview featuring Les AuCoin and his wife Sue on the their personal relationship, the Afghan-Soviet War, the CIA, and the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics Boycott. Brief clip from the 1982 and 1984 debates between AuCoin and his Republican challenger Bill Moshofsky is also shown. The collection includes some repeat of video clips. Notably, footage of Naum Chernobelsky and his family arriving at the Portland airport in October 1988 is featured at the 31:51-35:11 minute mark. Chernobelsky and his family were among thousands of "refuseniks," Soviet Jews of the era who faced discrimination and were denied visas to emigrate by the Soviet government.
A campaign advertisement titled "Mud" from the early 1980s (likely 1980) for one of US Congressman Les AuCoin's re-election campaigns for Oregon's 1st Congressional District. The ad shows mud being slung at a photograph of AuCoin, while a voiceover recounts negative allegations that his opponent has made against him. The voiceover rebuts the negative comments and closes with the slogan: "Les AuCoin. He stands up for Oregon."
A video featuring a debate between the candidates of the 1982 congressional election for Oregon's 1st Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Les AuCoin and Republican challenger Bill Moshofsky. In his opening statement, AuCoin criticized Reaganomics and supply side theory for its creation of one the largest national budget deficits in history. The federal budget -- especially defense spending -- and the early 1980s recession were the top issues discussed in the debate; other topics included the timber industry in Oregon, the Salvadoran Civil War, a proposed immigration bill that required a national identification card, abortion rights, the Equal Rights Amendment, prayer in school, and Social Security. The debate was hosted by the Times Publishing Company.
A video compilation of three rough drafts of campaign ads from US Congressman Les AuCoin's 1984 re-election campaign for Oregon's 1st district. The video notably lacks audio, though the three ads are titled "3 T's," "Roots," and "Discipline."
A video recording of a debate between the candidates of the 1980 congressional race for Oregon's 1st Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Les AuCoin and Republican challenger Bill Moshofsky, at Beaverton High School on September 15, 1984. Such topics discussed in the debate include the 1984 presidential election, the issue of the federal budget, campaign funding, the Nicaraguan Revolution, a federal fisheries program, inflation, social security, the environment, immigration policy, the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion, prayer in schools, and the Star Wars program during the Cold War. Compared to the similar PUA_MS147_vid_002 video file, this version is of slightly lesser quality, but includes the footage of the aftermath of the debate at the very end and a clip of KGW 8 evening news discussing the debate.
A video recording featuring a KPTV 12 program titled "Your Choice '84" featuring various Oregon political candidates in the 1984 election and their thoughts on specific political issues. Congressman Les AuCoin does not appear in this portion of the program.
A video recording of a debate between the candidates of the 1984 congressional race for Oregon's 1st Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Les AuCoin and Republican challenger Bill Moshofsky, at Beaverton High School on September 15, 1984. Topics discussed in the debate include the 1984 presidential election, the federal budget, campaign funding, the Nicaraguan Revolution, a federal fisheries program, inflation, social security, the environment, immigration policy, the Equal Rights Amendment, abortion, prayer in schools, and the Star Wars program during the Cold War.
A televised Oregon Public Broadcasting program featuring an interview between the two candidates of the 1986 congressional race for Oregon's 1st District, Democratic incumbent Les AuCoin and Republican challenger Anthony "Tony" Meeker. An intertitle at the beginning of the program states: "The following program is a debate between the candidates for the First Congressional District, recorded earlier today, Friday, October 24th, at the Westin-Benson Hotel." Topics discussed in the debate include economic opportunities for Oregon, nuclear energy, social justice issues, workers' rights, the federal and state budget, education, the Cold War and the Star Wars program, unemployment, crime and incarceration, handicapped parking legislation, and abortion.
Televised KOIN 6 and KGW 8 interviews of the two candidates of the 1986 congressional race for Oregon's 1st District, Democratic incumbent Les AuCoin and Republican challenger Anthony "Tony" Meeker. The first half of the clip provided is the KOIN 6 interview featuring both candidates, the second half is the one-on-one KGW 8 interview with AuCoin. Topics discussed in the programs include legislation in Congress, campaign funding, and the federal budget and federal spending, the Hanford Site and nuclear energy, and the Star Wars program.
A video featuring footage of the 1990 Democratic Business Forum in Oregon during the 1990 Senate election. In a speech, Democratic candidate Harry Lonsdale expressed his hope to win against Republican incumbent Senator Mark Hatfield, discussing topics such as abortion rights, the timber industry, and the national debt, among other topics.
A video recording of KATU 2 and Northwest News news coverage of Harry Lonsdale's announcement to run for one of Oregon's US Senate seats in the 1992 race against fellow challenger US Congressman Les AuCoin and incumbent Bob Packwood.
