A video recording of a 1992 anti-Bob Packwood campaign ad funded by the AuCoin for Senate Committee. In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Bob Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. This ad is titled "Trickle," and criticizes trickle down economics and Senator Bob Packwood.
A video recording of a Les AuCoin campaign ad for the 1992 US Senate race in Oregon. In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Bob Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. Referencing the job market and the issue of outsourcing in the economy, the slogan for this ad is "Les AuCoin will work for us."
A video recording of a 1992 anti-Bob Packwood campaign ad funded by the AuCoin for Senate Committee. In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. Referencing the job market and Packwood's congressional attendance and history of supporting tax breaks for the wealthy, the slogan for this ad is "if we let him get away with it, the joke's on us."
A video recording of a 1992 anti-Bob Packwood campaign ad funded by the AuCoin for Senate Committee. In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. Referencing the job market and Packwood's congressional attendance, the slogan for this ad is "Don't we deserve better?"
A video recording of a 1992 anti-Bob Packwood televised campaign ad funded by the AuCoin for Senate Committee. In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. The slogan for this ad is "we deserve better."
A long video recording that features a session of Congress in which members of Congress discuss and vote on the Military Health Care Initiatives Act of 1992 (H.Res.689 and S.3114). US Congressman Les AuCoin advocates for this bill, which centered around service women's right to access abortion services abroad. AuCoin appears at the 5:30, 14:30, 20:20 and 28:00 minute marks, stating: "The White House was prepared to veto that bill, if this provision, which I authored, which provides service women stationed abroad the ability to use their dollars that they've earned to acquire abortion services. ... I do get emotional when it comes to protecting the rights of women in this country, whether they serve abroad or whether they're citizens of this country; and I do not like it when major legislation is vetoed because there is a simple protection for a woman's private right to choose included in that legislation." Footage of the vote on H.R. 2164 is also featured.
A video recording of a US Congress session in 1992 in which members of Congress discuss various topics, including unemployment, the Haitian Refugee Crisis, and the backlash in the United States following comments from a Japanese politician that criticized the American workforce, among other issues. Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin appears on the House floor at roughly 29:30, 1:00:50, 1:06:00, and 1:11:40, in which he advocates for a tax reform bill that aimed to reduce wealth inequality in the United States by offering tax credits to the middle class and imposing surtaxes on millionaires. The tax reform bill mentioned is likely H.R. 4210 of the 102nd Congress, the Tax Fairness and Economic Growth Act of 1992, which failed to pass after it was vetoed by President George H. W. Bush. AuCoin also criticizes Patrick Buchanan during one of his speeches on the floor. Footage of AuCoin's opponent in the 1992 US Senate election in Oregon, Bob Packwood, appears around the 33:25 minute mark.
A video recording featuring two 1992 anti-Bob Packwood campaign ads funded by the AuCoin for Senate Committee. Centering around the issues of tax breaks and balancing the federal budget, the slogans for the commercials include "Come on, Bob. You're not kidding us" and "That's the real difference." In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood.
A video clip that features one of several versions of a 1992 anti-Bob Packwood campaign ad funded by the AuCoin for Senate Committee. The ad criticizes Packwood's history with tax reform legislation. In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. Referencing Packwood's history of supporting tax breaks for the wealthy, the slogan for this ad is "What about us?" The video recording features a playback of the ad.
A video recording that features one of several versions of a 1992 anti-Bob Packwood campaign ad funded by the AuCoin for Senate Committee. In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. Referencing Packwood's history of supporting tax breaks for the wealthy, the slogan for this ad is "What about us?"
A video recording that features one of several versions of a 1992 anti-Bob Packwood campaign ad funded by the AuCoin for Senate Committee. In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. Referencing Packwood's history of supporting tax breaks for the wealthy, the slogan for this ad is "What about us?"
A video recording that features one of several versions of a 1992 anti-Bob Packwood campaign ad funded by the AuCoin for Senate Committee. In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. Referencing Packwood's history of supporting tax breaks for the wealthy, the slogan for this ad is "What about us?" This version of the campaign ad claims that Packwood received contributions from the tax codes he had written.
A video recording that features one of several versions of a 1992 anti-Bob Packwood campaign ad funded by the AuCoin for Senate Committee. In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. Referencing Packwood's history of supporting tax breaks for the wealthy, the slogan for this ad is "What about us?"
