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Title
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Oral History, Tape 49, Side 1
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Description
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Victor Atiyeh served as governor of Oregon from 1979-1987. This is one part of an oral history interview that was originally recorded on over 60 cassette tapes by the Oregon Historical Society. It is accompanied by a typed transcript. This portion covers: Natural disasters during tenure as Governor; number of vetos compared to other Oregon Governors, Oswald West; bills vetoed during 1985 Legislative session: quelling riots, fair pay to underaged people, Oregon State Lottery; conflicts with Oregon budget; legislative versus executive branches; legality of vetoing, mid-1980s; lobbyist influence on Atiyeh’s vetoing, mid-1980s; Legislature and confirmation of executive appointments; conflict between Atiyeh and Legislature on a Governor airplane; Secretary of State’s audit performances in government agencies, mid-1980s.
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Contributor
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Hansen, Clark
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Creator
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Atiyeh, Victor
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Date
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1993
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Is Part Of
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Governor Victor Atiyeh Collection: Oral History recordings
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Identifier
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PUA_MS96_Tape49_Side1.mp3
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Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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Type
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Text