A video of the grand opening of the new Fort Clatsop Visitor Center near Astoria, Oregon, on August 28, 1991. Notably, the two candidates of the 1992 US Senate election in Oregon, US Congressman Les AuCoin and US Senator Bob Packwood, were among the guests asked to give a dedication speech. As a Congressman, AuCoin had appropriated funds for the new center, delivering his speech at the 32:30 minute mark.
A video of a Les AuCoin campaign ad for the 1992 Senate election in Oregon. In the video, AuCoin states: "Whatever else you've heard in this campaign, there are some fundamental values at stake. For me, they come down to what sort of country we want to be. I believe in a country where the Supreme Court defends, not attacks, a woman's right to choose. Where the gun lobby is beaten, and illegal handguns are kept off our streets, and where a growing economy means family wage jobs for working Americans. On Tuesday, let's look beyond the name calling. Judge me on the values you and I have always shared." In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Bob Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. This ad was produced following a swarm of attack ads against the AuCoin campaign.
A video featuring footage of a debate in Grants Pass between the candidates in the 1992 Senate Democratic primary election in Oregon, US Congressman Les AuCoin, businessman and scientist Harry Lonsdale, and lawyer Joe Wetzel. Topics discussed in the debate included the House Bank scandal, campaign spending, defense spending, the decline of the timber industry, and abortion rights, among other topics.
A video recording of Les AuCoin in a small debate between Harry Lonsdale at the Democratic Business Forum during the 1992 Senate race in Oregon. While AuCoin defeated Lonsdale in the Democratic primary, he ultimately lost in the general election against incumbent Bob Packwood.
A video recording of a KATU 2 Sunday NW interview of businessman and scientist Harry Lonsdale and his decision to run for Bob Packwood's US Senate seat in the 1992 election in Oregon. Topics discussed in the interview include campaign spending and PACs, his tax returns, the 1992 presidential election, the logging industry in Oregon, family planning programs, nuclear waste repositories, healthcare programs, and the economy and the national debt.
A video featuring a Les AuCoin campaign ad paid for by the AuCoin for Senate Committee during the Democratic primary for the 1992 Senate election in Oregon. The ad, titled "Town," highlights AuCoin's childhood and his efforts to help working class families in Oregon by advocating to improve public schools and bring tax breaks for working families. While AuCoin defeated Lonsdale in the Democratic primary, he ultimately lost in the general election against incumbent Bob Packwood.
A video recording of C-SPAN's "Democratic Candidates Debate" during the 1992 Senate race in Oregon. Hosted at the City Club of Portland, the candidates in the debate included US Congressman Les AuCoin and scientist and businessman Harry Lonsdale. Topics featured in the debate included the decline of the timber industry, the House banking scandal, public school funding, unemployment, the healthcare system, middle income tax breaks, women's health and abortion rights, social security, the federal budget, defense spending, campaign spending, the B-2 program, the MAX light rail service in Portland, the Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill scandal, the Cold War, the Star Wars program, the issue of Lonsdale not releasing his tax returns, and the minimum wage. While AuCoin defeated Lonsdale in the Democratic primary, he ultimately lost in the general election against incumbent Bob Packwood.
A video of an anti-Harry Lonsdale campaign ad paid for by the AuCoin for Senate Committee during the Democratic primary for the 1992 Senate election in Oregon. The ad, titled "Eyes," criticizes Lonsdale for his "blatantly misleading and deceptive" anti-Les AuCoin campaign ad, and his refusal to release his tax returns. While AuCoin defeated Lonsdale in the Democratic primary, he ultimately lost in the general election against incumbent Bob Packwood.
A video of an anti-Harry Lonsdale campaign ad paid for by the AuCoin for Senate Committee during the Democratic primary for the 1992 Senate election in Oregon. The ad, titled "Save," criticizes Lonsdale for stating that "the American worker is overpaid," and contrasts Lonsdale's statement with AuCoin's support for family wage jobs. While AuCoin defeated Lonsdale in the Democratic primary, he ultimately lost in the general election against incumbent Bob Packwood. Nearly identical to PUA_MS147_vid_049, this version lacks music and seems to be an unfinalized draft.
A video of an anti-Harry Lonsdale campaign ad paid for by the AuCoin for Senate Committee during the Democratic primary for the 1992 Senate election in Oregon. The ad, titled "Save," criticizes Lonsdale for stating that "the American worker is overpaid," and contrasts Lonsdale's statement with AuCoin's support for family wage jobs. While AuCoin defeated Harry Lonsdale in the Democratic primary, he ultimately lost in the general election against incumbent Bob Packwood.
A video of an anti-Harry Lonsdale campaign ad paid for by the AuCoin for Senate Committee during the Democratic primary for the 1992 Senate election in Oregon. The ad centers around newspaper articles in which Lonsdale allegedly defended the Rajneesh movement and Rajneeshpuram commune in Oregon. While AuCoin defeated Lonsdale in the Democratic primary, he ultimately lost in the general election against incumbent Bob Packwood.