A video recording that features a Les AuCoin campaign ad for the 1992 US Senate election in Oregon, sponsored by the AuCoin for Senate Committee. In 1992, US Congressman Les AuCoin campaigned for Packwood's US Senate seat, ultimately losing to Packwood. The slogan for this ad is "It's time for a change."
A video recording featuring an outtake for one of US Congressman Les AuCoin's campaign ads for the US Senate in the 1992 election. The video, which was filmed outdoors, mentions a "house bank," referring to the 1992 House banking scandal in Congress, from which AuCoin was cleared of any wrongdoing.
A video clip featuring US Senator Bob Packwood being recorded by a Bob Squier film crew hired by the Les AuCoin 1992 Senate campaign before being abruptly stopped by Packwood. Packwood claims that he was "kept out of Congressman AuCoin's press conference," likely referring to AuCoin's media conference addressing the House banking scandal. This footage was likely intended for for an anti-Bob Packwood campaign ad sponsored by the AuCoin for Senate Committee.
A compilation of video clips, mostly featuring outtakes from one of US Congressman Les AuCoin's campaign ads for the US Senate in the 1992 election. Most video clips mention a "House Bank," referring to the 1992 House banking scandal in Congress, from which AuCoin was cleared of any wrongdoing. The last video clip features an AuCoin campaign ad for the 1992 US Senate election in Oregon, in which he criticizes the Star Wars program.
A video clip that features a single outtake for one of Les AuCoin's campaign ads for the 1992 US Senate election in Oregon. In the video, AuCoin mentions a "House Bank," referring to the 1992 House banking scandal in Congress, of which AuCoin was cleared of any wrongdoing by the US Department of Justice.
An audio recording by Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin that marks the last episode of his JPR radio show. AuCoin expresses his hopes to work on stories that take longer to develop, and says that he is "planning to spend some time getting behind the headlines and standard journalistic analysis of such issues, and to document how irresponsible monied interests are manipulating language and symbols to get the non-elite public to work against its own interests." This is one episode from AuCoin's biweekly radio show on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), which ran after he had retired from office. The majority of episodes feature his commentary on current political events, often focusing on issues important to southern Oregon where JPR is based. This episode aired in 2004.
An audio recording by Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin on an advertisement by a traditional Republican group called the Mainstream 2004 that criticized President Bush and Republican Congress for leaning too far right admist the 2004 Republican National Convention. The group included Republican politicians Norma Paulus, John Rutherford, and Daniel J. Evans, and others. This is one episode from AuCoin's biweekly radio show on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), which ran after he had retired from office. The majority of episodes feature his commentary on current political events, often focusing on issues important to southern Oregon where JPR is based. This episode aired in 2004.
An audio recording by Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin on a grazing buyout proposal. AuCoin states that ranchers and conservationists have agreed to taking the cattle off of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. AuCoin says that it is up to Senator Gordon Smith to approve or dismiss this beneficial proposal. This is one episode from AuCoin's biweekly radio show on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), which ran after he had retired from office. The majority of episodes feature his commentary on current political events, often focusing on issues important to southern Oregon where JPR is based. This episode aired between 2003-2004.
An audio recording by Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin on President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney linking the War in Iraq to 9/11, which AuCoin calls dishonest. This is one episode from AuCoin's biweekly radio show on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), which ran after he had retired from office. The majority of episodes feature his commentary on current political events, often focusing on issues important to southern Oregon where JPR is based. This episode aired in 2004.
An audio recording by Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin on 2004 Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's August visit to Medford, Oregon. Kerry visited the Republican Jackson county in order to persuade undecided voters. This is one episode from AuCoin's biweekly radio show on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), which ran after he had retired from office. The majority of episodes feature his commentary on current political events, often focusing on issues important to southern Oregon where JPR is based. This episode aired in August 2004.
An audio recording by Oregon Congressman Les AuCoin on the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003, which claimed to improve forests and reduce wildfires by thinning out trees. AuCoin says the act instead allows logging companies to profit. Doctor Jerry Franklin of the Univeristy of Washington gave Congress data on how intact forests in fact increase wildlife diversity. This is one episode from AuCoin's biweekly radio show on Jefferson Public Radio (JPR), which ran after he had retired from office. The majority of episodes feature his commentary on current political events, often focusing on issues important to southern Oregon where JPR is based. This episode aired in 2003 or 2004.
